PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- More than four in 10 Americans admit feeling at least "a little" prejudice toward Muslims, a Gallup Center for Muslim Studies report said.
Forty-three percent said they felt at least some prejudice toward Muslims, while 18 percent said they felt that way toward Christians, 15 percent toward Jews and 14 percent toward Buddhists, the analysis released Thursday indicated.
In a separate question asking respondents to offer their overall view about each religion evaluated, Islam is the most negatively viewed, the analysis by the Princeton, N.J., polling agency said. Nearly one-third of Americans -- 31 percent -- say their opinion of Islam is "not favorable at all" versus 9 percent who say their opinion is "very favorable." By contrast, Americans' views of Christianity and Judaism were more likely to be "very favorable" rather than "not favorable at all." Buddhism drew nearly equal positive and negative opinions.
Results for the Gallup study are based on nationwide telephone interviews with 1,002 national adults Oct.31-Nov.13. The margin of error is 3.4 percentage points.
