This statistic shows the results of a survey among adults in the United States regarding the state of their worries about future terrorist attacks in the country. The survey was conducted from 2002 to 2013. In March 2013, 34 percent of the respondents stated they were very worried about the possibility of future terrorist attacks, while 10 percent said they were not at all worried.
How worried are you about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.?
Characteristic
Great deal
Fair amount
Only a little
Not at all
March 7-10, 2013
34%
29%
26%
10%
March 8-11, 2012
35%
30%
26%
8%
March 3-6, 2011
40%
29%
22%
9%
March 4-7, 2010
41%
29%
24%
6%
March 6-9, 2008
40%
33%
20%
7%
March 11-14, 2007
41%
32%
19%
7%
March 13-16, 2006
45%
31%
18%
6%
March 7-10, 2005
41%
27%
25%
7%
March 8-11, 2004
42%
28%
22%
8%
March 24-25, 2003
49%
30%
16%
5%
March 4-7, 2002
49%
26%
20%
5%
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The source poses the question as follows: "Next, I'm going to read a list of problems facing the country. For each one, please tell me if you personally worry about this problem a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or not at all? How much do you personally worry about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.?"
The source does not specify the number of respondents for each year. The source does not provide accurat information about the age of respondents.
The source does not provide results for 2009.
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Gallup. (April 1, 2013). How worried are you about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257613/fear-of-terrorist-attacks-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "How worried are you about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.?." Chart. April 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257613/fear-of-terrorist-attacks-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2013). How worried are you about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257613/fear-of-terrorist-attacks-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "How Worried Are You about The Possibility of Future Terrorist Attacks in The U.S.?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257613/fear-of-terrorist-attacks-in-the-united-states/
Gallup, How worried are you about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257613/fear-of-terrorist-attacks-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
How worried are you about the possibility of future terrorist attacks in the U.S.? [Graph], Gallup, April 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257613/fear-of-terrorist-attacks-in-the-united-states/
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