29 April 2013, 290413, Interest in Federal Budget
Q. Thinking about the Federal Budget to be announced next month – how interested are you in reading and hearing about the Federal Budget?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Very interested |
34% |
39% |
39% |
27% |
| Somewhat interested |
32% |
35% |
32% |
37% |
| A little interested |
19% |
19% |
17% |
23% |
| Not at all interested |
10% |
7% |
10% |
13% |
| Can’t say |
4% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
66% said they were very or somewhat interested in the Federal Budget.
Those most interested were aged 55+ (50% very interested), Labor voters (39%) and Liberal/National voters (39%).
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Q. Thinking about the Federal Budget – how much attention did you pay to the Federal Budget?
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Total a lot/some | 66% | 53% | 52% |
| Total a little/none | 31% | 44% | 45% |
| A lot | 29% | 18% | 19% |
| Some | 37% | 35% | 33% |
| A little | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| None | 6% | 15% | 14% |
| Can’t say | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Just over half (52%) of respondents said they paid a lot or some attention to the Federal Budget. This is much the same as the corresponding figure of 53% for last year’s budget.
Those most interested were Liberal/National voters (64%) and people aged 55+ (63%). Only 42% of respondents aged 18-34 paid a lot or some attention to the budget.