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Question: How often, if ever, do you post or share things about political or social issues on social media ? often, sometimes, rarely or never?
Choices: "Often" "Sometimes" "Rarely" "Never"
Data: % of "Often"
Period:
Area:
17 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea51.9%
2 Israel44.1%
3 Spain34.7%
4 Poland34.3%
5 Greece33.2%
6 Italy30.1%
7 Canada28.7%
8 United Kingdom27.7%
9 Sweden26.9%
10 France25.4%
10 Germany 25.4%
12 Australia23.5%
13 Netherlands20.1%
14 Hungary19.8%
15 Belgium19.1%
16 Japan16.7%
17 United States6.6%

Note
% of those who ever use social media. Don't know/ Refused are excluded.

No data for 21 countries.
Source
Pew Research Center "Global Attitudes & Trends" Spring 2022. For the United States, Pew Research Center "American Trends Panel Wave 105" March 2022.

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -0.567732 X +6.798
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.127
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.016
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -64699.686131 X +61265.878
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.408
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = 8.695222 X +78.746
Correlation coefficient (r)0.312
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.097
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -0.117465 X +1.592
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.028
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data17
Regression equation
Y = -3.383643 X +10.892
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.081
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007