Figure 3-4

Figure 3-4. Percent of adults and college students responding that the right is extremely or very important to them.

Right	All Adults	College Students
Right to Bear Arms	54	42
Freedom of Press	79	78
Freedom to Petition the Government	82	76
Freedom of Religion	84	80
Freedom for People to Assemble Peacefully	86	82
Freedom of Speech	92	91
Right to Privacy	92	93
Right to Vote	92	87
All People Have Equal Protection Under the Law	94	91

Sources: Knight Foundation-Ipsos, “Free Expression in America Post-2020” (Knight Foundation, 2022); and Knight Foundation-Ipsos, College Student Views on Free Expression and Campus Speech 2024 (Knight Foundation, 2024).