Interest in Federal Budget
Q. Thinking about the Federal Budget – how much attention did you pay to the Federal Budget?
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Total a lot/some | 66% | 53% | 52% |
| Total a little/none | 31% | 44% | 45% |
| A lot | 29% | 18% | 19% |
| Some | 37% | 35% | 33% |
| A little | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| None | 6% | 15% | 14% |
| Can’t say | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Just over half (52%) of respondents said they paid a lot or some attention to the Federal Budget. This is much the same as the corresponding figure of 53% for last year’s budget.
Those most interested were Liberal/National voters (64%) and people aged 55+ (63%). Only 42% of respondents aged 18-34 paid a lot or some attention to the budget.
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