09 July 2012, 090712, Australian economy, clear impact, European economic crisis, impact on Australia, little impact, public opinion
Q. Which of the following statements is closer to your own view?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| The economic and financial crisis in Europe may have some impact on Australia but it will be very limited – because of our great distance from Europe and our trade and investment is no longer dependent on Europe |
30% |
39% |
26% |
34% |
| The economic and financial crisis in Europe already clearly impact on countries we do business with like the UK and US so it will definitely have a significant impact on the Australian economy. |
53% |
48% |
65% |
46% |
| Don’t know |
16% |
13% |
9% |
20% |
A majority (53%) of respondents agreed with the statement that “The economic and financial crisis in Europe already clearly impact on countries we do business with like the UK and US so it will definitely have a significant impact on the Australian economy”.
Those most likely to agree with this statement were aged 55+ (64%) and Liberal/National voters (65%).
39% of Labor voters agreed with the statement that “The economic and financial crisis in Europe may have some impact on Australia but it will be very limited – because of our great distance from Europe and our trade and investment is no longer dependent on Europe.”
Of those who had heard or read a lot about the problems in Europe, 36% agreed that “The economic and financial crisis in Europe may have some impact on Australia but it will be very limited – because of our great distance from Europe and our trade and investment is no longer dependent on Europe” and 61% agreed that “The economic and financial crisis in Europe already clearly impact on countries we do business with like the UK and US so it will definitely have a significant impact on the Australian economy”.