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Interest in Federal Budget

14 May 2012

Q. Thinking about the Federal Budget – how much attention did you pay to this week’s Federal Budget?

 

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total a lot/some

66%

53%

52%

54%

Total a little/none

31%

44%

45%

43%

A lot

29%

18%

19%

20%

Some

37%

35%

33%

34%

A little

25%

29%

31%

31%

None

6%

15%

14%

12%

Can’t say

3%

3%

2%

3%

Just over half (54%) of respondents said they paid a lot or some attention to the Federal Budget. This is much the same as the corresponding figure of 52% for last year’s budget.

Those most interested were Liberal/National voters (61%), Labor voters (59%) and people aged 55+ (64%). Only 42% of respondents aged 18-34 paid a lot or some attention to the budget.

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