This statistic shows public perception of their knowledge of the UK Parliament in Great Britain in selected years from 2004 to 2018. In the most recent surveyed period of 2018, 38 percent of respondents felt that they did not know very much about their parliament, compared with 43 percent who thought they knew a fair amount about it.
How much, if anything, do you feel you know about the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament?*
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Hansard Society. (April 27, 2018). How much, if anything, do you feel you know about the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397778/perceived-awareness-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society. "How much, if anything, do you feel you know about the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament?*." Chart. April 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397778/perceived-awareness-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society. (2018). How much, if anything, do you feel you know about the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397778/perceived-awareness-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society. "How Much, If Anything, Do You Feel You Know about The United Kingdom (Uk) Parliament?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397778/perceived-awareness-parliament-united-kingdom/
Hansard Society, How much, if anything, do you feel you know about the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397778/perceived-awareness-parliament-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
How much, if anything, do you feel you know about the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament?* [Graph], Hansard Society, April 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/397778/perceived-awareness-parliament-united-kingdom/