32%
Percentage of U.S. parents of children in K–12 schools who say they are very or extremely worried about a shooting ever happening at their child’s school. Overall, mothers (39%) are more likely to say they are very or extremely worried than fathers (24%).
50%
Percentage of U.S. Hispanic parents who say they are very or extremely worried about the possibility of a shooting at their child’s school, compared with 40% of Black parents, 35% of Asian parents, and 22% of White parents. Meanwhile, 49% of low-income parents say they are very or extremely worried that such an event might happen at their child’s school, compared with 26% of middle-income parents and 19% of upper-income parents.
63%
Percentage of American parents who say that improving mental health screening and treatment would be very or extremely effective in preventing school shootings—70% of Democratic parents and 55% of Republican parents. Meanwhile, 61% of Republican parents said that having armed security personnel stationed in schools would be very or extremely effective, compared with 38% of Democratic parents.
67%
Percentage of Republican parents who say that banning assault-style weapons would do little or nothing to prevent school shootings, compared with 67% of Democratic parents who think it would be very or extremely effective. However, Republican mothers (25%) are more likely than Republican fathers (12%) to agree that banning these weapons would be very or extremely effective.
