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Knowledge of Carbon Pricing Scheme

18 Jul 2011

Q. How well informed do you feel about how the carbon pricing scheme will affect you and your family?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Very well informed 17% 23% 19% 12%
Somewhat informed 40% 40% 43% 40%
A little informed 26% 24% 24% 28%
Not at all informed 13% 11% 12% 18%
Don’t know 3% 2% 2% 2%

17% consider themselves very well informed about how the carbon pricing scheme will affect them and 40% say they are somewhat informed.

28% of those aged 55+ consider themselves very well informed and 44% somewhat informed. 51% of those aged 18-35 consider themselves very well or somewhat informed.

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