Q. Overall, do you think technological advances in recent years have been positive for:
Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | |
Culture/entertainment | 57% | 9% | 14% | 43% | 27% | 6% | 3% | 7% |
National security | 53% | 16% | 14% | 39% | 22% | 12% | 4% | 9% |
Provision of government services | 50% | 14% | 10% | 40% | 28% | 9% | 5% | 9% |
Personal safety | 49% | 16% | 11% | 38% | 27% | 12% | 4% | 8% |
Provision of private services | 45% | 11% | 9% | 36% | 31% | 8% | 3% | 14% |
Personal relationships | 31% | 30% | 7% | 24% | 32% | 22% | 8% | 7% |
Job security | 27% | 34% | 7% | 20% | 30% | 23% | 11% | 9% |
By demographic:
Total agree | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | ||
Culture/entertainment | 57% | 55% | 58% | 66% | 56% | 48% | |
National security | 53% | 56% | 48% | 53% | 51% | 53% | |
Provision of government services | 50% | 56% | 44% | 50% | 51% | 48% | |
Personal safety | 49% | 51% | 47% | 56% | 48% | 42% | |
Provision of private services | 45% | 50% | 40% | 52% | 44% | 39% | |
Personal relationships | 31% | 35% | 26% | 41% | 29% | 21% | |
Job security | 27% | 31% | 21% | 38% | 24% | 18% |
At least half the respondents think that technological advances have been positive for culture/entertainment (57%), national security (53%) and provision of Government services (50%). However, they were divided over job security (27% agree/34% disagree) and personal relationships (31%/30%).