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Raising pension age
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of raising the pension age to 70?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
20% |
14% |
31% |
15% |
20% |
|
| Total disapprove |
71% |
80% |
60% |
72% |
73% |
|
| Strongly approve |
4% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
4% |
|
| Approve |
16% |
9% |
25% |
13% |
16% |
|
| Disapprove |
31% |
26% |
33% |
41% |
32% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
40% |
54% |
27% |
31% |
41% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
6% |
9% |
12% |
6% |
71% disapprove of raising the pension age to 70 and 20% approve.
Although a majority of all demographic and voters groups disapproved, those more likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (31%), men (26%) and aged 65+ (32%).
Those more likely to disapprove were women (77%) and aged 45-64 (81%).
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