How Much is Failure to Identify Potential Shooters to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

How Much is Failure to Identify Potential Shooters to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

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categoryTotal
A great deal44%
A fair amount34%
Not much13%
Not at all4%
Don't know/No opinion6%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A great deal39%41%49%
A fair amount36%27%35%
Not much18%12%9%
Not at all3%4%3%
Don't know/No opinion4%16%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A great deal37%43%38%
A fair amount33%35%38%
Not much25%16%15%
Not at all2%4%3%
Don't know/No opinion4%2%6%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A great deal50%41%52%
A fair amount36%36%33%
Not much7%10%9%
Not at all4%6%2%
Don't know/No opinion2%7%4%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A great deal37%38%51%
A fair amount38%30%34%
Not much18%13%10%
Not at all3%5%3%
Don't know/No opinion3%13%3%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A great deal41%30%44%
A fair amount40%43%29%
Not much13%20%20%
Not at all2%5%3%
Don't know/No opinion5%2%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A great deal40%48%59%
A fair amount37%39%26%
Not much17%5%10%
Not at all5%4%1%
Don't know/No opinion1%3%4%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A great deal40%48%54%
A fair amount36%33%34%
Not much17%9%10%
Not at all4%4%2%
Don't know/No opinion4%6%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A great deal41%48%48%
A fair amount37%28%32%
Not much15%7%11%
Not at all3%4%3%
Don't know/No opinion4%14%6%

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categoryMaleFemale
A great deal46%41%
A fair amount32%35%
Not much14%12%
Not at all3%4%
Don't know/No opinion4%7%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A great deal40%45%46%
A fair amount32%34%36%
Not much13%13%12%
Not at all4%3%3%
Don't know/No opinion10%4%4%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A great deal44%42%40%51%
A fair amount27%32%38%34%
Not much16%15%12%10%
Not at all5%5%3%2%
Don't know/No opinion7%6%6%4%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A great deal48%48%44%38%41%41%
A fair amount17%30%33%36%40%38%
Not much5%11%13%13%16%16%
Not at all5%5%3%6%1%5%
Don't know/No opinion24%6%7%7%2%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A great deal51%43%35%32%
A fair amount31%35%39%37%
Not much10%14%11%20%
Not at all3%3%7%4%
Don't know/No opinion5%5%8%7%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
A great deal48%47%34%
A fair amount32%35%40%
Not much10%12%19%
Not at all3%3%4%
Don't know/No opinion6%2%3%

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