Your demographic column does not really accomodate me. I have worked in advertising for many years and now consult to small and very small businesses. My children, 1 still lives with us ! is independant. I pick up work whwn I can and also basically feel like it so I am semi retired. In the last state elections I onlt voted because a friend stood (a previous councillor)and I handed out how to vote cards for him. I think I am a thinking voter, however in the last state election had this man had not stood a great number of people were going to vote at the bottom pf the form 'none of the above'. That to me is a worry.
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 07:23
Graham Young
Thanks Ken. I guess the art of surveying is to over-simplify so you can understand. I suspect there is a lot of demographic complexity out there that we don't capture, but if we did, it would be too fine-grained for me to make any generalisations.
The demographic information is generally used to compare our group to the population at large, so generally not too much hangs on it.
One of the things that I find from the longitudinal nature of this research is how often people defy the stereotypes. You'd be amazed the reasons people give for changing their vote from traditional patterns.
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 11:53
Rose Taylor
Since retiring as a bookkeeper and becoming more involved with writing I am quite at home commenting on political issues and writing suitable articles for publication (in part) in the Melbourne On-Line newspapers.
While we remain a democracy this should always be considered a right for everyone.
Thank you for the opportunity to give my views.
Rose Taylor Melton West
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Thursday, 07 May 2009 16:07
Allie
So glad we have this opportunity to have a say. Thanks for this Graham.
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Friday, 08 May 2009 04:54
Graham Young
Rose, you might like to consider submitting material to On Line Opinion. It's another opportunity for people to have their say. You do have to compete with the other submissions that we get - we only publish 6 to 7 a day - but there is plenty of room for quality. Send submissions to Susan(at)onlineopinion.com.au.
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Your demographic column does not really accomodate me. I have worked in advertising for many years and now consult to small and very small businesses. My children, 1 still lives with us ! is independant. I pick up work whwn I can and also basically feel like it so I am semi retired. In the last state elections I onlt voted because a friend stood (a previous councillor)and I handed out how to vote cards for him. I think I am a thinking voter, however in the last state election had this man had not stood a great number of people were going to vote at the bottom pf the form 'none of the above'. That to me is a worry.
The demographic information is generally used to compare our group to the population at large, so generally not too much hangs on it.
One of the things that I find from the longitudinal nature of this research is how often people defy the stereotypes. You'd be amazed the reasons people give for changing their vote from traditional patterns.
While we remain a democracy this should always be considered a right for everyone.
Thank you for the opportunity to give my views.
Rose Taylor
Melton West