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To account for quality, studies were grouped into those employing random (38) versus nonrandom (26) sampling. Across both categories, White respondents consistently demonstrated higher support for PAD than racial and ethnic minority groups, particularly Black Americans, in both unadjusted and adjusted analyses. Although some studies show adding religion variables eliminates this association, the largest and most methodologically rigorous studies still show that race and ethnicity retain an independent association with PAD attitudes. 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