Factor Most to Blame for Mass Shootings (November 2015)
category | column-1 |
---|---|
Mental health system | 30% |
Current gun laws | 13% |
Drug use | 4% |
Violence in popular culture | 8% |
Internet extremism | 7% |
Security at public buildings | 7% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 3% |
Unstable family situations | 13% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 10% |
Don't know/No opinion | 7% |
category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 25% | 30% | 34% |
Current gun laws | 28% | 9% | 2% |
Drug use | 3% | 4% | 4% |
Violence in popular culture | 7% | 6% | 9% |
Internet extremism | 8% | 4% | 6% |
Security at public buildings | 4% | 13% | 7% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 2% | 1% | 3% |
Unstable family situations | 9% | 14% | 16% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 7% | 10% | 12% |
Don't know/No opinion | 6% | 10% | 6% |
category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 37% | 34% | 33% |
Current gun laws | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Drug use | 2% | 3% | 6% |
Violence in popular culture | 9% | 9% | 9% |
Internet extremism | 6% | 5% | 7% |
Security at public buildings | 8% | 10% | 5% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 6% | 0% | 3% |
Unstable family situations | 20% | 19% | 13% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 7% | 12% | 16% |
Don't know/No opinion | 4% | 7% | 6% |
category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 29% | 24% | 25% |
Current gun laws | 26% | 21% | 33% |
Drug use | 1% | 7% | 2% |
Violence in popular culture | 7% | 8% | 5% |
Internet extremism | 8% | 6% | 10% |
Security at public buildings | 9% | 4% | 2% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 3% | 1% | 2% |
Unstable family situations | 6% | 14% | 6% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 9% | 6% | 7% |
Don't know/No opinion | 2% | 8% | 8% |
category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 27% | 25% | 34% |
Current gun laws | 35% | 12% | 4% |
Drug use | 3% | 4% | 4% |
Violence in popular culture | 3% | 8% | 9% |
Internet extremism | 9% | 7% | 5% |
Security at public buildings | 2% | 5% | 11% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Unstable family situations | 8% | 13% | 15% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 7% | 9% | 12% |
Don't know/No opinion | 5% | 14% | 4% |
category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 28% | 39% | 32% |
Current gun laws | 4% | 2% | 5% |
Drug use | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Violence in popular culture | 8% | 9% | 10% |
Internet extremism | 3% | 6% | 5% |
Security at public buildings | 11% | 8% | 14% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 5% | 1% | 4% |
Unstable family situations | 17% | 16% | 13% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 13% | 12% | 10% |
Don't know/No opinion | 7% | 2% | 4% |
category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 36% | 25% | 20% |
Current gun laws | 29% | 34% | 40% |
Drug use | 3% | 3% | 1% |
Violence in popular culture | 5% | 2% | 2% |
Internet extremism | 2% | 12% | 10% |
Security at public buildings | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 0% | 5% | 2% |
Unstable family situations | 11% | 8% | 4% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 7% | 6% | 9% |
Don't know/No opinion | 4% | 2% | 9% |
category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 26% | 31% | 33% |
Current gun laws | 29% | 3% | 1% |
Drug use | 3% | 3% | 5% |
Violence in popular culture | 5% | 10% | 8% |
Internet extremism | 7% | 8% | 2% |
Security at public buildings | 4% | 6% | 14% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Unstable family situations | 7% | 15% | 21% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 7% | 16% | 13% |
Don't know/No opinion | 8% | 7% | 1% |
category | White | Black | Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 33% | 25% | 25% |
Current gun laws | 9% | 27% | 16% |
Drug use | 3% | 3% | 5% |
Violence in popular culture | 8% | 3% | 9% |
Internet extremism | 6% | 8% | 8% |
Security at public buildings | 6% | 7% | 10% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 3% | 1% | 2% |
Unstable family situations | 13% | 9% | 13% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 11% | 5% | 9% |
Don't know/No opinion | 7% | 11% | 4% |
category | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
Mental health system | 31% | 29% |
Current gun laws | 11% | 15% |
Drug use | 3% | 5% |
Violence in popular culture | 6% | 9% |
Internet extremism | 7% | 6% |
Security at public buildings | 8% | 7% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 4% | 1% |
Unstable family situations | 15% | 11% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 10% | 10% |
Don't know/No opinion | 6% | 8% |
category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 29% | 29% | 32% |
Current gun laws | 17% | 13% | 7% |
Drug use | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Violence in popular culture | 7% | 8% | 7% |
Internet extremism | 8% | 6% | 6% |
Security at public buildings | 6% | 7% | 8% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Unstable family situations | 11% | 15% | 11% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 7% | 9% | 16% |
Don't know/No opinion | 8% | 7% | 6% |
category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 25% | 26% | 30% | 36% |
Current gun laws | 14% | 13% | 14% | 11% |
Drug use | 4% | 5% | 1% | 6% |
Violence in popular culture | 4% | 7% | 6% | 12% |
Internet extremism | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
Security at public buildings | 13% | 7% | 7% | 3% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% |
Unstable family situations | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 10% | 10% | 9% | 11% |
Don't know/No opinion | 9% | 10% | 7% | 2% |
category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mental health system | 21% | 28% | 33% | 28% | 32% | 32% |
Current gun laws | 14% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 18% |
Drug use | 5% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 0% |
Violence in popular culture | 9% | 8% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 11% |
Internet extremism | 12% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 4% |
Security at public buildings | 16% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 0% |
Inflammatory politlca language | 0% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 6% |
Unstable family situations | 3% | 13% | 16% | 6% | 14% | 17% |
Media attention on perpetrators | 4% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 5% |
Don't know/No opinion | 15% | 9% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 7% |