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.

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