Table 6: Attitudes to different sections of the program, June 1996 and November 1981 (per cent) |
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1996: |
Humanitarian |
Family reunion |
Work skills |
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too high about right too few don’t know |
41 48 7 4 |
61 34 2 3 |
25 47 25 3 |
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Total N |
100 (2063) |
100 (2063) |
100 (2063) |
1981: Attitudes to different sections of the program — ‘Australia should accept...’ |
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Investors |
Refugees |
Family reunion |
Skilled migrants |
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19 |
23 |
32 |
44 |
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Sources: ibid. and an Irving Saulwick poll published in The Age 18/1/82 (multiple response question, total sample of 2000). Note: The 1996 questions began with the proportions admitted in each category (‘15%’, ‘60%’ and ‘25%’ respectively) and then asked if this proportion for the category was too high, too few or about right. For the full wording of the 1981 question see Betts (1988: 75). |
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