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Table 2.14 Civic engagement in European countries (%)
Bought a
Contacted Worked in a product for
politician or political party Worked in Boycotted political/ethical
government or activist another Signed a certain environmental
member in group in organization petition in products reasons in
the last the last in the last the last in the last the last Engagement
Country 12 months 12 months 12 months 12 months 12 months 12 months ranking
Portugal 11.16 3.89 5.24 6.80 3.16 7.53 23rd (–1)
Austria 17.35 9.39 17.52 27.72 21.92 29.18 9th
Belgium 17.73 5.42 23.25 33.92 12.79 26.98 10th
Switzerland 16.91 7.61 16.74 40.40 33.66 46.93 2nd
Czech Rep. 21.42 3.87 13.98 15.07 11.05 22.10 15th
Germany 12.98 3.83 18.18 31.32 24.60 39.69 6th
Denmark 17.93 4.13 17.28 28.27 22.98 43.67 5th
Spain 11.66 5.79 14.60 22.25 7.72 11.48 16th
Finland 24.28 3.56 30.71 24.04 26.73 41.90 4th
France 16.83 4.52 17.03 33.75 25.84 27.46 8th
U.K. 18.33 3.16 9.30 39.45 26.19 32.78 7th
Greece 14.46 4.97 5.67 4.63 8.52 6.62 19th
Hungary 14.65 2.85 2.85 4.21 4.83 10.43 22nd
Ireland 22.36 4.63 13.71 27.24 13.33 24.41 13th
Israel 11.59 5.89 6.98 16.92 12.96 16.41 17th
Italy 12.13 3.25 8.16 18.49 7.90 6.34 18th
Luxembourg 17.14 2.85 16.66 27.77 14.28 28.57 12th
Netherlands 14.66 3.28 22.84 22.74 10.98 27.11 14th
Norway 23.85 9.48 28.16 37.17 20.11 36.59 3rd
Poland 9.55 2.89 6.03 7.15 3.84 10.50 21st
Sweden 16.43 4.96 24.55 40.75 32.45 55.12 1st
Slovenia 12.19 3.63 2.42 11.58 4.87 9.75 20th
Average 14.59 4.12 13.61 25.74 17.17 24.53 –
Source: European Social Survey 2002/2003.