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Mark A's avatar

Very interesting. I don’t have a lot of time for the top three concerns of the 45-74 cohort. Seems like those are basically coded NIMBY values. Most interesting is indigenous reconciliation ans relations falling off a cliff starting at age 35. Is that mostly due to adulthood really starting in peoples 30s or a genuine difference in generational priorities. Probably a mix — but then it’s curious to see the comeback it makes in the 85+. Same for climate stewardship. Highlights that even in a progressive city like Victoria, generally progressive values are easily trumped by something as vague as good governance.

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Roy Brander's avatar

Check with an educator over the age of 50 about how much emphasis there was on that history 5 years ago, versus 10, and 20 years ago.

But also, obviously, 35 is when your own concerns about raising your own family come in, and by 85, economic concerns have departed, even the grandkids are raised.

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Mark A's avatar

Agreed. The education piece is big, but as you point out, then we need to explain why the 85+ are suddenly more sympathetic.

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Russil Wvong's avatar

My guess is that the number of 85+ respondents would have been quite small, so subject to a lot more random variation. With only two or three respondents, for example, the results for that age category would depend heavily on the specific views of those two or three people.

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