Americans are divided on whether the college-educated could be domestic terrorists

Apr 10–15, 2024 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.5%Source report ↗

Core finding

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 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%

n = 1,000 · Apr 10–15, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUS adults age 18+
Field datesApr 10–15, 2024
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.5%
Module1
SponsorVerasight
Weight variablemodule-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    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: - College educated people

    verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co

Cite this question

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.