Mass Shootings - Current Gun Laws (November 2015)

Mass Shootings - Current Gun Laws (November 2015)

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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "

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A great deal28%
A fair amount17%
Not much17%
Not at all33%
Don't know /No opinion5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    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
A great deal51%24%10%
A fair amount25%18%10%
Not much9%22%22%
Not at all11%31%53%
Don't know /No opinion4%4%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    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
A great deal8%9%11%
A fair amount8%16%8%
Not much20%26%22%
Not at all62%42%53%
Don't know /No opinion2%7%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    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
A great deal56%33%62%
A fair amount26%30%21%
Not much8%12%7%
Not at all9%18%6%
Don't know /No opinion1%7%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    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
A great deal54%34%12%
A fair amount23%22%12%
Not much9%18%20%
Not at all11%18%52%
Don't know /No opinion3%8%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A great deal10%10%14%
A fair amount15%12%10%
Not much22%21%17%
Not at all48%53%54%
Don't know /No opinion4%3%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A great deal42%55%67%
A fair amount26%23%19%
Not much15%8%6%
Not at all16%13%1%
Don't know /No opinion1%2%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A great deal52%16%6%
A fair amount26%16%3%
Not much9%23%18%
Not at all8%39%71%
Don't know /No opinion4%6%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A great deal21%45%35%
A fair amount14%26%22%
Not much19%10%13%
Not at all41%12%27%
Don't know /No opinion5%6%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
A great deal28%28%
A fair amount16%19%
Not much16%18%
Not at all39%27%
Don't know /No opinion1%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    Community is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A great deal35%29%15%
A fair amount24%14%17%
Not much10%18%22%
Not at all26%35%39%
Don't know /No opinion6%4%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A great deal34%26%28%25%
A fair amount22%22%16%12%
Not much19%13%17%20%
Not at all20%33%35%39%
Don't know /No opinion5%6%4%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Thinking about mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in recent years, from what you know or have read, how much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the shootings? - Current gun laws "
    Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A great deal25%27%25%37%30%29%
A fair amount24%17%15%17%15%21%
Not much8%15%19%13%20%20%
Not at all28%34%36%32%33%28%
Don't know /No opinion14%6%5%1%2%2%

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