The statistic displays the outcome of the social engagement index in Belgium in 2018. The survey results suggest that social engagement in Belgium was relatively low. According to this Ipsos report, half of people surveyed had very limited engagement with social issues and concerns, and had made at most one attempt to engage with social issues or causes. Meanwhile, the share of survey respondents who ranked high on the social engagement index was just 15 percent.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
The source adds the following information regarding the social engagement index: the Social Engagement Index was created by combining responses to the below, where:
High Participation = done 4+ items
Moderate Participation = done 2-3 times
Low Participation = done 0-1 items
Items included were as follows:
Attended a public meeting, rally, speech or protest
Changed a purchase behavior/boycotted a product/company
because of social, environmental, ethical concerns
Contributed time/money to a charity/cause/community
organization
Written a comment or original ideas online regarding a social
issue or political issue
Engaged in discussions with friends or family on political or
social issues and tried to convince them of your point of view
Spent time searching out information to inform yourself/learn
more about a particular social, political or consumer issue you
might be concerned with/interested in
Regularly stayed up-to-date on news and current events
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Ipsos. (November 5, 2018). Social engagement index in Belgium in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946947/social-engagement-index-in-belgium/
Ipsos. "Social engagement index in Belgium in 2018." Chart. November 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946947/social-engagement-index-in-belgium/
Ipsos. (2018). Social engagement index in Belgium in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946947/social-engagement-index-in-belgium/
Ipsos. "Social Engagement Index in Belgium in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946947/social-engagement-index-in-belgium/
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Social engagement index in Belgium in 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, November 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946947/social-engagement-index-in-belgium/