Q. Do you think the treatment of Schapelle Corby and the time she served in prison for drug trafficking was too harsh, too lenient or about right?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Too harsh |
25% |
22% |
28% |
21% |
25% |
30% |
|
| Too lenient |
21% |
25% |
17% |
23% |
22% |
19% |
|
| About right |
37% |
40% |
35% |
35% |
37% |
41% |
|
| Don’t know |
16% |
13% |
19% |
21% |
17% |
10% |
37% think that the treatment and prison time served by Shapelle Corby was about right, 25% think it was too harsh and 21% too lenient.
Women (28%) and those aged 55+ (30%) were a little more likely to think it was too harsh.
Q. How interested are you in reading and hearing news and comment about Schapelle Corby?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Very interested |
6% |
4% |
9% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
|
| Somewhat interested |
21% |
22% |
20% |
28% |
20% |
15% |
|
| Not very interested |
24% |
25% |
24% |
19% |
26% |
29% |
|
| Not at all interested |
47% |
48% |
46% |
45% |
46% |
51% |
|
| Don’t know |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
* |
Only 6% say they are very interested in reading and hearing news and comment about Schapelle Corby and a further 21% say thewy are somewhat interested. 71% are either not very interested or not at all interested.
Those most interested were aged 18-34 (36% very/somewhat interested), those on incomes under $600pw (35%) and those who had not completed secondary education (32%).