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Gap between rich and poor

28 Apr 2015

Q. In your view is the gap between rich and poor in Australia getting bigger or smaller?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Getting bigger 70% 80% 56% 86% 82%
Getting smaller 5% 4% 8% 7% 4%
Staying about the same 17% 9% 30% 5% 9%
Don’t know 8% 7% 6% 2% 5%

70% think that the gap between rich and poor in Australia is getting bigger. Only 5% think it is getting smaller and 17% think it is staying much the same.

A majority of all voter groups think it is getting bigger.

There were not major differences across income groups. 70% of those on incomes over $1,600 pw think the gap is getting bigger.

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