Q. Which party do you think has the better policies for the following groups of people?
|
Labor Party |
Liberal Party |
No difference |
Don’t know |
Net 11 Feb 13 |
Net 6 Aug 12 |
|
| Pensioners |
32% |
23% |
31% |
15% |
+9 |
+11 |
| Unemployed people |
34% |
21% |
30% |
15% |
+13 |
+18 |
| People with disabilities |
35% |
20% |
29% |
17% |
+15 |
+16 |
| Carers |
30% |
22% |
30% |
19% |
+8 |
+12 |
| People on low incomes |
37% |
21% |
26% |
16% |
+16 |
+22 |
| All working people |
32% |
31% |
23% |
14% |
+1 |
-1 |
The Labor Party was thought to have better policies than the Liberal Party on all issues except “all working people” where both parties had similar ratings. In particular the Labor Party was thought to have better policies for people on low incomes (37% Labor/21% Liberal), unemployed people (34%/21%) and people with disabilities (35%/20%).
Of those aged 55+, 31% thought Labor had better policies for pensioners and 30% thought the Liberals had better policies.
32% think Labor has better policies for all working people and 31% think the Liberals have better policies. Employed people are more likely to think the Liberals have the better policies (35% Liberal/31% Labor).