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 violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics is responsible for these shootings. In January 2011, 31 percent of respondents said violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics was to blame a "great deal" for these shootings. In 2013, 32 percent of respondents said the same.
How much do you think violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics 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 violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272958/survey-on-violence-in-media-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How much do you think violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?." Chart. September 20, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272958/survey-on-violence-in-media-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. (2013). How much do you think violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272958/survey-on-violence-in-media-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How Much Do You Think Violence in Movies, Video Games, and Music Lyrics 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/272958/survey-on-violence-in-media-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup, How much do you think violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272958/survey-on-violence-in-media-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
How much do you think violence in movies, video games, and music lyrics 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/272958/survey-on-violence-in-media-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
