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 the spread of extremist viewpoints on the Internet is responsible for these shootings. In January 2011, 32 percent of respondents said the spread of extremist viewpoints on the Internet was to blame a "great deal" for these shootings. In 2013, 29 percent of respondents said the same.
How much do you think the spread of extremist viewpoints on the internet 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 the spread of extremist viewpoints on the internet is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272969/the-spread-of-extremist-viewpoints-on-the-internet-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How much do you think the spread of extremist viewpoints on the internet is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?." Chart. September 20, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272969/the-spread-of-extremist-viewpoints-on-the-internet-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. (2013). How much do you think the spread of extremist viewpoints on the internet is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272969/the-spread-of-extremist-viewpoints-on-the-internet-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How Much Do You Think The Spread of Extremist Viewpoints on The Internet 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/272969/the-spread-of-extremist-viewpoints-on-the-internet-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup, How much do you think the spread of extremist viewpoints on the internet is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272969/the-spread-of-extremist-viewpoints-on-the-internet-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
How much do you think the spread of extremist viewpoints on the internet is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph], Gallup, September 20, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272969/the-spread-of-extremist-viewpoints-on-the-internet-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/