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Now I would like you to think about the last time you used the Web to get information or exchange views about a political or social-policy issue, current affairs, or a political campaign. A. Thinking back to this occasion, did you learn anything new about the issue or campaign?
Learned something new from political web use · 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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 53% | 47% | 354 | ±6 | |
| Less than high school † | Too few respondents | – | – | 17 | ±31 |
| 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 |
| 30% |
| 70% |
| 64 |
| ±14 |
| Some college | 59% | 41% | 139 | ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 60% | 40% | 90 | ±11 |
| Postgraduate † | 53% | 47% | 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.