ALL
Strongly support8.4%
Support11.9%
Neither support nor oppose17.4%
Oppose14.3%
Strongly oppose38.4%
Not sure9.5%
DECISION MAKERS
Strongly support11.6%
Support14.3%
Neither support nor oppose18.8%
Oppose12.7%
Strongly oppose37.9%
Not sure4.7%
By occupational group, the intention to buy shares in SOEs is mostly twice as high as among the adult population as whole:
TotalDefinitelyInterested
buy
ALL21086.80%17.60%
OCCUPATION
Business Manager/Executive4.20%12.40%35.60%
Business Proprietor/Self-employed5.40%14.90%23.40%
Farm Owner/Manager1.10%20.60%10.20%
Professional/Senior Government Official3.90%7.0%25.20%
Source: Horizon Research 2108 New Zealanders 18+ between March 15 and 19, post-sample weighted on age, gender, ethnicity, personal income, education level and employment status. The survey has maximum margin of error of ±2.1% overall at 95% confidence level.
