Q. How much interest are you taking in the Olympic Games being held In Rio?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 65+ | Aug 2012 | |
| A lot of interest | 19% | 22% | 21% | 17% | 13% | 21% | 16% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 22% |
| Some interest | 33% | 31% | 43% | 23% | 27% | 33% | 33% | 37% | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| A little interest | 30% | 30% | 29% | 37% | 29% | 30% | 31% | 28% | 32% | 30% | 27% |
| No interest | 17% | 16% | 8% | 23% | 31% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 14% |
| Don’t know | 1% | – | – | – | – | * | 1% | 1% | – | – | 1% |
52% say they have some or a lot of interest in the Olympic games. 47% have little or no interest.
This is less interest than the London Olympics when 60% said they had a lot or some interest.
Those most interested were aged 18-34 (56%), full-time workers (60%) and university educated (60%).