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  • Feb, 2014

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    Other issue of most concern

    Q. And which of these other issues are you personally most concerned about?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/

    indep-endent

     

    2 Sep 13

    19 Nov

    Climate change

    21%

    28%

    10%

    44%

    20%

    16%

    22%

    Border security

    21%

    11%

    36%

    6%

    15%

    30%

    21%

    Treatment of the aged

    20%

    21%

    21%

    8%

    22%

    17%

    18%

    Marriage equality

    11%

    14%

    9%

    20%

    8%

    9%

    9%

    Population growth

    10%

    12%

    8%

    10%

    14%

    12%

    14%

    Treatment of the disabled

    9%

    9%

    8%

    9%

    16%

    7%

    8%

    None of them

    5%

    4%

    5%

    5%

    4%

    5%

    4%

    Don’t know

    3%

    2%

    2%

    1%

    4%

    4%

    21% were most concerned about climate change, 21% were most concerned about border security, and 20% treatment of the aged.

    There has been little change since this question was asked in November.

    Border security (36%) was the main issue of concern to Liberal/National voters and 44% of Greens voters and 28% of Labor voters nominated climate change.

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