Socio-Political Activism

Q And which of these, if any, have you done in the last two or three years?

4 July 2001

These results are taken from phase 1 of a panel survey conducted by MORI for the Electoral Commission (Link to the survey's home page)
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,801 adults aged 18+ across the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland)
The sample included a "booster" sample of 301 ethnic minority respondents
Interviews were conducted by telephone on 9-15 May 2001
Data are weighted to the known population profile
Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated
An '*' indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers

Q34 And which of these, if any, have you done in the last two or three years?

	%
Presented my views to a local Councillor	22
Presented my views to an MP	14
Written a letter to a newspaper	11
Been a member of a political party	6
Been to a meeting of a local political party	8
Been to a meeting of an interest group, charity or organisation	30
Urged someone outside my family to vote	29
Urged someone to get in touch with a local Councillor	31
Urged someone to get in touch with an MP	24
Given money to an interest group, charity or organisation	66
Taken part in a demonstration, picket, march or sit-in	5
Signed a petition	50
Served on a jury	6
Served as a school governor	4
Served as a local magistrate	*
None of these	13