Q. Do you think that over the next 40 years the following groups of people will be better off or worse off than they are today?
|
Better off |
Worse off |
No difference |
Don’t know |
|
| Children |
24% |
42% |
21% |
14% |
| Young Adults |
18% |
52% |
18% |
12% |
| Families with school-aged children |
14% |
52% |
21% |
13% |
| Middle aged |
15% |
50% |
22% |
13% |
| Retirees |
14% |
63% |
13% |
10% |
Overall, respondents thought that all groups were more likely to be worse off over the next 40 years.
In particular, 63% think retirees will be worse off and only 14% think they will be better off.
Men tended to be more optimistic overall than women and Liberal/National voters more optimistic than Labor and Greens voters.