020413, 2 April 2013, Social Class
Q. Do you consider yourself –
|
Total
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Income under $600pw |
Income $600 – $1,000pw |
Income $1,000 – $1,600pw |
Income $1,600+ |
|
| Working class |
33% |
40% |
25% |
34% |
38% |
39% |
38% |
26% |
| Middle class |
53% |
46% |
63% |
47% |
33% |
42% |
52% |
66% |
| Upper class |
2% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
– |
1% |
2% |
3% |
| None of them |
10% |
10% |
7% |
14% |
21% |
15% |
6% |
4% |
| Don’t know |
3% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
8% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
53% of respondents described themselves as “middle class” and 33% as “working class” – only 2% claimed to be “upper class”.
Those on higher incomes were more likely to identify as “middle class” while those on lower incomes were less likely to identify with any of these descriptions.
020413, 2 April 2013, Labor party interests, Middle class, Upper class, Working class
Q. Whose interests do you think the Labor Party mainly represent?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Working class |
Middle class |
|
| Working class |
30% |
43% |
28% |
25% |
27% |
34% |
| Middle class |
16% |
24% |
8% |
36% |
18% |
17% |
| Upper class |
13% |
4% |
17% |
10% |
17% |
10% |
| All of them |
8% |
19% |
3% |
12% |
5% |
10% |
| None of them |
22% |
3% |
35% |
7% |
19% |
22% |
| Don’t know |
11% |
7% |
10% |
9% |
13% |
7% |
30% believe that the Labor Party mainly represents working class people and 22% don’t think they represent any class. 43% of Labor voters think the Labor Party mainly represents the working class and 36% of Greens voters think they mainly represent the middle class. 35% of Liberal/National voters don’t think they represent any class.
27% of respondents who describe themselves as working class and 34% of those who say they are middle class think the Labor Party mainly represents the working class. 35% of those who say they are working class think the Labor Party mainly represents the middle or upper classes.
020413, 2 April 2013, liberal party interests
Q. Whose interests do you think the Liberal Party mainly represent?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Working class |
Middle class |
|
| Working class |
5% |
6% |
7% |
2% |
10% |
4% |
| Middle class |
20% |
9% |
33% |
13% |
16% |
25% |
| Upper class |
40% |
68% |
17% |
64% |
42% |
39% |
| All of them |
17% |
4% |
33% |
4% |
11% |
21% |
| None of them |
8% |
7% |
4% |
7% |
9% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
9% |
6% |
7% |
10% |
12% |
5% |
40% believe that the Liberal Party mainly represents upper class people and 20% think they represent the middle class. 68% of Labor voters think the Labor Party mainly and 64% of Greens voters think they mainly represent the upper class. 33% of Liberal/National voters think they represent the middle class and 33% think they represent all classes.
42% of respondents who describe themselves as working class and 39% of those who say they are middle class think the Liberal Party mainly represents the upper class.