Q. How important is it that Australia has a car manufacturing industry, even if it costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Government support and subsidies?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Jun 2013 |
|
| Total important |
58% |
63% |
59% |
45% |
52% |
||
| Total not important |
30% |
26% |
33% |
33% |
35% |
||
| Very important |
24% |
31% |
22% |
12% |
19% |
||
| Somewhat important |
34% |
32% |
37% |
33% |
33% |
||
| Not very important |
18% |
16% |
19% |
21% |
24% |
||
| Not at all important |
12% |
10% |
14% |
11% |
11% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
12% |
8% |
24% |
12% |
58% think that it is very or somewhat important that Australia has a car manufacturing industry, even if it costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Government support and subsidies. 30% think it is not very or not at all important. This represents a significant increase in “importance” since this question was previously asked in June.
Those most likely to think it was important were Labor voters (63%) and people on incomes under $1,000pw (65%).
33% of Liberal/National voters, 33% of Greens voters and 38% of people with university degrees thought it not important.