Q7. During their term in office, do you think the Rudd Government has given too much support, not enough support or just about the right amount of support to the following –
Given too much support | Given enough support | Not given enough support | Don’t know | |
Pensioners | 3% | 27% | 57% | 12% |
Poor families | 3% | 28% | 54% | 16% |
Country Australia | 2% | 31% | 46% | 21% |
Small businesses | 2% | 37% | 39% | 22% |
Working people | 2% | 47% | 37% | 13% |
Unemployed workers | 10% | 37% | 34% | 19% |
Recent immigrants | 41% | 26% | 17% | 17% |
Large businesses | 26% | 37% | 14% | 23% |
Unions | 19% | 42% | 13% | 26% |
The banks and other large financial institutions | 43% | 33% | 5% | 19% |
About half the respondents think that the Rudd Government has not given enough support to pensioners (57%), poor families (54%) and country Australia (46%). A sizable proportion think that too much support has been given to the banks and other large financial institutions (43%) and recent immigrants (41%). 47% think the Rudd Government has given enough support to working people and 42% think they have given enough support to unions.
Among Labor voters, 50% think the Government has not given enough support to pensioners and 54% think they have not given enough support to poor families.