Q. Saturday 25th April is Anzac Day. Which of the following best describes what you will do on Anzac Day?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Apr 2014 | |||
| Attend an Anzac Day event or march | 23% | 24% | 27% | 16% | 20% | 21% | ||
| Not attend an event but watch the march on TV | 29% | 30% | 36% | 16% | 20% | 31% | ||
| Nothing special – it’s just a public holiday | 28% | 28% | 20% | 41% | 37% | 27% | ||
| Working – don’t get the Anzac Day holiday | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 7% | ||
| Don’t know | 13% | 11% | 11% | 19% | 11% | 14% |
23% of respondents said they would attend an Anzac day event and 29% said they would watch the march on TV. 35% said it was just a holiday or were working. These results are much the same as last year’s.
66% of those aged 55+ said they would be attending an event or watching on TV compared to 41% of those aged under 35. 36% of those aged under 35 say it is just a public holiday.
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Q. Friday 25th April is Anzac Day. Which of the following best describes what you will do on Anzac Day?
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Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Apr 13 |
|
| Attend an Anzac Day event or march |
21% |
18% |
22% |
23% |
35% |
17% |
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| Not attend an event but watch the march on TV |
31% |
31% |
36% |
26% |
26% |
36% |
||
| Nothing special – it’s just a public holiday |
27% |
29% |
26% |
24% |
20% |
35% |
||
| Working – don’t get the Anzac Day holiday |
7% |
7% |
5% |
11% |
6% |
7% |
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| Don’t know |
14% |
16% |
11% |
15% |
13% |
5% |
21% of respondents said they would attend an Anzac day event and 31% said they would watch the march on TV. 34% said it was just a holiday or were working.
63% of those aged 55+ said they would be attending an event or watching on TV compared to 40% of those aged under 35. 36% of those aged under 35 say it is just a public holiday and 13% said they would be working.
(Last year’s question was asked over the Anzac weekend, so is not strictly comparable – the “don’t knows” are lower as some respondents completed the survey after Anzac Day.)