[In the past 12 months,] how often did [you/[NAME] discuss political, societal, or local issues with friends or family?
Asked of: PRSUPINT = 1
Discussed political or local issues with friends or family · Asked in 4 waves, 2017–2023 · 216,133 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Waves loaded: 2017-09, 2019-09, 2021-09, 2023-09.
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 September 2023 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES2. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2023-09-17 to 2023-09-26 | mixed | 47,734 | 47,734 |
| CPS September 2021 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES2. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2021-09-19 to 2021-09-28 | mixed | 48,067 | 48,067 |
| CPS September 2019 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement Source variable PES2. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2019-09-15 to 2019-09-24 | mixed | 56,097 | 56,097 |
| CPS September 2017 Volunteering and Civic Life Supplement Source variable PES2. Universe: PRSUPINT = 1 | 2017-09-10 to 2017-09-19 | mixed | 64,235 | 64,235 |
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.
| 11% |
| 20% |
| 16% |
| 9% |
| 11% |
| 33% |
| 47734 |
| ±0.6 |
| 18–29 | 8% | 19% | 17% | 9% | 11% | 36% | 6180 | ±2 |
| 30–44 | 10% | 20% | 18% | 10% | 12% | 31% | 11496 | ±1 |
| 45–64 | 13% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 11% | 30% | 14372 | ±1.0 |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 15% | 8% | 10% | 34% | 14926 | ±1.0 |
CPS September 2023 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement · US civilian noninstitutional population 16+. 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.