Over a quarter of students don't trust Muslims, says survey
19th December 2013
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A recent study has revealed that over a quarter of students do not trust Muslims. The study also suggests that 61% of students believe that religion is a bad thing.
The researchers asked 1,026 students ‘Would you say that you generally trust or do not trust each of the following religious groups?’ It emerged that 29% of the students asked voted for the ‘don’t trust’ option for Muslims, a higher percentage than when asked about Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists.
Christians appear to be the second least trustworthy religion, with 18% choosing the ‘don’t trust’ option. Contrastingly, Buddhists seemed to be the most trusted religion, with only 7% of students saying that they don’t trust them.
The study, undertaken by The Tab, found that Birmingham University contained the highest percentage of students to not trust Muslims, standing at 38%. Along with the high percentage of students who said that they believe religion to be a bad thing, it also surfaced from the study that almost 75% of students don’t believe in God.
The results of this study are an echo of a study carried out by BBC Newsbeat earlier this year, which found similar results. BBC Newsbeat suggest that more than a quarter (28%) of 18-24 year olds don’t trust Muslims. Reflecting on the results that the BBC uncovered, an adviser on anti-Muslim hatred said the findings suggested young people needed to mix with one another more.
The researchers asked 1,026 students ‘Would you say that you generally trust or do not trust each of the following religious groups?’ It emerged that 29% of the students asked voted for the ‘don’t trust’ option for Muslims, a higher percentage than when asked about Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists.
Christians appear to be the second least trustworthy religion, with 18% choosing the ‘don’t trust’ option. Contrastingly, Buddhists seemed to be the most trusted religion, with only 7% of students saying that they don’t trust them.
The study, undertaken by The Tab, found that Birmingham University contained the highest percentage of students to not trust Muslims, standing at 38%. Along with the high percentage of students who said that they believe religion to be a bad thing, it also surfaced from the study that almost 75% of students don’t believe in God.
The results of this study are an echo of a study carried out by BBC Newsbeat earlier this year, which found similar results. BBC Newsbeat suggest that more than a quarter (28%) of 18-24 year olds don’t trust Muslims. Reflecting on the results that the BBC uncovered, an adviser on anti-Muslim hatred said the findings suggested young people needed to mix with one another more.
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