America, black lives matter, george floyd, protests
Q. In the United States of America, protesters accuse law enforcement officers of using excessive force towards African-Americans following the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died whilst he was being arrested. A policeman has been charged with third-degree murder following his death.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
NET: Agree | NET: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Unsure | |
Protestors are right to demand better protection and treatment of African Americans in society | 80% | 11% | 50% | 30% | 5% | 5% | 9% |
Authorities in America have been unwilling to deal with institutional racism in the past, and that is why incidents like this continue to occur | 78% | 10% | 50% | 28% | 6% | 4% | 12% |
Incidents like this are only part of the wider discrimination against minority cultures in society | 72% | 16% | 42% | 30% | 9% | 7% | 12% |
The protesters want to loot and cause property damage, more than they want social change | 54% | 33% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 17% | 12% |
Incidents like this are isolated and do not provide evidence of institutional racism in police forces | 33% | 54% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 28% | 12% |
NET: Agree | Total | Federal Voting Intention | |||
Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
Protestors are right to demand better protection and treatment of African Americans in society | 80% | 84% | 80% | 83% | 77% |
Authorities in America have been unwilling to deal with institutional racism in the past, and that is why incidents like this continue to occur | 78% | 81% | 77% | 88% | 77% |
Incidents like this are only part of the wider discrimination against minority cultures in society | 72% | 77% | 71% | 76% | 72% |
The protesters want to loot and cause property damage, more than they want social change | 54% | 49% | 65% | 29% | 59% |
Incidents like this are isolated and do not provide evidence of institutional racism in police forces | 33% | 28% | 44% | 20% | 30% |
Base (n) | 1,073 | 325 | 419 | 90 | 136 |