23 October 2012, 231012, blog comment, interactivity, online action, online petition, online poll
Q. In the past month, have you done any of the following?
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Voted in an online poll (e.g. on a news site – not a market research survey like this one) |
41% |
43% |
39% |
47% |
42% |
34% |
| Posted a comment on any other website (not a blog or a news site) |
33% |
34% |
32% |
39% |
33% |
25% |
| Signed an online petition |
29% |
26% |
31% |
37% |
26% |
24% |
| Posted a comment on a blog |
24% |
24% |
25% |
33% |
25% |
14% |
| Posted a comment on a news website |
15% |
18% |
12% |
16% |
17% |
10% |
| Posted a comment on Twitter (i.e. tweeted) |
13% |
13% |
12% |
22% |
12% |
2% |
The most common online actions were voting in an online poll (41% in the past month) and posting comment on a website other than a blog or news site (33%). 29% said they had signed an online petition.
There were not major differences by gender – although men were a little more likely to post comments on news websites.
Younger people (aged 18-34) were more likely to take all actions except for posting comments on news sites.