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Other issue of most concern

11 Feb 2014

Q. And which of these other issues are you personally most concerned about?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other/

indep-endent

 

2 Sep 13

19 Nov

Climate change

21%

28%

10%

44%

20%

16%

22%

Border security

21%

11%

36%

6%

15%

30%

21%

Treatment of the aged

20%

21%

21%

8%

22%

17%

18%

Marriage equality

11%

14%

9%

20%

8%

9%

9%

Population growth

10%

12%

8%

10%

14%

12%

14%

Treatment of the disabled

9%

9%

8%

9%

16%

7%

8%

None of them

5%

4%

5%

5%

4%

5%

4%

Don’t know

3%

2%

2%

1%

4%

4%

21% were most concerned about climate change, 21% were most concerned about border security, and 20% treatment of the aged.

There has been little change since this question was asked in November.

Border security (36%) was the main issue of concern to Liberal/National voters and 44% of Greens voters and 28% of Labor voters nominated climate change.

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