Ipsos, respondents in Australia overestimated the occupancy level of the prisons by 24 percent. On average, the respondents thought that the prison occupancy in Australia was around 120 percent, when the actual occupancy rate was around 96 percent.
This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived occupancy level of prisons in Australia as of October 2018. According to data published by Perceived and actual occupancy level of prisons in Australia as of October 2018
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Perceived and actual occupancy level of prisons in Australia as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953149/australia-perceived-and-actual-prison-occupancy-level/
Ipsos. "Perceived and actual occupancy level of prisons in Australia as of October 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953149/australia-perceived-and-actual-prison-occupancy-level/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceived and actual occupancy level of prisons in Australia as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953149/australia-perceived-and-actual-prison-occupancy-level/
Ipsos. "Perceived and Actual Occupancy Level of Prisons in Australia as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953149/australia-perceived-and-actual-prison-occupancy-level/
Ipsos, Perceived and actual occupancy level of prisons in Australia as of October 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953149/australia-perceived-and-actual-prison-occupancy-level/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Perceived and actual occupancy level of prisons in Australia as of October 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953149/australia-perceived-and-actual-prison-occupancy-level/