080413, 8 April 2013, household finances
Q. How would you describe the current financial situation of your household?
|
28 May 12 |
Total 8 Apr 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total satisfactory |
43% |
56% |
57% |
58% |
57% |
| Total unsatisfactory |
28% |
26% |
28% |
22% |
29% |
| Very satisfactory |
7% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
6% |
| Satisfactory |
36% |
48% |
49% |
50% |
51% |
| Neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory |
28% |
18% |
15% |
19% |
12% |
| Unsatisfactory |
18% |
20% |
22% |
17% |
21% |
| Very unsatisfactory |
10% |
6% |
6% |
5% |
8% |
| Don’t know |
1% |
1% |
1% |
* |
1% |
56% (up 13% since May last year) consider their current household financial situation to be satisfactory and 26% say it is unsatisfactory. 18% said it was neither.
Those most likely to be satisfied were those on incomes over $1,600pw (69%).
Those most likely to be dissatisfied were on incomes under $1,000pw (40%).