What is the average age of people answering questions about politics?
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I will be 60 0n May 30. I am a college professor and one of the subjects I teach is Politics and Government. I also teach Philosophy and History. I think the average age of people answering questions about politics and government is 45-60. I have a Masters Degree in Public Management. So if you have any question, I shall be glad to answer them. You can contact me by Yahoo Messenger or my e-mail address which you can see in my profile.
188380
Let the people decide.  Are you of voting age?
759373
I think most people can vote. Presumably those over twenty as that seems to be the age of majority here. However, the government is such a bureautic one party system that it doesn't seem like they get much of choice. They more vote for the leader of the party I think.
234795
we have all been taught that asking an adult their age is not considered polite.\ni as a 56 year old don't mind.  i am proud of achieving my age along with all the wisdom i have gotten out of aging.\nas far as others, my opinion is mainly its vanity.\nIn th u.s. we seem to lookat age differently than most other countries.\nfor me,  i judge how well i know the person, and what their vanity level appears to be
281452
51. It depends a lot on the time of day, etc. But you're right. I don't bother answering some of the silly or obnoxious ones. One the other hand if I feel I can help I'm more than willing to.
111423
Well, Quiet,\n It seems to me that the majority of people here are 20's and below. Their lifestyle has always included instant, within-seconds types of responses. Everything happens at the speed of light, so they ask the question, give it a minute, check the answer then move on to IMing their friend or whatever electronic, flashy toy they're playing with.\n This is meant with no disrespect, its just that they do their thing, get the info they need, and move on. You can tell that they're in a rush, as half of the questions asked are in shortened form, or some kind of electro slang that's popular with the kids now. I mean, if you can't take 5 minutes to properly spell and grammatically check your question, do you really think that they'll be back to give you a rating?\nMy opinion on the issue.\nCheers !!
688370
age is important from the asker.....
114628
I'm guessing 90 percent. The rest of us already know everything.  :-)\nPS   I'm 50
741686
I remember volunteering for a political campaign when I was 17.  I was nervously positioned at a busy intersection handing out leaflets.  A man grabbed one, glanced at it, and snorted in disgust at the candidate's neatly trimmed beard. "He needs to shave," was the only comment, and his mind was set for election day.  I remember simmering in the irony that, come the election, his opinion was more valuable than my own.\n\nThat's just to say that yes, 18 is a pretty darn arbitrary number.  And even then so many teens don't vote that you may not have much clout in your demographic.  If there's hope, I think it's that grassroots movements tend to be effective, especially on a local level.  You may not be able to vote, but you can convince neighbors and family members that an issue is important and organize them to make sure politicians listen.\n\nHang in there.
871377
good question! \n\nyou know, I can't think of a better way to get a cross section of society's honest opinion on such a wide range of issues, even including various sponsored polls and surveys. I think even the yahoo guys themselves should consider bringing the \nY!A politics politics section to their attention because many people have had suspicions or seen evidence of politicians seeming out of touch with their voter's opinion through the years & not just in the west either.\n\nit would do them a lot of good (and no harm at all) to read some of the answers on Y!A, and even perhaps ask a few questions as well!\nY!A
711291
I'd agree with you except  younger people by virtue of their age are less informed.  Most of them have simply accepted the views they've naively accepted  from other people (parents, teachers, news media, etc) whether it's in their best interest not.\n\nI wouldn't care except the scary thing is it affects my little world and I care a great deal about that.
65114
I guess you're talking about the last US election. The report linked below says that 18.4% of the voters were 18-29, meaning that 51.6% of citizens aged 18-29 voted, the highest in the last 4 elections at least.
681620
I am 41 years old and I am a personal secretary for my pastor at her church and I am also bible school teacher as well.\n\nNote: I answers some of these questions because of the experience (personal) that I have gone through in hopes that whatever I have to offer them far as knowledge and wisdom they will use it at there own discretion. Some of the people that I have answered to have used my advice and have had some success with and some well I don't know but whatever I give I give to help people with there problems and not just give them any old answer to get a mere two points.\n\nI appreciate that you were willing to ask what kind of people are out there that are answering these questions and I hope that I gave you an idea of what kind of person I am for the reason I answers so many people! Thanks..
1020307
Yes, at any age! When a child begins to ask questions, you should give age appropriate answers. Not too much information for the age, but enough to satisfy their curiosity. If you don't educate your children in an appropriate manner they will learn things from other children. This "knowledge"is not always correct and is usually not age appropriate! Some children are exposed to some pretty horrible things(sexual abuse,etc.) that to them may seem normal. I don't want my children to learn about those things in that manner!! Don't know about you but I prefer to teach my own children, however, I don't mind educational material taught in a professional way in the classroom. This helps the children who are not taught by their parents, and hopefully, will help those children make intelligent decisions concerning the results of having sex at a young age.
725376
I didn't see the question, But yes, the youth, (and mind you I come in at the border line of youth, at 26, ) will believe pretty much anything that is told to them, especially when they are asked in any way shape or form to question authority. Whoever posted that BS question needs to have there head examined.
600789
12 years old...\n(Bout a month ago)\nHey, there are young people on here ya know :)
23449
Its an age related thing. People grow more and more conservative and in line with republican beliefs as they grow older. Not to say that everyone does, but most of your democratic supporters will be younger and the old granparents will often be Republican.