Interest in Olympic Games
Q. How much interest are you taking in the Olympic Games being held In London?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| A lot of interest |
22% |
25% |
24% |
13% |
22% |
22% |
27% |
21% |
17% |
| Some interest |
36% |
36% |
39% |
34% |
34% |
37% |
34% |
34% |
40% |
| A little interest |
27% |
26% |
28% |
23% |
28% |
26% |
24% |
28% |
31% |
| No interest |
14% |
13% |
9% |
30% |
15% |
14% |
14% |
16% |
12% |
| Don’t know |
1% |
* |
* |
– |
1% |
– |
2% |
– |
– |
22% said they are taking lot of interest in the Olympic Games and 36% are taking some interest.
Those with highest interest were aged 18-34 (61% a lot/some) and incomes over $1,600pw (66%). Only 43% of those with incomes under $600pw said they had a lot/some interest.
Importance of Winning Gold Medals
Q. How important is it that Australia wins gold medals at the 2012 Olympics being held in London?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
A lot/some interest |
A little/no interest |
|
| Very important |
12% |
12% |
15% |
7% |
18% |
4% |
| Quite important |
32% |
34% |
35% |
22% |
41% |
20% |
| Not so important |
36% |
37% |
35% |
33% |
34% |
41% |
| Not at all important |
17% |
16% |
12% |
37% |
6% |
32% |
| Don’t know |
3% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
44% think it is very/quite important that Australia wins gold medals at the 2012 Olympics and 53% think it is not so or not at all important.
Of those with a lot/some interest in the Olympics, 59% think it is very/quite important and 40% not so/not at all important.
65% of those aged 55+ think it is not so/not at all important while 53% of those aged 18-34 think it is very/quite important.
Satisfaction with Performance of Australian Olympic Team
Q. How satisfied are you with the performance of the Australian Olympic team?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
A lot/some interest |
A little/no interest |
Very/quite important |
Not so/not at all important |
|
| Total satisfied |
41% |
46% |
40% |
39% |
53% |
26% |
43% |
41% |
| Total dissatisfied |
20% |
15% |
23% |
17% |
22% |
16% |
32% |
9% |
| Very satisfied |
11% |
12% |
8% |
11% |
14% |
7% |
10% |
12% |
| Satisfied |
30% |
34% |
32% |
28% |
39% |
19% |
33% |
29% |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied |
33% |
34% |
33% |
30% |
25% |
44% |
23% |
41% |
| Dissatisfied |
14% |
10% |
17% |
15% |
15% |
12% |
23% |
6% |
| Very dissatisfied |
6% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
7% |
4% |
9% |
3% |
| Don’t know |
6% |
4% |
3% |
13% |
1% |
12% |
2% |
8% |
41% say they are satisfied with the performance of the Australian Olympic team and 20% are dissatisfied.
Of those who take a lot/some interest in the Olympics, 53% are satisfied and 22% dissatisfied.
Of those who think winning gold medals is very/quite important, 43% are satisfied and 32% dissatisfied with the performance of the Australian team.
Funding of Australia’s Olympic Team
Q. Direct Federal funding of Australia’s Olympic team over the past four years has been at least $589 million – which equates to about $39 million for each gold medal. Do you think this investment is too much, not enough or about right?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Very/quite important |
Not so/not at all important |
|
| Too much |
58% |
60% |
55% |
71% |
47% |
68% |
| Not enough |
9% |
8% |
11% |
6% |
14% |
5% |
| About right |
19% |
21% |
20% |
14% |
25% |
14% |
| Don’t know |
14% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
14% |
13% |
58% think that funding invested in the Australian Olympic team over the last 4 years has been too much, 9% think it is not enough and 19% think it is about right.
Of those who think winning gold medals is very/quite important, 47% think that funding has been too much, 14% think it is not enough and 25% think it is about right.
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