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In your opinion, how likely is it NAME would do something violent toward other people? Is it:
Likelihood person described would be violent toward others · Asked in 4 waves, 1996–2024 · 5,671 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,617 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,173 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,437 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,444 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 9% |
| 33% |
| 48% |
| 10% |
| 1617 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 8% | 37% | 45% | 9% | 718 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 12% | 33% | 45% | 9% | 317 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 25 | ±25 |
| Other faith | 8% | 39% | 43% | 10% | 99 | ±14 |
| None | 7% | 27% | 53% | 13% | 444 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.