Q. How concerned or unconcerned are you about the current costs of each specific expense for your household?
|
Total concerned |
Total not concerned |
|
Very |
Quite |
Not very |
Not at all |
Don’t know |
Household does not have this expense |
|
| Electricity |
80% |
18% |
49% |
31% |
15% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Health or medical (includes health insurance) |
76% |
19% |
42% |
34% |
16% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
|
| Transport (petrol, car, public transport) |
74% |
23% |
35% |
39% |
20% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Food and groceries |
70% |
29% |
29% |
41% |
24% |
5% |
2% |
* |
|
| Water |
63% |
30% |
29% |
34% |
23% |
7% |
2% |
6% |
|
| Home insurance |
61% |
29% |
27% |
34% |
23% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
|
| Gas |
54% |
24% |
27% |
27% |
18% |
6% |
2% |
21% |
|
| Mortgage or rent |
53% |
26% |
26% |
27% |
18% |
8% |
2% |
18% |
|
| Education |
51% |
24% |
26% |
25% |
16% |
8% |
2% |
23% |
|
| Telephone |
51% |
45% |
20% |
31% |
34% |
13% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Internet |
47% |
51% |
19% |
28% |
38% |
13% |
2% |
– |
The household expenses of most concern were electricity (80% concerned), health or medical (76%), transport (74%) and food and groceries (70%).
For most expenses there were not major differences across demographic groups.
Those aged 25-44 were a little more concerned about food and groceries (76%) and mortgage and rent (70%). Education was of higher concern to those aged 18-24 (72%) and 35-44 (70%).
26 November 2012, 261112, Carbon Tax, household spending, impact
Q. Since the carbon pricing scheme was introduced on the 1st July this year, has the impact on your household been worse than expected, not as bad as expected or about the same as you expected?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Worse than expected |
26% |
12% |
39% |
14% |
|
| Not as bad as expected |
26% |
35% |
20% |
36% |
|
| About the same as expected |
36% |
47% |
30% |
37% |
|
| Don’t know |
12% |
6% |
11% |
13% |
An equal portion of respondents believe the impact on their household of the carbon pricing scheme has been worse than expected (26%) and not as bad as expected (26%). Thirty six percent (36%) believe it to be about the same as they expected, whilst 12% don’t know.
Looking at results by voting intention, Lib/Nat voters are far more likely to claim the impact on their household of the carbon pricing scheme is worse than expected (39%), compared with Labor voters (12%) and Greens voters (14%).