This statistic shows public perception on whether most politicians go into politics because they want to make a positive difference in their community in Great Britain in 2014. 45 percent of respondents either tended to agree or strongly agreed.
To what extent do you agree or disagree that most politicians go into politics because they want to make a positive difference in their community?*
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Hansard Society. (April 30, 2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree that most politicians go into politics because they want to make a positive difference in their community?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397878/expectations-of-politicians-politics-as-a-vocation-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society. "To what extent do you agree or disagree that most politicians go into politics because they want to make a positive difference in their community?*." Chart. April 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397878/expectations-of-politicians-politics-as-a-vocation-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society. (2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree that most politicians go into politics because they want to make a positive difference in their community?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397878/expectations-of-politicians-politics-as-a-vocation-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree That Most Politicians Go into Politics Because They Want to Make a Positive Difference in Their Community?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397878/expectations-of-politicians-politics-as-a-vocation-united-kingdom-uk/
Hansard Society, To what extent do you agree or disagree that most politicians go into politics because they want to make a positive difference in their community?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397878/expectations-of-politicians-politics-as-a-vocation-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
To what extent do you agree or disagree that most politicians go into politics because they want to make a positive difference in their community?* [Graph], Hansard Society, April 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/397878/expectations-of-politicians-politics-as-a-vocation-united-kingdom-uk/