Certainty and feeling threatened by disagreement, 2015 vs 2022
Percent of U.S. adults who agree (strongly + somewhat), 2015 and 2022 (in percent)
Key finding
- Confident belief has very little chance of being wrong: 44%
- My ideas are usually better than others': 31%
- Feel threatened when others disagree on topics close to heart: 25%
Source: Barna Group, New Data Shed Light on Polarization in America · Online surveys of 2,001 U.S. adults (June 2022) and 1,025 U.S. adults (April 29-May 1, 2015). Article published 2023-06-29.
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What does this statistic show?
Confident belief has very little chance of being wrong: 44%. My ideas are usually better than others': 31%. Feel threatened when others disagree on topics close to heart: 25%.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2022. Source: Barna Group, New Data Shed Light on Polarization in America (https://www.barna.com/research/polarization-2015-2022/).
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