Involvement in politics
Q. Thinking about Federal politics and the election, which of the following have you personally done in the last week?
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Total
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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% |
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| Read about Federal politics in a newspaper |
41% |
43% |
43% |
39% |
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| Watched Federal politicians on TV |
56% |
63% |
54% |
57% |
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| Listened to Federal politicians on the radio |
22% |
21% |
22% |
32% |
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| Listened to commentators talking about Federal politics on the radio |
30% |
32% |
29% |
34% |
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| Watched commentators talking about Federal politics on the TV |
48% |
54% |
47% |
47% |
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| Read anything about Federal politics on the internet |
39% |
47% |
33% |
49% |
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| 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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