According to an August 2021 survey, almost three quarters of adults in the United States found that social media has made it easier to connect with family and friends, while 71 percent said that social media has made it easier to connect with those who share their interests or views. However, the impact of social media on civic activities was less significant, with half of respondents finding no impact on their ability to participate in politics and 74 percent finding no effect on their ability to vote.
Effect of social media on civic and social activities according to adults in the United States as of August 2021
Characteristic
Easier/much easier
Neither
Harder/much harder
Connecting with family and friends
74%
23%
3%
Connecting with people who share your interests or views
Original statement: "To what extent does social media make the following easier or harder for you..."
Due to rounding, percentages may sum to 100% ±1%.
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Knight Foundation. (March 9, 2022). Effect of social media on civic and social activities according to adults in the United States as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310091/impact-social-media-civic-social-usa/
Knight Foundation. "Effect of social media on civic and social activities according to adults in the United States as of August 2021." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310091/impact-social-media-civic-social-usa/
Knight Foundation. (2022). Effect of social media on civic and social activities according to adults in the United States as of August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310091/impact-social-media-civic-social-usa/
Knight Foundation. "Effect of Social Media on Civic and Social Activities According to Adults in The United States as of August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310091/impact-social-media-civic-social-usa/
Knight Foundation, Effect of social media on civic and social activities according to adults in the United States as of August 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310091/impact-social-media-civic-social-usa/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Effect of social media on civic and social activities according to adults in the United States as of August 2021 [Graph], Knight Foundation, March 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310091/impact-social-media-civic-social-usa/
