| Australia | | |
Degree of interest in politics (5 steps) | 3.44 (2016) [1/24countries] | | |
% of those interested in politics (4 choices) | 61.9% (2014) [6/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that their political position is left | 13.2% (2014) [13/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that their political position is center | 45.2% (2014) [16/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that their political position is right | 21.1% (2014) [9/26countries] | | |
Average of political position | 5.30 (2014) [12/26countries] | | |
% of those who often or sometimes discuss political matters with friends, relatives or fellow workers | 61.2% (2014) [7/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that men have more opportunities of expressing their political views | 28.4% (2019) [14/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that women have more opportunities of expressing their political views | 2.9% (2019) [10/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that men and women have about the same opportunities of expressing their political views | 68.8% (2019) [10/21countries] | | |
% of those who read the political content of a newspaper every day | 23.5% (2014) [11/18countries] | | |
% of those who never read the political content of a newspaper | 19.4% (2014) [13/18countries] | | |
% of those who use the media to obtain political news or information every day | 68.7% (2014) [17/26countries] | | |
% of those who never use the media to obtain political news or information | 5.9% (2014) [6/26countries] | | |
% of those who watch political news on television every day | 39.9% (2014) [14/18countries] | | |
% of those who never watch political news on television | 9.8% (2014) [7/18countries] | | |
% of those who listen to political news on the radio every day | 25.5% (2014) [11/18countries] | | |
% of those who never listen to political news on the radio | 31.9% (2014) [11/18countries] | | |
% of those who use the Internet to obtain political news or information every day | 18.8% (2014) [13/17countries] | | |
% of those who never use the Internet to obtain political news or information | 46.0% (2014) [10/17countries] | | |
% of those who think that following what is happening in politics in their country is very important to be a good citizen | 42.5% (2022) [14/17countries] | | |
% of those who have expressed political views on the internet | 18.7% (2014) [4/26countries] | | |
% of those who often or sometimes try to persuade your friends, relatives or fellow workers to share their political opinion | 31.5% (2014) [12/26countries] | | |
% of young people (-29) who often or sometimes discuss political matters with friends, relatives or fellow workers | 0.5% (2014) [7/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that others are better informed about politics and government | 11.2% (2014) [25/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that they understand political issues of the country | 68.7% (2016) [2/25countries] | | |
% of those who think that ordinary citizens have no political voice | 53.6% (2017) [6/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that people have an influence on politics | 29.8% (2022) [9/17countries] | | |
% of those who think that citizens in general has the most influence on the actions of the government | 7.6% (2016) [13/25countries] | | |
% of those who do not think that the government cares much what people like them think | 55.0% (2014) [15/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to keep watch on the actions of government | 5.92 (2014) [4/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to try to understand the reasoning of people with other opinions | 5.81 (2014) [7/26countries] | | |