This statistic shows a distribution of respondents to a survey question designed to ascertain the level of interest in politics in Scotland in January 2014, 11 percent of respondents said they had absolutely no interest in such matters. Combined with those who said politics didn't interest them very much, one could extrapolate that the level of political apathy in Scotland is at 31 percent.
How much interest do you generally have in what is going on in politics?*
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ScotCen. (August 11, 2014). How much interest do you generally have in what is going on in politics?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309456/political-interest-survey-scotland/
ScotCen. "How much interest do you generally have in what is going on in politics?*." Chart. August 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309456/political-interest-survey-scotland/
ScotCen. (2014). How much interest do you generally have in what is going on in politics?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309456/political-interest-survey-scotland/
ScotCen. "How Much Interest Do You Generally Have in What Is Going on in Politics?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309456/political-interest-survey-scotland/
ScotCen, How much interest do you generally have in what is going on in politics?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309456/political-interest-survey-scotland/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
How much interest do you generally have in what is going on in politics?* [Graph], ScotCen, August 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/309456/political-interest-survey-scotland/