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Importance of Carbon Pricing Issue

1 Aug 2011

Q. How important is the issue of the carbon pricing scheme in deciding which party you would vote for?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Very important 30% 25% 39% 33%
Somewhat important 29% 28% 31% 35%
A little important 21% 25% 16% 18%
Not at all important 13% 18% 12% 8%
Don’t know 7% 3% 2% 6%

30% say that the carbon pricing scheme is very important to their voting decision and 29% say it is somewhat important. Liberal/National voters are more likely to consider it very important (39%).

The carbon pricing issue is more important to those who are opposed than those who support it. 68% of those who oppose the scheme say it is very/somewhat important compared to 58% of those who support it.

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