Q. How concerned are you personally about the following economic issues?
|
Very concerned |
Somewhat concerned |
Not so concerned |
Not at all concerned |
Don’t know |
Very concerned Feb 2015 |
Change |
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|
Cost of electricity and gas |
52% |
33% |
10% |
3% |
3% |
47% |
+5 |
|
|
Housing affordability |
46% |
33% |
14% |
4% |
4% |
39% |
+7 |
|
|
Cost of food and groceries |
42% |
39% |
13% |
3% |
3% |
35% |
+7 |
|
|
Cost of petrol |
42% |
36% |
14% |
4% |
3% |
24% |
+18 |
|
|
Job security |
35% |
39% |
15% |
6% |
5% |
29% |
+6 |
|
|
Wealth disparity |
35% |
33% |
19% |
7% |
6% |
30% |
+5 |
|
|
Unemployment |
34% |
42% |
15% |
6% |
3% |
30% |
+4 |
|
|
Value of the Australian dollar |
32% |
39% |
21% |
4% |
4% |
24% |
+8 |
|
|
Tax levels |
32% |
37% |
21% |
6% |
5% |
24% |
+8 |
|
|
Interest rates |
28% |
34% |
24% |
10% |
5% |
19% |
+9 |
|
|
The current budget deficit |
25% |
39% |
24% |
7% |
6% |
27% |
-2 |
|
|
National debt |
24% |
37% |
27% |
7% |
5% |
27% |
-3 |
Economic issues of most concern were cost of electricity/gas (52% very concerned), housing affordability (46%), cost of food and groceries (42%) and the cost of petrol (42%). Since February there have been increases in concern about almost all issues – especially cost of petrol (up 18%, although concern was unusually low in February), interest rates (up 9%), tax levels (up 8%), value of the dollar (up 8%), housing affordability (up 7%) and cost of food and groceries (up 7%).