Are people aware of government on the Internet?

Question 82 was asked of people who had not discussed using the Internet to interact with government to ascertain whether they were aware that this was a possibility.

Table 14: Percentage of respondents aware of government interaction on the Internet

Beneficiaries were more likely to say they did not know they could interact with government over the Internet. People who work for government departments were less likely to respond 'no' to this question.

At 65.9% males were significantly more likely to be aware that they could interact with government on the Internet, while females were significantly more likely not to be aware of this (37.2%).

New Zealand Europeans were significantly more likely to be aware that they could interact with government on the Internet(64%) In contrast, the 'Other' ethnic group (largely immigrants, but also 'New Zealanders' and 'Kiwis') were more likely not to be aware (48%).