Private health insurance rebate

Q: Do you think the Government’s private health insurance rebate should be means tested or should all people who pay private health insurance receive a rebate? 

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote Other
Private health insurance rebate should be means tested	42%		53%	37%	48%	37%
Everyone who pays private health insurance should receive a rebate	44%		39%	53%	32%	49%
Don’t know	14%		9%	9%	20%	14%

42% think the private health insurance rebate should be means tested and 44% think everyone should receive a rebate.

Those more likely to think it should be means tested were aged 55+ (50%) and those earning less than $1,600 pw (49%).

Those more likely to think everyone should receive a rebate were aged under 35 (49%) and those earning more that $1,600+ pw (54%).