According to a study conducted in 2024, 86 percent of Americans agreed that creating a petition was an acceptable protest action for college students to conduct on campus in the United States. In comparison, only 18 percent felt that burning an American flag was an acceptable protest action to conduct on college campuses.
Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024
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The original survey question was asked as follows: "How acceptable, if at all, would you say it is for college students to engage in the following protest actions on campus?"
Includes respondents who answered, "sometimes acceptable" or "always acceptable".
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Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. (June 19, 2024). Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. "Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024." Chart. June 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. (2024). Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. "Share of Americans Who Think Various Protest Actions Are Acceptable for College Students to Conduct on Campus in The United States in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024 [Graph], Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, June 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
