technological change, technology
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%).
02 July 2012, 020712, old media, public concern, technological change, traditional media
Q. How concerned are you about the possibility that in the next few years, most daily newspapers will stop publishing?
|
Total |
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
Read daily |
Read a few times/ week |
Read about once / week |
Read less often/ never |
|
| Very concerned |
24% |
31% |
21% |
15% |
18% |
22% |
34% |
52% |
23% |
14% |
9% |
| Somewhat concerned |
24% |
25% |
27% |
29% |
21% |
26% |
25% |
26% |
34% |
24% |
16% |
| A little concerned |
29% |
19% |
32% |
29% |
31% |
30% |
24% |
14% |
31% |
35% |
34% |
| Not at all concerned |
19% |
20% |
16% |
27% |
23% |
17% |
16% |
7% |
11% |
25% |
29% |
| Don’t know |
5% |
5% |
3% |
1% |
8% |
4% |
2% |
1% |
* |
3% |
12 |
48% were very or somewhat concerned about the possibility of most daily newspapers closing in the next few years and 48% were only a little or not at all concerned. 78% of those who read daily were very/somewhat concerned – and 52% were very concerned.
Those most concerned were women (53% very/somewhat), aged 55+ (59%) and Victorians (59%).