Q. Thinking about the Federal Budget – how much attention did you pay to this week’s Federal Budget?
| Last year | This year | |
| Total a lot/some | 66% | 53% |
| Total a little/none | 31% | 44% |
| A lot | 29% | 18% |
| Some | 37% | 35% |
| A little | 25% | 29% |
| None | 6% | 15% |
| Can’t say | 3% | 3% |
Just over half (53%) of respondents said they paid a lot or some attention to the Federal Budget. This is significantly lower than the corresponding figure of 66% for last year’s budget.
Those most interested were men (60% a lot/some) and people aged 55+ (65%). Only 44% of respondents aged 18-34 paid a lot or some attention to the budget.