Perception of ordinary people in UK politics-2018

This statistic shows whether adults in Great Britain agree or disagree with the statment "When people like me get involved in politics they really can change the way that the UK is run" from 2004 to 2018. Throughout this period the share of respondents who neither disagreed or agreed with the statement has risen by 9 percent, while the share of respondents who both agreed and disagreed has fallen.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "When people like me get involved in politics they really can change the way that the UK is run"

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Release date

April 2018

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2004 to 2018**

Number of respondents

1,230**

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

GB Adults

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*Percentages not equalling 100 may be due to 'don't know'/no responses.
**Fieldwork was done in the December and January prior to publication date.
** Figures are for the most recent survey, previous years sample-size varies:
2004, n=1,913
2005, n=2,003
2006, n=1,142
2007, n=1,282
2008, n=1,073
2009, n=1,051
2010, n=1,156
2011, n=1,197
2012, n=1,163
2013, n=1,128
2014, n=1,286
2015, n=1,123
2016, n=1,321
2017, n= 1,771

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