WASHINGTON........While the majority of young people aren't engaged in their communities, a study released Tuesday found what researchers called a higher than expected level of political and community engagement among Americans ages 15 to 25.
In many civic activities, there were only small differences in the rates of participation between young people and older people, the report's authors said.
More than 36 percent of young people volunteered in their communities, 30 percent had boycotted a product in protest and almost a quarter had raised money for charities, according to the report.
The survey, by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, a nonpartisan group funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, was of 1,700 youths nationwide and was done from April to June.
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Among the report's findings:
-African-Americans age 15 to 25 were the most politically engaged racial or ethnic group: more likely to vote, donate money to campaigns or volunteer with campaigns.
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