How Much is Media Attention to Perpetrators to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

How Much is Media Attention to Perpetrators to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

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categoryTotal
A great deal41%
A fair amount31%
Not much17%
Not at all5%
Don't know/No opinion6%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A great deal27%42%54%
A fair amount34%34%29%
Not much26%10%10%
Not at all7%2%3%
Don't know/No opinion7%12%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A great deal30%25%25%
A fair amount34%36%33%
Not much20%27%28%
Not at all7%7%8%
Don't know/No opinion9%5%6%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A great deal60%46%55%
A fair amount28%27%31%
Not much9%16%6%
Not at all1%3%5%
Don't know/No opinion2%9%3%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A great deal25%38%53%
A fair amount34%31%30%
Not much29%14%10%
Not at all8%2%4%
Don't know/No opinion4%14%3%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A great deal30%21%27%
A fair amount39%34%30%
Not much18%36%28%
Not at all6%7%11%
Don't know/No opinion5%2%5%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A great deal44%46%64%
A fair amount30%34%24%
Not much16%10%7%
Not at all7%5%2%
Don't know/No opinion3%4%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A great deal28%51%61%
A fair amount34%29%26%
Not much26%11%5%
Not at all6%4%7%
Don't know/No opinion6%6%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A great deal40%32%45%
A fair amount33%28%30%
Not much17%23%13%
Not at all5%4%6%
Don't know/No opinion5%13%7%

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categoryMaleFemale
A great deal42%40%
A fair amount30%32%
Not much19%14%
Not at all5%5%
Don't know/No opinion3%9%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A great deal37%41%47%
A fair amount32%31%31%
Not much20%17%11%
Not at all2%6%6%
Don't know/No opinion8%5%6%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A great deal48%34%39%47%
A fair amount30%31%33%31%
Not much12%23%16%14%
Not at all3%4%7%4%
Don't know/No opinion7%8%6%4%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A great deal32%43%42%53%39%29%
A fair amount27%31%30%25%34%37%
Not much21%14%14%12%18%26%
Not at all2%5%8%3%3%6%
Don't know/No opinion18%7%6%7%5%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A great deal45%37%39%35%
A fair amount31%33%33%28%
Not much14%16%16%25%
Not at all3%7%5%6%
Don't know/No opinion7%6%7%6%

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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 deal44%43%33%
A fair amount29%33%33%
Not much16%14%25%
Not at all5%5%6%
Don't know/No opinion7%4%3%

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