Q. In your opinion, are Australian state and federal politicians more or less corrupt than the following groups of politicians around the world?
Australian politicians are |
Australian politicians are |
Australian politicians are |
A |
About the same |
A little less corrupt |
Australian politicians are |
Don’t know |
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Politicians in the United States of America |
10% |
39% |
4% |
6% |
32% |
23% |
16% |
19% |
|
Politicians in the United Kingdom |
11% |
20% |
4% |
7% |
46% |
15% |
5% |
22% |
|
Politicians in New Zealand |
15% |
9% |
6% |
9% |
51% |
7% |
2% |
24% |
|
Politicians in Indonesia |
9% |
60% |
3% |
6% |
12% |
15% |
45% |
19% |
|
Politicians in China |
10% |
57% |
4% |
6% |
13% |
13% |
44% |
21% |
|
Politicians in other developed countries in general |
10% |
30% |
3% |
7% |
34% |
18% |
12% |
25% |
|
Politicians in other developing countries in general |
10% |
52% |
4% |
6% |
15% |
17% |
35% |
23% |
15% or less of people consider Australian politicians to be more corrupt than politicians in the other countries listed.
60% of people think Australian politicians are less corrupt than those in Indonesia, 57% believe they are less corrupt than those in China and 52% believe they are less corrupt than those in other developing countries in general.