| United Kingdom | | |
Degree of interest in politics (5 steps) | 3.30 (2016) [5/34countries] | | |
% of those interested in politics (4 choices) | 56.6% (2014) [13/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that their political position is left | 12.7% (2014) [20/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that their political position is center | 48.6% (2014) [14/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that their political position is right | 18.5% (2014) [18/34countries] | | |
Average of political position | 5.26 (2014) [18/34countries] | | |
% of those who often or sometimes discuss political matters with friends, relatives or fellow workers | 50.9% (2014) [15/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that men have more opportunities of expressing their political views | 30.2% (2019) [18/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that women have more opportunities of expressing their political views | 1.8% (2019) [26/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that men and women have about the same opportunities of expressing their political views | 68.1% (2019) [16/34countries] | | |
% of those who read the political content of a newspaper every day | 22.7% (2014) [14/23countries] | | |
% of those who never read the political content of a newspaper | 29.3% (2014) [9/23countries] | | |
% of those who use the media to obtain political news or information every day | 67.1% (2014) [22/34countries] | | |
% of those who never use the media to obtain political news or information | 8.2% (2014) [6/34countries] | | |
% of those who watch political news on television every day | 32.3% (2014) [23/23countries] | | |
% of those who never watch political news on television | 15.7% (2014) [2/23countries] | | |
% of those who listen to political news on the radio every day | 20.1% (2014) [16/23countries] | | |
% of those who never listen to political news on the radio | 42.8% (2014) [10/23countries] | | |
% of those who use the Internet to obtain political news or information every day | 18.2% (2014) [16/22countries] | | |
% of those who never use the Internet to obtain political news or information | 46.6% (2014) [13/22countries] | | |
% of those who think that following what is happening in politics in their country is very important to be a good citizen | 52.1% (2022) [10/19countries] | | |
% of those who have expressed political views on the internet | 12.9% (2014) [13/34countries] | | |
% of those who often or sometimes try to persuade your friends, relatives or fellow workers to share their political opinion | 30.1% (2014) [22/34countries] | | |
% of young people (-29) who often or sometimes discuss political matters with friends, relatives or fellow workers | 0.5% (2014) [8/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that others are better informed about politics and government | 16.0% (2014) [29/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that they understand political issues of the country | 63.0% (2016) [9/35countries] | | |
% of those who think that ordinary citizens have no political voice | 48.4% (2017) [17/30countries] | | |
% of those who think that people have an influence on politics | 36.3% (2022) [9/19countries] | | |
% of those who think that citizens in general has the most influence on the actions of the government | 6.7% (2016) [26/35countries] | | |
% of those who do not think that the government cares much what people like them think | 56.0% (2014) [17/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to keep watch on the actions of government | 5.71 (2014) [8/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to try to understand the reasoning of people with other opinions | 5.84 (2014) [8/34countries] | | |