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Cultural capital and political participation in Britain
In a recent blog for UK in a Changing Europe I argue that people who are politically active often have particular cultural tastes and habits that make them look quite distinct from others. This is important because cultural capital is often highly visible so we can see when people have different types from our own. [Read more]
27 May 2021
Survey Variable: Ranked Reasons for Non-Involvement
In addition to indicating their reasons for not being involved in political acts or organisations, respondents were also asked to rank the reasons that they selected. Again, these questions were only answered by people who do not do any political acts, get involved in any organisations, or both (n = 505). As Figure 1 (above,Continue reading “Survey Variable: Ranked Reasons for Non-Involvement”
Survey Variable: Selected Reasons for Non-Involvement
Respondents who indicated that they didn’t do any political acts or get involved in any organisations (n = 505) were asked to indicate the reasons for their lack of involvement. As Figure 1 (using weighted data) shows, the two most common answers are lack of money and lack of time, which were each selected byContinue reading “Survey Variable: Selected Reasons for Non-Involvement”
Survey Variable: Organisations Supported
Those respondents who indicated that they supported a campaign organisation or a charity (or both) were given the opportunity to write the organisation(s) that they support into an open text box. Far more people (n = 980) indicated that they supported charities than campaign organisations (n = 220), and almost all of those who supportedContinue reading “Survey Variable: Organisations Supported”
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