Perceptions of Discrimination (June 2016)

Perceptions of Discrimination (June 2016)

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    Respondents were asked, "Just your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against..."
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Group"A lot" or "Some""Not very much" or "None at all"Don't know
Muslims73%22%5%
Transgender people70%24%7%
Gays and lesbians69%26%4%
African Americans67%30%4%
Hispanics62%34%4%
Women59%37%4%
Christians53%42%5%
Asians39%55%7%
Whites39%56%4%
Men25%69%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Just your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against..." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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Group"A lot" or "Some""Not very much" or "None at all"Don't know
Muslims64%32%4%
Transgender people57%37%6%
Gays and lesbians55%40%5%
African Americans52%44%4%
Hispanics45%51%4%
Women45%52%3%
Christians73%23%4%
Asians30%64%6%
Whites60%36%4%
Men34%62%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Just your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against..." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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Group"A lot" or "Some""Not very much" or "None at all"Don't know
Muslims88%7%5%
Transgender people88%7%5%
Gays and lesbians88%9%3%
African Americans89%7%3%
Hispanics85%11%3%
Women77%19%4%
Christians31%63%6%
Asians53%41%6%
Whites15%81%3%
Men14%80%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Just your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against..." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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Group"A lot" or "Some""Not very much" or "None at all"Don't know
Muslims61%34%5%
Transgender people54%38%7%
Gays and lesbians54%41%5%
African Americans51%45%4%
Hispanics45%51%4%
Women41%55%4%
Christians74%22%4%
Asians28%66%6%
Whites59%37%4%
Men37%60%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Just your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against..." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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Group"A lot" or "Some""Not very much" or "None at all"Don't know
Muslims93%5%1%
Transgender people93%6%1%
Gays and lesbians90%8%1%
African Americans94%5%1%
Hispanics89%10%1%
Women83%16%1%
Christians21%76%3%
Asians54%43%3%
Whites14%85%1%
Men15%82%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Just your opinion, in the United States today, how much discrimination is there against..." Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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Group"A lot" or "Some""Not very much" or "None at all"Don't know
Muslims47%51%2%
Transgender people37%60%3%
Gays and lesbians37%60%3%
African Americans38%60%2%
Hispanics36%63%1%
Women30%69%1%
Christians80%20%0%
Asians26%72%2%
Whites65%34%1%
Men53%45%2%

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