Political Polarisation in China and USA

Political Polarisation overtime in China and the United States.

Political polarisation refers to the extent to which political differences affect social relationships beyond political discussions. Societies are highly polarized if supporters of opposing political camps are reluctant to engage in friendly interactions, for example, in family functions, civic associations, their free time activities and workplaces.

The scale 0 - 4 indicates the following ordinal values based on the question:

Q : Is society polarised into antagonistic, political camps?

• 0: Not at all. Supporters of opposing political camps generally interact in a friendly manner.
• 1: Mainly not. Supporters of opposing political camps are more likely to interact in a friendly than a hostile manner.
• 2: Somewhat. Supporters of opposing political camps are equally likely to interact in a friendly or hostile manner.
• 3: Yes, to noticeable extent. Supporters of opposing political camps are more likely to interact in a hostile than friendly manner.
• 4: Yes, to a large extent. Supporters of opposing political camps generally interact in a hostile manner.