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Issues compared to 50 years ago

6 Sep 2016

Q. Compared with 50 years ago, do you think the following issues in Australia today are better, worse or about the same?

  Total better Total worse   A lot better A little better About the same A little worse A lot worse Don’t know
Knowledge of international events 63% 12%   34% 29% 21% 7% 5% 5%
Standard of living 55% 25%   25% 30% 16% 15% 10% 4%
Health services 54% 25%   26% 28% 15% 14% 11% 4%
Freedom from discrimination 52% 18%   20% 32% 25% 10% 8% 5%
Quality of life 52% 24%   21% 31% 21% 17% 7% 3%
Education services 50% 28%   20% 30% 18% 18% 10% 4%
Job security 21% 55%   5% 16% 20% 26% 29% 5%
Political leaders 15% 46%   4% 11% 34% 24% 22% 6%

A majority believe that most issues are better in Australia today than 50 years ago.

The exceptions were job security (55% worse) and political leaders (46% worse).

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