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Interest in Federal Budget

17 May 2010

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.

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