ANU Poll 2016: Innovation, Science, and Entrepreneurship

This poll is the twenty-fourth in an ongoing series of polls being undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. Their purpose is to assess Australians’ opinions on important and topical issues, with an emphasis on international comparisons. These polls are typically conducted three times a year, or about every four months. Some questions appear in every poll in order to provide information about changes in opinion over time; the majority of questions appear in one poll only. The main focus of this poll was innovation, science, and entrepreneurship, particularly participants’ attitudes to government spending in the science and innovation industry in Australia. The poll covered issues such as general attitudes to risk, opinions on science and innovation, and government funding in the science and technology sector. Demographic and background variables include gender, age, household composition, country of birth, highest level of education, employment status and income. This research is used to inform public debate and policy about issues affecting Australia.