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  • Nov, 2014

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    Approval of funding cuts to ABC

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the 5% annual funding cut to the ABC? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    Total approve

    25%

    13%

    45%

    7%

    23%

    Total disapprove

    52%

    67%

    36%

    87%

    54%

    Strongly approve

    8%

    2%

    18%

    10%

    Approve

    17%

    11%

    27%

    7%

    13%

    Disapprove

    27%

    27%

    29%

    27%

    24%

    Strongly disapprove

    25%

    40%

    7%

    60%

    30%

    Don’t know

    23%

    20%

    19%

    6%

    23%

    25% approve the cuts to the ABC and 52% disapprove – 23% don’t know.

    Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (87%), Labor voters (67%) and respondents aged 45-64 (60%).

  • Sep, 2014

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    Concern about funding cuts to ABC

    Q. How concerned are you that funding cuts may result in the ABC cutting back or dropping some of its current affairs programs? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total concerned

    53%

    64%

    34%

    85%

    57%

    Total not concerned

    39%

    29%

    57%

    12%

    39%

    Very concerned

    25%

    32%

    10%

    59%

    31%

    Somewhat concerned

    28%

    32%

    24%

    26%

    26%

    Not very concerned

    21%

    18%

    26%

    8%

    28%

    Not at all concerned

    18%

    11%

    31%

    4%

    11%

    Don’t know

    9%

    7%

    9%

    4%

    4%

    53% were concerned that funding cuts may result in the ABC cutting back or dropping some of its current affairs programs and 39% were not concerned.

    Those most likely to be concerned were Greens voters (85%), Labor voters (64%) and university educated (62%).

  • Apr, 2014

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    Cutting funding to ABC

    Q. Would you approve or disapprove of cutting funding to the ABC?

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total approve

    21%

    12%

    37%

    8%

    15%

    Total disapprove

    61%

    70%

    43%

    85%

    75%

    Strongly approve

    7%

    2%

    16%

    3%

    5%

    Approve

    14%

    10%

    21%

    5%

    10%

    Disapprove

    29%

    29%

    30%

    12%

    38%

    Strongly disapprove

    32%

    41%

    13%

    73%

    37%

    Don’t know

    18%

    19%

    20%

    7%

    10%

    61% disapprove (including 32% strongly disapprove) of cutting funding to the ABC and 21% approve.

    Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (85%), other voters (75%) and Labor voters (70%). Liberal/National voters were split 37% approve and 43% disapprove.

    Those aged 55+ were a little more likely to approve  – 26% approve/60% disapprove. 28% of men approved compared to only 14% of women.

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