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Is it VERY TRUE for you, SOMEWHAT TRUE, or NOT TRUE that you: C. Visit sites that challenge your own opinions and provide different perspectives on political affairs?
Visits political sites that challenge own opinions · Asked in 2 waves, 2000–2002 · 718 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 | Very true | Somewhat true | Not true | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 26% | 38% | 36% | 354 | ±6 | |
| Less than high school † |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 354 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 364 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 17 |
| ±31 |
| High school † | 12% | 30% | 58% | 64 | ±14 |
| Some college | 30% | 31% | 39% | 139 | ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 32% | 45% | 22% | 90 | ±11 |
| Postgraduate † | 29% | 41% | 29% | 44 | ±18 |
General Social Survey 2002 · 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.