01 July 2013, 010713, Better off under Labor or Liberal government, disabilities, low incomes, Single parents, unemployed people
Q. Do you think the following groups of people would be better off under a Labor Government or a Liberal Government?
|
Better off under a Labor Government |
Better off under a Liberal Government |
Makes |
Don’t know |
|
Difference |
Difference |
|
| People with disabilities |
41% |
20% |
23% |
16% |
+21 |
+20 |
|
| People and families on low incomes |
42% |
21% |
21% |
16% |
+21 |
+27 |
|
| Single parents |
35% |
20% |
25% |
20% |
+15 |
+23 |
|
| Unemployed people |
35% |
21% |
27% |
18% |
+14 |
+27 |
|
| Families with children at public school |
36% |
22% |
23% |
19% |
+14 |
+19 |
|
| Recent immigrants to Australia |
31% |
18% |
28% |
24% |
+13 |
+18 |
|
| Pensioners |
34% |
23% |
25% |
19% |
+11 |
+16 |
|
| Average working people |
31% |
29% |
24% |
16% |
+2 |
+5 |
|
| People and families on middle incomes |
28% |
33% |
21% |
18% |
-5 |
-7 |
|
| Farmers and other agricultural producers |
19% |
34% |
24% |
24% |
-15 |
-13 |
|
| Small businesses |
20% |
38% |
20% |
21% |
-18 |
-16 |
|
| Families with children at private school |
15% |
42% |
23% |
20% |
-27 |
-30 |
|
| Banks and other financial institutions |
10% |
45% |
23% |
21% |
-35 |
-38 |
|
| People and families on high incomes |
12% |
53% |
17% |
18% |
-41 |
-43 |
|
| Large corporations |
10% |
53% |
18% |
19% |
-43 |
-48 |
Respondents were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Labor Government – people with disabilities, low income families, single parents, unemployed and families with children at public school.
They were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Liberal Government – large corporations, high income families, banks and financial institutions, families with children at private schools.