---
"title": "Muslim Americans Singled Out by Airport Security"
"description": "That's the percentage of Muslim Americans who say they have been singled out by airport security for inspection or questioning in the past year."
"date": "2007-07-08"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2007/07/08/muslim-americans-singled-out-by-airport-security/"
---

# Muslim Americans Singled Out by Airport Security

Some 18% of Muslim Americans say that they have been singled out by airport security for inspection or questioning in the past year; when the analysis is limited to Muslims who report having taken a trip by airplane in the past year, 30% report having been singled out by security because they are Muslim. [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/483/muslim-americans)