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  • Mar, 2021

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    Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

     Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has begun in Australia.

    Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?

      01/03 18/01 14/12 10/08
    I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible / I’ve already been vaccinated 50% 42% 43% 56%
    I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away 40% 47% 46% 35%
    I’d never get vaccinated 10% 11% 10% 8%
    Base (n) 1,074 1,084 1,071 1,010
    • With the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine nationwide rollout last week, about half (50%) now say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible – a noticeable rise from the 42% in January. Correspondingly, fewer people now say that would get vaccinated but not straight away (40% to 47% in January).
    • 1 in 10 say that would never get vaccinated, consistent with levels seen in the last few months.
  • Mar, 2021

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    Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

    Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has begun in Australia.

    Once a vaccine becomes available to you, how long would you wait before taking it?

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible /  I’ve already been vaccinated 50% 58% 42% 41% 44% 63% 50% 56% 58% 45%
    I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away 40% 34% 46% 47% 43% 31% 41% 38% 33% 37%
    I’d never get vaccinated 10% 7% 12% 11% 13% 6% 10% 6% 8% 18%
    Base (n) 1,074 527 547 326 363 385 335 396 106 138
    • Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (58%) and those aged over 55 (63%).
    • Those voting for independent or minor parties are the most likely to say they would never get vaccinated (18%).
  • Mar, 2021

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    Confidence in Covid-19 vaccine rollout

    Q.  As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, how confident are you in each of the following?

    That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia will be…

    TOTAL: Confident 01/03 01/02
    … done efficiently 68% 68%
    … done safely 73% 72%
    … effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country 64% 58%
    Base (n) 1,074 1,092
    • With the Covid-19 vaccine rollout underway, more people are now confident it will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country (64% to 58% last month).
    • Most people are also confident the rollout will be done efficiently (68%) and that it will be done safely (73%), consistent with levels last month.
  • Mar, 2021

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    Confidence in Covid-19 vaccine rollout

     Q. As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, how confident are you in each of the following?

    TOTAL: Confident Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
    Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    … done efficiently 68% 74% 61% 67% 64% 73% 66% 78% 66% 58%
    … done safely 73% 80% 67% 71% 69% 80% 70% 84% 78% 61%
    … effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country 64% 72% 57% 63% 61% 69% 64% 75% 65% 52%
    Base (n) 1,074 527 547 326 363 385 335 396 106 138
    • While confidence in the Covid-19 rollout is relatively high across all demographics, those who are older are more confident than younger cohorts. For example, 80% of those over 55 are confident it will be done safely, compared to 69% those aged 35-54 and 71% of those 18-34. This trend is also reflected in confidence in the rollout’s efficiency and effectiveness.
    • Out of all voters, Coalition voters are the most confident that the vaccine rollout will be done safely, with 84% who are confident and of this, over a third (33%) who are very confident.
  • Mar, 2021

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    Leader attributes – Scott Morrison

    Q.  Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison?

      Total Change from May’20 May’20 Jan’20 Oct’19 Dec’18
    Good in a crisis 59% -7% 66% 32% 51% 41%
    Trustworthy 52% -4% 56% 40% 43% 39%
    More honest than most politicians 50% -1% 51% 39% 44% 39%
    Visionary 41% -7% 48% 30% 42% 38%
    Out of touch with ordinary people 56% +9% 47% 62% 56% 54%
    Avoids responsibility 49% – – – – –
    In control of their team 56% – – – – –
    Base (n) 1,074 – 1,059 1,081 1,088 1,026
    •  Over half (56%) now think Scott Morrison is out of touch with ordinary people. This is up 9 percentage points since May’20 (47%).
    • Fewer Australians think the Prime Minister is good in a crisis (down 7 percentage points since May’20 to 59%) and that he is visionary (also down 7% percentage points since May’20 to 41%).
    • Less people also think he is trustworthy (down 4 percentage points to 52%) and about the same number think he is more honest than most politicians (50%).
  • Mar, 2021

    Views towards gender equality in Australia

    Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about gender equality in Australia?

    TOTAL: Agree Mar’21 Change from Jun’20 Jun’20 Sep’18 Mar’16
    Gender equality, meaning that men and women are equal, has come far enough already 45% -2% 47% 47% 38%
    Gender equality has already been mostly achieved 50% -1% 51% 47% 41%
    Work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people 60% +4% 56% 45% 39%
    There should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position 83% +3% 80% 78% 78%
    Although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go 76% +5% 71% 66% 71%
    Base (n) 1,074 – 1,085 1,030 1,001
    • 76% of people agree that although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go (up 5 percentage points since June last year) and consistent with the upwards trend since Sep’18.
    • 60% now think work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people and 83% think there should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position. Agreement towards these statements has risen slightly by 4 and 3 percentage points respectively since Jun’20.
    • Slightly fewer think gender equality has come far enough already (down 2 percentage points to 45%) and half (50%) still think gender equality has already been mostly achieved.
  • Mar, 2021

    Views towards gender equality in Australia

    Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about gender equality in Australia?

    TOTAL: Agree Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
    Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Gender equality, meaning that men and women are equal, has come far enough already 45% 56% 34% 45% 51% 39% 40% 52% 22% 52%
    Gender equality has already been mostly achieved 50% 62% 39% 52% 54% 45% 46% 58% 29% 55%
    Work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people 60% 63% 57% 69% 65% 47% 61% 57% 60% 64%
    There should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position 83% 77% 89% 82% 82% 86% 87% 83% 87% 77%
    Although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go 76% 69% 82% 78% 77% 72% 80% 69% 92% 74%
    Base (n) 1,074 527 547 326 363 385 335 396 106 138
    • Agreement that there should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position is high overall, with 89% of women and 77% of men agreeing. Of this, 73% of women and 49% of men strongly agree.
    • Many also agree although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go, with 82% of women and 69% of men in agreement with this (respectively, 50% and 38% strongly agree).
    • However, men are still more likely than women to agree that gender equality has come far enough already (56% to 34%) and that it has already been mostly achieved (62% to 39%).
  • Mar, 2021

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    Trust in institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women

    Q.  How much would you trust the following institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women?

      TOTAL:

    Trust

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    Don’t trust

    		 Have a lot of trust Have some trust Have little trust Have no trust at all Unsure
    Public service 50% 42% 14% 37% 30% 11% 8%
    Private companies 48% 42% 11% 37% 31% 12% 9%
    Political offices 34% 59% 10% 24% 33% 26% 7%
    Sporting clubs 40% 51% 10% 29% 35% 17% 9%
    Entertainment industry 36% 55% 11% 25% 36% 20% 8%
    • Overall, trust in institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women is lacking. However, there is the least trust in political offices – 59% don’t trust political offices to ensure this, and of this, nearly a third (26%) have no trust at all.
    • The entertainment industry tracks only slightly ahead of political offices with 55% not trusting it to ensure work is a safe place for women.
    • About half trust the public service and private companies (50% and 48% respectively) to ensure this, however of this the majority only have some trust – only 14% and 11% have a lot of trust in public service and private companies respectively.
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