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  • Feb, 2021

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    Confidence in Covid-19 vaccine rollout

    Q. How confident are you in each of the following?

    That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia will be…

      TOTAL: Confident TOTAL: Not confident
    … done efficiently 68% 26%
    … done safely 72% 22%
    … effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country 58% 33%
    • Most Australians are confident in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in Australia, with 68% confident that it will be done efficiently, 72% confident it will be done safely and 58% confident it will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country.
  • Feb, 2021

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    Confidence in Covid-19 vaccine rollout

    Q. How confident are you in each of the following?

    That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia will be…

    TOTAL: Confident Federal Voting Intention
    Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    … done efficiently 65% 78% 66% 64%
    … done safely 71% 80% 67% 61%
    … effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country 59% 66% 57% 44%
    • Coalition voters are the most confident in the efficiency, safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout compared to other voters.
  • Feb, 2021

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    Confidence in efficiency of Covid-19 vaccine rollout

    Q. How confident are you in each of the following?

    That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia will be done efficiently

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Very confident 19% 23% 16% 16% 21% 20% 15% 29% 18% 16%
    Fairly confident 48% 45% 51% 44% 47% 53% 50% 49% 48% 48%
    Not that confident 19% 21% 17% 27% 16% 16% 22% 14% 22% 21%
    Not confident at all 7% 7% 7% 7% 9% 5% 7% 5% 8% 13%
    Unsure 6% 4% 8% 6% 7% 6% 6% 4% 3% 2%
    TOTAL: Confident 68% 68% 67% 60% 68% 73% 65% 78% 66% 64%
    TOTAL: Not confident 26% 28% 25% 34% 25% 21% 29% 18% 30% 34%
    Base (n) 1,092 532 560 318 391 383 361 400 97 126
    • While confidence in the efficiency of the Covid-19 rollout is relatively high across all demographics, those who are older are more confident than younger cohorts (73% of those over 55 are confident, followed by 68% those 35-54 and 60% those 18-34).
    • Out of all voters, Coalition voters are the most confident that the vaccine rollout will be efficient, with 78% who are confident and of this, nearly a third (29%) who are very confident.
  • Feb, 2021

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    Confidence in safety of Covid-19 vaccine rollout

    Q. How confident are you in each of the following?

    That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia will be done safely

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Very confident 22% 24% 20% 18% 21% 27% 20% 29% 21% 22%
    Fairly confident 50% 51% 49% 46% 48% 55% 51% 51% 46% 38%
    Not that confident 15% 14% 15% 22% 16% 7% 17% 11% 19% 20%
    Not confident at all 7% 6% 9% 8% 10% 4% 6% 6% 10% 14%
    Unsure 6% 5% 8% 6% 6% 7% 6% 3% 3% 5%
    TOTAL: Confident 72% 75% 69% 64% 69% 82% 71% 80% 67% 61%
    TOTAL: Not confident 22% 21% 23% 31% 26% 11% 23% 17% 30% 34%
    Base (n) 1,092 532 560 318 391 383 361 400 97 126
    • Reflecting confidence in the efficiency of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, confidence it will be done safely is high overall as well. Again, those over 55 and Coalition voters have the most confidence in this (82% and 80% respectively).
  • Feb, 2021

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    Confidence in effectiveness Covid-19 vaccine rollout

    Q. How confident are you in each of the following?

    That the rollout of vaccinations against Covid-19 in Australia will be effective at stopping Covid-19 within the country

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Very confident 13% 18% 9% 13% 17% 10% 13% 17% 10% 14%
    Fairly confident 44% 43% 45% 43% 42% 48% 47% 49% 47% 30%
    Not that confident 23% 23% 23% 25% 22% 22% 25% 19% 21% 32%
    Not confident at all 10% 9% 12% 11% 13% 7% 10% 7% 10% 17%
    Unsure 9% 7% 11% 8% 7% 12% 6% 7% 13% 6%
    TOTAL: Confident 58% 61% 54% 56% 58% 58% 59% 66% 57% 44%
    TOTAL: Not confident 33% 32% 35% 36% 35% 30% 35% 26% 31% 49%
    Base (n) 1,092 532 560 318 391 383 361 400 97 126
    • However, when it comes to confidence in the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout at stopping the spread within the country, Australians are more cautious. While over half (58%) are confident in this, over a third (33%) are not confident.
    • Coalition voters are the most optimistic with 66% confident in the effectiveness of the vaccine rollout, followed by 59% Labor voters, 57% Greens voters and 44% minor and independent party voters.
  • Jan, 2021

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    Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

    Q. Once a vaccine for Covid-19 becomes available in Australia, how long would you wait before taking it?

      18/01 14/12 10/08
    I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible 42% 43% 56%
    I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away 47% 46% 35%
    I’d never get vaccinated 11% 10% 8%
    Base (n) 1,084 1,071 1,010

     

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible 42% 51% 34% 30% 42% 54% 48% 49% 34% 33%
    I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away 47% 38% 55% 57% 46% 39% 44% 44% 57% 42%
    I’d never get vaccinated 11% 11% 11% 14% 13% 7% 8% 7% 9% 25%
    Base (n) 1,084 539 545 341 358 385 334 431 118 106
    • Fewer people say they would get a Covid-19 vaccine immediately than mid last year. 42% would get a vaccine as soon as possible, down from 56% last August. 47% would get vaccinated, but just not straight away (up from 35% in August) and 11% say they would never get vaccinated.
    • Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (51%) and those aged over 55 (54%).
    • Those voting for independent or minor parties are the most likely to say they would never get vaccinated (25%).
  • Dec, 2020

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    Economic expectations post Covid-19

    Q. Which of the following is closer to your expectations of what will happen to the economy following the Covid-19 situation?

      14/12 27/04 20/04 13/04 06/04
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 18% 13% 11% 12% 11%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 43% 49% 47% 49% 51%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 22% 28% 30% 27% 29%
    Unsure 17% 10% 11% 11% 9%
    Base (n) 1,071 1,054 1,051 1,068 1,069

     

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    The economy will rebound within 2-3 months and grow just as strong or stronger than before Covid-19 18% 27% 10% 18% 22% 15% 15% 25% 13% 21%
    The economy will be impacted for 6-12 months or longer and will stagnate or show slow growth thereafter 43% 42% 44% 45% 38% 47% 47% 48% 46% 36%
    Covid-19 will have long lasting impact on the economy and the country will fall into a lengthy recession 22% 18% 25% 18% 25% 22% 25% 17% 32% 33%
    Unsure 17% 13% 20% 19% 15% 16% 13% 10% 10% 10%
    Base (n) 1,071 539 532 339 374 358 356 406 102 107
    • There is now more uncertainty about the future of the economy than earlier in the year. 17% say they are unsure how the economy will rebound following Covid-19, up from 10% in April.
    • 18% think the economy will rebound in the next 2-3 months (up from 13% in April) and 22% think Covid-19 will cause a long-term recession (down from 28%).
    • However most people think there will be some growth in the economy after 6-12 months (43%).
  • Dec, 2020

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    Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine

    Q. Once a vaccine for Covid-19 becomes available in Australia, how long would you wait before taking it?

      14/12 10/08
    I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible 43% 56%
    I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away 46% 35%
    I’d never get vaccinated 10% 8%
    Base (n) 1,071 1,010

     

      Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    I’d get vaccinated as soon as possible 43% 53% 35% 35% 41% 53% 44% 48% 45% 42%
    I’d get vaccinated, but wouldn’t do it straight away 46% 41% 51% 54% 48% 38% 52% 43% 44% 39%
    I’d never get vaccinated 10% 6% 14% 11% 11% 9% 5% 8% 11% 19%
    Base (n) 1,071 539 532 339 374 358 356 406 102 107
    • Fewer people say they would get a Covid-19 vaccine immediately than earlier in the year. 43% would get a vaccine as soon as possible, down from 56% in August. 46% would get vaccinated, but just not straight away (up from 35%) and 10% say they would never get vaccinated.
    • Those most likely to get the vaccine immediately include men (53%), those aged over 55 (53%).
    • Those voting for independent of minor parties are most likely to say they would never get a vaccine (19%).
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