This statistic presents the frequency of social media users in the United States commenting, posting, or discussing government and politics with others on social media as of August 2016. According to the survey, seven percent of respondents often engaged in political discussions on social media, while 50 percent never commented, posted, or discussed anything related to government and politics.
Frequency of of social media users in the United States commenting, posting, or discussing government and politics with others on social media as of August 2016
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Pew Research Center. (October 25, 2016). Frequency of of social media users in the United States commenting, posting, or discussing government and politics with others on social media as of August 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677457/social-media-us-participation-politics/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of of social media users in the United States commenting, posting, or discussing government and politics with others on social media as of August 2016." Chart. October 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677457/social-media-us-participation-politics/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Frequency of of social media users in the United States commenting, posting, or discussing government and politics with others on social media as of August 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677457/social-media-us-participation-politics/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of of Social Media Users in The United States Commenting, Posting, or Discussing Government and Politics with Others on Social Media as of August 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677457/social-media-us-participation-politics/
Pew Research Center, Frequency of of social media users in the United States commenting, posting, or discussing government and politics with others on social media as of August 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677457/social-media-us-participation-politics/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Frequency of of social media users in the United States commenting, posting, or discussing government and politics with others on social media as of August 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677457/social-media-us-participation-politics/
