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If YES, please tell me if you looked for such candidate information from: G. The Internet or World Wide Web?

How often did you look for candidate information on the Internet?

Sought candidate information on the Internet · Asked in 1 wave, 2000 · 259 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Not at all1 or 2 times3 or more times

Group	Not at all	1 or 2 times	3 or more times	n	MoE
All respondents	61%	21%	18%	259	±7
18–29 †	51%	28%	21%	34	±19
30–44	46%	22%	32%	75	±12
45–64

General Social Survey 2000 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Not at all1 or 2 times3 or more timesNo answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2000	2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25	face to face	2,817	259