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When you hold a strong opinion about politics, how often do you try to persuade your friends, relatives or fellow workers to share your views?
How often tries to persuade others to share political views · Asked in 2 waves, 2004–2014 · 2,736 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 6% | 28% | 30% | 36% | 1264 | ±3 | |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,264 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,472 |
| White |
| 5% |
| 28% |
| 33% |
| 34% |
| 834 |
| ±4 |
| Black | 9% | 29% | 28% | 34% | 194 | ±9 |
| Hispanic | 5% | 24% | 21% | 50% | 176 | ±8 |
| Asian † | 3% | 37% | 30% | 30% | 38 | ±18 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 22 | ±25 |
General Social Survey 2014 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.