KIC Survey: Most Indonesian Youths Frequently Exposed to Political News
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Based on a survey by the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), the majority of Indonesian young people are frequently exposed to political news.
Of 1,005 respondents, 68.3% reported frequent exposure to political news. This breaks down to 57.5% stating they are frequently exposed and 10.8% stating they are very frequently exposed.
When viewed by generation, the frequency of exposure to political news among Gen Z and millennial respondents is not significantly different.
Specifically, 66.6% of Gen Z respondents stated they are frequently exposed to political news, compared to 70.1% of millennial respondents.
On the other hand, 31.7% of respondents reported infrequent exposure to political news. This comprises 5.5% who said they are very rarely exposed and 26.2% who said they are rarely exposed.
This survey also recorded the platforms used by young people to find information related to political dynamics in Indonesia.
The majority, or 80.4% of respondents, seek political information through online news social media accounts, followed by television news (44.6%), and online news portals (36.6%).
The KIC survey involved 1,005 respondents with mobile phone numbers spread across Indonesia, with 60.6% male respondents and 39.4% female respondents.
The majority of respondents were located on Java Island (54.4%), followed by Sumatra (22.5%) and Sulawesi (7.8%). Meanwhile, the proportion of respondents from Kalimantan, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku Papua ranged from 3.6% to 6.4%.
Respondents consisted of Gen Z (aged 17-26 years) representing 50.4% and millennials (aged 27-42 years) representing 49.6%.
Data collection was conducted online from October 11-17, 2023, using tSurvey data collection with a non-probability sampling method.
The margin of error for this survey is +/- 3.1% at a 95% confidence level.
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