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Threats to global stability

19 Apr 2017

Q. Which of the following do you think is the biggest threat to global stability and world peace?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Terrorism 49%   48% 59% 22% 55%
US aggression 15%   18% 8% 32% 14%
Climate change 11%   13% 7% 33% 5%
Russian aggression 8%   7% 11% 7% 10%
China aggression 5%   4% 7% 1% 9%
Don’t know 11%   10% 8% 4% 6%

 

49% think that terrorism is the biggest threat to global stability and world peace, 15% think the biggest threat is US aggression and 11% climate change.

Terrorism was thought to be the biggest threat by a majority of Liberal/National voters (59%), other party voters (55%) and aged over 65 (60%).

US aggression was thought to be the biggest threat by 32% of Greens voters and 19% of those aged 18-34.

Climate change was thought to be the biggest threat by 33% of Greens voters and 15% of university educated.

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