# Sample sizes less than 50 should be treated with caution Respondents surveyed last night and Wednesday night (June 14/15, 2006) were asked: “Did you watch the Australia versus Japan match on Monday night?” The clear majority of viewers (6.436 million) watched the match at home, 348,000 at a friends’ house, 288,000 at a public venue (hotel, public place) and 44,000 somewhere else. Of the 7.115 million Australians who watched the game, 4.274 million watched the whole match, 1.343 million said they watched only the second half, while an unlucky 1.299 million watched only the first half (200,000 couldn’t say). Viewing was highest in Western Australia with 56% watching the game which began at 9pm local time. While the number was down on the eight-and-a-half million Australians who watched the primetime World Cup Qualifier against Uruguay, the number of viewers is a late-night record considering the 11pm East Coast starting time. More than seven million Australians (43% of Australians aged 14 and over - 49% of men and 36% of women) watched on television the Socceroos’ historic World Cup 3-1 victory over Japan on Monday night, according to a special Roy Morgan telephone survey.

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