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Your interest in politics
Variable:
polint
Module:
ISSP Role of Gov't
Subject:
Political
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
How interested would you say you personally are in politics?
Year Availability
Available in 4 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very interested |
| 2 | Fairly interested |
| 3 | Somewhat interested |
| 4 | Not very interested |
| 5 | Not at all interested |
| 8 | Cant choose |
| 9 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 1990 | 1996 | 2006 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 190 | 278 | 249 |
| 330 | 326 | 361 | 313 |
| 408 | 398 | 427 | 397 |
| 200 | 241 | 234 | 257 |
| 77 | 107 | 216 | 161 |
| 19 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | 46 | 0 | 12 |
| 155 | 1572 | 2992 | 1477 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 5317 |
| Missing cases | 57149 |