Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?
|
Total good |
Total bad |
|
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor bad |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
|
Good 2012 |
Bad 2012 |
|
| The Australian economy |
25% |
38% |
3% |
22% |
34% |
31% |
7% |
4% |
29% |
37% |
||
| Australian politics in general |
8% |
70% |
1% |
7% |
18% |
35% |
35% |
4% |
9% |
61% |
||
| Large companies and corporations |
25% |
34% |
4% |
21% |
33% |
25% |
9% |
7% |
32% |
31% |
||
| Small business |
10% |
55% |
1% |
9% |
29% |
38% |
17% |
6% |
10% |
62% |
||
| Trade unions |
11% |
36% |
2% |
9% |
39% |
24% |
12% |
14% |
18% |
30% |
||
| The average Australian |
19% |
41% |
1% |
18% |
36% |
31% |
10% |
4% |
17% |
45% |
||
| Your personal financial situation |
26% |
34% |
3% |
23% |
39% |
23% |
11% |
2% |
– |
– |
||
| Your workplace * |
35% |
27% |
5% |
30% |
35% |
20% |
7% |
2% |
– |
– |
||
| You and your family overall |
39% |
21% |
7% |
32% |
37% |
15% |
6% |
2% |
29% |
36% |
* working people
70% think 2013 has been a bad year for Australian politics in general and 55% think it has been a bad year for small business.
The only issues on which more think it has been a good year were “you and your family overall (39% good/21% bad) and “your workplace” (35%/27%).
Compared to 2012, respondents were more likely to think 2013 had been a bad year for Australian politics (up 8%) and trade unions (up 6%).
However, they were more likely to think 2013 had been a good year to “you and your family overall (up 10%).