This statistic depicts the leading reasons why young people are not politically involved in the United States in 2017, by gender. During the survey, 23 percent of young men (ages 15 to 24) reported that they were not politically involved because there were no issues or causes they really care about.
Leading reasons why young people are not politically involved in the U.S. in 2017, by gender
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Public Religion Research Institute. (January 10, 2018). Leading reasons why young people are not politically involved in the U.S. in 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944697/main-reasons-young-people-not-politically-involved-gender/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Leading reasons why young people are not politically involved in the U.S. in 2017, by gender." Chart. January 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944697/main-reasons-young-people-not-politically-involved-gender/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2018). Leading reasons why young people are not politically involved in the U.S. in 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944697/main-reasons-young-people-not-politically-involved-gender/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Leading Reasons Why Young People Are Not Politically Involved in The U.S. in 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944697/main-reasons-young-people-not-politically-involved-gender/
Public Religion Research Institute, Leading reasons why young people are not politically involved in the U.S. in 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944697/main-reasons-young-people-not-politically-involved-gender/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Leading reasons why young people are not politically involved in the U.S. in 2017, by gender [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, January 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944697/main-reasons-young-people-not-politically-involved-gender/