Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 28, 2017
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December 28, 2017: Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say it’s completely accurate to say that they’re proud to be an American. A study for the American Culture and Faith Institute found that another 36% say it’s a mostly accurate description.[1]
These views are fairly similar across racial and ethnic lines. Forty-nine percent (49%) of whites are fully comfortable with that description. So are 44% of black Americans and 43% of Hispanics.
Ideologically, however, there is a big divide. Among conservatives, 65% say it’s completely accurate to describe them as proud to be an American. That view is shared by 43% of moderates and 37% of liberals.
There is also a generation gap on this question. Among those over 65, two-thirds (64%) are completely comfortable with being proud of their country. Among those under 30, just half as many (34%) agree.
At the other end of the spectrum, only 6% suggest that they’re not at all proud to be an American.
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