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Alcohol-related violence

28 Jan 2014

Q. As far as you know, do you think alcohol-related violence in Australia has increased or decreased over the last few years or has it not changed much?

 

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Total increased

78%

81%

81%

58%

75%

Total decreased

2%

3%

2%

2%

4%

Increased a lot

55%

53%

58%

40%

57%

Increased a little

23%

28%

23%

18%

18%

Not changed much

15%

12%

14%

32%

16%

Decreased a little

2%

3%

1%

2%

3%

Decreased a lot

*

1%

1%

Don’t know

5%

3%

3%

8%

5%

78% think that alcohol-related violence in Australia has increased over the last few years – 55% think it has increased a lot.

70% of those aged 55+ think it has increased a lot compared to 39% of those aged 18-34.

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