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Productivity in Australia

2 Feb 2010

Q. The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently said that over the next decade Australia must build the best educated, best skilled and best trained workforce in the world to increase productivity and counter the effects of an ageing population. Do you agree or disagree?

  %
Total agree 82%
Total disagree 8%
Strong agree 34%
Agree 48%
Disagree 6%
Strongly disagree 2%
Don’t know 10%

 The majority of those surveyed agree with Kevin Rudd’s recent comments that over the next decade Australia must build the best educated, best skilled and best trained workforce in the world to increase productivity and counter the effects of an ageing population (82%), 8% disagree with the comments and 10% don’t know. 

 Results were consistent amongst most demographic groups.  However, Labor voters were more likely to strongly agree with Rudd’s statements (46%). 

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