28 August 2012, 280812, better or worse off, Coalition, financial situation, Liberals, Tony Abbott as Prime Minister
Q. Do you think you personally would be better off or worse off financially if Tony Abbott and the Liberals were in Government?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total better off |
30% |
4% |
64% |
6% |
| Total worse off |
32% |
69% |
3% |
52% |
| A lot better off |
10% |
1% |
22% |
– |
| A little better off |
20% |
3% |
42% |
6% |
| Make no difference |
24% |
18% |
27% |
21% |
| A little worse off |
10% |
19% |
2% |
11% |
| A lot worse off |
22% |
50% |
1% |
41% |
| No opinion |
14% |
9% |
6% |
21% |
30% of respondents think they would be personally better off financially if the Liberals were in Government and 32% think they would be financially worse off. 24% think it would make no difference to them financially.
Respondents aged 45-64 thought they would be more likely to be worse off (32% better/40% worse) while for those aged 65+, 47% thought they would be better off and 24% worse off.
31 July 2012, 310712, financial situation, fulltime workers, leisure time, part-time workers, struggling
Q. How would you rate your current situation in terms of the following?
|
Struggling |
Just coping |
Doing well |
Don’t know |
|
| Your financial situation |
16% |
53% |
29% |
1% |
| The time you have for the things you want to do |
17% |
45% |
37% |
1% |
| Working full-time or part-time |
Struggling |
Just coping |
Doing well |
Don’t know |
| Your financial situation |
14% |
55% |
31% |
* |
| The time you have for the things you want to do |
22% |
49% |
29% |
* |
Struggling
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Your financial situation |
16% |
15% |
18% |
17% |
15% |
17% |
| The time you have for the things you want to do |
17% |
15% |
18% |
19% |
21% |
8% |
26 March 2012, 260312, economy, finances, financial situation, money, personal finances, Personal financial situation, Polling, polls
Q, Over the next 12 months do you think your personal financial situation will get better, get worse or stay much the same?
|
28 Jun 10 |
18 Oct 10 |
4 April 11 |
4 Jul 11 |
3 Oct 11 |
26 Mar 12 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total better |
29% |
33% |
32% |
28% |
24% |
28% |
34% |
25% |
36% |
| Total worse |
31% |
29% |
31% |
36% |
41% |
37% |
29% |
42% |
34% |
| Get a lot better |
5% |
6% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
14% |
| Get a little better |
24% |
27% |
25% |
23% |
20% |
23% |
29% |
21% |
22% |
| Get a little worse |
21% |
21% |
22% |
23% |
27% |
27% |
22% |
30% |
27% |
| Get a lot worse |
10% |
8% |
9% |
13% |
14% |
10% |
7% |
12% |
7% |
| Stay much the same |
37% |
32% |
32% |
32% |
32% |
29% |
32% |
31% |
25% |
| No opinion |
4% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
28% (up 4% since October last year) of respondents believe that their personal financial situation will get better in the next 12 months and 37% worse (down 4%). 29% (down 3%) expect it to stay much the same. However, these results are very similar to those of July 2011.
Greens voters (36% better) and Labor voters (34%) are the most likely to believe that their personal financial situation will get better over the next 12 months, whereas Coalition voters are the most likely to believe that theirs will get worse (42%).
People on lower incomes were more pessimistic about their personal financial outlook – those earning under $600 per week split 22% better/49% worse – compared to those earning more than $1,600pw who split 36%better/30% worse.
Australian economy, Essential Report, financial situation, GFC, global financial crisis
Q. How concerned are you about the impact of current movements in the share market on your financial situation?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Income les than $600pw | Income $600-$1,000pw | Income $1,000-$1,600pw | Income over $1,600pw | |
| Very concerned | 16% | 13% | 21% | 6% | 12% | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Somewhat concerned | 23% | 22% | 25% | 12% | 16% | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| A little concerned | 29% | 30% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 26% | 30% | 28% |
| Not at all concerned | 26% | 28% | 20% | 47% | 33% | 24% | 23% | 28% |
| Don’t know | 7% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
16% said they were very concerned and 23% somewhat concerned about the impact of current movements in the share market on your financial situation. 55% were only a little or not at all concerned.
Apart from those on very low incomes, there was not much difference across income groups – 28% of those earning under $600pw were very/somewhat concerned compared to 45% of those earning $600-1,000, 41% of those earning $1,000-1,600 and 39% of those on $1,600+.
Older respondents tended to be more concerned – 49% of those aged 55+ were very/somewhat concerned compared to 32% of 18-34’s and 38% of 35-54’s.
carbon pricing scheme, Carbon Tax, climate change, Essential Report, financial situation, Polling, polls
Q. Do you think you will be financially better or worse off as a result of the carbon pricing scheme?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total better off | 10% | 22% | 4% | 19% |
| Total worse off | 69% | 48% | 85% | 51% |
| Much better off | 2% | 3% | * | 9% |
| A little better off | 8% | 19% | 4% | 10% |
| A little worse off | 34% | 40% | 30% | 37% |
| Much worse off | 35% | 8% | 55% | 14% |
| It will make no difference | 11% | 18% | 6% | 21% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 12% | 5% | 9% |
10% think they will be better off and 69% worse off as a result of the carbon pricing scheme.
By income levels, 77% of those earning $1,600+ per week think they will be worse off compared to 56% of those earning less than $600 pw.
By age group, 43% of those aged 55+ think they will be much worse off compared to 26% of those aged under 35.
For those who consider themselves very well or somewhat informed about the carbon pricing scheme, 16% think they will be better off and 68% worse off.
EMC, ER, Essential Media, Essential Report, finances, financial situation, Greens, Labor, Liberal, money, Nationals, Personal financial situation, Polling, polls
Q. Over the next 12 months do you think your personal financial situation will get better, get worse or stay much the same?
| 29 Mar 10 | 28 Jun 10 | 18 Oct 10 | 4 April 11 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total better | 40% | 29% | 33% | 32% | 37% | 29% | 40% |
| Total worse | 23% | 31% | 29% | 31% | 28% | 35% | 21% |
| Get a lot better | 8% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Get a little better | 32% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 22% | 33% |
| Get a little worse | 17% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 24% | 16% |
| Get a lot worse | 6% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 11% | 5% |
| Stay much the same | 33% | 37% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 34% |
| No opinion | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
32% think their own personal financial situation will get better over the next 12 months and 31% worse – 32% think they will stay much the same.
This is a little less optimistic than the October result – a decrease from net +4% to +1%.
Among full-time workers, 40% think their situation will get better and 27% worse while those who are not working are more pessimistic – 25% better/32% worse/36% much the same.
For those aged 55+, 15% expect their financial situation to get better and 39% worse while for those aged under 35, 48% expect it to get better and 24% worse.