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Federal budget engagement

6 Oct 2020

Q. How much attention will you pay to the Federal Budget announcements?     

  Total Gender Age Group
  Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
No attention at all 6% 5% 7% 8% 6% 4%
Not much attention 18% 18% 18% 32% 15% 10%
A little attention 42% 38% 45% 43% 45% 38%
A lot of attention 34% 39% 29% 17% 34% 48%
Base (n) 1,066 531 535 340 341 385
  • Most people will be following the budget announcement on Tuesday with 34% saying they will pay a lot of attention, and 42% paying a little attention.
  • Men (39% paying a lot of attention) and older people (48%) will be most likely to closely follow the announcements.
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