US Heading in Right/Wrong Direction
Q. Overall, do you think the United States is heading in the right direction/wrong direction?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Right direction |
39% |
46% |
37% |
45% |
Wrong direction |
23% |
18% |
29% |
19% |
Don’t know |
38% |
36% |
34% |
36% |
39% think the US is heading in the right direction, 23% in the wrong direction and 38% don’t know.
46% of Labor voters and 45% of Greens voters think the US is heading in the right direction, while 29% of Liberal/National voters think it is heading in the wrong direction.
The Economy – Heading in the Right/Wrong Direction
Q. Overall, from what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
17 May 10 (Post 2010 budget) |
9 May 11 (Post 2011 budget) |
4 Jul 11 |
26 Mar 12 |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Liberal/ National |
Vote Greens |
|
The right direction |
51% |
45% |
37% |
36% |
43% |
71% |
26% |
63% |
The wrong direction |
25% |
29% |
43% |
41% |
32% |
7% |
53% |
14% |
Don’t know |
24% |
25% |
20% |
22% |
25% |
23% |
20% |
23% |
43% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction – 32% think it is heading in the wrong direction. Since this question was last asked in March, “right direction” has increased 7% and “wrong direction” declined 9%.
71% (up 6%) of Labor voters, 26% (up 7%) of Liberal/National voters and 63% (up 16%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. There were no major differences across demographic groups except for the 18-34 years group where 47% thought the economy was heading in the right direction and 25% in the wrong direction.

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