Individuals who believed that politics is broken 2017

This statistic displays respondents’ who believed that politics is broken in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Of the different generational groups identified, the group who agreed with this the most was the Gen Z group, with 58 percent stating that politics is broken, this was followed by Millennials at 55 percent. The generational group who agreed with this the least was Boomers, with 45 percent from this group agreeing that politics is broken.

Share of generational groups who believed that politics is broken in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Gen Z	58%
Millennials	55%
Gen X	51%
Boomers	45%

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Release date

November 2017

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

2,500 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Generations defined as:
Gen Z: 16-21 years Millennials: 22-35 years Gen X: 36-55 years Boomers: 56+ years
These age bands have been weighted to represent the UK population, as has gender (49% male, 51% female)

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