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[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 |
| AK | 10% | 22% | 16% | 8% | 10% | 34% | 631 | ±4 |
| AL | 10% | 18% | 18% | 7% | 12% | 35% | 954 | ±4 |
| AR | 11% | 19% | 17% | 8% | 10% | 35% | 863 | ±4 |
| AZ | 9% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 37% | 706 | ±4 |
| CA | 10% | 22% | 15% | 8% | 10% | 35% | 4062 | ±2 |
| CO | 16% | 24% | 19% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 463 | ±5 |
| CT | 15% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 24% | 418 | ±5 |
| DC | 21% | 35% | 19% | 7% | 6% | 13% | 816 | ±4 |
| DE | 14% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 11% | 32% | 609 | ±5 |
| FL | 13% | 17% | 14% | 7% | 12% | 37% | 2032 | ±2 |
| GA | 11% | 22% | 18% | 8% | 11% | 30% | 959 | ±4 |
| HI | 14% | 26% | 21% | 7% | 7% | 24% | 720 | ±4 |
| IA | 10% | 21% | 12% | 8% | 15% | 35% | 640 | ±4 |
| ID | 13% | 17% | 19% | 11% | 12% | 29% | 898 | ±4 |
| IL | 11% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 33% | 1331 | ±3 |
| IN | 11% | 16% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 34% | 804 | ±4 |
| KS | 12% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 33% | 636 | ±4 |
| KY | 13% | 18% | 14% | 9% | 11% | 35% | 600 | ±4 |
| LA | 10% | 14% | 17% | 8% | 9% | 42% | 1044 | ±3 |
| MA | 13% | 27% | 19% | 8% | 8% | 26% | 906 | ±4 |
| MD | 14% | 20% | 19% | 12% | 8% | 27% | 614 | ±4 |
| ME | 12% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 30% | 394 | ±6 |
| MI | 12% | 20% | 17% | 10% | 11% | 31% | 1182 | ±3 |
| MN | 9% | 19% | 22% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 704 | ±4 |
| MO | 14% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 14% | 26% | 769 | ±4 |
| MS | 8% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 14% | 38% | 1049 | ±3 |
| MT | 11% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 11% | 29% | 757 | ±4 |
| NC | 11% | 16% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 38% | 1090 | ±3 |
| ND | 9% | 18% | 17% | 12% | 11% | 33% | 750 | ±4 |
| NE | 7% | 22% | 21% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 516 | ±5 |
| NH | 10% | 17% | 18% | 12% | 12% | 30% | 625 | ±5 |
| NJ | 13% | 20% | 17% | 7% | 11% | 33% | 914 | ±4 |
| NM | 13% | 23% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 35% | 864 | ±4 |
| NV | 18% | 20% | 17% | 8% | 10% | 27% | 590 | ±5 |
| NY | 12% | 26% | 17% | 8% | 9% | 28% | 1659 | ±3 |
| OH | 10% | 18% | 19% | 12% | 11% | 29% | 1220 | ±3 |
| OK | 10% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 13% | 38% | 762 | ±4 |
| OR | 14% | 23% | 17% | 10% | 9% | 27% | 870 | ±4 |
| PA | 10% | 21% | 18% | 10% | 10% | 32% | 1370 | ±3 |
| RI | 10% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 13% | 33% | 425 | ±5 |
| SC | 12% | 16% | 16% | 8% | 14% | 35% | 808 | ±4 |
| SD | 11% | 16% | 18% | 9% | 10% | 36% | 590 | ±4 |
| TN | 11% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 10% | 38% | 842 | ±4 |
| TX | 8% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 40% | 2539 | ±2 |
| UT | 7% | 24% | 24% | 13% | 8% | 24% | 728 | ±4 |
| VA | 10% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 14% | 32% | 780 | ±4 |
| VT | 16% | 26% | 19% | 9% | 9% | 21% | 612 | ±5 |
| WA | 11% | 25% | 18% | 10% | 12% | 24% | 918 | ±4 |
| WI | 9% | 22% | 18% | 8% | 14% | 30% | 891 | ±4 |
| WV | 19% | 17% | 13% | 6% | 8% | 36% | 1049 | ±3 |
| WY | 13% | 19% | 17% | 10% | 11% | 30% | 761 | ±4 |
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.