Note: the following question was commissioned by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “It is in the interests of the whole community that parents have access to the information they need to help support and care for their children”?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Green | Vote Other | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Children | No Children | |
| Total agree | 80% | 79% | 84% | 90% | 81% | 77% | 84% | 74% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 82% | 80% |
| Total disagree | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Strongly agree | 35% | 38% | 32% | 48% | 34% | 31% | 39% | 37% | 39% | 28% | 25% | 42% | 31% |
| Agree | 45% | 41% | 52% | 42% | 47% | 46% | 45% | 37% | 44% | 56% | 61% | 40% | 49% |
| Neither agree not disagree | 13% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 17% | 9% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 13% | 13% |
| Disagree | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Strongly disagree | – | – | – | – | 1% | 1% | – | – | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | – |
| Don’t know | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
80% agree that it is in the interests of the whole community that parents have access to the information they need to help support and care for their children. Women (84% agree) were more likely to agree than men (77%), and support tended to increase with age (74% of those aged 18-34 agreed, compared to 86% of those aged 65+).
No more than 5% of any demographic group disagreed with the statement.