Coworker political interactions, by union membership and education: Share of respondents who engage in political interactions at work, by type of interaction and union membership/education level
Coworker political interactions | Nonunion, high school or less | Union, high school or less | College or more |
---|---|---|---|
Asked to support a political candidate, campaign, or issue | 6% | 21% | 14% |
Asked to register to vote or to vote | 9% | 18% | 18% |
Asked to attend a political event or meeting | 3% | 14% | 13% |
Changed my mind about a political issue | 6% | 12% | 11% |
Told me about a political issues I hadn’t thought about before | 18% | 22% | 25% |
Any political interaction | 27% | 51% | 44% |
Source: 2019 Workplace Political Participation Study. Union and education sample sizes: nonunion, high school or less: 303; union, high school or less: 41; college or more: 514.