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Americans are divided on whether the college-educated could be domestic terrorists
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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 10 to 15, 2024, Americans were closely divided on whether college-educated people could be domestic terrorists; 31% said likely or very likely, while 30% said unlikely or very unlikely.
The largest single group was the middle: 39% said neither likely nor unlikely.
Topline
Topline scale
31% of Americans said college-educated people were likely to be domestic terrorists, while 30% said unlikely.
On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents "Very Unlikely" and 5 represents "Very Likely," please indicate how likely it is for the following groups to be domestic terrorists: Item: College educated people
- 3 - Neither Likely nor Unlikely 39.1%
- 4 - Likely 23.0%
- 2 - Unlikely 20.0%
- 1 - Very Unlikely 9.7%
- 5 - Very Likely 8.1%
Methodology
Full methodology- Mode
- Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Field dates
- 2024-04-10 → 2024-04-15
- Base (unweighted)
- 1,000
- Margin of error
- +/- 3.5%
- Module
- 1
Source
Citation
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.