This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on their fear of becoming a victim of a mass shooting. The survey was conducted in December 2015 and again in October 2017. In October 2017, 10 percent of respondents stated they were very worried about themselves or members of their family becoming a victim of a mass shooting.
How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a mass shooting?
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Gallup. (October 18, 2017). How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a mass shooting? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809318/americans-fears-of-becoming-a-victim-of-a-mass-shooting/
Gallup. "How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a mass shooting?." Chart. October 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809318/americans-fears-of-becoming-a-victim-of-a-mass-shooting/
Gallup. (2017). How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a mass shooting?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809318/americans-fears-of-becoming-a-victim-of-a-mass-shooting/
Gallup. "How Worried Are You That You or Someone in Your Family Will Become a Victim of a Mass Shooting?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809318/americans-fears-of-becoming-a-victim-of-a-mass-shooting/
Gallup, How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a mass shooting? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809318/americans-fears-of-becoming-a-victim-of-a-mass-shooting/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a mass shooting? [Graph], Gallup, October 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809318/americans-fears-of-becoming-a-victim-of-a-mass-shooting/