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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 | |
| Liberals | 10% | 37% | 29% | 24% | 335 | ±6 | |
| Moderates |
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.
| 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 |
| 7% |
| 27% |
| 38% |
| 28% |
| 498 |
| ±5 |
| Conservatives | 12% | 36% | 33% | 18% | 391 | ±6 |