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  • Oct, 2012

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    Use of online media

    Q. How often do you use the following online media –

     

    Total use at least once a week

    At least daily

    Several times a week

    About once a week

    Less often

    Never

    Can’t say

    Google

    89%

    52%

    27%

    10%

    6%

    5%

    1%

    Facebook

    67%

    46%

    12%

    9%

    10%

    22%

    *

    Newspaper websites

    57%

    22%

    17%

    18%

    23%

    20%

    1%

    Other news websites

    55%

    18%

    20%

    17%

    23%

    21%

    1%

    Blogs

    21%

    5%

    7%

    9%

    23%

    55%

    1%

    Websites about social and political campaigns

    18%

    3%

    6%

    9%

    25%

    55%

    1%

    Twitter

    15%

    6%

    5%

    4%

    13%

    71%

    1%

    52% say they use Google at least daily and 46% use Facebook at least daily.

    Google is used more by – aged 18-24 (74% daily), aged 25-34 (63%), Greens voters (65%), income $1,600+ pw (61%).

    Facebook is used more by – women (53% daily), aged 18-24 (82%), aged 25-34 (60%), Greens voters (55%).

    Newspaper websites are used more by – aged 25-34 (28% daily), Lib/Nat voters (25%), income $1,600+ pw (30%).

    Other news websites are used more by – men (42% at least several times a week), aged 25-34 (48%)

    Blogs are used more by – aged 25-34 (38% at least once a week), Greens voters (45%), income $1,600+ pw (28%).

    Campaign websites are used more by – aged 25-34 (31% at least once a week), Greens voters (40%).

    Twitter is used more by – aged 18-24 (24% at least once a week), aged 25-34 (29%), Greens voters (26%).

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