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of 18-24 year olds in 2012 incorrectly believed that the federal government spends more on foreign aid than on Social Security. (Social Security actually costs about 20 times more.)
from "All Together Now: Collaboration and Innovation for Youth Engagement"
Related to the study, The Commission on Youth Voting and Civic Knowledge Youth Post-Election Survey 2012
3 in 10
14-year-olds in 1999 thought they would participate in a non-violent protest march as an adult.
from "Citizenship and Education in Twenty-eight Countries Civic Knowledge and Engagement at Age Fourteen"
Related to the study, IEA Civic Education Study, 1999: Civic Knowledge and Engagement Among 14-Year-Olds in 23 European Countries, 2 Latin American Countries, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United States
Only 2%
of digital activism cases from 2010 to 2012 involved hacking attacks
from "Digital Activism and Non-Violent Conflict"
Related to the study, Global Digital Activism Data Set, 2013
35%
of young people in the US in 2015 had engaged in online participatory politics during the past 12 months.
from Kahne, J., & Bowyer, B. (2019). Can media literacy education increase digital engagement in politics? Learning, Media and Technology, 44(2), 211-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1601108
Related to the study, Youth Participatory Politics Survey Project, United States, 2013 and 2015 Panel Data
3 in 10
eighth grade students used the internet to find information about political or social issues at least once a week in 2016.
from Schulz, W., & Friedman, T. (2019, June). Young people's use of social media and internet for civic engagement in 21 countries [paper]. The 7th IEA International Research Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Related to the study, International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, 2016
About 2/3
of community college students stated that their community college experience contributed to their ability to have a civil conversation about controversial issues with someone whose background or views are different from their own.
from Kisker, C.B., Weintraub, D.S., & Newell, M.A. (2016). The community college's role in developing students' civic outcomes: Results of a national pilot. Community College Review, 44(4), 315-336. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091552116662117
Related to the study, Community College Civic Outcomes Survey, Spring 2015