The statistic shows the share of adults who shared a political advertisement on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group. The survey results show that 26 percent of respondents aged 65 years or older said they had, in the past, shared a political ad on social media.
Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
Question: In the past year, have you shared a political advertisement either on social media or in an email with any of your online friends or acquaintances?
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YouGov. (April 9, 2019). Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov. "Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov. (2019). Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov. "Share of Adults Who Shared a Political Ad on Social Media or in E-mail in The United States as of April 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov, Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/ (last visited July 07, 2020)
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