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Ipsos poll: 9/11 still ranks as Americans' top historic memory 25 years later

A new Ipsos survey finds about half of U.S. adults still name the Sept. 11 attacks among the most important events of their lifetime, even as younger generations point more to COVID-19.

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What to know

  • About half of U.S. adults still name the Sept. 11 attacks among the most important historic events of their lifetime, more than cite COVID-19 (31%) or recent presidential elections, per a new Ipsos poll.
  • Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults plans to actively commemorate Friday's 25th anniversary, despite two-thirds saying the attacks affected the country 'a great deal.'
  • Generational memory is shifting: under-35 adults are more likely to cite COVID-19 than 9/11, and about 6 in 10 born after the attacks say they first learned about them in school.

“It always seems like there's something in history that changes the way people think”

Clara Kiel, Poll interviewee, retired secretary · Associated Press via Philadelphia Inquirer ↗ · Sep 9

Kevin Noel Poll interviewee, 9/11 witnessClara Kiel Poll interviewee, 88-year-old retireeIpsos Polling organizationGallup Polling organization

Ipsos poll: 9/11 still ranks as Americans' top historic memory 25 years later
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    AP wire report republished across outlets ahead of anniversary

    The AP's polling report was picked up by multiple outlets, including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Mercury News and Los Angeles Times, ahead of Friday's 25th anniversary.

    • A new poll finds that the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are still among the most significant events in many Americans' lives.

      ianhillmedia@threads.netMastodon13d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Witnesses describe private, personal ways of marking the day

    Individuals quoted in the AP report, including a man who was near the World Trade Center that morning and an 88-year-old who watched the attacks on TV, describe planning to reflect privately rather than attend public commemorations.

    “Every Sept. 11, I just — it's a traumatic day for me where I just go silent…”
    — Kevin Noel
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    Few Americans plan to mark the 25th anniversary — Despite 9/11's outsized place in collective memory, the Ipsos poll finds only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults plans to do something to commemorate Friday's 25th anniversary.

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    Gallup and Pew data add context on lasting impact and awareness — Separate Gallup polling finds about 3 in 10 U.S. adults say they permanently changed how they live because of the attacks; a Pew Research Center poll finds about 6 in 10 adults born after 9/11 first learned about it in school.

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    Poll shows generational split between 9/11 and COVID-19 — Younger Americans under 35 are far more likely to name COVID-19 (about half) than 9/11 (about one-third) as a defining event, while adults 65 and older most often cite 9/11, followed by JFK's assassination, space expeditions and Vietnam.

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    Ipsos poll finds 9/11 still Americans' top-cited historic event — A new Ipsos poll asked U.S. adults in an open-ended question to name the most important historic events of their lifetime; about half named the Sept. 11 attacks, more than cited the COVID-19 pandemic or the elections of Obama and Trump.

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  1. 3 outlets Sept. 11 ranks among the most historic events in many Americans' lifetimes, polling shows

    first by Los Angeles Times, 13d ago · also Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer