Table 1 Description of study sample, N = 8620
From: Social network size and endorsement of political violence in the US
Unweighted No. | Weighted % | Weighted 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 8620 | 100 | -- |
Age | |||
18–29 | 924 | 20.1 | (18.9–21.3) |
30–44 | 1921 | 25.6 | (24.6–26.7) |
45–59 | 2027 | 23.9 | (22.9–24.9) |
60+ | 3748 | 30.4 | (29.5–31.4) |
Sex | |||
Female | 4373 | 51.5 | (50.4–52.7) |
Male | 4247 | 48.5 | (47.3–49.6) |
Race and ethnicitya | |||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 231 | 2.7 | (2.3–3.2) |
Asian Indian | 66 | 1.1 | (0.9–1.5) |
Black or African American | 936 | 12.9 | (12.0-13.8) |
Chinese | 138 | 2.1 | (1.7–2.5) |
Filipino | 69 | 0.9 | (0.7–1.2) |
Guamanian | 4 | < 0.1 | (< 0.1–0.1) |
Hawaiian | 14 | 0.2 | (0.0-0.4) |
Hispanic | 1084 | 16.9 | (15.9–17.9) |
Japanese | 63 | 0.7 | (0.5-1.0) |
Korean | 39 | 0.6 | (0.4–0.8) |
Other Asian | 40 | 0.9 | (0.6–1.2) |
Other Pacific Islander | 5 | < 0.1 | (< 0.1–0.2) |
Samoan | 8 | < 0.1 | (< 0.1–0.2) |
Some other race | 162 | 2.6 | (2.2–3.1) |
Vietnamese | 18 | 0.3 | (0.2–0.5) |
White | 7,015 | 75.5 | (74.4–76.7) |
Household income | |||
Less than $10,000 | 272 | 3.9 | (3.4–4.4) |
$10,000 to $24,999 | 745 | 9 | (8.3–9.7) |
$25,000 to $49,999 | 1469 | 17.0 | (16.1–17.9) |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 1414 | 16.3 | (15.5–17.2) |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1214 | 13.2 | (12.4–14.0) |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 1500 | 17.9 | (17.0-18.8) |
$150,000 or more | 2006 | 22.8 | (21.8–23.8) |
Education | |||
No high school or GED | 542 | 9.5 | (8.7–10.3) |
High school or GED | 2,158 | 28.3 | (27.2–29.4) |
Some college or associates | 2,362 | 27.1 | (26.0-28.1) |
Bachelor’s degree | 1,951 | 19.7 | (18.8–20.6) |
Master’s degree or higher | 1,605 | 15.4 | (14.7–16.2) |
Employment status | |||
Working full-time | 3888 | 48.0 | (46.8–49.2) |
Working part-time | 1132 | 14.3 | (13.4–15.2) |
Not working | 3600 | 37.7 | (36.6–38.9) |
Political party affiliation | |||
Strong Republican | 1436 | 15.4 | (14.6–16.2) |
Not strong Republican | 925 | 10.5 | (9.8–11.2) |
Leans Republican | 1493 | 16.8 | (15.9–17.7) |
Undecided/Independent/Other | 309 | 3.9 | (3.4–4.4) |
Leans Democrat | 1716 | 21.4 | (20.4–22.5) |
Not strong Democrat | 1095 | 14.1 | (13.2–15.0) |
Strong Democrat | 1608 | 17.6 | (16.7–18.5) |
Number of strong social connections | |||
0 | 288 | 3.7 | (3.3–4.3) |
1–4 | 2830 | 34.5 | (33.3–35.6) |
5–9 | 2615 | 30.0 | (28.9–31.1) |
10–19 | 1650 | 18.3 | (17.4–19.2) |
20–49 | 755 | 7.9 | (7.3–8.5) |
50+ | 386 | 4.2 | (3.7–4.7) |
Consider non-political violence usually/always justified in one or more situationsb | |||
No | 1017 | 12.6 | (11.8–13.4) |
Yes | 7545 | 86.5 | (85.7–87.4) |
Consider political violence usually/always justified “in general” | |||
No | 8403 | 96.6 | (96.0-97.1) |
Yes | 189 | 3.0 | (2.6–3.6) |
Consider political violence usually/always justified in one or more situationsb | |||
No | 5850 | 67.2 | (66.1–68.3) |
Yes | 2770 | 32.8 | (31.7–33.9) |
Very/completely willing to personally use political violence for one or more type or target of violenceb | |||
No | 7823 | 89.3 | (88.5–90.1) |
Yes | 763 | 10.2 | (9.5–11.0) |
Very/completely willing to personally use political violence as part of a group of people who share your beliefs | |||
No | 8358 | 96.4 | (95.9–96.9) |
Yes | 200 | 2.8 | (2.4–3.2) |
Very/completely willing to personally use political violence on your own, as an individual | |||
No | 8199 | 94.4 | (93.7–94.9) |
Yes | 364 | 4.9 | (4.3–5.5) |
Very/completely willing to personally organize a group of people who share your beliefs to use political violence | |||
No | 8391 | 96.7 | (96.2–97.1) |
Yes | 175 | 2.6 | (2.2-3.0) |
Uses at least one social media platform as major source of news/informationc | |||
No | 6554 | 72.6 | (71.5–73.7) |
Yes | 2008 | 27.4 | (26.3–28.5) |
Views at least one government institution as enemyd | |||
No | 4934 | 72.0 | (70.9–73.1) |
Yes | 3603 | 28.0 | (26.9–29.1) |