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Confidence in Covid-19 vaccine rollout

2 Mar 2021

 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.
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