Flemington, NJ, August 6, 2010 – Results of a new national study among 1,007 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that since late-May, Republicans and Independents were far less supportive of plans to build a mosque and Islamic community center near “ground zero,” with the majority of Republicans (70%, up from 63% in May) and Independents (49%, up from 39% in May) reporting that it was “not at all appropriate.”
The study was conducted on August 5th & 6th by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website. The purpose of the study was to obtain Americans’ perceptions of a New York community board’s approval of the construction of a 13-story mosque and Islamic community center. The mosque and community center are to be built near "ground zero," the site of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. To view detailed results go to: www.mediacurves.com.
Among political parties, 70% of Republicans reported that plans to build the mosque were “not at all appropriate,” compared to 34% of Democrats and 49% of Independents. The majority of all political parties reported that it was disrespectful to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks to build a mosque near ground zero.
Additionally, both females and males reporting that the plans to build the mosque and community center were disrespectful to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks increased from May with males up from 58% to 65% and females from 70% to 71%.
Among the findings:
How appropriate do you think it is to build a mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero of the World Trade Center attacks?
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Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
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May |
August |
May |
August |
May |
August |
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Extremely Appropriate |
13% |
13% |
4% |
4% |
11% |
7% |
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Somewhat Appropriate |
23% |
25% |
9% |
9% |
22% |
22% |
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Somewhat Inappropriate |
27% |
28% |
23% |
17% |
28% |
21% |
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Not at all Appropriate |
37% |
34% |
63% |
70% |
39% |
49% |
Do you think it is disrespectful to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks to build a mosque near ground zero?
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Men |
Women |
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May |
August |
May |
August |
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Yes |
58% |
65% |
70% |
71% |
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No |
42% |
35% |
30% |
29% |
Do you think it is disrespectful to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks to build a mosque near ground zero?
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Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
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May |
August |
May |
August |
May |
August |
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Yes |
61% |
58% |
82% |
84% |
56% |
69% |
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No |
39% |
42% |
18% |
16% |
44% |
31% |
Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, president and CEO, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net). You can also receive updates from MediaCurves.com by following us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mediacurves and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flemington-NJ/MediaCurves/86691908820
HCD Research is a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.
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