Q. What is the main way you communicate with friends and family?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Mobile phone |
33% |
39% |
28% |
34% |
37% |
26% |
||
| Text messages |
21% |
18% |
24% |
37% |
17% |
9% |
||
| Landline phone |
20% |
18% |
21% |
3% |
20% |
39% |
||
|
10% |
11% |
9% |
5% |
9% |
18% |
|||
|
9% |
6% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
4% |
|||
| Letter |
* |
– |
* |
– |
* |
* |
||
|
* |
* |
– |
* |
– |
– |
|||
| Other |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
||
| Not sure |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
33% mainly use mobile phone to communicate with friends and family, 21% mainly use text messages and 20% mainly use landlines.
Women are more likely than men to use text messages (24% to 18%) and Facebook (11% to 6%) while men are more likely to use mobiles (39% to 28%).
By age groups – those aged under 35 are most likely to use text messages (37%) and mobiles (34%), those aged 35-54 are most likely to use mobiles (37%) and those aged 55+ most likely to use landlines (39%).
Q. Compared with two years ago, has your use of the following means of communication increased or decreased?
|
Total increase |
Total decrease |
|
Increase a lot |
Increase a little |
Stayed much the same |
Decrease a little |
Decrease a lot |
Not sure |
Don’t use |
|
| Mobile phone |
41% |
8% |
16% |
25% |
46% |
5% |
3% |
1% |
4% |
|
| Text message |
41% |
10% |
18% |
23% |
42% |
6% |
4% |
1% |
6% |
|
|
34% |
14% |
10% |
24% |
50% |
10% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
||
|
30% |
11% |
12% |
18% |
32% |
6% |
5% |
1% |
26% |
||
|
7% |
7% |
2% |
5% |
16% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
68% |
||
| Landline phone |
8% |
42% |
1% |
7% |
40% |
17% |
25% |
1% |
10% |
|
| Letter |
3% |
41% |
1% |
2% |
25% |
9% |
32% |
1% |
29% |
41% say they have increased their usage of mobile phones and text messages. 34% have increased usage of email and 30% increased usage of Facebook.
42% say they have decreased use of the landline and 41% have decreased usage of letters.
federal politics voting intention
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,776 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 7/10/14 |
2 weeks ago 21/10/14 |
Last week 28/10/14 |
This week 4/11/14 |
| Liberal |
|
38% |
37% |
36% |
37% |
|
| National |
2% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Liberal/National |
45.6% |
40% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
39% |
39% |
39% |
38% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
10% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 7/10/14 |
2 weeks ago 21/10/14 |
Last week 28/10/14 |
This week 4/11/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
48% |
47% |
47% |
48% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
52% |
53% |
53% |
52% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.
bushfires, climate change, extreme weather
Q. Do you think that, over the next few years, Australia will be more or less likely to experience severe bushfires and extreme weather events like floods and cyclones?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total more likely |
63% |
72% |
49% |
86% |
65% |
|
| Total less likely |
1% |
1% |
* |
2% |
3% |
|
| A lot more likely |
33% |
41% |
19% |
61% |
31% |
|
| A little more likely |
30% |
31% |
30% |
25% |
34% |
|
| About the same |
33% |
26% |
47% |
11% |
29% |
|
| A little less likely |
1% |
1% |
– |
2% |
2% |
|
| A lot less likely |
* |
– |
* |
– |
1% |
|
| Don’t know |
4% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
4% |
63% think that sever bushfires and extreme weather events will be more likely over the next few years.
86% of Greens voters and 63% of Labor voters think they will be more likely. However, 47% of Liberal/National voters think they will be neither more likely nor less likely.
68% of women think they will be more likely compared to 56% of men.
climate change, extreme temperatures, extreme weather
Q. And do you think that these extreme events – bushfires, floods, cyclones, etc – are likely or unlikely to be linked to climate change?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Likely to be linked to climate change |
76% |
83% |
63% |
96% |
63% |
|
| Unlikely to be linked to climate change |
16% |
10% |
26% |
2% |
24% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
6% |
11% |
3% |
14% |
(Based on the 63% – 625 respondents – who think extreme event are more likely.)
Of those who think extreme events are more likely, 76% think they are likely to be linked to climate change and 16% think they are unlikely to be linked to climate change.
83% of Labor voters and 96% of Greens voters think they are likely to be linked to climate change.
Deregulation of university fees, education funding, university
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Federal Government’s proposal to deregulate university fees?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
22% |
12% |
43% |
7% |
17% |
|
| Total disapprove |
53% |
73% |
30% |
81% |
59% |
|
| Strongly approve |
6% |
6% |
10% |
2% |
5% |
|
| Approve |
16% |
6% |
33% |
5% |
12% |
|
| Disapprove |
23% |
27% |
21% |
22% |
25% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
30% |
46% |
9% |
59% |
34% |
|
| Don’t know |
24% |
14% |
27% |
12% |
24% |
22% approve of the Federal Government’s proposal to deregulate university fees and 53% disapprove.
60% of those aged 18-24 and 59% of those with a university degree disapprove.
education funding, education in Australia, university
Q. It has been claimed that deregulation of university fees will enable universities to create more scholarships for financially disadvantaged students. Overall, do you think deregulating university fees will increase or decrease access to a university education?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total increase |
22% |
21% |
29% |
9% |
19% |
|
| Total decrease |
44% |
54% |
29% |
74% |
43% |
|
| Increase a lot |
9% |
12% |
8% |
3% |
11% |
|
| Increase a little |
13% |
9% |
21% |
6% |
8% |
|
| Make no difference |
18% |
14% |
27% |
8% |
18% |
|
| Decrease a little |
15% |
13% |
18% |
15% |
13% |
|
| Decrease a lot |
29% |
41% |
11% |
59% |
30% |
|
| Don’t know |
16% |
11% |
15% |
10% |
19% |
44% think that deregulating university fees will decrease access to a university education and 22% think it will increase access. 18% think it will make no difference.
Those most likely to think access will decrease were aged 18-24 (57%) and those with a university degree (53%).
Q. Have you heard or read a lot, a fair amount, just a little or almost nothing about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| A lot |
4% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
|
| A fair amount |
15% |
14% |
16% |
17% |
19% |
|
| A little |
37% |
36% |
43% |
27% |
35% |
|
| Almost nothing |
35% |
36% |
30% |
38% |
40% |
|
| Can’t say |
10% |
8% |
8% |
14% |
5% |
19% have heard a lot or a fair amount about the NDIS – 72% say they have heard little or nothing.
This most likely to have heard about the NDIS were aged 65+ (27%).