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Comparison: drug use as a factor to blame for mass shootings in the US, 2011 and 2013
Comparison: drug use as a factor to blame for mass shootings in the US, 2011 and 2013
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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Sep 20, 2013
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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| Great Deal | Fair amount | Not much | Not at all | No opinion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17-18, 2013 | 37% | 29% | 17% | 15% | 3% |
| January 14-16, 2011 | 42% | 35% | 16% | 6% | 2% |
| Great Deal | Fair amount | Not much | Not at all | No opinion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17-18, 2013 | 37% | 29% | 17% | 15% | 3% |
| January 14-16, 2011 | 42% | 35% | 16% | 6% | 2% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Sep 20, 2013
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.
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- United States
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- 2011, 2013
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- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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- United States
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- 2011, 2013
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- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
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The source does not provide the exact number of respondents.
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