According to a survey conducted in 2023, Americans were most likely to consider teachers and athletes as acceptable participants in peaceful protests, at 75 percent. Scientists and teenagers were also deemed acceptable participants in peaceful protests by 74 percent of respondents. In contrast, only 41 percent of Americans felt that it was acceptable for young children to participate in peaceful protests in that year.
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YouGov. (October 11, 2023). Share of Americans who think certain groups of people are always or usually acceptable participants in peaceful protests in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484228/us-opinion-on-acceptable-participants-in-peaceful-protests/
YouGov. "Share of Americans who think certain groups of people are always or usually acceptable participants in peaceful protests in the United States in 2023." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484228/us-opinion-on-acceptable-participants-in-peaceful-protests/
YouGov. (2023). Share of Americans who think certain groups of people are always or usually acceptable participants in peaceful protests in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484228/us-opinion-on-acceptable-participants-in-peaceful-protests/
YouGov. "Share of Americans Who Think Certain Groups of People Are Always or Usually Acceptable Participants in Peaceful Protests in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484228/us-opinion-on-acceptable-participants-in-peaceful-protests/
YouGov, Share of Americans who think certain groups of people are always or usually acceptable participants in peaceful protests in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484228/us-opinion-on-acceptable-participants-in-peaceful-protests/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of Americans who think certain groups of people are always or usually acceptable participants in peaceful protests in the United States in 2023 [Graph], YouGov, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484228/us-opinion-on-acceptable-participants-in-peaceful-protests/