Americans hold more favorable than unfavorable opinions on Jews, mainline Protestants and Catholics, according to a new study published this week amid a recent spike in antisemitic incidents in the United States.
The Pew survey said atheists, Muslims, and Mormons were viewed more unfavorably than favorably, but most respondents felt neutral or responded with “don’t know enough to say” when asked about each group.
The poll found 34 percent of non-Jewish US adults held positive opinions about Jews, against 7% who held unfavorable views. Fifty-eight percent of respondents didn’t know or felt neutral about Jewish people.
The study also found that Jews are the only group that received a net positive rating across all groups surveyed. For example, Protestants view Jews more favorably (45%) than unfavorably (6%).
