Q. How important is equality/fairness to Australian society?
|
Equality |
|
Fairness |
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Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
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| Very important |
51% |
62% |
42% |
63% |
41% |
62% |
72% |
44% |
77% |
77% |
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| Somewhat important |
38% |
32% |
47% |
21% |
49% |
30% |
20% |
47% |
14% |
21% |
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| Not very important |
6% |
3% |
8% |
12% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
4% |
1% |
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| Not at all important |
1% |
1% |
1% |
5% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
1% |
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| Don’t know |
3% |
3% |
1% |
– |
2% |
2% |
2% |
– |
– |
– |
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Note: Half the sample was asked about “equality” and half asked about “fairness”.
51% of respondents think equality is very important compared to 62% who say fairness is very important.
While Liberal/National voters gave very similar answers to both equality and fairness, Labor voters, Greens voters and other voters think fairness is more important.