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

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## Reading

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

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

31% of Americans said college-educated people were likely to be domestic terrorists, while 30% said unlikely.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 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

- 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: 2024-04-10 → 2024-04-15
- 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

## Source

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## Citation

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

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