Q. Do you believe social classes still exist in Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Income under $1,000pw | Income $1,000 – $1,500pw | Income $1,500 – $2,000pw | Income $2,000+ | Aug 2014 | ||||
| Yes | 81% | 86% | 81% | 94% | 88% | 82% | 83% | 87% | 82% | 79% | |||
| No | 8% | 4% | 13% | 1% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 7% | |||
| Don’t know | 11% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 14% |
81% agreed that social class still exists in Australia – only 8% disagreed.
94% of Greens voters think that social class still exists compared to 81% of Liberal/National voters.
88% of those aged 55+ think that social class still exists compared to 76% of those aged under 35.
However, there was little difference across income groups.