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A. Under the First Amendment guaranteeing free speech, people should be allowed to express their own opinions even if they are harmful or offensive to members of other religious or racial groups.
Allow speech offensive to religious or racial groups · Asked in 1 wave, 1994 · 757 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 22% | 42% | 12% | 19% | 5% | 757 | ±4 | |
| Protestant | 20% | 40% | 10% | 23% | 6% | 447 | ±5 | |
| Catholic |
General Social Survey 1994 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 757 |
| 21% |
| 50% |
| 11% |
| 14% |
| 4% |
| 194 |
| ±8 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | ±24 |
| Other faith † | 29% | 43% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 29 | ±20 |
| None † | 30% | 32% | 28% | 10% | – | 63 | ±14 |