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%).