The statistic shows the share of adults who shared a political advertisement on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group. The survey results show that 26 percent of respondents aged 65 years or older said they had, in the past, shared a political ad on social media.
Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
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YouGov. (April 9, 2019). Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov. "Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov. (2019). Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov. "Share of Adults Who Shared a Political Ad on Social Media or in E-mail in The United States as of April 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/
YouGov, Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of adults who shared a political ad on social media or in e-mail in the United States as of April 2019, by age group [Graph], YouGov, April 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021254/adult-sharing-political-ads-social-media-us-age/