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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the military intervention in Libya being undertaken by the US, France, Italy, Canada and others?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Total approve | 57% | 64% | 63% | 53% |
Total disapprove | 22% | 20% | 22% | 23% |
Strongly approve | 18% | 20% | 22% | 14% |
Approve | 39% | 44% | 41% | 39% |
Disapprove | 14% | 15% | 12% | 12% |
Strongly disapprove | 8% | 5% | 10% | 11% |
Don’t know | 21% | 17% | 15% | 24% |
57% approve the military intervention in Libya while 22% disapprove. A majority of all voter groups approve – although Greens voters are more likely to be undecided (24% don’t know).
65% of men approve compared to 49% of women. By age – those aged 55+ approve 69%/18% and aged 18-44 approve 51%/23%