Q. Since the carbon pricing scheme was introduced on the 1st July this year, has the impact on your household been worse than expected, not as bad as expected or about the same as you expected?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Worse than expected |
26% |
12% |
39% |
14% |
|
| Not as bad as expected |
26% |
35% |
20% |
36% |
|
| About the same as expected |
36% |
47% |
30% |
37% |
|
| Don’t know |
12% |
6% |
11% |
13% |
An equal portion of respondents believe the impact on their household of the carbon pricing scheme has been worse than expected (26%) and not as bad as expected (26%). Thirty six percent (36%) believe it to be about the same as they expected, whilst 12% don’t know.
Looking at results by voting intention, Lib/Nat voters are far more likely to claim the impact on their household of the carbon pricing scheme is worse than expected (39%), compared with Labor voters (12%) and Greens voters (14%).