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When you get together with your friends, relatives or fellow workers, how often do you discuss politics?
How often respondent discusses politics with others · 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.
| Group | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 9% | 32% | 34% | 25% | 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 |
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.
| Less than high school |
| 6% |
| 13% |
| 29% |
| 52% |
| 169 |
| ±8 |
| High school | 8% | 29% | 36% | 27% | 390 | ±6 |
| Some college | 7% | 34% | 37% | 22% | 334 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 13% | 43% | 28% | 16% | 231 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 20% | 42% | 32% | 6% | 140 | ±9 |
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.