Perceptions of Discrimination (April 2022)

Perceptions of Discrimination (April 2022)

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African Americans63%
Asians63%
Transgender people63%
Muslims63%
Gays and Lesbians60%
Hispanics59%
Women56%
Christians44%
Whites38%
Men32%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
African Americans89%58%42%
Asians79%60%53%
Transgender people89%57%44%
Muslims85%53%49%
Gays and Lesbians88%54%40%
Hispanics85%54%39%
Women81%46%40%
Christians19%35%67%
Whites11%33%62%
Men14%34%47%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
African Americans91%84%92%
Asians75%72%84%
Transgender people89%82%93%
Muslims92%72%88%
Gays and Lesbians83%86%92%
Hispanics84%81%87%
Women80%77%83%
Christians10%28%19%
Whites5%15%11%
Men8%24%13%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
African Americans43%58%33%
Asians53%55%51%
Transgender people38%65%39%
Muslims49%59%45%
Gays and Lesbians39%58%33%
Hispanics41%48%34%
Women41%43%37%
Christians76%54%67%
Whites72%46%64%
Men56%38%45%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
African Americans91%68%41%
Asians83%61%54%
Transgender people89%70%43%
Muslims89%60%50%
Gays and Lesbians86%69%39%
Hispanics85%64%39%
Women81%59%39%
Christians13%37%67%
Whites9%25%63%
Men12%23%50%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
African Americans90%94%89%
Asians75%87%83%
Transgender people92%92%85%
Muslims84%92%88%
Gays and Lesbians86%91%81%
Hispanics81%88%84%
Women72%83%84%
Christians12%14%12%
Whites11%7%9%
Men12%8%15%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
African Americans60%39%31%
Asians55%57%48%
Transgender people56%44%34%
Muslims61%46%49%
Gays and Lesbians53%40%29%
Hispanics43%42%31%
Women42%41%35%
Christians54%71%70%
Whites49%67%67%
Men42%55%48%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
African Americans58%91%64%
Asians60%67%69%
Transgender people59%81%68%
Muslims59%71%70%
Gays and Lesbians55%80%67%
Hispanics51%71%70%
Women54%75%55%
Christians50%34%34%
Whites48%8%27%
Men37%22%24%

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CategoryMaleFemale
African Americans54%70%
Asians59%68%
Transgender people56%70%
Muslims57%70%
Gays and Lesbians55%66%
Hispanics54%63%
Women47%64%
Christians48%40%
Whites43%33%
Men42%24%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
African Americans66%66%50%
Asians69%66%52%
Transgender people69%65%53%
Muslims66%64%56%
Gays and Lesbians69%60%47%
Hispanics62%61%46%
Women59%56%51%
Christians37%46%50%
Whites28%39%51%
Men30%30%39%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
African Americans73%65%63%56%
Asians60%59%66%66%
Transgender people74%62%64%60%
Muslims64%63%63%64%
Gays and Lesbians66%57%62%59%
Hispanics56%55%61%60%
Women55%55%59%54%
Christians27%39%51%49%
Whites23%37%42%43%
Men26%32%33%36%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
African Americans33%60%59%72%64%70%
Asians48%59%66%68%63%69%
Transgender people34%64%63%71%61%69%
Muslims52%61%61%71%65%68%
Gays and Lesbians43%59%60%68%59%66%
Hispanics47%59%57%69%54%64%
Women37%59%56%59%52%61%
Christians73%41%45%42%44%43%
Whites49%35%40%37%38%36%
Men39%30%35%26%33%36%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
African Americans54%62%69%78%
Asians58%62%69%72%
Transgender people55%63%73%78%
Muslims55%64%70%76%
Gays and Lesbians53%60%69%71%
Hispanics52%58%59%74%
Women48%61%56%64%
Christians64%42%28%16%
Whites48%38%28%24%
Men39%34%23%22%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
African Americans51%60%79%66%
Asians55%64%75%56%
Transgender people49%62%80%61%
Muslims51%61%81%58%
Gays and Lesbians47%59%76%56%
Hispanics50%55%74%53%
Women47%56%67%50%
Christians65%47%17%43%
Whites49%43%22%27%
Men41%34%22%21%

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