This statistic shows the rates in which people in Great Britain perceived Islam as a threat to western democracy over a 15 year period from 2001 to 2015. Over time the statistic displays an increase in the perceived threat, growing from 32 percent of respondents in 2001 to over half in 2015.
Do you feel that Islam poses a threat to Western liberal democracy?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "do you feel that Islam (as distinct from Islamic fundamentalist groups) poses a threat to Western liberal democracy?"
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YouGov. (January 1, 2015). Do you feel that Islam poses a threat to Western liberal democracy? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/538910/perceived-threat-of-islam-on-western-democracy/
YouGov. "Do you feel that Islam poses a threat to Western liberal democracy?." Chart. January 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/538910/perceived-threat-of-islam-on-western-democracy/
YouGov. (2015). Do you feel that Islam poses a threat to Western liberal democracy?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/538910/perceived-threat-of-islam-on-western-democracy/
YouGov. "Do You Feel That Islam Poses a Threat to Western Liberal Democracy?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/538910/perceived-threat-of-islam-on-western-democracy/
YouGov, Do you feel that Islam poses a threat to Western liberal democracy? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/538910/perceived-threat-of-islam-on-western-democracy/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Do you feel that Islam poses a threat to Western liberal democracy? [Graph], YouGov, January 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/538910/perceived-threat-of-islam-on-western-democracy/
