17 December 2012, 171212, amount of holiday leave, xmas period
Q. How much holiday leave will you be taking over the Xmas period?
|
Total |
Work full time |
Work part time |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| None |
26% |
24% |
30% |
25% |
27% |
31% |
23% |
25% |
| 1-2 days |
11% |
10% |
11% |
10% |
11% |
14% |
9% |
8% |
| 3-4 days |
11% |
13% |
8% |
13% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
14% |
| About a week |
16% |
18% |
10% |
16% |
15% |
14% |
16% |
18% |
| About 2 weeks |
19% |
20% |
16% |
18% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
18% |
| About 3 weeks |
8% |
7% |
10% |
6% |
11% |
6% |
9% |
6% |
| More than 3 weeks |
10% |
8% |
15% |
11% |
9% |
6% |
12% |
9% |
74% of employed respondents said they will be taking some leave over the Xmas period. 22% are taking less than a week, 25% one or two weeks and 18% three weeks or more. 26% are taking no leave at all over the Xmas period.
Part time workers are more likely to be taking no leave (30%) but also more likely to be taking three weeks or more (25% compared to 15% of full-time workers).
31% of workers aged under 35 are taking no leave and 40% of workers aged 35-54 are taking at least two weeks.
17 December 2012, 171212, holiday leave, paid leave, unpaid
Q. Is that paid or unpaid leave?
|
Total |
Work full time |
Work part time |
1-2 days |
3-4 days |
About a week |
About 2 weeks |
About 3 weeks |
More than 3 weeks |
|
| All paid leave |
70% |
86% |
36% |
74% |
73% |
76% |
69% |
65% |
62% |
| All unpaid leave |
23% |
8% |
55% |
24% |
20% |
18% |
23% |
28% |
25% |
| Some paid, some unpaid |
6% |
6% |
7% |
2% |
5% |
6% |
8% |
7% |
10% |
| Don’t know |
1% |
* |
2% |
– |
2% |
– |
– |
– |
3% |
*Based on respondents taking holiday leave
70% of those taking leave were taking all their leave as paid leave and 23% were taking unpaid leave.
55% of part-time workers (including casual workers) were taking all their leave unpaid.
17 December 2012, 171212, holiday leave, xmas leave
Q. Which of the following best describes how you feel about your Xmas leave?
|
Total |
Work full time |
Work part time |
None |
1-2 days |
3-4 days |
About a week |
About 2 weeks |
About 3 weeks |
More than 3 weeks |
|
| I am satisfied with my Xmas leave |
63% |
63% |
61% |
43% |
56% |
58% |
68% |
71% |
84% |
83% |
| I would like to take more leave but I don’t have any available |
14% |
16% |
10% |
14% |
21% |
24% |
16% |
13% |
9% |
– |
| I would like to take more leave but my employer won’t allow it |
13% |
15% |
9% |
26% |
16% |
15% |
10% |
6% |
– |
4% |
| I would like to take less leave, but my employer won’t allow it |
4% |
3% |
7% |
– |
5% |
2% |
5% |
9% |
5% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
6% |
3% |
13% |
18% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
– |
2% |
8% |
* Based on respondents employed full-time or part-time
63% of employed respondents were satisfied with their Xmas period leave arrangements. However, 27% would prefer to take more leave but either didn’t have any available or were not allowed to take more.
40% of those not taking any leave said they would like to take leave – including 26% who said their employer would not allow them to take leave.
17 December 2012, 171212, 2PP, Labor, Liberals
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,911 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago 19/11/12 |
2 weeks ago 3/12/12 |
Last week 10/12/12 |
This week 17/12/12 |
| Liberal |
|
43% |
44% |
45% |
45% |
| National |
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Total Lib/Nat |
43.6% |
46% |
47% |
48% |
48% |
| Labor |
38.0% |
36% |
37% |
36% |
36% |
| Greens |
11.8% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
| Other/Independent |
6.6% |
9% |
7% |
8% |
8% |
| 2PP |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago |
2 weeks ago |
Last week |
This week |
| Total Lib/Nat |
49.9% |
53% |
53% |
54% |
55% |
| Labor |
50.1% |
47% |
47% |
46% |
45% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. plus or minus 2-3%.
17 December 2012, 171212, banks, environment, Family First, management of the economy, mining, the medi
Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?
|
Total good (Dec 10 |
Total bad (Dec 10) |
Total good (Dec 11) |
Total bad (Dec 11) |
Total good (Dec 12) |
Total bad (Dec 12) |
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
|
| The banks |
69% |
13% |
71% |
8% |
68% |
11% |
30% |
38% |
17% |
8% |
3% |
5% |
| The mining industry |
57% |
14% |
68% |
11% |
53% |
19% |
17% |
36% |
22% |
15% |
4% |
6% |
| Large companies and corporations |
44% |
15% |
40% |
22% |
32% |
31% |
5% |
27% |
32% |
25% |
6% |
6% |
| The Australian economy |
41% |
20% |
33% |
31% |
29% |
37% |
4% |
25% |
32% |
28% |
9% |
3% |
| You and your family |
na |
na |
na |
na |
29% |
36% |
6% |
23% |
34% |
25% |
11% |
2% |
| The media |
30% |
14% |
25% |
27% |
21% |
40% |
5% |
16% |
33% |
29% |
11% |
6% |
| Farming and agriculture |
14% |
50% |
23% |
40% |
20% |
40% |
2% |
18% |
33% |
28% |
12% |
7% |
| Trade unions |
na |
na |
na |
na |
18% |
30% |
4% |
14% |
37% |
22% |
8% |
15% |
| The environment |
14% |
37% |
20% |
33% |
18% |
37% |
3% |
15% |
40% |
26% |
11% |
6% |
| The average Australian |
na |
na |
na |
na |
17% |
45% |
2% |
15% |
36% |
34% |
11% |
3% |
| Small business |
14% |
45% |
10% |
61% |
10% |
62% |
1% |
9% |
24% |
39% |
23% |
5% |
| Australian politics in general |
na |
na |
na |
na |
9% |
61% |
2% |
7% |
26% |
29% |
32% |
4% |
A majority of respondents think it has been a good year for the banks (68%) and the mining industry (53%). They are split over whether it has been a good year for large companies and corporations (32% good/31% bad). However, they are much more likely to think the year has been bad for small business (62%), Australian politics in general (61%), the average Australian (45%), farming and agriculture (40%) and the media (40%).
Compared to last year’s results, respondents considered 2012 a worse year than 2011 for the mining industry (“good” down 15% to 53%), large companies and corporations (“good” down 8% to 32%) and the media (“bad” up 13% to 40%).
17 December 2012, 171212, Greens, Independents, Labor, Liberal
Q. Has it been a good or bad year for each of the following political parties?
|
Total good (Dec 10) |
Total bad (Dec 10) |
Total good (Dec 11) |
Total bad (Dec 11) |
Total good (Dec 12) |
Total bad (Dec 12) |
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor bad |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
|
| The Liberal Party |
33% |
27% |
27% |
30% |
19% |
40% |
5% |
14% |
34% |
27% |
13% |
7% |
| The Labor Party |
21% |
47% |
16% |
53% |
15% |
57% |
4% |
11% |
21% |
30% |
27% |
6% |
| The Greens |
42% |
21% |
33% |
29% |
14% |
44% |
2% |
12% |
32% |
23% |
21% |
12% |
| The independents |
na |
na |
na |
na |
13% |
33% |
2% |
11% |
39% |
18% |
15% |
14% |
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|||||
|
Total good |
Total bad |
Total good |
Total bad |
Total good |
Total bad |
Total good |
Total bad |
|
| The Liberal Party |
19% |
40% |
9% |
62% |
37% |
19% |
6% |
69% |
| The Labor Party |
15% |
57% |
37% |
35% |
4% |
80% |
23% |
51% |
| The Greens |
14% |
44% |
20% |
31% |
6% |
64% |
48% |
9% |
| The independents |
13% |
33% |
18% |
24% |
9% |
50% |
31% |
17% |
Respondents were more likely to think it has been a relatively bad year for all political parties. 57% think it has been a bad year for the Labor Party and 40% think it has been a bad year for the Liberal Party.
Among their own voters 48% (down 22%) think it has been a good year for the Greens , 37% (down 8%) the Liberal Party and 37% (up 2%) the Labor Party.
Compared to last year’s results, all parties figures have declined – The Greens net +4% to -30%, Liberals from net -3% to -21% and Labor from net -37% to -42%.
17 December 2012, 171212, Julia Gillard, tony abbott
Q. Has it been a good or bad year for each of the following politicians?
|
Total good (Dec 10) |
Total bad (Dec 10) |
Total good (Dec 11) |
Total bad (Dec 11) |
Total good (Dec 12) |
Total bad (Dec 12) |
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
|
| Julia Gillard |
49% |
25% |
21% |
57% |
19% |
57% |
6% |
13% |
18% |
29% |
28% |
4% |
| Tony Abbott |
30% |
33% |
21% |
38% |
15% |
52% |
4% |
11% |
29% |
31% |
21% |
5% |
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|||||
|
Total good |
Total bad |
Total good |
Total bad |
Total good |
Total bad |
Total good |
Total bad |
|
| Julia Gillard |
19% |
57% |
43% |
32% |
5% |
82% |
29% |
48% |
| Tony Abbott |
15% |
52% |
5% |
75% |
27% |
31% |
4% |
78% |
19% thought Julia Gillard had a good year in 2012 and 15% thought Tony Abbott had a good year. 2012 was considered similar to 2011 for Julia Gillard (going from net -36 to net -38) but a substantially worse year for Tony Abbott (going from net -17 to net -37).
Among their own voters 43% (up 2%) thought Julia Gillard had a good year and 27% (down 12%) thought Tony Abbott has had a good year.
17 December 2012, 171212, Julia Gillard, Labor Party
Q. Do you think Julia Gillard will still be leader of the Labor Party at the next election – due later next year?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Yes |
39% |
63% |
26% |
52% |
| No |
40% |
19% |
59% |
21% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
18% |
14% |
26% |
39% think Julia Gillard will still be leader of the Labor Party at the next election and 40% think she will not.
63% of Labor voters think she will still be leader.