30 April 2012, 300412, age well campaign, Aged Care, Aged Care Reforms, aged care services, Means Testing, Polling, polls
Q. The Federal Government recently announced changes to aged care which included extra funding, better access to aged care services, capping costs of aged care accommodation and in-home care and means testing aged care accommodation costs. How much have you read or heard about those aged care changes?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| A lot |
7% |
11% |
7% |
4% |
| Some |
26% |
31% |
26% |
26% |
| A little |
32% |
28% |
35% |
32% |
| Nothing |
30% |
25% |
28% |
37% |
| Don’t know |
5% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
Just 7% of respondents claim to have read or heard ‘a lot’ about the recent Federal Government changes to aged care. A further 26% have read or heard ‘some’.
32% of respondents have read or heard ‘a little’ while 30% have read or heard ‘nothing’.
Labor voters were more likely to have read or heard ‘a lot’ (11%) or ‘some’ (31%).
There were no significant differences based on gender.
Older respondents were more likely to state that they had read or heard ‘some’ about the aged care changes (33% of those aged 55-64 and 39% of those aged 65+).
30 April 2012, 300412, age well campaign, Aged Care, Aged Care Reforms, Polling, polls
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s changes to aged care?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total approve |
61% |
71% |
56% |
68% |
| Total disapprove |
7% |
4% |
10% |
5% |
| Strongly approve |
16% |
24% |
11% |
20% |
| Approve |
45% |
47% |
45% |
48% |
| Disapprove |
6% |
3% |
9% |
3% |
| Strongly disapprove |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
| Don’t know |
33% |
25% |
34% |
28% |
61% of respondents approve of the Government’s changes to aged care. Just 7% disapprove.
Labor voters were more likely to approve (71%); however approval rates were still high for Lib/Nat voters (54%).
Females (65%) were more likely than males (56%) to approve of the changes.
Older respondents were also more likely to approve of the changes (78% of those aged 55-64 and 71% of those aged 65+).
30 April 2012, 300412, age well campaign, Aged Care, ALP, Labor, LIB, Liberals, party trust, Polling, polls
Q. Which party would you trust most to provide aged care services?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Labor Party |
31% |
77% |
6% |
46% |
| Liberal Party |
27% |
– |
58% |
7% |
| No difference |
30% |
17% |
26% |
43% |
| Don’t know |
12% |
6% |
10% |
4% |
There was very little difference between the parties as to who respondents would trust more to provide aged care services – 31% selected Labor, 27% selected the Liberal Party and 30% said there was no difference.
Respondents tended to follow party lines in terms of which party they would trust most to deliver aged care services. However a large proportion of Labor (17%), Liberal (26%) and Green (43%) voters said there was no difference between the parties.
Males (32%) were more likely than females (22%) to most trust the Liberal party.