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 Liberal Government |
Better off under a Labor Government |
Makes no difference |
Don’t know |
Difference (Liberal minus Labor) |
Difference July 2013 |
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Large corporations |
55% |
10% |
18% |
17% |
+45 |
+43 |
|
|
People and families on high incomes |
54% |
9% |
20% |
16% |
+45 |
+41 |
|
|
Families with children at private school |
47% |
11% |
23% |
20% |
+36 |
+27 |
|
|
Banks and other financial institutions |
46% |
10% |
27% |
18% |
+36 |
+35 |
|
|
Small businesses |
36% |
24% |
23% |
18% |
+12 |
+18 |
|
|
Farmers and other agricultural producers |
29% |
24% |
26% |
21% |
+5 |
+15 |
|
|
People and families on middle incomes |
26% |
32% |
26% |
17% |
-6 |
+5 |
|
|
Recent immigrants to Australia |
16% |
32% |
33% |
19% |
-16 |
-13 |
|
|
Average working people |
20% |
40% |
24% |
16% |
-20 |
-2 |
|
|
Families with children at public school |
18% |
41% |
24% |
17% |
-23 |
-14 |
|
|
Pensioners |
17% |
40% |
27% |
17% |
-23 |
-11 |
|
|
People with disabilities |
15% |
39% |
29% |
18% |
-24 |
-21 |
|
|
Single parents |
13% |
44% |
26% |
17% |
-31 |
-15 |
|
|
Unemployed people |
12% |
44% |
27% |
16% |
-32 |
-14 |
|
|
People and families on low incomes |
14% |
47% |
23% |
16% |
-33 |
-21 |
Respondents were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Labor Government – low income families, the unemployed, single parents, people with disabilities, pensioners 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, families with children at private schools and banks and financial institutions.
Since this question was asked in June 2013 Labor has substantially improved its position in terms of being better for the unemployed (net up 18 points), average working people (up 18), single parents (up 16), pensioners (up 12) and low income families (up 12).
For the Liberal Party, the net score for being better for families with children at private school has gone up 9 points.
Note that this question was previously asked during the week Julia Gillard was replaced by Kevin Rudd as leader of the Labor Party