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Concern About Climate Change

20 Jul 2011

Q. Over the last 2 years, have you become more concerned or less concerned about the environmental effects of global warming or do you feel about the same as you did 2 years ago? (This question was commissioned by Network Ten).

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Men Women Age

18-34

Aged

35-54

Aged 55+
Total more concerned 46% 61% 35% 72% 45% 47% 55% 42% 42%
Total less concerned 11% 4% 19% 2% 16% 6% 12% 11% 10%
Much more concerned 15% 23% 7% 36% 14% 16% 16% 14% 16%
A little more concerned 31% 38% 28% 36% 31% 31% 39% 28% 26%
A little less concerned 5% 3% 8% 1% 7% 3% 6% 6% 3%
Much less concerned 6% 1% 11% 1% 9% 3% 6% 5% 7%
About the same 40% 32% 45% 24% 35% 45% 29% 43% 48%
Don’t know 3% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 5% *

46% say they have become more concerned about the effects of global warming over the last 2 years, 11% are less concerned and 40% say they feel about the same.

Those more likely to be more concerned are Labor voters (61%), Greens voters (72%) and those aged under 35 (55%).

Those more likely to feel about the same are Liberal/National voters (45%), women (45%) and those aged 55+ (48%).

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