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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.

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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%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

Methodology

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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%.

https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co

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