Decision maker for mandatory vaccinations for workers

Q. Some employers want to require their workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Which of the following is closer to your view?

	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
		Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
The federal government should coordinate uniform laws across the states	45%	46%	43%	32%		41%	59%	42%		53%	29%	41%
Individual state health authorities should impose health mandates on their states	25%	23%	26%	34%		24%	17%	29%		22%	28%	22%
Individual workplaces should be able to make decisions about their own workers	31%	30%	31%	34%		34%	25%	29%		25%	43%	38%
Base (n)	1,100	539	561	341		374	385	367		389	103	145

 

	State
	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA
The federal government should coordinate uniform laws across the states	51%	44%	42%	37%	41%
Individual state health authorities should impose health mandates on their states	19%	28%	21%	32%	34%
Individual workplaces should be able to make decisions about their own workers	30%	27%	37%	31%	25%
Base (n)	352	274	217	89	111

• More people think the federal government should take the responsibility for mandatory vaccinations for workers by coordinating uniform laws across states (45%), than those who think this responsibility should be left to individual state governments (25%), or individual workplaces (31%).
• Those most likely to want the federal government to take responsibility for decisions on mandatory vaccinations for workers include those aged over 55 (59%), Coalition voters (53%) and people in NSW (51%).