Indicators - Political

We have mapped each critical factor identified for assessing future developments against measurable indicators. 

In this part of the questionnaire we would like to have your feedback on our choice of indicators. Please assess the relevance of the following indicators for tapping on political trends. Use the scale 1 to 5 where ‘1’ corresponds to ‘very relevant’ and 5 ‘not relevant at all’. 

We would also appreciate your views on additional or alternative indicators for each dimension.

Political indicators over time

  • Membership of political parties

  • Development of European party federations

  • Length in political office at different levels

  • Media ownership

  • Number of journalists per 1,000 inhabitants

  • Newspaper readership

  • Single-issue movements

Assessment select political indicators (%), Wave 2
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7
very relevant 

1

 3,6 5,7 9,6 36,4 3,7 10,9 17,0
2 30,9 28,3 30,8 41,8 16,7 36,4 49,1
3 38,2 39,6 32,7 18,2 37,0 40,0 24,5
4 25,5 22,6 25,0 3,6 37,0 12,7 7,5
not at all

5

 1,8 3,8 1,9 0,0 5,6 0,0 1,9
Total valid

N

 55 53 52 55 54 55 53
1 : Membership of political parties
2 : Development of European party federations
3 : Length in political office
4 : Media ownership
5 : Number of journalists per 1,000 inhabitants
6 : Newspaper readership
7 : Single-issue movements


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