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Venezuela (n= 1200) 2,4 6,1 87,9
Vietnam (n= 1000) 0,3 9,6 82,3
West Germany (n= 1305) 1,6 11,1 80,8 (n= 2101) 2,1 12,1 75,2 (n= 1037) 1,8 15,4 76,1
Where values do not add up to 100 percent, it is due to missing values.
Question wording: “Now I’d like you to look at this card, I’m going to read out some different form of political action that people can take, and I’d like you to
tell me, for each one, whether you have actually done any of these things, whether you might do it or would never, under any circumstances, do it, (…) Joining
unofficial strikes”.
* Czech Republic and Slovakia: During the third WVS wave two surveys were conducted, one in 1990, another one in 1991, With the exception of “Attending
lawful demonstrations”, the results are based on the 1991 surveys with 2109 Czech respondents and 1136 Slovak respondents, respectively,
** Please note that in the1990 Norwegian sample the question aimed at “official” and not “unofficial” strikes. The unusually high participation rates are therefore
due to the question wording.
Azerbaijan, Australia, Armenia, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, New Zealand, Norway, Dominican Republic, Switzerland, Georgia : Data from 1995-97 WVS.
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