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VIC: View on hotel quarantine outbreak
Q. Information released by health authorities suggests that Victoria’s Covid-19 outbreak started with breaches in hotel quarantine. Which of the following is closer to your view…?
VICTORIA ONLY | Gender | Age group | Location | |||||
Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Capital | Non-Capital | |
This is mostly about individuals being irresponsible, and the focus should be on forcing them to be more responsible | 56% | 52% | 61% | 62% | 63% | 46% | 55% | 62% |
This is mostly about failures in the system, with jobs in the security industry being insecure and workers not being given enough training | 44% | 48% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 54% | 45% | 38% |
Base (n) | 499 | 238 | 261 | 149 | 154 | 196 | 388 | 111 |
- More than half of Victorians believe the breaches in quarantine are mostly about individuals being irresponsible (56%) than failures in the system (44%).
- Women (61%) and 18-34 year olds (62%) are more likely to think this is about individuals, while men (48%) and those over 55 (54%) believe this is a systemic issue.

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