Civility in America VII: The State of Civility

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CIVILITY IN AMERICA VII: THE STATE OF CIVILITY Civility in America 2017 is the seventh annual nationwide poll conducted by Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate with KRC Research. We polled 1,126 U.S. adults in December 2016 and found Americans continuing to report a severe civility deficit in our nation, one that shows no signs of letting up. This year, we also go beyond investigating the root causes and negative consequences of incivility and start exploring solutions to help restore civility in our public life. INCIVILITY EXPERIENCES INCIVILITY PERCEPTIONS INCIVILITY SOLUTIONS For more information about Civility in America VII: The State of Civility, please contact: Pam Jenkins President, Global Public Affairs Weber Shandwick [email protected] Leslie Gaines-Ross Chief Reputation Strategist Weber Shandwick [email protected] Mark Richards Senior Vice President/Management Supervisor KRC Research [email protected] 84% Experienced incivility 59% Quit paying attention to politics because of incivility 53% Stopped buying from a company because of uncivil representatives 25% Experienced cyberbullying Nearly 3X increase since 2011 OF AMERICANS SURVEYED… 79% Describe the 2016 presidential election as uncivil Think incivility has risen to crisis levels 75% 89% Think incivility leads to intimidation and threats 56% Expect civility to get worse Politicians 75% Internet and social media 69% News media 59% WHY? Top 5 actions Americans are in favor of Setting a good example by practicing civility Encouraging friends, family members and colleagues to be civil Social media sites and search engines eliminating fake news Speaking up against incivility when you see it Civility training in schools and colleges 75% 66% 58% 53% 49%

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CIVILITY IN AMERICA VII: THE STATE OF CIVILITY

Civility in America 2017 is the seventh annual nationwide poll conducted by Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate with KRC Research. We polled 1,126 U.S. adults in December 2016 and found Americans continuing to report a severe civility deficit in our nation, one that shows no signs of letting up. This year, we also go beyond investigating the root causes and negative consequences of incivility and start exploring solutions to help restore civility in our public life.

INCIVILITY EXPERIENCES

INCIVILITY PERCEPTIONS

INCIVILITY SOLUTIONS

For more information about Civility in America VII: The State of Civility, please contact:

Pam JenkinsPresident, Global Public AffairsWeber [email protected]

Leslie Gaines-RossChief Reputation StrategistWeber [email protected]

Mark RichardsSenior Vice President/Management SupervisorKRC [email protected]

84%

Experienced incivility

59%

Quit paying attention to politics because of

incivility

53%

Stopped buying from a company because of

uncivil representatives

25%

Experienced cyberbullying

Nearly

3Xincrease since 2011

OF AMERICANS SURVEYED…

79%Describe the 2016

presidential election as uncivil

Think incivility has risen to crisis levels

75% 89%Think incivility leads to

intimidation and threats

56%

Expect civility to get worse

Politicians 75%Internet and social media 69%News media 59%

WHY?

Top 5 actions Americans are in favor of

Setting a good example by practicing civility

Encouraging friends, family members and colleagues to be civil

Social media sites and search engines eliminating fake news

Speaking up against incivility when you see it

Civility training in schools and colleges

75%

66%

58%

53%

49%