How often, if at all, (have you/has NAME) used the Internet to express (your/his/her) opinions about POLITICAL or COMMUNITY issues within the last 12 months – basically every day, a few times a week, a few times a month, once a month, less than once a month, or not at all?
Asked of: PES2b = 1, 2, -2, OR -3
Frequency of expressing political opinions on the internet · Asked in 2 waves, 2011–2013 · 119,956 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Waves loaded: 2011-11, 2013-11.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Basically every day | A few times a week | A few times a month | Once a month | Less than once a month | Not at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS November 2013 Civic Engagement Supplement Source variable PES3. Universe: PES2b = 1, 2, -2, OR -3 | 2013-11-17 to 2013-11-23 | mixed | 38,601 | 38,601 |
| CPS November 2011 Civic Engagement Supplement Source variable PES3. Universe: PES2b = 1, 2, -2, OR -3 | 2011-11-13 to 2011-11-19 | mixed | 81,355 | 81,355 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 2% |
| 6% |
| 5% |
| 4% |
| 10% |
| 72% |
| 81355 |
| ±0.4 |
| 18–29 | 2% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 70% | 14719 | ±0.9 |
| 30–44 | 2% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 71% | 20726 | ±0.8 |
| 45–64 | 2% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 11% | 71% | 29702 | ±0.6 |
| 65+ | 2% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 78% | 16208 | ±0.9 |
CPS November 2011 Civic Engagement Supplement · US civilian noninstitutional population 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.