Table 8 Personal willingness to engage in political violence, by type of violence
In a situation where you think force or violence is justified to advance an important political objective…How willing would you personally be to use force or violence in each of these ways? | Respondents | Estimated N of adults in USA | |
|---|---|---|---|
Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | N (95% CI) (in millions) | |
Political violence is never justifieda | 1852 | 21.6 (20.6, 22.6) | 55.7 (53.2, 58.3) |
To damage property | |||
Not willing | 5911 | 67.0 (65.8, 68.1) | 173 (170.1, 176) |
Somewhat willing | 599 | 7.7 (7.0, 8.4) | 19.9 (18.2, 21.7) |
Very willing | 127 | 1.9 (1.6, 2.3) | 5.0 (4.0, 6.0) |
Completely willing | 80 | 1.1 (0.8, 1.3) | 2.8 (2.1, 3.5) |
Non-response | 51 | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) | 1.8 (1.3, 2.3) |
To threaten or intimidate a person | |||
Not willing | 6016 | 68.1 (67.0, 69.2) | 175.9 (173, 178.9) |
Somewhat willing | 553 | 7.4 (6.7, 8.1) | 19.1 (17.4, 20.9) |
Very willing | 77 | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 3.2 (2.4, 4.0) |
Completely willing | 66 | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 2.4 (1.7, 3.1) |
Non-response | 56 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.0) | 2.0 (1.4, 2.5) |
To injure a person | |||
Not willing | 6110 | 69.4 (68.3, 70.5) | 179.3 (176.4, 182.1) |
Somewhat willing | 447 | 6.0 (5.4, 6.6) | 15.5 (13.9, 17.1) |
Very willing | 82 | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) | 3.3 (2.5, 4.1) |
Completely willing | 63 | 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) | 2.3 (1.7, 2.9) |
Non-response | 66 | 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) | 2.2 (1.6, 2.8) |
To kill a person | |||
Not willing | 6300 | 72.1 (71.0, 73.2) | 186.2 (183.4, 189.0) |
Somewhat willing | 253 | 3.4 (2.9, 3.9) | 8.8 (7.6, 10.1) |
Very willing | 80 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) | 3.0 (2.2, 3.7) |
Completely willing | 79 | 1.0 (0.7, 1.2) | 2.5 (1.9, 3.1) |
Non-response | 56 | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 2.1 (1.5, 2.7) |