Table 7
Participation in political activities in the past 12 months and voting in the last federal election, 2013

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Table 7
Participation in political activities in the past 12 months and voting in the last federal election, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Participation in political activities during the past 12 months Voting in federal election , Searching for information on a political issue , Expressing views on an issue by contacting a newspaper or a politician , Expressing views on a political or social issue on an Internet forum or news website , Signing a petition , Boycotting or choosing a product for ethical reasons , Attending a public meeting , Participating in a demonstration or protest march and Wearing a badge or T-shirt, displaying a lawn sign to support or oppose a political or social cause , calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	percentage
	Voting in federal election	Searching for information on a political issue	Expressing views on an issue by contacting a newspaper or a politician	Expressing views on a political or social issue on an Internet forum or news website	Signing a petition	Boycotting or choosing a product for ethical reasons	Attending a public meeting	Participating in a demonstration or protest march	Wearing a badge or T-shirt, displaying a lawn sign to support or oppose a political or social cause
Total
Men (ref.)	81	44	11	14	27	22	17	5	10
Women	81	35^Note *	9^Note *	10^Note *	28	23^Note *	13^Note *	5	11^Note *
Age group
15 to 24 years	59^Note *	53^Note *	5^Note *	17^Note *	31^Note *	19^Note *	11^Note *	9^Note *	14^Note *
25 to 34 years	70^Note *	50^Note *	9^Note *	16^Note *	32^Note *	28^Note *	12^Note *	5	11
35 to 44 years	79^Note *	42^Note *	10	15^Note *	30^Note *	27^Note *	16	5	11
45 to 54 years (ref.)	83	35	11	10	27	23	16	4	10
55 to 64 years	89^Note *	34	13^Note *	9	26	23	18	4	10
65 to 74 years	92^Note *	29^Note *	15^Note *	8^Note *	22^Note *	18^Note *	19^Note *	2^Note *	8^Note *
75 years and older	92^Note *	19^Note *	10	3^Note *	14^Note *	9^Note *	14^Note *	1^Note *^{Note E: Use with caution}	7^Note *
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from reference category (ref.) at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Source: Statistics Canada, 2013 General Social Survey.

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Participation in political activities in the past 12 months and voting in the last federal election, 2013

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Table 7
Participation in political activities in the past 12 months and voting in the last federal election, 2013