This statistic shows the level of political understanding of the public in Great Britain in 2012, by highest level of educational qualification. 38 percent of degree holders said that politics is sometimes too complicated to understand. This level rose as the level of qualification fell, with 77 percent of people with no qualification who sometimes didn't understand politics.
Percentage of people who agree that politics is too complicated to understand in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by highest level of educational qualification
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NatCen. (September 2, 2013). Percentage of people who agree that politics is too complicated to understand in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by highest level of educational qualification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/285844/political-understanding-in-great-britain-gb-by-education-level/
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NatCen. (2013). Percentage of people who agree that politics is too complicated to understand in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by highest level of educational qualification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/285844/political-understanding-in-great-britain-gb-by-education-level/
NatCen. "Percentage of People Who Agree That Politics Is Too Complicated to Understand in Great Britain (Gb) in 2012, by Highest Level of Educational Qualification." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2013, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/285844/political-understanding-in-great-britain-gb-by-education-level/
NatCen, Percentage of people who agree that politics is too complicated to understand in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by highest level of educational qualification Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/285844/political-understanding-in-great-britain-gb-by-education-level/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Percentage of people who agree that politics is too complicated to understand in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by highest level of educational qualification [Graph], NatCen, September 2, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/285844/political-understanding-in-great-britain-gb-by-education-level/