coronavirus, covid-19, institutions, public safety
Q. With regards to the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, to what extent do you think the following institutions consider the safety of the public when making business decisions?
| Will always act in their own interests, even if it endangers people or is detrimental to the public | Will act in their own interests as long as it does not endanger people or is detrimental to the public | Will prioritise the safety of the people and the public’s best interests | Unsure | |
| Cruise line companies | 41% | 29% | 13% | 17% |
| The big four banks | 33% | 39% | 14% | 14% |
| Insurance companies | 32% | 38% | 13% | 17% |
| Real estate agencies | 29% | 38% | 16% | 17% |
| Sporting administrators | 26% | 37% | 21% | 16% |
| Pharmaceutical companies | 18% | 38% | 31% | 14% |
| Small banks (excluding CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac) | 17% | 48% | 20% | 15% |
| Super funds | 17% | 40% | 23% | 20% |
| Supermarkets | 15% | 38% | 36% | 11% |
| Aged care facilities | 14% | 32% | 39% | 14% |
institutions, personal information, privacy, trust
Q. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to responsibly use any personal information they may have about you?
|
Total trust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
Not applic-able to me |
% change |
|
Total trust 24 Sep 13 |
|
| The medical profession |
67% |
32% |
35% |
22% |
8% |
2% |
* |
-6 |
73% |
||
| Law enforcement agencies |
54% |
19% |
35% |
28% |
14% |
3% |
1% |
-2 |
56% |
||
| Your employer |
44% |
18% |
26% |
21% |
9% |
3% |
22% |
-2 |
46% |
||
| Banks |
44% |
11% |
33% |
31% |
21% |
3% |
* |
-1 |
45% |
||
| Companies you buy things from in person |
38% |
4% |
34% |
40% |
16% |
5% |
* |
-6 |
44% |
||
| The Government |
31% |
5% |
26% |
32% |
31% |
5% |
1% |
– |
31% |
||
| Companies you buy things from online |
30% |
4% |
26% |
39% |
25% |
4% |
2% |
+3 |
27% |
||
| Insurance companies |
27% |
4% |
23% |
37% |
31% |
4% |
1% |
+1 |
26% |
||
| Mobile phone and internet providers |
23% |
3% |
20% |
41% |
31% |
4% |
1% |
-6 |
29% |
||
| TV networks |
19% |
2% |
17% |
38% |
34% |
6% |
2% |
-1 |
20% |
||
| Social media sites |
12% |
1% |
11% |
29% |
50% |
5% |
3% |
– |
12% |
The most trusted people/organisations to use personal information were the medical profession (67% trust), law enforcement agencies (54%), employers (44%) and banks (44%). The least trusted were social media sites (12%) and TV networks (19%).
Since this question was asked in September last year, the main changes have been declines of 6% for the medical profession, companies you buy things from in person and mobile phone and internet providers.
child sexual abuse, institutions, royal commission
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to hold a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in institutions?
|
Total |
Vote ALP |
Vote Libs |
Vote Greens |
Cath- |
Ang- |
Other Protest- |
Other religion |
No religion |
|
| Total approve |
88% |
92% |
87% |
95% |
83% |
88% |
93% |
86% |
91% |
| Total disapprove |
4% |
2% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
6% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
| Strongly approve |
60% |
66% |
55% |
72% |
48% |
61% |
68% |
56% |
65% |
| Approve |
28% |
26% |
32% |
23% |
35% |
27% |
25% |
30% |
26% |
| Disapprove |
3% |
2% |
5% |
2% |
4% |
5% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
| Strongly disapprove |
1% |
* |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
– |
– |
1% |
| Don’t know |
8% |
5% |
8% |
1% |
11% |
6% |
5% |
11% |
6% |
88% approve of the Government’s decision to hold a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in institutions and 4% disapprove.
The groups most likely to “strongly approve” were aged 65+ (71%), Greens voters (72%), Labor voters (66%), other protestants (68%) and those on incomes less than $1,000 pw (70%).
22 October 2012, 221012, business groups, charitable organisations, Commonwealth public services, environment groups, Federal Parliament, high court, institutions, local council, Newspapers, Online news media, organisations, political parties, Religious organisations, Reserve Bank, the abc, Trade Unions, trust, tv news media
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
|
Total trust 26 Sep 11 |
Total trust 12 Jun 12 |
Total trust 22 Oct 12 |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
% change |
|
| The High Court |
72% |
60% |
63% |
26% |
37% |
21% |
10% |
6% |
+3 |
| The ABC |
46% |
54% |
59% |
20% |
39% |
26% |
8% |
6% |
+5 |
| The Reserve Bank |
67% |
49% |
53% |
16% |
37% |
28% |
12% |
8% |
+4 |
| Charitable organisations |
61% |
50% |
53% |
9% |
44% |
33% |
10% |
5% |
+3 |
| Environment groups |
45% |
32% |
36% |
8% |
28% |
35% |
24% |
6% |
+4 |
| The Commonwealth Public Service |
49%* |
30% |
33% |
6% |
27% |
41% |
16% |
10% |
+3 |
| Your local council |
na |
na |
32% |
4% |
28% |
39% |
22% |
6% |
na |
| Religious organisations |
29% |
27% |
31% |
7% |
24% |
28% |
35% |
6% |
+4 |
| Newspapers |
na |
26% |
31% |
4% |
27% |
45% |
20% |
4% |
+5 |
| Online news media |
na |
23% |
28% |
4% |
24% |
45% |
20% |
6% |
+5 |
| TV news media |
na |
21% |
26% |
5% |
21% |
44% |
26% |
4% |
+5 |
| Federal Parliament |
55% |
22% |
26% |
4% |
22% |
37% |
32% |
5% |
+4 |
| State Parliament |
na |
na |
25% |
4% |
21% |
37% |
33% |
5% |
na |
| Business groups |
38% |
22% |
25% |
3% |
22% |
45% |
21% |
9% |
+3 |
| Trade unions |
39% |
22% |
23% |
5% |
18% |
32% |
36% |
9% |
+1 |
| Political parties |
na |
12% |
16% |
2% |
14% |
36% |
42% |
6% |
+4 |
Note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’.
* This Commonwealth Public Service figure is from a question asked in 6 Feb 12.
Overall, there have been small increases in trust across all organisations since this question was last asked in June. However, there has been no significant change in the rankings.
Respondents had most trust in the High Court (63%), the ABC (59%), charitable organisations (53%) and the Reserve Bank (53%). They had least trust in political parties (16%), trade unions (23%), business groups (25%) State Parliaments (25%), Federal Parliament (26%) and TV news media (26%).
Compared to the average, Labor voters had more trust in Federal Parliament (40%), the High Court (67%), the ABC (68%), the Reserve Bank (61%), the Commonwealth Public Service (42%), trade unions (41%), environment groups (48%) and local councils (39%).
Liberal/National voters, compared to the average, had more trust in religious organisations (37%) and business groups (32%) but less trust in Federal Parliament (21%), Commonwealth Public Service (28%), trade unions (14%) and environment groups (27%).
Q. How much trust do you have in the following national institutions:
| A lot of trust | Some trust | A little trust | No trust | Don’t know | |
| The Australian Defence Force | 41% | 37% | 13% | 4% | 5% |
| The Federal Police | 27% | 41% | 21% | 6% | 5% |
| The Federal and High Courts | 24% | 36% | 26% | 9% | 5% |
| Our intelligence agencies like ASIO | 20% | 39% | 23% | 9% | 10% |
| The Reserve Bank | 19% | 37% | 27% | 12% | 5% |
| The Family Court | 15% | 35% | 28% | 15% | 7% |
| The Commonwealth Public Service | 10% | 39% | 30% | 15% | 6% |
| Business and banking regulators | 6% | 27% | 34% | 27% | 6% |
Respondents were most likely to say they had a lot of trust in the Australian Defence Force (41%), Federal Police (27%) and Federal and High Courts (24%).
The least trusted institutions were business band banking regulators (61% little/no trust), the Commonwealth Public Service (45%) and the Family Court (43%).
Labor voters were more likely to have a lot or some trust in the Commonwealth Public Service (59%), the Federal and High Courts (66%) and the Family Court (56%).
Liberal/National voters were more likely to have a lot or some trust in the Australian Defence Force (86%) and intelligence agencies like ASIO (66%). Comments »