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FEATURED: Extracurricular Activities May Increase Likelihood of Voting

CIRCLE Working Paper #73 finds that participation in extracurricular activities, in general, promotes voting, though some activities (notably, some sports) decrease it.

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September 8th, 2010
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% of young people are unaware that only citizens can vote in federal elections
53%
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30%
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