Millennials (28%) are less likely than Gen Xers (43%), Baby Boomers (43%), and members of the Silent Generation (51%) to believe “books containing dangerous ideas should be banned from public school libraries, according to the Pew Research Center.
There’s also been a notable decline in this sentiment among Millennials themselves. In 2007, 46% agreed with that statement.
Source: Pew Research Center, Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist, 1615 L St., NW, #700, Washington, DC 20036; 202-419-4500; info@pewinternet.org; www.pewinternet.org.
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