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Q. Do you agree or disagree with the Government’s proposal to package all cigarettes in olive green and remove all brand logos?
(This question has been commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Smoke regularly | Don’t smoke regularly | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Age
18-34 |
Aged
35-54 |
Aged 55+ | |
| Total agree | 49% | 24% | 55% | 61% | 40% | 63% | 50% | 48% | 54% | 46% | 49% |
| Total disagree | 34% | 62% | 28% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 34% | 33% | 28% | 36% | 37% |
| Strongly agree | 26% | 7% | 30% | 35% | 19% | 34% | 29% | 23% | 27% | 23% | 30% |
| Agree | 23% | 17% | 25% | 26% | 21% | 29% | 21% | 25% | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| Disagree | 18% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 21% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 17% | 22% |
| Strongly disagree | 16% | 44% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 19% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 17% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 19% | 9% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 13% |
49% agree with the Government’s cigarette packaging proposals and 34% disagree. Strongest support comes from Labor voters (61%), Greens voters (63%) and people aged under 35 (54%).
62% of regular smokers disagree with the proposals and 24% agree.