Tuesday, November 4, 2014
USA: Americans Think The Country's Muslim Population Is Much Bigger Than It Really Is
The countries that fared the worse at accurately guessing the number of Muslims within their borders were France and Belgium, both of which guessed 23 percentage points too high.
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post
By Carol Kuruvilla | November 2, 2014
This type of ignorance isn’t bliss.
Americans have a tendency to overstate the number of Muslims living in the United States -- and at least 13 other countries are dealing with the same misconception.
Only 1% of America’s more than 319 million residents are Muslim, according to the research group Ipsos MORI. But during a recent global survey, Americans told researchers that the Muslim population is 15 times greater than it really is.
On the other hand, Americans grossly underestimated the number of Christians living in the country -- with an average guessing around 56% when the true figure is closer to 78%.
The countries that fared the worse at accurately guessing the number of Muslims within their borders were France and Belgium, both of which guessed 23 percentage points too high.
Japan did the best, falling only 4 percentage points away from the truth.
While the figures only represent guesses, the research group’s managing director Bobby Duffy said that these misperceptions may have a real impact on policy-making.
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