18 February 2013, 180213, 2PP, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred, Voting intention
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,882 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago 21/1/13 |
2 weeks ago 5/2/13 |
Last week 11/2/13 |
This week 18/2/13 |
| Liberal |
|
44% |
45% |
45% |
44% |
| National |
|
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Total Lib/Nat |
43.6% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
47% |
| Labor |
38.0% |
36% |
34% |
34% |
35% |
| Greens |
11.8% |
9% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
| Other/Independent |
6.6% |
8% |
8% |
9% |
8% |
| 2PP |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago |
2 weeks ago |
Last week
|
This week |
| Total Lib/Nat |
49.9% |
54% |
54% |
55% |
54% |
| Labor |
50.1% |
46% |
46% |
45% |
46% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. plus or minus 2-3%.
18 February 2013, 180213, AFL, athletics, basketball, Cricket, cycling, NRL, performance enhancing drugs, soccer, tennis
Q. How much of a problem do you think taking performance enhancing drugs is in these sports?
|
A major problem |
A moderate problem |
A minor problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
| AFL football |
39% |
23% |
18% |
5% |
16% |
| NRL rugby league |
37% |
26% |
16% |
4% |
18% |
| Cricket |
16% |
9% |
26% |
25% |
23% |
| Tennis |
18% |
12% |
24% |
22% |
24% |
| Soccer |
22% |
19% |
23% |
10% |
26% |
| Basketball |
18% |
18% |
22% |
14% |
30% |
| Cycling |
56% |
20% |
8% |
3% |
14% |
| Athletics |
41% |
26% |
11% |
4% |
17% |
56% of respondents think taking performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in cycling, 41% think it is a major problem in athletics, 39% in AFL football and 37% in NRL rugby league.
38% of AFL football followers think it is a major problem in their sport and 26% of NRL followers think it is a major problem in their sport. 40% of AFL followers think it is a major problem in NRL.
46% of Victorian respondents think performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in the AFL.
18 February 2013, 180213, AFL, athletics, basketball, Cricket, cycling, NRL, soccer, sports betting problem, tennis
Q. How much of a problem do you think betting on games and results is in these sports?
|
A major problem |
A moderate problem |
A minor problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
| AFL football |
34% |
22% |
14% |
10% |
19% |
| NRL rugby league |
33% |
22% |
15% |
11% |
20% |
| Cricket |
30% |
22% |
17% |
10% |
20% |
| Tennis |
21% |
18% |
20% |
18% |
23% |
| Soccer |
30% |
22% |
15% |
11% |
23% |
| Basketball |
23% |
18% |
19% |
15% |
25% |
| Cycling |
25% |
18% |
17% |
14% |
25% |
| Athletics |
23% |
18% |
20% |
14% |
25% |
34% of respondents think betting is a major problem in AFL football, 33% think it is a major problem in NRL, 30% in soccer and 30% in cricket.
36% of those who mostly follow cricket think it is a major problem in their sport, compared to 32% of AFL followers and 28% of NRL followers.
18 February 2013, 180213, performance enhancing drugs, supporter reaction
Q. If players in a sporting team you supported were found to have taken performance enhancing drugs would you –
|
Total |
AFL |
NRL |
Cricket |
Soccer |
Basket |
|
| Attend fewer games |
27% |
26% |
25% |
33% |
24% |
28% |
| Stop attending games altogether |
19% |
16% |
20% |
23% |
20% |
21% |
| Watch fewer games on TV |
28% |
23% |
27% |
34% |
23% |
33% |
| Stop watching games on TV altogether |
15% |
9% |
16% |
18% |
17% |
26% |
| Change my support to another team |
18% |
7% |
18% |
19% |
22% |
23% |
26% of AFL followers said if players in their team were found to have taken performance enhancing drugs they would attend fewer games and 23% said they would watch fewer games on TV. However, only 9% said they would stop watching games on TV altogether and only 7% said they would change their support to another team.
NRL (18%) and soccer (22%) followers were more likely to change their support to another team.
18 February 2013, 180213, approval of actions, ban sports betting, performance enhancing drugs, sports integrity commission
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the following actions –
|
Total approve |
Total disapprove |
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Strongly disapprove |
Don’t know |
|
| Ban sports betting |
52% |
30% |
27% |
25% |
24% |
6% |
17% |
| Setting up a sports integrity commission with strong powers |
76% |
7% |
40% |
36% |
6% |
1% |
17% |
| Ban teams whose players have been found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs |
54% |
28% |
28% |
26% |
21% |
7% |
18% |
| Accept that prohibition won’t work and allow approved performance enhancing drugs in sport |
12% |
71% |
5% |
7% |
19% |
52% |
16% |
76% approve setting up a sports integrity commission with strong powers. 82% of AFL followers and 78% of NRL followers approved.
54% approve banning teams whose players have been found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs – including 49% of AFL followers and 50% of NRL followers.
52% approve of banning sports betting – including 52% of AFL followers and 47% of NRL followers. Those most in favour of banning sports betting were followers of cricket (57%) and tennis (63%).
Only 12% believed we should accept that prohibition won’t work and allow approved performance enhancing drugs in sport. This was strongly rejected by all sports followers – 65% of AFL followers and 71% of NRL followers disapproved.
18 February 2013, 180213, northern australia, population, relocatin public service jobs
Q. The Liberal Party was reported to be considering a plan to increase the population of the northern regions of Australia by relocating public service jobs, increasing industry and food production and funding new projects in the north. Do you approve or disapprove of this idea?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total approve |
56% |
46% |
73% |
42% |
| Total disapprove |
22% |
32% |
12% |
38% |
| Strongly approve |
16% |
10% |
24% |
7% |
| Approve |
40% |
36% |
49% |
35% |
| Disapprove |
15% |
19% |
10% |
27% |
| Strongly disapprove |
7% |
13% |
2% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
23% |
15% |
20% |
56% said they approved on a plan to increase the population of the northern regions of Australia by relocating public service jobs, increasing industry and food production and funding new projects in the north and 22% disapproved.
73% of Liberal/National voters approved compared to 46% of Labor voters and 42% of Greens voters.