Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s plan to privatise Medibank Private?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Nov 13 |
|
| Total support |
25% |
12% |
42% |
15% |
27% |
22% |
||
| Total oppose |
46% |
69% |
25% |
52% |
54% |
43% |
||
| Strongly support |
6% |
4% |
11% |
2% |
3% |
5% |
||
| Support |
19% |
8% |
31% |
13% |
24% |
17% |
||
| Oppose |
23% |
27% |
19% |
29% |
28% |
20% |
||
| Strongly oppose |
23% |
42% |
6% |
23% |
26% |
23% |
||
| Don’t know |
28% |
18% |
33% |
34% |
19% |
35% |
46% oppose the privatisation of Medibank Private, 25% support and 28% don’t know. This represents small increases for both support (+3%) and oppose (+3%) since this question was asked in November. Don’t knows have dropped from 35% to 28%.
Those most likely to support the privatisation of Medibank Private were men (32%) and Liberal/National voters (42%).
Those most likely to oppose it were aged 45-64 (54%) and Labor voters (69%).