The poll surveyed 1,000 Americans between June 30th and July 10th. It had a margin of error of 3.1%. The sample included people from different age groups, genders, regions, education levels, and political parties. Nearly half of respondents correctly defined genocide as the destruction of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group. Most felt religious and ethnic groups were most at risk of genocide globally. The majority said they were concerned about genocide due to moral principles and sympathy for victims. International bodies were seen as bearing most responsibility for preventing or stopping genocide by 43% of respondents.

1. EXPANDED FINDINGS

2. METHODOLOGY
Between June 30th - July 10th, PSB conducted 1,000 telephone interviews
among U.S. General Population
Audience Sample Size Margin of Error
All - U.S. General Population 1,000 +/- 3.10%
Young – 18 to 34 226 +/- 6.52%
Age Middle – 35 to 54 389 +/- 4.97%
Older – 55+ 385 +/- 4.99%
Male 474 +/- 4.50%
Gender
Female 526 +/- 4.27%
Northeast 180 +/- 7.30%
Midwest 204 +/- 6.86%
Region
South 390 +/- 4.96%
West 226 +/- 6.52%
Non-college graduates 539 +/- 4.22%
Education
College graduates 441 +/- 4.67%
Democrat 385 +/- 4.99%
Party Independent 260 +/- 6.08%
Republican 219 +/-6.62%
2

3. METHODOLOGY
This poll is based on telephone interviews conducted from June 30th through July 10th with 1,000 U.S
general population (age 18+). The margin of error for this poll was 3.1%. Below is a description of
PSB’s sampling approach:
PSB’s sampling approach utilizes industry best-practices – reaching a high-quality, random, and
demographically-representative sample of the U.S. general population, acquired by contacting
both landline and cellphone telephone numbers.
The landline telephone sample for this poll was selected using the Genesys system, which produces
random digit dialing (RDD) numbers. This system uses various geographic and demographic
criteria* to determine area codes and exchanges, and then randomizes the final 4 digits to form a
complete telephone number. This process ensures that both listed and unlisted numbers are
included in the sample.
To enhance coverage and to account for the growing number of cellphone-only households, the
landline telephone sample was supplemented with cellular phone numbers, reached through the
random dialing of cellphone numbers – allowing for a proper ratio of landline-only, cellphone-
only and dual phone users For this poll, 75% of the interviews were conducted by landline and
25% were conducted by cell phone.
All numbers were checked against known inaccurate or business numbers to improve accuracy.
*Note that the geographic or demographic criteria utilized by this system were based on U.S. Census
data and PRIZM cluster categorization, updated quarterly along with geographic exchange
information.
3

4. GENOCIDE AND SYRIA ARE NOT TOP
CONCERNS
In your opinion, what are the
2-3 most important U.S. foreign
Non- Coll.-
policy, global issues today? All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
MULTIPLE RESPONSES PERMITTED
(UP TO 3)
War in Afghanistan 24 23 21 27 19 28 22 27 23 23 25 22 27 25 19
European economy 23 20 24 23 28 18 29 26 19 21 17 29 23 25 21
Human rights 22 25 21 22 18 26 18 23 22 26 24 20 28 25 10
Counterterrorism 19 16 18 21 19 19 17 21 19 17 19 18 16 18 26
Middle East 19 17 22 16 21 17 17 17 21 19 14 24 15 18 27
China 19 20 22 16 24 15 16 18 22 18 17 22 17 21 22
Iran 16 18 15 17 22 11 16 15 16 19 15 18 12 17 25
Nuclear arms control 16 18 18 14 15 17 19 12 16 18 18 15 19 15 11
Prevention of mass atrocities and
13 14 14 12 9 17 17 13 11 14 14 12 14 14 11
genocide
Free trade 11 9 13 10 12 10 13 18 9 7 10 12 10 10 11
Syrian uprising 10 8 8 12 9 10 9 11 7 12 9 11 12 8 11
North Korea 10 9 13 7 10 9 8 9 9 12 10 10 10 11 10
Russia 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 5 3 3 5 7
Other foreign policy issues 8 7 7 11 9 8 11 3 11 7 7 10 8 8 7
4

5. DEATH, MASS-KILLING, MURDER AND THE
HOLOCAUST ARE TOP OF MIND
ASSOCIATIONS WITH GENOCIDE
TOP OF MIND
ASSOCIATION
What’s the first word that
comes to mind when
thinking of genocide?
Showing All – No words
excluded
Under 35 Over 55
5

6. NEARLY 1 IN 2 ARE ABLE TO
CORRECTLY DEFINE GENOCIDE
Which of the following best Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
describes genocide? Coll. Educ.
Destruction of a racial, ethnic,
46 55 48 39 48 44 42 46 44 53 40 55 45 50 43
religious or national group
Mass killing of civilians 33 27 32 37 35 31 38 29 34 29 35 30 33 30 37
Widespread human rights abuses 8 5 7 11 5 11 7 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 10
Large scale war crimes 5 7 6 4 7 4 6 6 6 4 7 4 6 5 4
Other 5 3 5 5 3 6 6 7 4 3 5 3 5 4 2
6

7. RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS SEEN AS
MOST LIKELY VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE
Which of the following kinds of
groups are most likely to be victims
Non- Coll.-
of genocide or mass atrocities in All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
any part of the world? MULTIPLE
RESPONSES PERMITTED (UP TO 3)
Religious groups 59 60 61 57 62 57 56 56 62 58 57 62 55 58 68
Ethnic groups 53 50 54 53 54 52 56 56 47 57 45 62 52 58 58
Racial groups 45 48 46 41 41 48 47 45 44 43 44 46 49 42 43
Political groups 23 19 21 27 24 22 18 21 26 22 23 22 24 20 24
Gay/homosexual groups 21 27 19 20 16 26 19 20 23 22 26 15 26 22 12
Economic classes 19 17 23 17 19 20 21 24 16 20 20 18 18 21 16
Physically or mentally disabled
11 10 11 11 7 14 9 12 9 12 12 9 12 9 7
groups
7

8. MAJORITY CONCERNED ABOUT GENOCIDE
BECAUSE OF MORAL PRINCIPLES AND
SYMPATHY FOR VICTIMS
When you hear about
genocide or mass atrocities, Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
how much does it concern Coll. Educ.
you personally?
TOTAL CONCERNED 86 83 86 88 86 87 87 87 84 89 85 89 90 85 86
TOTAL NOT CONCERNED 13 15 13 11 14 12 12 13 14 10 13 10 9 14 13
Don’t know 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1
[If Concerned] Which of the
following are reasons why
you become concerned Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
when you hear about N=862 N=187 N=335 N=340 N=405 N=457 N=157 N=178 N=327 N=200
Coll. Educ.
N=345 N=221 N=188
genocide or mass atrocities? N=456 N=393
MULTIPLE RESPONSES
PERMITTED
Moral principles 75 75 78 73 76 75 75 74 75 78 71 81 72 80 75
Sympathy for victims 70 67 72 69 65 74 72 76 67 68 70 70 68 75 66
Risk of conflict spreading 50 51 52 48 47 53 52 44 49 56 54 46 48 56 45
National security 39 39 37 40 35 41 34 36 43 36 45 32 39 40 40
Victims are of the same
ethnicity, background, or 37 40 35 37 34 40 34 35 40 36 43 31 40 33 35
religion as me
Economic implications 33 29 33 36 30 37 29 35 34 34 37 30 35 31 32
8

9. MAJORITY FAMILIAR WITH 7 OF 8
GENOCIDES – ARMENIA THE EXCEPTION
How familiar are you with the
Non- Coll.-
following cases of mass atrocities? All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
Showing Total Familiar
Holocaust (1933-1945) 91 91 92 90 93 91 90 95 91 91 89 95 88 96 95
Syria (2011 – Present) 73 61 75 80 78 69 73 72 72 76 69 79 74 75 75
Rwanda (1994) 70 63 75 70 73 68 73 74 67 71 62 80 71 73 69
Bosnia (1995) 69 48 78 74 76 63 73 73 66 69 62 79 64 77 72
Libya (2011) 67 59 66 74 74 61 68 65 66 71 63 73 68 70 69
Darfur, Sudan (2003-2010) 65 58 67 68 67 64 67 70 63 65 58 74 67 69 63
Cambodia (1975-1979) 62 42 59 77 64 60 63 65 61 60 56 68 62 69 58
Armenia (1915-1923) 29 25 28 33 35 25 33 27 25 36 23 36 31 30 27
9

10. INTERNATIONAL BODIES SEEN AS MOST
RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING OR
STOPPING GENOCIDE
When there is a risk of genocide or
mass atrocities, who do you think is Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
most responsible for preventing or Coll. Educ.
stopping them?
International bodies (e.g. United
Nations, NATO, EU, African Union, 43 33 44 46 42 43 49 37 42 44 40 45 49 46 33
etc)
Countries directly involved in the
31 35 34 25 31 31 30 38 31 25 30 32 27 34 35
conflict
Neighboring countries to where the
10 12 7 11 10 9 6 9 11 11 11 9 10 9 11
conflict is taking place
United States 8 11 5 8 8 7 5 6 8 10 8 7 7 4 11
Non-governmental organizations
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
(e.g. Red Cross, Oxfam)
10

11. ONLY 1 IN 5 ARE FAMILIAR WITH
“RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT”
Are you familiar with the
Non- Coll.-
“Responsibility to All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
Protect” initiative?
Yes 21 21 18 23 23 18 24 15 20 24 23 18 23 20 20
No 77 79 79 73 73 80 73 84 78 72 74 79 75 78 76
Don’t know 2 0 3 4 3 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 2 2 4
Given this statement, how
effective do you think the
international community is Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
at protecting civilians from Coll. Educ.
genocide or mass
atrocities?
TOTAL EFFECTIVE 43 59 39 39 40 46 45 40 47 39 47 39 52 38 33
TOTAL NOT EFFECTIVE 55 39 58 60 58 51 53 60 51 57 49 60 46 62 65
Don’t know 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 0 3 4 3 1 2 1 2
11

12. 1 IN 3 SAY MILITARY INTERVENTION WOULD
BE EFFECTIVE IN STOPPING GENOCIDE
1 in 3 also say education would be effective in preventing genocide
In your opinion, what methods or
efforts would be most effective in
preventing and/or stopping Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
genocide or mass atrocities? Coll. Educ.
MULTIPLE RESPONSES PERMITTED
(UP TO 2)
Military intervention 33 32 40 28 40 28 30 34 35 32 33 34 31 33 41
Education of populace in tolerance 31 42 29 28 24 38 33 32 30 32 31 32 30 35 28
Arresting perpetrators 30 26 36 28 31 30 35 32 30 25 33 27 27 30 34
Diplomatic negotiations 21 18 19 24 17 25 21 20 21 21 22 20 25 22 19
Economic sanctions 21 18 20 25 25 18 21 20 21 24 18 26 22 20 23
Humanitarian relief 14 14 12 15 9 18 14 15 11 17 12 15 16 12 12
Development assistance 11 15 9 10 10 11 13 13 8 12 9 12 13 11 8
None of the above 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 2 5 2 3 2 3 3 1
12

13. 2 IN 3 FEEL GENOCIDE IS PREVENTABLE
AND EDUCATION CAN HELP
Do you think that genocide is Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
preventable? Coll. Educ.
Yes 66 69 69 63 68 65 63 64 65 73 68 65 74 62 61
No 29 27 29 29 30 28 32 32 30 21 27 30 21 33 34
Don’t know 5 4 2 8 2 7 5 3 5 6 4 5 4 5 5
13

14. 25% SAY THE U.S. SHOULD ENGAGE IF A
GOVERNMENT ITSELF IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CIVILIAN DEATHS
Thinking generally about various
Non- Coll.-
acts against civilians, when should All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
the U.S. engage in conflict?
When there are large scale human
28 31 29 26 26 30 27 29 28 29 26 32 31 27 26
rights abuses
When a government itself is
25 25 26 25 27 23 23 27 26 23 28 22 25 25 26
responsible for mass civilians deaths
When there are large numbers of
16 18 17 12 14 17 16 17 14 17 17 14 16 15 16
members of a group killed
When there is a reasonable chance
11 11 8 13 10 11 13 10 11 9 11 11 10 10 12
of success
Other 16 13 16 16 18 13 18 13 17 14 14 17 14 17 14
14

15. MAJORITY SAYS THE U.S. SHOULD
PREVENT OR STOP MASS ATROCITIES IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD
Do you think the U.S. should
prevent or stop genocide or mass Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
atrocities from occurring in Coll. Educ.
another part of the world?
Yes 69 73 71 64 73 65 71 71 65 72 69 69 72 67 67
No 25 21 24 28 21 28 24 21 28 23 25 24 23 27 23
Don’t know 6 6 5 8 6 7 6 9 6 5 6 7 5 7 10
15

16. AMERICANS ARE UNCERTAIN IN WHICH
CASES U.S. SHOULD ABSOLUTELY ENGAGE
Are there any cases in which the
U.S. should absolutely engage in Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
the various ways mentioned earlier Coll. Educ.
in the survey?
Mass killings 14 18 13 11 12 15 11 17 14 12 15 12 12 12 18
Genocide 11 13 13 8 14 8 13 9 11 10 8 15 12 12 10
Crimes against humanity 11 9 10 13 9 12 13 10 10 12 11 11 12 14 6
Severe and widespread human
10 9 11 10 9 11 9 9 11 10 10 10 13 8 7
rights abuses
Mass atrocities 9 9 10 9 10 9 9 10 8 10 9 9 10 10 10
Ethnic cleansing 7 5 9 6 8 6 7 9 8 5 6 8 5 9 9
Dictatorship 6 6 5 6 6 5 3 7 5 7 8 3 7 4 5
War Crimes 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 5
Other 16 12 15 18 16 16 17 15 16 16 17 15 14 17 16
None of the above 7 9 5 9 7 7 7 4 8 8 7 7 6 7 7
16

17. OVER 3 IN 4 SUPPORT U.S. TAKING
MILITARY ACTION TO STOP GENOCIDES
Of those who support, less than a third would reconsider if U.S.
soldiers died in military action
Do you support or oppose the U.S.
Non- Coll.-
taking military action to stop All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
genocide or mass atrocities?
TOTAL SUPPORT 78 79 80 76 80 76 70 81 79 80 80 77 77 75 85
TOTAL OPPOSE 18 19 17 20 17 20 26 17 17 17 18 20 20 21 12
Don’t know 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 4
[If support] Would your answer
Non- Coll.-
change if you knew that at least All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
Coll. Educ.
100 U.S. soldiers would die in N=776 N=178 N=309 N=289 N=375 N=401 N=125 N=164 N=307 N=180 N=299 N=196 N=185
N=428 N=336
military action?
Yes 31 31 30 34 26 36 30 31 32 31 34 28 32 35 24
No 62 62 65 58 67 56 60 61 62 63 59 65 62 58 69
Don’t know 7 7 5 9 6 7 10 8 6 6 7 6 7 7 6
17

18. MORE THAN HALF SAY A MULTILATERAL
APPROACH IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MILITARY
STRATEGY IN STOPPING GENOCIDE
In your opinion, which military
strategies are most effective in Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
stopping genocide or mass Coll. Educ.
atrocities?
Multilateral action – U.S. and
several other countries combining 53 56 53 51 51 54 53 54 53 50 52 54 51 50 58
efforts
Military action facilitated entirely by
international bodies like the United 27 26 28 27 27 27 27 28 25 30 25 30 31 31 20
Nations
Unilateral action – U.S. taking
charge alone, even if it is not
10 10 10 10 14 6 8 8 12 10 11 9 8 11 13
supported by international bodies
like the United Nations
None of the above 5 4 5 7 4 6 6 4 6 5 6 4 5 5 4
Other 3 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
18

19. OVER HALF ARE CONVINCED THAT U.S.
SHOULD HAVE OR SHOULD TAKE ACTION
IN SPECIFIC INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS
Thinking about past and more
recent international conflicts,
how convinced are you that the Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
U.S. should have taken military Coll. Educ.
action in the following cases?
Showing Convinced
Bosnia (1995) 63 51 70 65 71 57 61 65 63 64 58 69 62 67 63
Rwanda (1994) 62 64 68 56 66 59 61 68 60 63 59 67 64 63 62
Darfur, Sudan (2003-2010) 60 64 62 55 63 57 58 65 58 60 61 59 59 63 62
Libya (2011) 59 64 58 59 61 58 58 62 57 63 59 60 64 56 60
Syria (2011 – Present) 55 56 59 52 57 54 54 55 54 61 59 52 57 53 58
19

20. THERE IS SUPPORT FOR U.S.
ACTIONS IN SYRIA
Which of the following actions by
the U.S. government would you Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
support to stop atrocities in Syria? Coll. Educ.
MULTIPLE RESPONSES PERMITTED
Helping refugees to flee the violence 63 61 65 61 62 63 62 64 62 64 62 64 64 65 58
Freezing trade except for food and
59 51 64 59 59 60 57 57 59 63 55 65 59 60 62
medicine for the victims
Sending U.S. ground forces but only
55 49 60 54 52 59 52 59 53 59 55 57 59 60 52
as part of an international force
Air strikes on government and
44 39 50 41 50 39 37 49 45 43 47 41 37 48 51
military targets
Sending U.S. ground forces to
38 48 38 32 36 40 34 35 40 40 46 29 42 38 33
protect civilians
Providing arms for rebels to defend
32 26 33 35 35 29 34 31 28 40 31 34 33 34 29
themselves
No action 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 5 7 6 6 7 4 7 8
20

21. THERE IS SUPPORT FOR U.S.
ACTIONS IN SUDAN
Which of the following actions by
the U.S. government would you Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Old. Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
support to stop atrocities in Sudan? Coll. Educ.
MULTIPLE RESPONSES PERMITTED
Helping refugees to flee the violence 61 58 64 59 60 62 57 65 60 62 59 64 62 64 58
Freezing trade except for food and
57 49 62 57 57 57 52 57 57 61 55 61 57 59 57
medicine for the victims
Sending U.S. ground forces but only
56 48 63 54 55 57 56 59 54 57 55 59 58 62 54
as part of an international force
Air strikes on government and
40 33 48 36 47 34 34 46 39 41 41 39 36 43 45
military targets
Sending U.S. ground forces to
38 49 38 30 35 40 35 35 38 41 43 32 38 37 37
protect civilians
Providing arms for rebels to defend
27 19 30 29 30 25 29 28 23 32 27 28 26 30 26
themselves
No action 6 6 6 8 7 6 6 5 8 5 6 7 4 8 5
21

22. POWER AND POLITICS ARE CONSIDERED
MOST SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF GENOCIDE
In your opinion, what causes Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
genocide? MULTIPLE RESPONSES N=684 N=171 N=282 N=231 N=338 N=346 N=135 N=146 N=275 N=128
Coll. Educ.
N=259 N=176 N=148
PERMITTED N=365 N=308
Power and politics 52 54 55 47 55 50 48 55 51 55 51 54 52 52 52
Ignorance 50 51 50 49 44 55 53 48 51 48 51 49 51 51 43
Religious and/or ethnic differences 45 39 47 46 44 45 39 51 43 48 48 41 44 43 49
Intolerance 36 37 39 31 33 39 39 42 31 35 33 40 36 39 36
Other 12 12 11 11 10 13 13 14 9 11 10 13 12 9 13
22

23. GENOCIDE IS A CURRENT CONCERN AND IS
SEEN AS MORE LIKELY IN TOUGH
ECONOMIC TIMES
Which of the following is closer to Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
your view? Coll. Educ.
Genocide is still very much a concern
94 93 95 94 94 94 94 96 94 93 92 97 94 95 94
and could occur today
Genocide is a thing of the past; it is
4 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 5 6 6 2 5 4 4
unlikely to happen in current times
Don't know 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
Non- Coll.-
Which of the following is closer to All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
Coll. Educ.
your view? N=522 N=129 N=233 N=160 N=263 N=259 N=98 N=131 N=233 N=60 N=190 N=140 N=118
N=285 N=229
Genocides are more likely to occur
57 64 57 50 56 58 59 58 55 57 54 61 61 63 47
during tough economic times
Genocides are equally likely to occur
during tough economic times and 38 32 38 43 38 37 32 38 40 38 40 34 34 34 47
when the economy is doing well
Don’t know 6 5 5 7 6 5 9 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 6
23

24. WE HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO
STOP AND PREVENT
Which of the following is closer to Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
your view? Coll. Educ.
Nations have a moral obligation to
prevent and take action during large-
scale atrocities, even if this means 73 72 77 70 78 69 69 82 70 75 71 78 74 78 74
violating a country’s national
sovereignty
The international community should
respect a country’s national
sovereignty at all times and not 22 24 19 25 18 26 27 17 25 19 24 19 22 20 21
intervene, even during large-scale
atrocities
Don’t know 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 1 5 6 5 3 4 3 5
Which of the following is closer to your Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
view? Coll. Educ.
Genocide occurs mainly because
political or military leaders order or 63 58 69 60 65 61 59 69 59 67 57 71 64 64 63
encourage people to kill
Genocide occurs mainly because
ordinary people from different groups
31 37 26 33 29 33 34 26 35 27 37 25 31 32 29
hate each other so much that they
decide to kill each other
Don’t know 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 5 5 6 6 4 5 3 7
24

25. MAJORITY BELIEVES IT IS IN U.S.’ NATIONAL SECURITY
INTEREST TO PREVENT OR RESPOND IN THE EVENT
OF GENOCIDE OR MASS ATROCITIES
Do you think it is in the U.S.’
national security interest to Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
prevent or respond in the event Coll. Educ.
of genocide or mass atrocity?
Yes 71 77 70 69 68 75 66 78 69 74 77 65 74 64 76
No 23 18 25 24 27 19 27 17 26 20 18 29 21 32 18
Don’t know 6 5 5 6 5 7 7 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 6
25

26. 76% BELIEVE EDUCATION CAN HELP
PREVENT FUTURE ATROCITIES
Do you think that education
Non- Coll.-
about the history of genocide can All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
help prevent future atrocities?
Yes 76 83 76 72 73 79 75 76 76 77 78 75 84 73 70
No 21 15 22 24 26 17 22 22 21 19 19 22 14 23 27
Don’t know 3 2 2 4 2 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 3
26

27. MAJORITY SAYS THE PRESIDENT NEEDS
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL TO TAKE MILITARY
ACTION IN THE EVENT OF GENOCIDE
Do you think the President of the
United States needs Congress’s Non- Coll.-
All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W Dem. Ind. Rep.
approval to take military action N=765 N=180 N=311 N=265 N=372 N=384 N=146 N=165 N=290 N=155 Coll. Educ. N=334 N=284 N=197
in the event of genocide or mass N=408 N=334
atrocities?
Yes 69 73 69 64 71 66 65 72 70 65 65 73 56 76 82
No 28 24 28 31 26 30 29 27 27 30 31 25 40 22 17
Don’t know 3 2 3 5 3 4 6 1 3 5 4 2 4 3 1
27

28. MAJORITY IS UNCERTAIN IF ICC IS
EFFECTIVE
Based on what you know
about the ICC, do you
Non- Coll.-
think that having a court All Young Mid. Older Male Fem. NE MW S W
Coll. Educ.
Dem. Ind. Rep.
like the ICC is effective at
preventing genocide?
Yes 34 46 30 33 37 33 36 32 36 33 37 32 41 31 29
No 50 44 54 49 53 48 47 56 48 50 47 54 44 54 56
Don’t know 16 10 16 18 11 20 17 11 16 17 16 14 14 15 15
28