When questioned in September 2021, young people expressed a greater willingness than their elders to adopt unconventional modes of political protest. 56 percent said they would be willing to protest to defend their ideas, compared to 47 percent of their parents and 41 percent of Baby Boomers who said the same. They were also more willing to share a hashtag, compared to just over a quarter of Boomers.
Share of people who would be willing to protest, share a hashtag, or sign a petition to defend their ideas in France in 2021, by generation
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The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Pour défendre vos idées, seriez-vous prêt à…"
* The source adds the following information: "The survey conducted by the Harris Interactive Institute interviewed three samples:
- A main sample of 8,074 people, representative of the "youth" generation, aged 18 to 24 at the time of the survey.
- A mirror sample of 1,001 people, representative of the "parents" generation, aged 46 to 56 at the time of the survey.
- A mirror sample of 1,000 people, representative of the "boomer" generation, aged 66 to 76 at the time of the survey."
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Institut Montaigne. (February 2, 2022). Share of people who would be willing to protest, share a hashtag, or sign a petition to defend their ideas in France in 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300908/french-inclination-participate-politically-unconventional-ways-age/
Institut Montaigne. "Share of people who would be willing to protest, share a hashtag, or sign a petition to defend their ideas in France in 2021, by generation." Chart. February 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300908/french-inclination-participate-politically-unconventional-ways-age/
Institut Montaigne. (2022). Share of people who would be willing to protest, share a hashtag, or sign a petition to defend their ideas in France in 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300908/french-inclination-participate-politically-unconventional-ways-age/
Institut Montaigne. "Share of People Who Would Be Willing to Protest, Share a Hashtag, or Sign a Petition to Defend Their Ideas in France in 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300908/french-inclination-participate-politically-unconventional-ways-age/
Institut Montaigne, Share of people who would be willing to protest, share a hashtag, or sign a petition to defend their ideas in France in 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300908/french-inclination-participate-politically-unconventional-ways-age/ (last visited March 01, 2025)
Share of people who would be willing to protest, share a hashtag, or sign a petition to defend their ideas in France in 2021, by generation [Graph], Institut Montaigne, February 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300908/french-inclination-participate-politically-unconventional-ways-age/
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