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  • Apr, 2014

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    Cutting funding to ABC

    Q. Would you approve or disapprove of cutting funding to the ABC?

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total approve

    21%

    12%

    37%

    8%

    15%

    Total disapprove

    61%

    70%

    43%

    85%

    75%

    Strongly approve

    7%

    2%

    16%

    3%

    5%

    Approve

    14%

    10%

    21%

    5%

    10%

    Disapprove

    29%

    29%

    30%

    12%

    38%

    Strongly disapprove

    32%

    41%

    13%

    73%

    37%

    Don’t know

    18%

    19%

    20%

    7%

    10%

    61% disapprove (including 32% strongly disapprove) of cutting funding to the ABC and 21% approve.

    Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (85%), other voters (75%) and Labor voters (70%). Liberal/National voters were split 37% approve and 43% disapprove.

    Those aged 55+ were a little more likely to approve  – 26% approve/60% disapprove. 28% of men approved compared to only 14% of women.

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