Q. How important is it that Australia has a car manufacturing industry, even if it needs hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Government support and investment?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
1 Oct 2013 |
|
| Total important |
60% |
|
74% |
50% |
48% |
70% |
58% |
|
| Total not important |
33% |
|
21% |
46% |
48% |
25% |
30% |
|
| Very important |
30% |
|
39% |
26% |
21% |
32% |
24% |
|
| Somewhat important |
30% |
35% |
24% |
27% |
38% |
34% |
||
| Not very important |
20% |
15% |
24% |
23% |
18% |
18% |
||
| Not at all important |
13% |
6% |
22% |
24% |
7% |
12% |
||
| Don’t know |
6% |
6% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
12% |
60% think it is important that Australia has a car manufacturing industry, even if it needs hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Government support and investment while 33% think it is not important. This is s light increase in both measures since October as those saying “don’t know” has declined from 12% to 6%.
Labor voters are most likely to think a car manufacturing industry is important (70%) while Liberal/National voters are split (50% important/46% not important).