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Satisfaction with speed of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Q. Which of the following best describes your view on how quickly Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19?
They are being vaccinated…
Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | |||||
… much more quickly than I would like | 13% | 16% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 4% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 22% | |||
… a bit more quickly than I would like | 8% | 8% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 2% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 6% | |||
… at about the right speed | 19% | 18% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 15% | 21% | 22% | 14% | |||
… a bit more slowly than I would like | 25% | 23% | 26% | 24% | 19% | 31% | 23% | 34% | 19% | 13% | |||
… a lot more slowly than I would like | 27% | 28% | 27% | 15% | 24% | 42% | 37% | 19% | 30% | 30% | |||
Unsure | 9% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 16% | |||
TOTAL: More quickly than I would like | 20% | 24% | 17% | 29% | 27% | 6% | 16% | 22% | 24% | 28% | |||
TOTAL: More slowly than I would like | 52% | 52% | 53% | 39% | 43% | 73% | 60% | 52% | 49% | 42% | |||
Base (n) | 1,368 | 669 | 699 | 426 | 460 | 482 | 483 | 471 | 123 | 165 | |||
- Just over half of Australians (52%) think Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19 more slowly than they would like, with nearly a third (27%) feeling vaccinations are progressing a lot more slowly than they would like.
- 20% think Australians are being vaccinated against Covid-19 more quickly than they would like and 9% are unsure.
- Those over 55 are much more likely than younger cohorts to think the vaccine rollout is progressing more slowly than they would like (73% compared to 43% of those 35-54 and 39% those 18-34).
- Labor voters are the most likely voters to think the vaccine rollout is progressing more slowly than they would like (60% compared to 52% Coalition voters, 49% Greens voters and 42% independent and minor party voters).

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