21 January 2013, 210113, Australia's welfare system, culture of dependancy, welfare benefits
Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Income less than $31,200 |
Income $31,200 |
Income $52,000 |
Income $83,200 |
|
| Australia’s current welfare system has created a culture of dependency, whereby many people, and often whole families, get used to living off Government benefits; the system needs to be radically changed to get such people to take more responsibility for their lives and their families. |
53% |
42% |
67% |
32% |
40% |
44% |
47% |
69% |
| Most people who rely on welfare benefits are victims of circumstances beyond their control. The benefits they receive are far from generous, and are the least a civilised society should provide in order to help them and their families avoid living in poverty. |
30% |
45% |
20% |
44% |
42% |
41% |
36% |
19% |
| Neither |
10% |
6% |
8% |
18% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
7% |
| Don’t know |
7% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
5% |
8% |
5% |
53% agreed that Australia’s current welfare system has created a culture of dependency . . . . and 30% agreed that most people who rely on welfare benefits are victims of circumstances . . . .
Those most likely to agree with the first statement were Liberal/National voters (67%), respondents on incomes over $1,600pw (69%) and full-time workers (61%).
Those most likely to agree with the second statement were Labor voters (45%), Greens voters (44%), not working (37%) and incomes under $1,000pw (42%).