The statistic shows a comparison of the results of a survey among Americans in 2011 and in 2013 on the reaons for mass shootings. They were asked how much they think drug use is responsible for these shootings. In January 2011, 42 percent of respondents said drug use was to blame a "great deal" for these shootings. In 2013, 37 percent of respondents said the same.
How much do you think drug use 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 drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?." Chart. September 20, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. (2013). How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How Much Do You Think Drug Use 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/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup, How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
