This statistic shows the results of a survey of British adults which asked them to indicate how positive or negative their views on Muslims in the UK were in 2018, by region. Respondents in Scotland viewed Muslims the most positively, followed by London and the North of England.
How positive or negative, if at all, is your view of Muslims in the UK? Please indicate your view on the following scale, where 0 means very negative, and 10 means very positive.*
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YouGov, & Muslim Council of Britain. (February 18, 2018). How positive or negative, if at all, is your view of Muslims in the UK? Please indicate your view on the following scale, where 0 means very negative, and 10 means very positive.* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/892958/views-on-muslims-in-the-uk-by-region/
YouGov, und Muslim Council of Britain. "How positive or negative, if at all, is your view of Muslims in the UK? Please indicate your view on the following scale, where 0 means very negative, and 10 means very positive.*." Chart. February 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/892958/views-on-muslims-in-the-uk-by-region/
YouGov, Muslim Council of Britain. (2018). How positive or negative, if at all, is your view of Muslims in the UK? Please indicate your view on the following scale, where 0 means very negative, and 10 means very positive.*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/892958/views-on-muslims-in-the-uk-by-region/
YouGov, and Muslim Council of Britain. "How Positive or Negative, If at All, Is Your View of Muslims in The Uk? Please Indicate Your View on The following Scale, Where 0 Means Very Negative, and 10 Means Very Positive.*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/892958/views-on-muslims-in-the-uk-by-region/
YouGov & Muslim Council of Britain, How positive or negative, if at all, is your view of Muslims in the UK? Please indicate your view on the following scale, where 0 means very negative, and 10 means very positive.* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/892958/views-on-muslims-in-the-uk-by-region/ (last visited September 21, 2023)
How positive or negative, if at all, is your view of Muslims in the UK? Please indicate your view on the following scale, where 0 means very negative, and 10 means very positive.* [Graph], YouGov, & Muslim Council of Britain, February 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/892958/views-on-muslims-in-the-uk-by-region/