The statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on the factors that led to the recent shootings all over the country, and how much those factors are to blame for the shootings. The survey was conducted in 2013 among adult Americans. 48 percent of the respondents said the failure of the mental health system to identify individuals who are a danger to others was to blame "a great deal" for the mass shootings.
How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?
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Gallup. (September 20, 2013). How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272930/factors-to-blame-for-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
Gallup. "How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?." Chart. September 20, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272930/factors-to-blame-for-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
Gallup. (2013). How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272930/factors-to-blame-for-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
Gallup. "How Much Do You Think Each of The following Factors Is to Blame for The Mass Shootings That Have Occurred in The Us in Recent Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272930/factors-to-blame-for-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
Gallup, How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272930/factors-to-blame-for-mass-shootings-in-the-us/ (last visited January 20, 2021)