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Younger Muslims have been less likely to see other Americans as friendly toward Muslims


Younger Muslims have been less likely to see other Americans as friendly toward Muslims
% of U.S. Muslims who say …
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Note: “They experienced discrimination in the past year” includes respondents who said they experienced at least one of the following: being treated with suspicion, singled out by airport security, called offensive names, singled out by other law enforcement, or physically threatened or attacked.
Source: Survey of U.S. Muslims conducted Jan. 23-May 2, 2017.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER


Younger Muslims have been less likely to see other Americans as friendly toward Muslims
% of U.S. Muslims who say …
Ages 18-4041+
They experienced discrimination in the past year  5340
American people are generally friendly to Muslims  5063
U.S. bornForeign born
Coverage of Islam and Muslims by news is unfair  7449
They experienced discrimination in the past year6139
American people are generally friendly to Muslims  3073

Note: “They experienced discrimination in the past year” includes respondents who said they experienced at least one of the following: being treated with suspicion, singled out by airport security, called offensive names, singled out by other law enforcement, or physically threatened or attacked.
Source: Survey of U.S. Muslims conducted Jan. 23-May 2, 2017.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER

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