The original survey question was asked as follows: "How acceptable, if at all, would you say it is for college students to engage in the following protest actions on campus?"
Includes respondents who answered, "sometimes acceptable" or "always acceptable".
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U.S. opinion on acceptable protest actions by college students on campus 2024
According to a study conducted in 2024, ** percent of Americans agreed that creating a petition was an acceptable protest action for college students to conduct on campus in the United States. In comparison, only ** percent felt that burning an American flag was an acceptable protest action to conduct on college campuses.
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Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. (June 19, 2024). Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. "Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024." Chart. June 19, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. (2024). Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. "Share of Americans Who Think Various Protest Actions Are Acceptable for College Students to Conduct on Campus in The United States in 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Jun 2024, /statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Share of Americans who think various protest actions are acceptable for college students to conduct on campus in the United States in 2024 [Graph], Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, June 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1483847/us-opinion-on-acceptable-protest-actions-on-campus/
