Concern about Newspapers Closing

Essential Vision — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:13:50 +0000

Q. How concerned are you about the possibility that in the next few years, most daily newspapers will stop publishing?

	Total	Vote ALP	Vote Lib	Vote Greens	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+	Read daily	Read a few times/ week	Read about once / week	Read less often/ never
Very concerned	24%	31%	21%	15%	18%	22%	34%	52%	23%	14%	9%
Somewhat concerned	24%	25%	27%	29%	21%	26%	25%	26%	34%	24%	16%
A little concerned	29%	19%	32%	29%	31%	30%	24%	14%	31%	35%	34%
Not at all concerned	19%	20%	16%	27%	23%	17%	16%	7%	11%	25%	29%
Don’t know	5%	5%	3%	1%	8%	4%	2%	1%	*	3%	12

48% were very or somewhat concerned about the possibility of most daily newspapers closing in the next few years and 48% were only a little or not at all concerned. 78% of those who read daily were very/somewhat concerned – and 52% were very concerned.

Those most concerned were women (53% very/somewhat), aged 55+ (59%) and Victorians (59%).

Job security

Essential Vision — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:08:23 +0000

Q. How concerned are you that you or some member of your immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so: very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?

	8 Jun 09	5 Oct 09	28 Jun 10	18 Oct 10	4 Apr 11	4 Jul 11	3 Oct 11	26 Mar 12	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total concerned	52%	49%	43%	40%	43%	45%	47%	49%	56%	46%	67%	38%
Very concerned	13%	14%	9%	11%	11%	13%	14%	13%	18%	12%	26%	10%
Somewhat concerned	39%	35%	34%	29%	32%	32%	33%	36%	38%	34%	41%	28%
Not at all concerned	35%	40%	38%	42%	43%	39%	37%	36%	32%	41%	26%	51%
Don’t know	6%	6%	12%	10%	8%	8%	7%	8%	7%	7%	4%	4%
No employees in the immediate family	8%	5%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	5%	6%	3%	6%

Concern over job security has risen since the last time the question was polled, increasing 7 points from 49% in March to 56% (total concerned).

In the 12 months from July 2011, total concern has increased from 45% to 56%.

Coalition voters are the most likely to be concerned that they or a member of their immediately family will lose their job in the next year or so (up 12% to 67% total concerned), whereas Greens voters are less likely to be concerned (up 4% to 38% total concerned).

Those most concerned were aged 45-64 (62%), part-time workers (63%) and women (61%). Among the under 25’s, 40% were concerned and 43% not concerned.

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Concern about Newspapers Closing

Job security