Q. For each of the statements about social media (like facebook, twitter) below, please indicate whether you agree or disagree
|
Total agree |
Total disagree |
|
Strongly agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly disagree |
Don’t know |
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| Online social media are a good way to have your say on political issues |
46% |
37% |
5% |
41% |
23% |
14% |
17% |
|
| Online social media can get people interested in political affairs |
50% |
29% |
5% |
45% |
19% |
10% |
21% |
|
| Most people spend too much time on social media at the expense of other activities |
80% |
9% |
36% |
44% |
7% |
2% |
10% |
|
| Online social media is a modern way to keep abreast of political affairs |
48% |
36% |
5% |
43% |
23% |
13% |
16% |
|
| I frequently share things of interest on social media |
35% |
59% |
6% |
29% |
29% |
30% |
6% |
A large majority (80%) agreed that “Most people spend too much time on social media at the expense of other activities”.
However, respondents were also more likely to agree that online social media can get people interested in political affairs (50%), is a modern way to keep abreast of political affairs (48%) and are a good way to have your say on political issues 46%).
35% agree that they frequently share things of interest on social media.