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  • Jul, 2013

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    Groups better off under Labor or Liberal Government

    Q. Do you think the following groups of people would be better off under a Labor Government or a Liberal Government?

     

    Better off under a Labor Government

    Better off under a Liberal Government

    Makes
    no difference

    Don’t know

     

    Difference
    (Labor minus Liberal)

    Difference
    Sept
    12

    People with disabilities

    41%

    20%

    23%

    16%

    +21

    +20

    People and families on low incomes

    42%

    21%

    21%

    16%

    +21

    +27

    Single parents

    35%

    20%

    25%

    20%

    +15

    +23

    Unemployed people

    35%

    21%

    27%

    18%

    +14

    +27

    Families with children at public school

    36%

    22%

    23%

    19%

    +14

    +19

    Recent immigrants to Australia

    31%

    18%

    28%

    24%

    +13

    +18

    Pensioners

    34%

    23%

    25%

    19%

    +11

    +16

    Average working people

    31%

    29%

    24%

    16%

    +2

    +5

    People and families on middle incomes

    28%

    33%

    21%

    18%

    -5

    -7

    Farmers and other agricultural producers

    19%

    34%

    24%

    24%

    -15

    -13

    Small businesses

    20%

    38%

    20%

    21%

    -18

    -16

    Families with children at private school

    15%

    42%

    23%

    20%

    -27

    -30

    Banks and other financial institutions

    10%

    45%

    23%

    21%

    -35

    -38

    People and families on high incomes

    12%

    53%

    17%

    18%

    -41

    -43

    Large corporations

    10%

    53%

    18%

    19%

    -43

    -48

    Respondents were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Labor Government – people with disabilities, low income families, single parents, unemployed and families with children at public school.

    They were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Liberal Government – large corporations, high income families, banks and financial institutions, families with children at private schools.

  • Feb, 2013

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    Party with better policies

    Q. Which party do you think has the better policies for the following groups of people?

     

    Labor Party

    Liberal Party

    No difference

    Don’t know

    Net

    11 Feb 13

    Net

    6 Aug 12

    Pensioners

    32%

    23%

    31%

    15%

    +9

    +11

    Unemployed people

    34%

    21%

    30%

    15%

    +13

    +18

    People with disabilities

    35%

    20%

    29%

    17%

    +15

    +16

    Carers

    30%

    22%

    30%

    19%

    +8

    +12

    People on low incomes

    37%

    21%

    26%

    16%

    +16

    +22

    All working people

    32%

    31%

    23%

    14%

    +1

    -1

    The Labor Party was thought to have better policies than the Liberal Party on all issues except “all working people” where both parties had similar ratings. In particular the Labor Party was thought to have better policies for people on low incomes (37% Labor/21% Liberal), unemployed people (34%/21%) and people with disabilities (35%/20%).

    Of those aged 55+, 31% thought Labor had better policies for pensioners and 30% thought the Liberals had better policies.

    32% think Labor has better policies for all working people and 31% think the Liberals have better policies. Employed people are more likely to think the Liberals have the better policies (35% Liberal/31% Labor).

  • Sep, 2012

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    Groups better off under Labor or Liberal Government

    Q. Do you think the following groups of people would be better off under a Labor Government or a Liberal Government?

     

    Better off under a Labor Government

    Better off under a Liberal Government

    Makes no difference

    Don’t know

    Difference

    (Labor minus Liberal)

    Pensioners

    36%

    20%

    29%

    15%

    +16

    Unemployed people

    41%

    14%

    29%

    15%

    +27

    People with disabilities

    36%

    16%

    30%

    17%

    +20

    People and families on low incomes

    44%

    17%

    25%

    13%

    +27

    People and families on middle incomes

    26%

    33%

    28%

    13%

    -7

    People and families on high incomes

    11%

    54%

    21%

    13%

    -43

    Single parents

    39%

    16%

    29%

    16%

    +23

    Average working people

    32%

    27%

    28%

    13%

    +5

    Large corporations

    9%

    57%

    20%

    14%

    -48

    Banks and other financial institutions

    9%

    47%

    27%

    16%

    -38

    Small businesses

    21%

    37%

    26%

    16%

    -16

    Families with children at public school

    38%

    19%

    28%

    15%

    +19

    Families with children at private school

    14%

    44%

    27%

    16%

    -30

    Recent immigrants to Australia

    35%

    17%

    30%

    17%

    +18

    Farmers and other agricultural producers

    19%

    32%

    31%

    19%

    -13

    Respondents were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Labor Government – unemployed, low income families, single parents and people with disabilities.

    They were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Liberal Government – large corporations, high income families, banks and financial institutions, families with children at private schools.

    Groups better off under by Respondent Category 

    Respondent category (respondent or family member is in this category) Groups better or worse off

    Better off under a Labor Government

    Better off under a Liberal Government

    Makes no difference

    Don’t know

    Difference

    (Labor minus Liberal)

    Pensioners Pensioners

    41%

    25%

    26%

    8%

    +16

    Unemployed Unemployed people

    42%

    13%

    30%

    15%

    +29

    Have a disability People with disabilities

    44%

    18%

    31%

    8%

    +26

    On low income People and families on low incomes

    44%

    17%

    26%

    13%

    +27

    On middle income People and families on middle incomes

    25%

    37%

    27%

    11%

    -12

    On high income People and families on high incomes

    16%

    58%

    15%

    11%

    -42

    Single parent Single parents

    38%

    19%

    27%

    16%

    +19

    Working Average working people

    30%

    29%

    29%

    12%

    +1

    Work for a large corporation Large corporations

    11%

    57%

    18%

    14%

    -46

    Work for a bank or other financial institution Banks and other financial institutions

    23%

    45%

    16%

    16%

    -22

    Work for a small business Small businesses

    24%

    37%

    25%

    14%

    -13

    Self-employed or own a small business Small businesses

    24%

    40%

    20%

    17%

    -16

    Have children at public school Families with children at public school

    39%

    17%

    27%

    16%

    +22

    Have children at private school Families with children at private school

    21%

    42%

    22%

    15%

    -21

    Recent immigrants to Australia * Recent immigrants to Australia

    63%

    9%

    20%

    9%

    +54

    Farmers and other agricultural producers Farmers and other agricultural producers

    27%

    38%

    19%

    17%

    -11

    * small sample – less than 100

    This table shows groups affected mainly held views similar to the total sample. The main exceptions were that people with disabilities were more likely to think they would be better off under Labor, people working in banks/finance were more likely to think banks/financial institutions would be better off under Labor and people with children at primary school were more likely to think they would be better off under a Labor Government.

  • Aug, 2012

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    Party with Better Policies

    Q. Which party do you think has the better policies for the following groups of people?

     

    Labor Party

    Liberal Party

    No difference

    Don’t know

    Pensioners

    32%

    21%

    30%

    17%

    Unemployed people

    36%

    18%

    29%

    17%

    People with disabilities

    32%

    16%

    30%

    22%

    Carers

    30%

    18%

    30%

    22%

    People on low incomes

    40%

    18%

    26%

    16%

    All working people

    29%

    30%

    26%

    15%

    The Labor Party was thought to have better policies than the Liberal Party on all issues except “all working people” where both parties had similar ratings. In particular the Labor Party was thought to have better policies for people on low incomes (40% Labor/18% Liberal), unemployed people (36%/18%) and people with disabilities (32%/16%).

    Of those aged 55+, 40% thought Labor had better policies for pensioners and 23% thought the Liberals had better policies.

    30% think the Liberals have better policies for all working people and 29% think Labor has better policies. Full-time workers are more likely to think The Liberals have better policies (37% Liberal/24% Labor) which part-time workers are more likely to favour Labor (37% Labor/29% Liberal).

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