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value in their way of life.
TABLE 54
Comparison of Aboriginal and Don-Aboriginal response to
■
Statements 31 and 16 - autonomy for people as a group
.p V ■ V * ⅞ JP-
Agree . Not
strongly ^ree sure
Disagree
Disagree Majority
strongly support
Statement
31. I think Aborigines
should form stronger
groups among themselves
so they can get some-
where
Aboriginal response (N=03) 34.8 34,8 12.4 7.9
Non-Aboriginal
response
(N= 289) 13∙0
28.8 32.5 13.0
. (agree)
10.1 69.6
12.7 41.8
16. It’s no good
keeping in with
relations. They
are always
fighting with
each other. It’s
better to get
out by yourself
45.1
14.^ 30.8
(agree)
45.1
Aboriginal response
Non-Aboriginal
response
28.0
38.1
(disagree)
24.22 (ii)
(c) Discussion
Statement 31 received strong support. Sixty-nine point six
per cent of respondents agreed that Aborigines should form Stronger
groups; of these 34.8 per cent agreed strongly. Thus,while there