Q. Compared to other developed countries, do you think Australia’s national debt is higher, lower or about the same?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
May 2013 |
August 2013 |
|
| Total higher |
22% |
18% |
30% |
16% |
13% |
25% |
25% |
||
| Total lower |
45% |
52% |
39% |
61% |
46% |
48% |
46% |
||
| A lot higher |
7% |
5% |
11% |
5% |
3% |
9% |
10% |
||
| A little higher |
15% |
13% |
19% |
11% |
10% |
16% |
15% |
||
| About the same |
20% |
19% |
22% |
11% |
23% |
18% |
19% |
||
| A little lower |
24% |
23% |
28% |
23% |
23% |
29% |
24% |
||
| A lot lower |
21% |
29% |
11% |
38% |
23% |
19% |
22% |
||
| Don’t know |
13% |
11% |
8% |
11% |
17% |
10% |
10% |
Just 22% of Australians believe that Australia’s national debt is higher than other developed countries. 45% think it is lower, and just 20% believe it is about the same.
These results are not significantly different from when the question was asked in May or August 2013.
Lib/Nat voters were more likely to think that Australia’s national debt is higher than other developed countries (30%). Labor (52%) and Green (62%) voters were more likely to think that it is lower.
There were no significant differences by age.