25 February 2013, 250213, family and friends, Newspapers, radio news, Social Media, TV news
Q. How much trust do you have in the following for information on major public issues like immigration, climate change or the economy?
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Not much trust |
No trust at all |
Don’t know |
Don’t use |
|
| What I see on TV news and current affairs |
5% |
50% |
30% |
11% |
3% |
1% |
| What I hear on radio news and current affairs |
5% |
51% |
30% |
8% |
3% |
4% |
| What I hear on radio talkback |
5% |
35% |
31% |
17% |
3% |
9% |
| What I read in newspapers or online news sites |
5% |
51% |
32% |
8% |
2% |
2% |
| What politicians say |
1% |
12% |
39% |
43% |
3% |
2% |
| What I see online on blogs and social media |
2% |
20% |
39% |
22% |
5% |
11% |
| What I hear from friends and family |
10% |
53% |
26% |
6% |
5% |
1% |
| What I hear in my workplace |
3% |
37% |
34% |
10% |
4% |
11% |
| What I learn from my own research |
35% |
50% |
6% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
|
Total lot/some of trust |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| What I see on TV news and current affairs |
55% |
54% |
59% |
40% |
| What I hear on radio news and current affairs |
56% |
53% |
61% |
34% |
| What I hear on radio talkback |
40% |
34% |
46% |
26% |
| What I read in newspapers or online news sites |
56% |
59% |
58% |
48% |
| What politicians say |
13% |
21% |
8% |
14% |
| What I see online on blogs and social media |
22% |
23% |
23% |
24% |
| What I hear from friends and family |
63% |
58% |
66% |
63% |
| What I hear in my workplace |
40% |
39% |
43% |
42% |
| What I learn from my own research |
85% |
86% |
86% |
83% |
85% have a lot or some trust in what they learn from their own research, 63% in what they hear from friends and family, 56% in newspapers and radio and 55% in TV news and current affairs. Only 13% have a lot or some trust in what they hear from politicians and 22% have a lot/some trust in blogs and social media.
Labor voters tend to have a little more trust in newspapers while Liberal/National voters have a little more trust in radio and TV news and current affairs. Liberal/National voters also have above-average trust in radio talkback.