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  • Jul, 2013

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    Involvement in politics

    Q. Thinking about Federal politics and the election, which of the following have you personally done in the last week?

     

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Seen any TV advertising by political parties

    43%

    46%

    44%

    38%

    Received printed material from candidates.

    27%

    26%

    27%

    35%

    Read about Federal politics in a newspaper

    41%

    43%

    43%

    39%

    Watched Federal politicians on TV

    56%

    63%

    54%

    57%

    Listened to Federal politicians on the radio

    22%

    21%

    22%

    32%

    Listened to commentators talking about Federal politics on the radio

    30%

    32%

    29%

    34%

    Watched commentators talking about Federal politics on the TV

    48%

    54%

    47%

    47%

    Read anything about Federal politics on the internet

    39%

    47%

    33%

    49%

    Discussed Federal politics and the election with friends or family

    50%

    56%

    46%

    60%

    TV was the most common way for respondents to engage with politics over the past week. 56% said they had watched Federal politicians on TV and 48% had watched commentators talking about Federal politics on TV.

    Labor voters were more likely to watch politicians (63%) or commentators (54%) on TV and also more likely to use the internet to read about politics (47%).

    There were some substantial differences by age group – 30% of respondents aged under 35 read about politics in a newspaper compared to 57% of those aged 55+ and 42% of aged under 35 watched politicians on TV compared to 71% of aged 55+.

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