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Youth Civic EngagementWilliam GalstonProfessor, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland.Director, CIRCLE
Registration and VotingSource: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation, A Generational Portrait, 2002.
Follows Government and Public AffairsSource: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation, A Generational Portrait, 2002.
Community Problem SolvingSource: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation, A Generational Portrait, 2002.
Regular Newspaper, TV News, and Radio News ExposureSource: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation, A Generational Portrait, 2002.
Tolerance/Appreciation of DiversitySource: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation, A Generational Portrait, 2002.
Distrust of PeopleSource: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation, A Generational Portrait, 2002.
Pro-Government responses to questionsSource: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation, A Generational Portrait, 2002.
Changing Priorities Among College Freshmen: Money CountsSource: HERI Freshman Survey, 1966 to 2000.
Interest in Public Affairs Among College Freshmen is DownSource: HERI Freshman Survey, 1966 to 2000.
High School Activities
15.81966196672.9196623.3
16.51967196775.227.422.3
196812.7196878.733.620.3
196916.4196971.430.519.7
197014.1197070.931.319
197113197166.824.418.4
197219721972197219721972
197319731973197319731973
197419741974197419741974
197519751975197519751975
197619761976197619761976
197719771977197719771977
16.68.91978197819781978
18.48.61979197919791979
198019801980198019801980
20.18.81981198119811981
21.88.21982198219821982
21.37.51983198319831983
19848.972.5198419841984
1985198573.3198519851985
1986198672.3198619861986
198719871987198719871987
35.48.71988198821.51988
37.3198966198919891989
39.6199066.41990199020.4
39.3199168.83524.918.7
41.17.370.234.429.71992
38.5199372.6199322.71993
40.5199474.3199419.21994
41.1199574.926.217.91995
42199676.926.918.71996
42.4199778.924.916.51997
45.9199879.624.616.51998
46.4199981.123.916.91999
45.420008122.816.42000
organized demonstrations
political campaign work
volunteer work
voted in student election
discussed politics
president of student organization
High School Activities Reported by Incoming College Freshmen
NES newspaper
1974197464
1976197665.4
1978197858.7
1980198050.5
198219821982
71.518.61984
78.2231986
65.822.31988
74.818.61990
63.115.11992
199419941994
67.110.71996
199819981998
66.517.62000
Source: National Election Study
read newspaper at least once a week
read newspaper every day
Do you read a daily newspaper?
Newspaper readership
Participation Index
1.48
1.58
1958
1.84
1.24
1.71
1966
1.62
1.47
1.79
1.33
1.66
1.41
1.63
1.47
1.55
1.26
1.38
1.22
1.61
The average number of the following activities performed during a campaign: trying to influence others to vote for a candidate; attending political meetings; working for a party or candidate; wearing a button or sticker; donating money; and writing letters to the editor. (Moving 4-year avarage to account for the election cycle.) Source: National Election Study.
mean participation index
Political Participation Index
NES political acts
339.1266.2
276.31.817.1
15.71958195844.8
29.312.101960
11.82.6043.7
414.82.928.6
28.21966196647.2
348.72.923.9
23.16.15.446.9
38.99.23.925.7
15.671.346.1
3661.827.5
15.56.54.238.3
41.27.4122.2
20.810.65.626.6
30.86.73.616.2
15.63.50.837.9
23.15.40.61988
11.42.61.71990
34103.21992
1994199419941994
20.25.11.51996
1998199819981998
36.14.51.82000
At least one political act
talk, influence others' vote
attend political meeting
work for party or candidate
Talk, influence others' vote
attend political meetings
work for party or candidate
at least one political act*
at least one political act*
talk, influence others' vote
attend political meetings
work for party or candidate
Political Activities
talk, influence
33
27
15.7
29.3
11.8
41
28.2
34
23.1
38.9
15.6
36
15.5
41.2
20.8
30.8
15.6
23.1
11.4
34
1994
20.2
1998
36.1
source: National Election Study
Talk, influence others' vote
Moving 4-year average
percent of Americans age 17-24
Talking About Politics
objectives of freshmen
1966196669.71966196660.328.142.219661966
1967196763.71967196754.52641.985.81967
1968196860.61968196855.422.739.5851968
18.135.767.21969196956.219.342.284.91969
2035.371.731.1197057.21636.279.11970
15.929.964.227.5197146.714.637.272.61971
17.431.968.631.3197253.316.638.774.91972
15.932.265.71973197346.21973197372.41973
13.928.463.230.1197441197443.765.21974
15.931.268.133197542.7197546.968.31975
16.931.265.531.6197642.6197650.265.21976
17.732.466.9323944.6197756.2631977
16.732.967.429.137.141.9197858.560.31978
17.333.566.328.535.142.6197961.156.31979
18.234.266.729.635.745.2198062.554.21980
16.73365.226.133.644.119816452.81981
16.833.16425.334.243.719826850.61982
15.732.464.524.433.540.5198368.747.91983
17.234.16424.334.543.2198470.4481984
17.734.16524.735.21985198569.246.91985
16.434.359.120.430.11986198671.9441986
18.638.160.421.732.21987198774.143.11987
1988198819881988198819881988198819881988
21.643.360.825.238.244.4198973.843.81989
22.244.863.228.242.346.6199072.345.91990
20.542.962.926.438.853.5199172.747.51991
22.346.164.92946.444.634.571.448.91992
22.544.365.428.243.442.1199371.947.81993
20.842.364.227.238.536.534.971.846.61994
18.740.762.925.835.832.333.572.845.41995
18.840.363.625.836.132.835.372.944.51996
17.639.163.825.333.730.13573.344.51997
17.538.363.524.732.330.234.472.944.11998
17.137.361.923.33028.631.572.1431999
17.637.661.722.730.828.130.973.442.42000
influence political structure
influence social values
help others in difficulty
participate in community action
promote racial understanding
keep up to date with political affairs
become a community leader
become well off financially
develop meaningful philosophy of life
Objectives of College Freshmen
values
196642.2
85.841.9
8539.5
84.942.2
79.136.2
72.637.2
74.938.7
72.4
65.243.7
68.346.9
65.250.2
6356.2
60.358.5
56.361.1
54.262.5
52.864
50.668
47.968.7
4870.4
46.969.2
4471.9
43.174.1
1988
43.873.8
45.972.3
47.572.7
48.971.4
47.871.9
46.671.8
45.472.8
44.572.9
44.573.3
44.172.9
4372.1
42.473.4
develop meaningful philosophy of life
become well off financially
News Interest
60.3
54.527.4
55.433.6
56.230.5
57.231.3
46.724.4
53.3
46.2
41
42.7
42.6
44.6
41.9
42.6
45.2
44.1
43.7
40.5
43.2
1984
1985
1986
198721.5
44.4
46.6
53.524.9
44.629.7
42.122.7
36.519.2
32.317.9
32.818.7
30.116.5
30.216.5
28.616.9
28.116.4
important to keep up to date with political affairs (college freshmen)
discussed politics in high school
volunteering
72.5
73.3
72.3
1987
1988
66
66.4
68.8
70.2
72.6
74.3
74.9
76.9
78.9
79.6
81.1
81
performed volunteer work in high school
priorities
1966196669.71966196660.328.1196642.2
1967196763.71967196754.52685.841.9
1968196860.61968196855.422.78539.5
18.135.767.21969196956.219.384.942.2
2035.371.731.1197057.21679.136.2
15.929.964.227.5197146.714.672.637.2
17.431.968.631.3197253.316.674.938.7
15.932.265.71973197346.2197372.41973
13.928.463.230.1197441197465.243.7
15.931.268.133197542.7197568.346.9
16.931.265.531.6197642.6197665.250.2
17.732.466.9323944.619776356.2
16.732.967.429.137.141.9197860.358.5
17.333.566.328.535.142.6197956.361.1
18.234.266.729.635.745.2198054.262.5
16.73365.226.133.644.1198152.864
16.833.16425.334.243.7198250.668
15.732.464.524.433.540.5198347.968.7
17.234.16424.334.543.219844870.4
17.734.16524.735.21985198546.969.2
16.434.359.120.430.1198619864471.9
18.638.160.421.732.21987198743.174.1
198819881988198819881988198819881988
21.643.360.825.238.244.4198943.873.8
22.244.863.228.242.346.6199045.972.3
20.542.962.926.438.853.5199147.572.7
22.346.164.92946.444.634.548.971.4
22.544.365.428.243.442.1199347.871.9
20.842.364.227.238.536.534.946.671.8
18.740.762.925.835.832.333.545.472.8
18.840.363.625.836.132.835.344.572.9
17.639.163.825.333.730.13544.573.3
17.538.363.524.732.330.234.444.172.9
17.137.361.923.330
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