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Pill testing

18 Dec 2018

Q. Thinking about drug policy, do you support or oppose pill testing services (where trained counsellors provide risk reduction advice informed by on-site, laboratory analysis of people’s drugs)?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other Men Women Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+
Total support 59% 63% 57% 78% 54% 58% 60% 67% 54% 55%
Total oppose 17% 13% 21% 6% 23% 20% 13% 12% 17% 21%
Strongly support 23% 26% 19% 33% 22% 22% 24% 24% 22% 22%
Support 36% 37% 38% 45% 32% 36% 36% 43% 32% 33%
Oppose 8% 9% 9% 3% 8% 9% 7% 9% 6% 9%
Strongly oppose 9% 4% 12% 3% 15% 11% 6% 3% 11% 12%
Don’t know 25% 24% 21% 16% 22% 22% 27% 21% 29% 25%

 

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