Americans are divided on whether the college-educated could be domestic terrorists
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
n = 1,000 · Apr 10–15, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Apr 10–15, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | 1 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2 |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co
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
Cite this question
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.