Q. The current age for eligibility for the age pension is 65 years but is planned to rise to 67 by 2023. The Productivity Commission has recommended that the pension age be further raised to 70 years by 2035.
Do you approve or disapprove of the recommendation to raise the pension age to 70 years?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Total approve |
24% |
22% |
27% |
29% |
18% |
31% |
18% |
30% |
21% |
21% |
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| Total disapprove |
70% |
72% |
71% |
58% |
76% |
64% |
76% |
62% |
75% |
75% |
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| Strongly approve |
6% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
9% |
4% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
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| Approve |
18% |
17% |
20% |
24% |
11% |
22% |
14% |
23% |
14% |
17% |
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| Disapprove |
30% |
29% |
31% |
27% |
32% |
27% |
32% |
32% |
30% |
28% |
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| Strongly disapprove |
40% |
43% |
40% |
31% |
44% |
37% |
44% |
30% |
45% |
47% |
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| Don’t know |
6% |
6% |
2% |
13% |
6% |
5% |
7% |
9% |
5% |
4% |
Only 24% approve of the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to raise the pension age to 70 years and 70% disapprove. Women (76%) are more likely to disapprove than men (64%). There were not major differences by income.