26 August 2013, 260813, candidate meeting, door-knocked, involvement with election campaign, leaflets, Tv advertising, volunteer
Q. Over the last few weeks, which of the following types of involvement have you had in the Federal election campaign?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Met one of my local candidates |
8% |
10% |
8% |
5% |
|
| Received election leaflets in my letterbox |
55% |
57% |
56% |
66% |
|
| Been door-knocked by a political party |
4% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
|
| Been handed election materials in the street |
7% |
9% |
7% |
6% |
|
| Had a phone call from a political party |
5% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
|
| Been surveyed by phone or door-to-door (not online surveys) |
4% |
6% |
4% |
1% |
|
| Seen TV advertising or heard radio advertising from political parties |
57% |
60% |
58% |
66% |
|
| Watched interviews with politicians on TV or heard them on radio |
44% |
43% |
46% |
56% |
|
| Read articles about the election in newspapers or magazines |
38% |
35% |
39% |
53% |
|
| Been to a political meeting or event |
2% |
2% |
2% |
– |
|
| Seen election advertising on Youtube or Facebook |
8% |
11% |
6% |
12% |
|
| Joined a Facebook group related to the election |
4% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
|
| Done volunteer work for a candidate (e.g. letterboxing) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
| None of these |
26% |
22% |
27% |
17% |
57% say they have seen TV or heard radio advertising from political parties, 55% have received election leaflets in their letterbox, 44% have watched or heard interviews with politicians on TV or radio and 38% have read articles about the election.
Greens voters were more likely to watch or listen to interviews with politicians (56%) and read articles (53%).
Older respondents tended to be more engaged with the election – of those aged 55+, 59% had watched or listened to interviews with politicians and 51% had read articles about the election.