This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among adult Americans on whether they think that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not. 74 percent of respondents stated that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday.
Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?*
* Missing percentage points: Don't know/Refused The source poses the question as follows: "Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?"
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AP, & GfK. (January 31, 2011). Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260974/survey-on-martin-luther-king-jrs-birthday-as-a-national-holiday/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AP, und GfK. "Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?*." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260974/survey-on-martin-luther-king-jrs-birthday-as-a-national-holiday/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AP, GfK. (2011). Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260974/survey-on-martin-luther-king-jrs-birthday-as-a-national-holiday/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AP, and GfK. "Do You Feel That Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Should Be a National Holiday, or Not?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260974/survey-on-martin-luther-king-jrs-birthday-as-a-national-holiday/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AP & GfK, Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260974/survey-on-martin-luther-king-jrs-birthday-as-a-national-holiday/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 07, 2025)
Do you feel that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday should be a national holiday, or not?* [Graph], AP, & GfK, January 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260974/survey-on-martin-luther-king-jrs-birthday-as-a-national-holiday/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed