How much did each of the following contribute to the severity of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas? (August 2022)

How much did each of the following contribute to the severity of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas? (August 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? "
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The delay by police in confronting the shooter76%
Flaws in school safety practices48%
Weaknesses in the mental health system47%
The weapon used by the shooter46%
The shooter’s family history32%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
The delay by police in confronting the shooter80%81%74%
Flaws in school safety practices42%47%54%
Weaknesses in the mental health system43%53%48%
The weapon used by the shooter74%35%22%
The shooter’s family history28%31%36%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
The delay by police in confronting the shooter84%71%83%
Flaws in school safety practices32%40%47%
Weaknesses in the mental health system43%37%47%
The weapon used by the shooter64%60%85%
The shooter’s family history23%25%31%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
The delay by police in confronting the shooter78%63%78%
Flaws in school safety practices58%42%59%
Weaknesses in the mental health system44%40%54%
The weapon used by the shooter19%14%28%
The shooter’s family history39%25%40%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
The delay by police in confronting the shooter80%68%79%
Flaws in school safety practices38%45%56%
Weaknesses in the mental health system46%43%50%
The weapon used by the shooter76%48%24%
The shooter’s family history30%25%38%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
The delay by police in confronting the shooter76%76%89%
Flaws in school safety practices32%33%49%
Weaknesses in the mental health system39%40%60%
The weapon used by the shooter67%76%82%
The shooter’s family history30%27%35%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
The delay by police in confronting the shooter77%79%80%
Flaws in school safety practices53%54%60%
Weaknesses in the mental health system48%48%53%
The weapon used by the shooter27%20%25%
The shooter’s family history36%38%39%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The delay by police in confronting the shooter77%70%80%
Flaws in school safety practices47%45%52%
Weaknesses in the mental health system45%43%54%
The weapon used by the shooter35%69%58%
The shooter’s family history31%34%30%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
The delay by police in confronting the shooter75%77%
Flaws in school safety practices47%49%
Weaknesses in the mental health system47%46%
The weapon used by the shooter37%53%
The shooter’s family history33%31%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
The delay by police in confronting the shooter70%77%84%
Flaws in school safety practices47%46%55%
Weaknesses in the mental health system47%46%46%
The weapon used by the shooter56%45%32%
The shooter’s family history31%33%31%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
The delay by police in confronting the shooter62%69%81%87%
Flaws in school safety practices35%47%50%56%
Weaknesses in the mental health system47%49%46%43%
The weapon used by the shooter38%48%44%52%
The shooter’s family history29%31%32%35%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
The delay by police in confronting the shooter80%73%78%80%76%79%
Flaws in school safety practices65%55%45%45%50%35%
Weaknesses in the mental health system44%51%49%47%43%44%
The weapon used by the shooter47%52%41%49%40%50%
The shooter’s family history27%38%29%27%30%34%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
The delay by police in confronting the shooter77%71%76%81%
Flaws in school safety practices57%48%39%35%
Weaknesses in the mental health system52%38%48%45%
The weapon used by the shooter46%39%44%57%
The shooter’s family history39%30%26%24%
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    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think each of the following factors contributed to the severity of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers in May of this year? " Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
The delay by police in confronting the shooter75%76%78%74%
Flaws in school safety practices56%50%36%43%
Weaknesses in the mental health system50%45%44%48%
The weapon used by the shooter47%38%59%37%
The shooter’s family history40%29%28%35%

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