This statistic displays the results of a survey of adults in Great Britain, broken down by age in 2017, regarding their opinion on an increase of the terrorism threat in the last five years. 52 percent of respondents aged 65 and older reported they believed the threat of terrorism had increased a lot during that time, compared with 32 percent of respondents aged 18-24.
Public opinion on whether or not the terrorism threat has increased in the last five years by age in Great Britain (GB) in 2017*
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* Original survey question: "In the last five years, do you think the threat of terrorism in Britain has..."
** n(18-24) = 196; n(25-49) = 722; n(50-64) = 417; n(65+) = 355
Percentage points not equaling 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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YouGov. (March 24, 2017). Public opinion on whether or not the terrorism threat has increased in the last five years by age in Great Britain (GB) in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/692679/survey-perception-of-increase-of-terrorism-threat-gb-age/
YouGov. "Public opinion on whether or not the terrorism threat has increased in the last five years by age in Great Britain (GB) in 2017*." Chart. March 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692679/survey-perception-of-increase-of-terrorism-threat-gb-age/
YouGov. (2017). Public opinion on whether or not the terrorism threat has increased in the last five years by age in Great Britain (GB) in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692679/survey-perception-of-increase-of-terrorism-threat-gb-age/
YouGov. "Public Opinion on Whether or Not The Terrorism Threat Has Increased in The Last Five Years by Age in Great Britain (Gb) in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/692679/survey-perception-of-increase-of-terrorism-threat-gb-age/
YouGov, Public opinion on whether or not the terrorism threat has increased in the last five years by age in Great Britain (GB) in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/692679/survey-perception-of-increase-of-terrorism-threat-gb-age/ (last visited July 04, 2024)
Public opinion on whether or not the terrorism threat has increased in the last five years by age in Great Britain (GB) in 2017* [Graph], YouGov, March 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/692679/survey-perception-of-increase-of-terrorism-threat-gb-age/