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  • Sep, 2018

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    Quotas for women

    Q. Would you support or oppose the Liberal Party adopting quotas to increase number of Liberal women in the parliament?

      Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote Other
    Total support 61%   63% 68% 68% 50%
    Total oppose 21%   18% 27% 14% 35%
    Strongly support 19%   17% 21% 32% 18%
    Support 42%   46% 47% 36% 32%
    Oppose 14%   12% 16% 13% 23%
    Strongly oppose 7%   6% 11% 1% 12%
    Don’t know 18%   19% 5% 18% 15%

     

    61% support the Liberal Party adopting quotas to increase number of Liberal women in the parliament and 21% oppose.

    68% of Liberal National voters support quotas for women and 27% oppose.

    56% of men support quotas for women compared to 65% of women.

  • Aug, 2015

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    Forms of intolerance

    Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia. 

      Total large/ moderate   Large prob. Mod. prob. Small prob. Not a prob.   Don’t know   Sep 12  Total large/ mod. Jun 13  Total large/ mod. Feb 14  Total large/ mod. Jun 15  Total large/ mod.
    Racism against people from other countries 60% 22% 38% 28% 9% 4% 71% 69% 64% 58%
    Racism against indigenous Australians 54% 19% 35% 29% 12% 4% 51%
    Sexism 47% 14% 33% 38% 10% 6% 45% 52% 51% 44%
    Homophobia 47% 13% 34% 32% 13% 7% 50% 51% 47% 42%
    Religious intolerance 53% 18% 35% 30% 11% 5% 65% 54% 51% 56%
    Ageism 48% 17% 31% 33% 12% 8% 44% 46% 49% 49%

    47% think homophobia is a major/moderate problem in Australia – up 5% since June.

    60% think that racism against people from other countries is a major/moderate problem in Australia – and 54% think racism against indigenous Australians is a major/moderate problem. These figures have not changed substantially since June.

  • Mar, 2015

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    Forms of intolerance

    Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia. 

     

    Total large/ mod

     

    A large problem

    Mod problem

    Small

    problem

    Not a problem at all

    Don’t know

     

    Sept 12

    Total large/ mod

    Jun 13

    Total large/ mod

    Feb 14

    Total large/ mod

    Racism

    67%

    30%

    37%

    23%

    6%

    4%

    71%

    69%

    64%

    Religious intolerance

    61%

    28%

    33%

    25%

    9%

    5%

    65%

    54%

    51%

    Sexism

    47%

    16%

    31%

    36%

    12%

    5%

    45%

    52%

    51%

    Ageism

    45%

    17%

    28%

    33%

    13%

    9%

    44%

    46%

    49%

    Homo-phobia

    45%

    15%

    30%

    32%

    15%

    8%

    50%

    51%

    47%

    67% think that racism is a major/moderate problem in Australia – up 3% compared to when this question was previously asked in February last year. 61% think that religious intolerance is a major/moderate problem – up 10% since last February.

    Those most likely to think racism a major/moderate problem were women (73%) and Greens voters (80%).

    Those most likely to think religious intolerance a major/moderate problem were women (73%) and incomes under $600pw (69%).

    Those most likely to think sexism a major/moderate problem were women (68%) and Greens voters (67%).

    Those most likely to think homophobia a major/moderate problem were Greens voters (67%), Labor voters (53%) and aged 18-24 (57%).

    58% of those aged 55+ think ageism is a major/moderate problem.

  • Mar, 2015

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    Experience of forms of intolerance

    Q. Have you personally experienced or witnessed any of the following forms of intolerance in the past 12 months? 

     

    Total

     

    Men

    Women

    Aged 18-34

    Aged 35-54

    Aged 55+

     

    Total Jun 13

    Total Feb 14

    Racism

    33%

    35%

    32%

    45%

    32%

    21%

    39%

    36%

    Sexism

    26%

    21%

    32%

    32%

    25%

    20%

    29%

    29%

    Religious intolerance

    26%

    25%

    27%

    36%

    24%

    17%

    29%

    28%

    Ageism

    22%

    21%

    24%

    20%

    18%

    32%

    24%

    26%

    Homophobia

    19%

    18%

    20%

    27%

    17%

    12%

    26%

    24%

     

    33% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed sexism and religious intolerance. These figures have dropped a little since this question was last asked in February last year.

    Younger people (aged 18-34) were more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism (45%), homophobia (27%), sexism (32%) and religious intolerance (36%). 32% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism. 32% of women say they have experienced/witnessed sexism.

  • Feb, 2014

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    Forms of intolerance

    Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia.

     

    Total large/ moderate

     

    A large problem

    Moderate problem

    Small

    problem

    Not a problem at all

    Don’t know

     

    Sept 12

    Total large/ moderate

    Jun 13

    Total large/ moderate

    Racism

    64%

    25%

    39%

    29%

    6%

    2%

    71%

    69%

    Religious intolerance

    51%

    18%

    33%

    32%

    14%

    4%

    65%

    54%

    Sexism

    51%

    15%

    36%

    37%

    10%

    3%

    45%

    52%

    Ageism

    49%

    15%

    34%

    31%

    13%

    8%

    44%

    46%

    Homophobia

    47%

    16%

    31%

    36%

    13%

    5%

    50%

    51%

    64% think that racism is a major/moderate problem in Australia – down a little compared to when this question was previously asked in June last year. Just over half believe that religious intolerance and sexism are major/moderate problems.

    Those most likely to think racism a major/moderate problem were women (68%), Greens voters (85%) and Labor voters (71%).

    Those most likely to think sexism a major/moderate problem were women (58%) and Greens voters (70%).

    Those most likely to think homophobia a major/moderate problem were women (54%), Greens voters (77%), Labor voters (54%) and aged 18-34 (56%).

    54% of those aged 55+ think ageism is a major/moderate problem.

    There were no substantial differences between groups on views about religious intolerance.

  • Feb, 2014

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    Experience of forms of intolerance

    Q. Have you personally experienced or witnessed any of the following forms of intolerance in the past 12 months?

     

    Total

     

    Men

    Women

    Aged 18-34

    Aged 35-54

    Aged 55+

     

    Total Jun 13

    Racism

    36%

    37%

    35%

    47%

    33%

    26%

    39%

    Sexism

    29%

    25%

    33%

    41%

    26%

    19%

    29%

    Religious intolerance

    28%

    27%

    28%

    35%

    27%

    19%

    29%

    Ageism

    26%

    23%

    28%

    22%

    25%

    30%

    24%

    Homophobia

    24%

    25%

    22%

    36%

    19%

    15%

    26%

    36% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed each of the other forms of intolerance. These figures have changed little since this question was last asked in June last year.

    Younger people were much more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism, homophobia, sexism and religious intolerance. 30% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism. 33% of women say they have experienced/witnessed sexism.

  • Jun, 2013

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    Forms of intolerance

    Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia.

     

    Sept 12

    Total large/ moderate

     

    Total large/ moderate

    A large problem

    Moderate problem

    Small

    problem

    Not a problem at all

    Don’t know

    Racism

    71%

    69%

    29%

    40%

    24%

    5%

    2%

    Religious intolerance

    65%

    54%

    22%

    32%

    32%

    10%

    4%

    Sexism

    45%

    52%

    18%

    34%

    35%

    11%

    3%

    Homophobia

    50%

    51%

    18%

    33%

    33%

    10%

    5%

    Ageism

    44%

    46%

    16%

    30%

    34%

    11%

    9%

    69% think that racism is a major/moderate problem in Australia – a similar result to when this question was previously asked in September last year. Just over half believe that religious intolerance, sexism and homophobia are major/moderate problems. The percentage thinking religious intolerance is a major/moderate problem has dropped 11 points while those thinking sexism is a major/moderate problem has increased 7 points since September.

    Those most likely to think racism a major/moderate problem were women (76%), Greens voters (87%) and Labor voters (75%).

    Those most likely to think sexism a major/moderate problem were women (61%), Greens voters (76%) and Labor voters (69%).

    Those most likely to think homophobia a major/moderate problem were women (61%), Greens voters (74%), Labor voters (61%) and aged 18-34 (57%).

    55% of those aged 55+ think ageism is a major/moderate problem.

    There were no substantial differences between groups on views about religious intolerance.

  • Jun, 2013

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    Experience of forms of intolerance

    Q. Have you personally experienced or witnessed any of the following forms of intolerance in the past 12 months?

     

    Total

     

    Men

    Women

    Aged 18-34

    Aged 35-54

    Aged 55+

    Racism

    39%

    37%

    41%

    51%

    38%

    26%

    Religious intolerance

    29%

    28%

    29%

    37%

    29%

    18%

    Sexism

    29%

    26%

    32%

    38%

    28%

    21%

    Homophobia

    26%

    24%

    28%

    40%

    24%

    14%

    Ageism

    24%

    23%

    24%

    19%

    24%

    30%

    39% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed each of the other forms of intolerance. Younger people were much more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism, homophobia, sexism and religious intolerance. 30% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism.

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