Table

Political participation among persons aged 16 and over, by age. Per cent.
	2020
	Years, total	16-24 years	25-44 years	45-66 years	67 years or older
¹Self-reported voter participation may deviate from official turnout statistics.
²Social media postings (e.g. from Facebook and Twitter) are not to be included in the question 'Written internet article to influence an issue in the last 12 months'
Voted in last parliamentary election¹	79	58	71	86	91
Written newspaper or journal article to influence an issue in the last 12 months	4	2	3	4	4
Written internet article to influence an issue in the last 12 months²	15	12	16	18	9
Contacted politician or public official to influence an issue in the last 12 months	17	9	16	20	17
Worked voluntarily for political party, organisation or other group to influence an issue in the ...	10	10	8	12	8
Participated in legal public demonstration in the last 12 months	8	17	9	7	4
Total number of respondents	6 035	732	1 848	2 280	1 175