11 June 2013, 110613, ageism, homophobia, intolerance, Racism, religious intolerance, sexism
Q. Have you personally experienced or witnessed any of the following forms of intolerance in the past 12 months?
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Total |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Racism |
39% |
37% |
41% |
51% |
38% |
26% |
|
| Religious intolerance |
29% |
28% |
29% |
37% |
29% |
18% |
|
| Sexism |
29% |
26% |
32% |
38% |
28% |
21% |
|
| Homophobia |
26% |
24% |
28% |
40% |
24% |
14% |
|
| Ageism |
24% |
23% |
24% |
19% |
24% |
30% |
39% say they have experienced or witnessed racism in the past 12 months, while about one quarter have experienced or witnessed each of the other forms of intolerance. Younger people were much more likely to have experienced/witnessed racism, homophobia, sexism and religious intolerance. 30% of those aged 55+ say they have experienced/witnessed ageism.
11 June 2013, 110613, NSW, Pauline Hanson, State Election
Q. Pauline Hanson has announced she will run for the Senate in New South Wales in the next Federal election. How likely would Pauline Hanson be to make a positive contribution to Federal Parliament?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Julian Assange Apr 13 |
|
| Total likely |
30% |
27% |
34% |
13% |
32% |
||
| Total not likely |
58% |
62% |
58% |
78% |
50% |
||
| Very likely |
10% |
7% |
10% |
4% |
12% |
||
| Somewhat likely |
20% |
20% |
24% |
9% |
20% |
||
| Not very likely |
20% |
17% |
24% |
23% |
25% |
||
| Not at all likely |
38% |
45% |
34% |
55% |
25% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
11% |
8% |
8% |
17% |
30% think it is very or somewhat likely that Pauline Hanson would make a positive contribution if elected to Federal Parliament and 58% think it is not very or not at all likely. Those most likely to think she would make a positive contribution were Liberal/National voters (34%), voters for other parties or independents (48%) and those on incomes less than $600pw (38%).
When a similar question was asked about Julian Assange in April, 32% thought it likely he would make a positive contribution and 50% thought it not likely.