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Whether Sign up for Access to NBN

16 Apr 2012

Q. When the NBN becomes available in your area, will you sign up for internet access? 

 

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Definitely will

15%

22%

11%

24%

Probably will

31%

39%

24%

34%

Probably not

16%

8%

24%

7%

Definitely not

6%

1%

10%

2%

Don’t know

33%

29%

31%

34%

 

46% say they will definitely or probably sign up for internet access when the NBN becomes available in their area – 22% will probably or definitely not and 33% don’t know.

Younger respondents were only a little more likely to sign up – 48% of those aged under 35 compared to 46% of aged 35-54 and 41% of those aged 55+.

There were no major demographic differences. The main differences were by voting intention – 61% of Labor voters and 58% of Greens voters said they would definitely/probably sign up compared to only 35% of Liberal/National voters.

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