How Much is Violence in Popular Culture to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

How Much is Violence in Popular Culture to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

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categoryTotal
A great deal35%
A fair amount27%
Not much20%
Not at all14%
Don't know/No opinion4%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A great deal25%45%43%
A fair amount23%23%30%
Not much28%13%14%
Not at all20%13%9%
Don't know/No opinion4%7%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A great deal17%37%24%
A fair amount20%20%26%
Not much30%27%28%
Not at all29%12%18%
Don't know/No opinion4%4%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A great deal43%37%46%
A fair amount36%29%28%
Not much13%16%14%
Not at all7%9%10%
Don't know/No opinion2%8%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A great deal19%39%43%
A fair amount22%25%31%
Not much31%16%15%
Not at all25%12%8%
Don't know/No opinion2%8%3%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A great deal23%20%16%
A fair amount20%26%19%
Not much31%33%29%
Not at all23%21%32%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A great deal35%35%56%
A fair amount37%32%25%
Not much15%18%11%
Not at all10%10%6%
Don't know/No opinion2%4%2%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A great deal26%42%45%
A fair amount23%26%31%
Not much26%16%12%
Not at all21%10%12%
Don't know/No opinion4%5%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A great deal33%39%38%
A fair amount28%23%25%
Not much22%17%18%
Not at all13%11%16%
Don't know/No opinion3%10%3%

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categoryMaleFemale
A great deal32%38%
A fair amount28%26%
Not much20%20%
Not at all18%11%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A great deal32%35%40%
A fair amount28%25%29%
Not much19%22%17%
Not at all15%15%10%
Don't know/No opinion6%3%4%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A great deal20%28%37%50%
A fair amount18%21%32%31%
Not much23%26%19%13%
Not at all33%21%9%2%
Don't know/No opinion6%5%4%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A great deal43%43%26%43%33%30%
A fair amount17%28%26%25%28%29%
Not much16%14%23%17%24%22%
Not at all16%9%21%10%13%18%
Don't know/No opinion8%6%5%5%2%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A great deal46%35%29%11%
A fair amount27%28%27%24%
Not much14%22%23%31%
Not at all8%13%15%29%
Don't know/No opinion5%2%6%5%

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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 deal47%37%17%
A fair amount29%30%21%
Not much13%20%31%
Not at all6%12%29%
Don't know/No opinion5%2%3%

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