This statistic illustrates survey participants’ responses in the United States and globally as to whether they have used their wireless mobile devices to receive information from a political party or candidate. As of July 2012, 8 percent of responding mobile device users in the United States said that they had previously used their wireless mobile device to receive information from a political party or candidate.
Have you ever used your wireless mobile device to receive information from a political party or candidate?
Wireless mobile technology consumers including a small sample of elites**
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The global online survey was conducted with 4,700 respondents in 7 countries. Part of the sample in each country included 'elites'. Sample sizes were as follows; The United States (n=1,000, elites: n=100), Brazil (n=500, elites: n=100), China (n=500, elites: n=100), India (n=500, elites: n=100), Indonesia (n=500, elites: n=100), Korea (n=500, elites: n=100), and the United Kingdom (n=500, elites: n=100). An identical survey was administered by telephone in South Africa with 300 respondents, 50 of which were classed as elites.
** Classification of elites: high income/wealth, highly educated, regularly follow current events.
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