New Polling Data from Chegg Shows Lack of Enthusiasm for Presidential Campaign

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg, Inc. (NYSE: CHGG), the Student Hub, today released new polling data of college students that shows students are paying a lot of attention to the upcoming Presidential election even if they're not very enthusiastic about either candidate.

Students are Paying Attention:

• 65% of college students said they watched the debate
• 67% followed debate coverage on social media
• 56% talked with friends and family about the debate
• 40% listened to the pundits following the debate
• 20% got their debate information from comedy shows
  (i.e. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)

Hillary Won the debate:

• 58% of college students thought Hillary won the debate
• 8% thought Trump won the debate
• 33% were unsure who prevailed
• 27% of students said the debate improved their opinion of Hillary
• 13% of students had a lower opinion of Hillary following the debate
• 5% of all respondents said Trump's performance improved their opinion of him
• 38% of students said the debate lowered their opinion of Trump
• 5% of Trump supporters said their opinion of him worsened with the debate

College Students Favor Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump:

• 48% of college students support Clinton
• 14% are backing Trump

Enthusiasm Gap:

The number of students declaring that they will not volunteer to work for the candidate they support has risen – substantially for Trump – since August. At the same time, the number of students willing to volunteer for their preferred candidate is unmoved since August.

• 14% of Trump supporters plan to volunteer for his campaign
• 77% of Trump supporters will not volunteer for his campaign, an increase of 21% since August
• 10% of Clinton supporters plan to volunteer for her campaign
• 70% of Clinton supporters will not volunteer for her campaign an increase of 7% over August

Issues that matter:

• College students continue to care most about Education, Healthcare, and Jobs
• Gun Control, and Police Abuse have risen significantly in importance since May
• College students think Hillary will do the most to help students (54%) vs. Trump (11%)

For additional information and the complete result set please contact press@chegg.com.

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