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pretty happy. Among Muslims ages 30 and older, 21% are unhappy with how things are in theirlives, while 74% say they are very or pretty happy. A similar age-related difference is evident inthe general public.Like other Americans, Muslims are generally pleased with the communities in whichthey live. More than seven-in-10 rate their community as an “excellent” (28%) or “good” (44%)place to live. In the general population, 41% rate their communities as excellent, and 41% asgood. Three-in-four Muslim immigrants (76%), compared with 65% of all native-born Muslims,rate their home communities as either “excellent” or “good” places to live.Contentment with their lives and communities does notextend to their views about the country. Most MuslimAmericans (54%) say they are dissatisfied with the overalldirection of the county – a critical view shared by an even largerproportion of the general public (61%).Hard Work Pays OffIf anything, Muslim Americans are more likely than thegeneral public to believe that hard work is the path to success:71% of Muslim Americans say that “most people who want toget ahead can make it if they work hard.” A somewhat smallerpercentage of the general public (64%) agrees with thisstatement.Notably, African American Muslims are less convincedthan other U.S. Muslims – both native-born and immigrants –that hard work brings success. Fewer than six-in-10 AfricanAmerican Muslims (56%) agree with this principle, comparedwith 75% of other native-born Muslims, and 74% of all foreignbornMuslims.The views of African American Muslims about whetherhard work leads to success are on par with those of AfricanAmericans more generally. When the same question was askedlast year in a nationwide Pew survey, 59% of AfricanAmericans agreed that hard work brought success.U.S. Muslims See HardWork Leading to SuccessMost can getahead w/hard work%All U.S. Muslims 71Men 66Women 7618-29 7630-39 6840-54 7155+ 64Native-born 64African American 56Other race 75Foreign-born 74Arrived pre-1990 691990 or later 76Self/Parents from…Arab country 78Pakistan 72Other South Asia 76U.S. general public* 64White 66African American 59Hispanic American 61Question: Which comes closer toyour view? (One) Most people whowant to get ahead can make it ifthey’re willing to work hard, or(Two) Hard work anddetermination are no guarantee ofsuccess for most people.* March 2006 Pew Research Centerfor the People & the Press nationalsurvey.30 MUSLIM AMERICANS
U.S. Muslims: Americans First?Asked whether they think of themselvesfirst as an American or first as a Muslim, a47% plurality of U.S. Muslims say theyconsider themselves Muslims first; 28% saythey think of themselves first as Americans. InMay 2006, when U.S. Christians were asked aparallel question, 42% said they think ofthemselves as Christians first, while 48% saidthey are Americans first.The survey findings suggest thequestion is as much a measure of personalreligious commitment as an expression ofpatriotism to the United States. Among MuslimAmericans who have a high level of religiouscommitment, 70% say they considerthemselves to be Muslims first. But amongthose with low religious commitment, just 28%see themselves this way, while a 47% pluralityidentifies first as American, and 12% say theyconsider themselves equally Muslim andAmerican.The link between religiosity and selfidentityis similar among Christians inDo You Think of Yourself First as anAmerican or First as a Muslim?American Muslim (Vol) Other/first first Both DK% % % %All U.S. Muslims 28 47 18 7=10018-29 25 60 10 5=10030-39 31 43 21 5=10040-54 29 40 24 7=10055+ 32 39 21 8=100College grad 33 34 23 10=100Some college 31 46 20 3=100HS or less 25 54 16 5=100Native-born 35 50 10 5=100African American 26 58 10 6=100Other race 46 40 10 4=100Foreign-born 25 46 23 6=100Arrived pre-1990 32 39 24 5=1001990 or later 21 49 23 7=100Self/Parents from…Arab country 15 53 30 2=100Pakistan 12 58 25 5=100Other South Asia 25 54 17 5=100ReligiouscommitmentHigh 9 70 18 3=100Medium 27 46 22 5=100Low 47 28 12 13=100American Christian (Vol) Otherfirst first Both DKU.S. Christians* 48 42 7 3=100* May 2006 Pew Global Attitudes Project national survey.America. By roughly two-to-one (59% vs. 30%), U.S. Christians who say religion is veryimportant identify as Christians first, while those who say religion is less important identify asAmericans first, by a margin of 76% to 18%. Similarly, most white evangelical Protestants(62%) say they primarily identify themselves as Christians rather than Americans, while mostwhite mainline Protestants (65%) identify as Americans first.The relationship between religiousattendance and religious identity maypartially explain why younger Muslimsare more likely to consider themselves asMuslim first. By a margin of more thantwo-to-one (60% vs. 25%), most MuslimAmericans under age 30 say they think ofMosque Attendance and Self-IdentityThink of yourself as…American Muslim (Vol) Other/Muslims who attend first first Both DKmosque services… % % % %Once a week or more 20 58 19 3=100Once or twice a month 27 57 12 4=100Few times a year 25 38 29 8=100Seldom/never 41 36 13 10=10031 MUSLIM AMERICANS
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