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People should be able to make statements that __ publicly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/th>\nCriticize the government\u2019s policies<\/th>\nAre offensive to minority groups<\/th>\nAre offensive to your religion and beliefs<\/th>\nAre sexually explicit<\/th>\nCall for violent protests<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
U.S.<\/td>\n95%<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n77%<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>\n89%<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/td>\n88%<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poland<\/td>\n89%<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/td>\n96%<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UK<\/td>\n94%<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/td>\n72%<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukraine<\/td>\n87%<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lebanon<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palest. ter.<\/td>\n74%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Israel<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/td>\n95%<\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\n72%<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n72%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n73%<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n59%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Korea<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnam<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argentina<\/td>\n91%<\/td>\n49%<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/td>\n90%<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>\n94%<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico<\/td>\n84%<\/td>\n65%<\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peru<\/td>\n76%<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venezuela<\/td>\n89%<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burkina Faso<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/td>\n79%<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/td>\n74%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/td>\n71%<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senegal<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tanzania<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n66%<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

* Question not asked in Malaysia.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Spring 2015 Global Attitudes survey. Q30a-e.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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