The bar chart shows the sources of voter encouragement by age group, broken down by ages 18 to 22, ages 23 to 29, ages 30 to 34, and ages 35 and over.

• The top sources of encouragement for younger cohorts were news media, friends and peers, and family not including spouse, followed by student organizations, if a student.
• The top sources of encouragement for older adults were news media, politician or party, and friends and peers, followed by Aboriginal organization, if an Aboriginal respondent, and family not including spouse.
• Community organizations, ethnic or cultural organizations, and organizations representing people with disabilities were among the less frequently cited sources of encouragement, though cited a little more by younger cohorts than older adults.
• See next two paragraphs in the report text for further description of the graphic.