Perceptions of Discrimination (February 2018)
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| category | Total |
|---|---|
| Whites | 10% |
| African Americans | 21% |
| Hispanics | 8% |
| Asians | 0% |
| Women | 3% |
| Men | 4% |
| Gays and lesbians | 6% |
| Transgender people | 13% |
| Christians | 15% |
| Muslims | 19% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 1% | 16% | 17% |
| African Americans | 35% | 16% | 7% |
| Hispanics | 11% | 4% | 6% |
| Asians | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Women | 4% | 0% | 3% |
| Men | 0% | 8% | 6% |
| Gays and lesbians | 9% | 2% | 4% |
| Transgender people | 16% | 12% | 10% |
| Christians | 1% | 9% | 31% |
| Muslims | 21% | 29% | 14% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| African Americans | 28% | 35% | 39% |
| Hispanics | 12% | 16% | 9% |
| Women | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| Men | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gays and lesbians | 7% | 11% | 9% |
| Transgender people | 21% | 16% | 13% |
| Christians | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Muslims | 24% | 17% | 22% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| African Americans | 6% | 15% | 4% |
| Hispanics | 7% | 11% | 4% |
| Asians | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Women | 0% | 1% | 6% |
| Men | 10% | 4% | 5% |
| Gays and lesbians | 4% | 6% | 3% |
| Transgender people | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| Christians | 33% | 22% | 35% |
| Muslims | 13% | 13% | 16% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 1% | 6% | 16% |
| African Americans | 34% | 27% | 9% |
| Hispanics | 9% | 16% | 4% |
| Asians | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Women | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Men | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Gays and lesbians | 4% | 10% | 6% |
| Transgender people | 20% | 11% | 10% |
| Christians | 1% | 3% | 31% |
| Muslims | 25% | 18% | 15% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 1% | 0% | 2% |
| African Americans | 23% | 33% | 44% |
| Hispanics | 13% | 9% | 7% |
| Women | 6% | 4% | 2% |
| Men | 3% | 0% | 1% |
| Gays and lesbians | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| Transgender people | 19% | 24% | 17% |
| Christians | 1% | 0% | 3% |
| Muslims | 27% | 25% | 23% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| African Americans | 13% | 6% | 11% |
| Hispanics | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Asians | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Women | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Men | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| Gays and lesbians | 12% | 5% | 3% |
| Transgender people | 14% | 13% | 3% |
| Christians | 17% | 30% | 43% |
| Muslims | 18% | 15% | 13% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 2% | 20% | 16% |
| African Americans | 37% | 11% | 4% |
| Hispanics | 8% | 6% | 7% |
| Asians | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Women | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Men | 0% | 5% | 12% |
| Gays and lesbians | 8% | 8% | 2% |
| Transgender people | 17% | 7% | 9% |
| Christians | 1% | 25% | 36% |
| Muslims | 21% | 15% | 12% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 14% | 0% | 5% |
| African Americans | 12% | 59% | 18% |
| Hispanics | 3% | 3% | 26% |
| Asians | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Women | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| Men | 5% | 0% | 3% |
| Gays and lesbians | 5% | 10% | 10% |
| Transgender people | 14% | 11% | 10% |
| Christians | 22% | 4% | 6% |
| Muslims | 21% | 12% | 19% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Whites | 12% | 8% |
| African Americans | 23% | 19% |
| Hispanics | 7% | 10% |
| Asians | 0% | 1% |
| Women | 2% | 5% |
| Men | 6% | 2% |
| Gays and lesbians | 5% | 7% |
| Transgender people | 12% | 14% |
| Christians | 18% | 13% |
| Muslims | 16% | 21% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 10% | 8% | 14% |
| African Americans | 33% | 16% | 10% |
| Hispanics | 10% | 9% | 4% |
| Asians | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Women | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Men | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Gays and lesbians | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Transgender people | 11% | 17% | 7% |
| Christians | 9% | 17% | 24% |
| Muslims | 16% | 21% | 21% |
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| category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 10% | 11% | 9% | 9% |
| African Americans | 22% | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| Hispanics | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% |
| Asians | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Women | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Men | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Gays and lesbians | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Transgender people | 19% | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| Christians | 7% | 9% | 18% | 23% |
| Muslims | 15% | 20% | 20% | 19% |
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| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 3% | 11% | 10% | 15% | 8% | 7% |
| African Americans | 34% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 29% |
| Hispanics | 0% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 5% |
| Asians | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Women | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 3% |
| Men | 0% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Gays and lesbians | 27% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| Transgender people | 8% | 9% | 17% | 10% | 15% | 13% |
| Christians | 8% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 17% | 10% |
| Muslims | 17% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 21% |
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| category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 9% | 13% | 11% | 6% |
| African Americans | 18% | 18% | 22% | 31% |
| Hispanics | 10% | 10% | 7% | 3% |
| Asians | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Women | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Men | 3% | 4% | 9% | 2% |
| Gays and lesbians | 9% | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Transgender people | 8% | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Christians | 22% | 13% | 4% | 7% |
| Muslims | 17% | 21% | 19% | 21% |
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| category | The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally | The Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literally | The Bible is a book written by men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| African Americans | 19% | 18% | 28% |
| Hispanics | 12% | 7% | 5% |
| Asians | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Women | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Men | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Gays and lesbians | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Transgender people | 7% | 13% | 23% |
| Christians | 26% | 17% | 2% |
| Muslims | 13% | 20% | 22% |
