Data in Brief (Aug 2024)

Survey data to unveil the power of political crowdsourcing on social media

  • Rehan Tariq,
  • Izzal Asnira Zolkepli,
  • Pradeep Isawasan,
  • Chekfoung Tan,
  • Muna Mohammad Alhammad

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55
p. 110758

Abstract

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This paper describes a dataset collected from a survey carried out in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Pakistan, to understand the variables that impact political trust. The data was collected from September to November 2021 via an online survey on Google Forms, and 472 valid responses were obtained. Drawing on relevant literature, the survey instrument was designed to cover the respondents' opinions concerning partisanship, social media utilization, online social capital, voluntary online and offline political participation, and political trust. The dataset offers useful insights for institutional practitioners and policymakers working in the domains of democracy and political communication, facilitating policy formulation to bolster political trust through collaborative crowdsourcing.

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