How serious a threat does misinformation pose to the United States? (June 2024)

How serious a threat does misinformation pose to the United States? (June 2024)

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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation."
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categoryTotal
Extremely serious40%
Very serious28%
Somewhat Serious17%
Not very serious6%
Not serious4%
Don't know/No opinion3%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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
Extremely serious49%29%36%
Very serious28%28%29%
Somewhat Serious15%18%19%
Not very serious4%11%7%
Not serious2%7%5%
Don't know/No opinion2%7%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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
Extremely serious60%42%49%
Very serious26%24%30%
Somewhat Serious7%25%13%
Not very serious4%4%4%
Not serious3%1%3%
Don't know/No opinion0%4%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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
Extremely serious31%33%39%
Very serious23%33%31%
Somewhat Serious22%24%15%
Not very serious11%5%7%
Not serious9%2%5%
Don't know/No opinion4%2%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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
Extremely serious52%36%36%
Very serious29%26%30%
Somewhat Serious12%22%18%
Not very serious4%6%8%
Not serious2%3%6%
Don't know/No opinion1%7%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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
Extremely serious43%51%59%
Very serious30%29%27%
Somewhat Serious18%12%9%
Not very serious4%5%2%
Not serious4%1%2%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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
Extremely serious36%30%42%
Very serious25%35%26%
Somewhat Serious24%17%14%
Not very serious7%10%7%
Not serious7%4%7%
Don't know/No opinion1%3%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely serious39%39%40%
Very serious29%28%28%
Somewhat Serious17%19%19%
Not very serious7%5%6%
Not serious5%4%2%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely serious38%43%
Very serious29%28%
Somewhat Serious18%17%
Not very serious6%6%
Not serious6%2%
Don't know/No opinion3%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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
Extremely serious36%43%40%
Very serious30%28%29%
Somewhat Serious19%17%15%
Not very serious8%5%6%
Not serious3%4%5%
Don't know/No opinion4%2%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely serious24%31%48%50%
Very serious38%26%25%29%
Somewhat Serious22%24%14%12%
Not very serious8%7%6%5%
Not serious3%6%5%2%
Don't know/No opinion5%6%2%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely serious34%34%46%35%46%40%
Very serious27%34%26%30%25%29%
Somewhat Serious23%21%14%17%17%15%
Not very serious10%4%7%7%5%10%
Not serious3%4%3%6%5%4%
Don't know/No opinion2%4%4%6%2%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely serious37%33%43%59%
Very serious30%31%31%17%
Somewhat Serious16%22%18%13%
Not very serious7%7%5%3%
Not serious6%3%1%6%
Don't know/No opinion4%4%1%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How serious of a threat does each of the following pose to the United States? Misinformation." 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.
Extremely serious32%38%58%32%
Very serious31%31%22%24%
Somewhat Serious21%18%12%16%
Not very serious6%7%4%10%
Not serious5%4%3%2%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%0%16%

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