{"id":17043,"date":"2010-09-13T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/dont-know-much-about-islam\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:42:49","slug":"dont-know-much-about-islam","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2010\/09\/13\/dont-know-much-about-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Know Much About Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Americans say they do not know much about the religion of Islam. A majority admits to knowing very little (30%) or nothing at all (25%) about the Muslim religion. Just a little more than a third (35%) know \u201csome\u201d about the religion, and only 9% say they know a great deal. These numbers are little changed from 2007, and have not moved much at all since Pew Research began asking the question in 2001. College graduates (63%) are more likely than those with some college experience (48%) and those with a high school education or less (31%) to know some or a great deal about Islam. Most American (58%) also do not know someone who is Muslim while 41% do. Those with a college degree and adults younger than age 50 are far more likely to be acquainted with a Muslim than are older and less educated Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pubs\/1706\/poll-americans-views-of-muslims-object-to-new-york-islamic-center-islam-violence\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of Americans say they do not know very much or know nothing at all about 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