17 September 2012, 170912, about right, drug law enforcement, friends and relatives, illegal drugs, too harsh, too soft
Q. Do you have a close friend or relative (such as a sibling or child) that regularly uses, or regularly used, illegal drugs?
|
Total |
|
| Yes |
17% |
| No |
81% |
| I’d prefer not to say |
2% |
Seventeen percent (17%) of respondents polled have a close friend or relative that regularly uses, or used, illegal drugs. The vast majority did not (81%) and 2% elected not to say.
Q. How would you describe the approach to drug law enforcement in Australia:
|
Total |
Have a close friend or relative |
No close friend or relative |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Too harsh |
8% |
18% |
6% |
12% |
4% |
23% |
| Too soft |
62% |
47% |
66% |
57% |
73% |
26% |
| About right |
18% |
24% |
17% |
22% |
15% |
30% |
| Don’t know |
11% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
8% |
21% |
The majority of respondents regard drug law enforcement in Australia to be too soft (62%), followed by 18% who believe it to be about right and 8% who see it as too harsh.
Those with a close friend or relative that regularly uses were far more likely to regard drug law enforcement as too harsh (18%) or about right (24%).
Looking at the results by voting intention, Greens voters were the most likely to regard drug law enforcement as too harsh (23%) whilst Coalition voters were by far the most likely to believe it to be too soft (73%).