How likely is it that the person described would carry out a school shooting?

Likelihood a vignette person would carry out a school shooting · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 1,646 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Very likelySomewhat likelyNot very likelyNot at all likely

Group	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	n	MoE
All respondents	4%	19%	46%	31%	1646	±3
Men	4%	17%	46%	34%	733	±5
Women	4%	22%

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.

Answers as the source codes them

Very likelySomewhat likelyNot very likelyNot at all likelyDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)Skipped on web (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2024	2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02	mixed	3,309	1,646