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  • Apr, 2014

    Privatising Medibank Private

    Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s plan to privatise Medibank Private?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    Nov 13

    Total support

    25%

    12%

    42%

    15%

    27%

    22%

    Total oppose

    46%

    69%

    25%

    52%

    54%

    43%

    Strongly support

    6%

    4%

    11%

    2%

    3%

    5%

    Support

    19%

    8%

    31%

    13%

    24%

    17%

    Oppose

    23%

    27%

    19%

    29%

    28%

    20%

    Strongly oppose

    23%

    42%

    6%

    23%

    26%

    23%

    Don’t know

    28%

    18%

    33%

    34%

    19%

    35%

    46% oppose the privatisation of Medibank Private, 25% support and 28% don’t know. This represents small increases for both support (+3%) and oppose (+3%) since this question was asked in November. Don’t knows have dropped from 35% to 28%.

    Those most likely to support the privatisation of Medibank Private were men (32%) and Liberal/National voters (42%).

    Those most likely to oppose it were aged 45-64 (54%) and Labor voters (69%).

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