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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%).

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