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SOURCE: Increasing Support for Religiously Based Service Refusals | PRRI
Increasing Support for Religiously Based Service Refusals
In April 2019 the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) conducted a random, representative phone survey of 1,100 American adults to assess support for religiously based service refusal directed at a number of minority groups.
The survey, conducted by professional interviewers, was based on responses to this statement:
The groups were:
This bar chart summarises the overall results. Note that acceptance of service refusal has significantly increased since 2014:
This chart (below) shows support for refusal by religious affiliation. Across the board, white Evangelical Protestants or white Mainline Protestants were most likely to agree with refusal of service.
In 4 out of 6 groups, Republican support for refusal of service was more than double that of Democrats (see chart below):
SOURCE: Increasing Support for Religiously Based Service Refusals | PRRI
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Increasing Support for Religiously Based Service Refusals
In April 2019 the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) conducted a random, representative phone survey of 1,100 American adults to assess support for religiously based service refusal directed at a number of minority groups.
The survey, conducted by professional interviewers, was based on responses to this statement:
“A small business owner in <your state> should be allowed to refuse to provide products or services to < group> , if doing so violated their religious beliefs”
The groups were:
- Gay/Lesbian
- Transgender
- Atheists
- Muslims
- Jews
- African American
This bar chart summarises the overall results. Note that acceptance of service refusal has significantly increased since 2014:
This chart (below) shows support for refusal by religious affiliation. Across the board, white Evangelical Protestants or white Mainline Protestants were most likely to agree with refusal of service.
In 4 out of 6 groups, Republican support for refusal of service was more than double that of Democrats (see chart below):
SOURCE: Increasing Support for Religiously Based Service Refusals | PRRI
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