Participation by citizens over the last 12 months: Europe and UK compared
| Country |
UK |
European average |
High |
Low |
| Type of Participation in last 12 months |
| Signed petition |
35.54% |
24.5% |
Iceland 48.76% |
Greece 2.95% |
| Boycotted certain products |
20.58% |
16.2% |
Sweden 34.75% |
Ukraine 1.79% |
| Contacted politician or government official |
14.94% |
12.5% |
Iceland 30.30% |
Portugal 5.46% |
| Worked in another organisation or association |
7.98% |
13.1% |
Iceland 49.47% |
Slovenia 1.68% |
| Worn or displayed campaign badge/sticker |
7.5% |
8.1% |
Iceland 34.4% |
Hungary 1.34% |
| Taken part in a lawful demonstration |
3.75% |
10.8% |
Ukraine 21.69% |
=Hungary Slovenia, 1.61% |
| Worked in political party or action group |
2.22% |
4.0% |
Iceland 14.24% |
0.94% Hungary |
Source: Scottish Executive – FCSD – Analytical Services using European Social Survey 2004/2005
Types of political participation
| Type of participation |
Participated |
| Signed a petition |
59.2% |
| Attended a public meeting |
30.5% |
| Given money to campaign/organisation |
26.5% |
| Contacted an MP or MSP |
24.1% |
| Spoken to an influential person |
15.3% |
| Gone on a protest or demonstration |
13.1% |
| Responded to a consultation document |
12.8% |
| Contacted a government department directly |
11.2% |
| Attended an event organised as part of a consultation exercise |
10.1% |
| Actively took part in campaign ( e.g. leafleting, stuffing envelopes etc.) |
9.2% |
| Joined an existing organisation |
8.8% |
| Contacted radio, TV, or a newspaper |
8.7% |
| Raised issue in an organisation I belong to |
7.5% |
| Formed a group of like-minded people |
4.7% |
| No have not done any of these |
25.7% |
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