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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 |
| AK | 2% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 15% | 68% | 952 | ±3 |
| AL | 2% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 10% | 77% | 886 | ±3 |
| AR | 3% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 75% | 799 | ±4 |
| AZ | 2% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 69% | 1000 | ±3 |
| CA | 2% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 71% | 6636 | ±1 |
| CO | 3% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 67% | 1777 | ±2 |
| CT | 1% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 72% | 1628 | ±2 |
| DC | 4% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 14% | 57% | 1133 | ±3 |
| DE | 1% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 71% | 1113 | ±3 |
| FL | 3% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 71% | 3146 | ±2 |
| GA | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 69% | 1569 | ±3 |
| HI | 2% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 75% | 1207 | ±3 |
| IA | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 11% | 76% | 1583 | ±2 |
| ID | 2% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 72% | 1051 | ±3 |
| IL | 2% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 71% | 2595 | ±2 |
| IN | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 83% | 1330 | ±3 |
| KS | 2% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 11% | 68% | 1162 | ±3 |
| KY | 2% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 70% | 1281 | ±3 |
| LA | 2% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 74% | 855 | ±3 |
| MA | 1% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 10% | 71% | 1297 | ±3 |
| MD | 2% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 71% | 1777 | ±2 |
| ME | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 70% | 1535 | ±3 |
| MI | 1% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 11% | 75% | 2012 | ±2 |
| MN | 1% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 72% | 2006 | ±2 |
| MO | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 74% | 1313 | ±3 |
| MS | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 78% | 777 | ±4 |
| MT | 2% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 11% | 69% | 790 | ±4 |
| NC | 2% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 75% | 1647 | ±2 |
| ND | 2% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 71% | 1082 | ±3 |
| NE | 2% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 71% | 1171 | ±3 |
| NH | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 67% | 1847 | ±2 |
| NJ | 2% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 11% | 73% | 1513 | ±3 |
| NM | 3% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 11% | 65% | 630 | ±4 |
| NV | 4% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 12% | 63% | 1200 | ±3 |
| NY | 3% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 9% | 71% | 3484 | ±2 |
| OH | 2% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 9% | 74% | 2340 | ±2 |
| OK | 2% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 12% | 70% | 953 | ±3 |
| OR | 2% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 13% | 65% | 1233 | ±3 |
| PA | 2% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 74% | 2492 | ±2 |
| RI | 2% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 75% | 1425 | ±3 |
| SC | 1% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 77% | 1095 | ±3 |
| SD | 2% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 78% | 1426 | ±3 |
| TN | 3% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 9% | 75% | 1150 | ±3 |
| TX | 2% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 10% | 75% | 4183 | ±2 |
| UT | 3% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 13% | 66% | 929 | ±3 |
| VA | 1% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 73% | 1808 | ±2 |
| VT | 3% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 13% | 65% | 1240 | ±3 |
| WA | 2% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 14% | 66% | 1458 | ±3 |
| WI | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 73% | 1675 | ±2 |
| WV | 3% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 76% | 1042 | ±3 |
| WY | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 12% | 74% | 1122 | ±3 |
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.