A steadily declining share of students think free speech rights are secure

Percent who think the following rights are very secure/secure in the country today

In 2019, the question was, “Do you think each of the following rights is very secure, secure, threatened, or very threatened in the country today?”

*In 2019 and prior, the statement read “Freedom to petition the government, meaning presenting requests to the government without fear of punishment."
Source: Knight-Ipsos, 2021; Knight-Gallup, 2016, 2017, 2019. 2021 base: All students n=1,023 Get the data