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Pew Research CenterOctober 21, 2021
Citizens in Advanced Economies Want Significant Changes to Their Political Systems

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Citizens in Advanced Economies Want Significant Changes to Their Political Systems
Cumulative response rate
Final dispositions
Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling
Weighting dimensions
Invitation and reminder dates
American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
European populist party classifications
Appendix: Political categorization
Democracy classifications
Very few are happy with democracy if they think their government does not respect personal freedoms
Supporters of the party in power are far more likely to say personal freedoms are respected
French less positive on government’s respect for freedoms than in the past
Majorities say their government respects personal freedoms, but there is notable disagreement
Many are satisfied with the way democracy is working, but views vary
Americans, Greeks most vocal about health care system reform
Views on economic reform vary widely
Those who want changes to their political system are not confident political system can be changed
Those who are dissatisfied with their democracy are more likely to want political reform
Large shares in many publics say their political system needs reform
More support for overhaul of political system among those who see partisan conflict in their societies
Those who rate their country’s pandemic response negatively are more likely to want significant political reform
Economic pessimists see greater need for political reform
People in advanced economies offer very different assessments of their political, economic and health care systems
Many see need for significant political, economic and health care reform
Assessments of how well democracy is working vary widely

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