UK politics: perceived knowledge of UK Parliament 2004-2017

The data displays public perception of their knowledge of the United Kingdom Parliament in Great Britain in selected years from 2004 to 2017. In the most recent surveyed period of 2016, 41% of respondents felt that they knew not very much abut their parliament - 9% lower than the figure from 2004. The share of respondents who felt that they knew nothing at all about the UK Parliament in 2016 was at its joint lowest with 2011, 2014 and 2015 at 13% of respondents.