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  • Aug, 2012

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    Job security

    Q. How concerned are you that you or some member of your immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so: very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned? 

     

    8 Jun

    09

    5 Oct

    09

    28 Jun 10

    18 Oct 10

    4 Apr

    11

    4 Jul

    11

    3 Oct

    11

    26 Mar 12

    Total

    27 Aug 12

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Total concerned

    52%

    49%

    43%

    40%

    43%

    45%

    47%

    49%

    47%

    44%

    52%

    43%

    Very concerned

    13%

    14%

    9%

    11%

    11%

    13%

    14%

    13%

    13%

    10%

    14%

    14%

    Somewhat concerned

    39%

    35%

    34%

    29%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    36%

    34%

    34%

    38%

    29%

    Not at all concerned

    35%

    40%

    38%

    42%

    43%

    39%

    37%

    36%

    37%

    42%

    35%

    43%

    Don’t know

    6%

    6%

    12%

    10%

    8%

    8%

    7%

    8%

    8%

    8%

    5%

    7%

    No employees in the immediate family

    8%

    5%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    Concern over job security has fallen slightly since the last time the question was polled, declining 2 points up from 49% in March to 47% (total concerned).

    Coalition voters are the most likely to be concerned that they or a member of their immediately family will lose their job in the next year or so (52% total concerned), whereas Greens (43%) and Labor voters (44%) are less likely to be concerned.

    There were no major differences across income or age groups – except for the under 25’s where 43% were concerned and 48% not at all concerned.

  • Apr, 2011

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    Job security

    Q. How concerned are you that you or some member of your immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so: very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?

    16 Feb 09 27 Apr 09 8 Jun 09 5 Oct 09 18 Jan 10 29 Mar 10 28 Jun 10 18 Oct 10 4 April 11 Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Total concerned 62% 67% 52% 49% 45% 39% 43% 40% 43% 39% 46% 42%
    Very concerned 22% 24% 13% 14% 12% 10% 9% 11% 11% 9% 12% 7%
    Somewhat concerned 40% 43% 39% 35% 33% 29% 34% 29% 32% 30% 34% 35%
    Not at all concerned 29% 23% 35% 40% 40% 45% 38% 42% 43% 43% 44% 53%
    Don’t know 4% 5% 6% 6% 8% 7% 12% 10% 8% 9% 4% 2%
    No employees in the immediate family 5% 5% 8% 5% 8% 9% 7% 7% 7% 9% 5% 3%

    43% were concerned that they or some member of their immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so and 43% were not at all concerned – a net negative movement of 2% since the last survey in June.

    Those on higher incomes (40% concerned/54% not concerned for incomes of $1,600+) were more optimistic than those on lower incomes (46% concerned/40% not concerned for incomes of $600-$1,000).

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