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Participation in political activities in the past 12 months, 2003, 2008 and 2013

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The title of the graph is "Chart 10 Participation in political activities in the past 12 months, 2003, 2008 and 2013 ."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 10 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 45 with ticks every 5 points.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The horizontal axis is "Type of political activity."
The title of series 1 is "2003."
The minimum value is 3 and it corresponds to "Volunteering for a political party."
The maximum value is 28 and it corresponds to "Expessing views on a political or social issue on an Internet forum or news website2."
The title of series 2 is "2008."
The minimum value is 3 and it corresponds to "Volunteering for a political party."
The maximum value is 29 and it corresponds to "Searching for information on a political issue."
The title of series 3 is "2013."
The minimum value is 2 and it corresponds to "Volunteering for a political party."
The maximum value is 39 and it corresponds to "Searching for information on a political issue."

Data Table for Chart 10
  2003 2008 2013
Searching for information on a political issue 26 29 39
Volunteering for a political party 3 3 2
Expressing their views by contacting a newspaper or a politician 13 12 10
Expessing views on a political or social issue on an Internet forum or news website2 .. .. 14
Signing a petition1 28 25 27
Boycotting or choosing a product for ethical reasons 20 26 22
Attending a public meeting 22 18 15
Speaking at a public meeting 8 6 5
Participating in a demonstration or protest march 6 4 5
Wearing a badge or T-shirt, displaying a lawn sign in support or opposition to a political or social cause2 .. .. 11
..
not applicable for a specific reference period
In 2013, respondents were asked whether they had signed a petition on paper and one on the Internet (two separate questions). Previously, respondents were asked only whether they had signed a petition in the past 12 months.
Data not available for 2003 and 2008.
Source:
Statistics Canada, 2003, 2008 and 2013 General Social Survey
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