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  • Aug, 2014

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    Social Class

    Q. Do you believe social classes still exist in Australia? 

      

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    Income under $600pw

    Income $600 – $1,000pw

    Income $1,000 – $1,600pw

    Income $1,600+

    Yes

    79%

    82%

    78%

    81%

    78%

    74%

    80%

    77%

    84%

    No

    7%

    5%

    9%

    8%

    8%

    8%

    6%

    9%

    5%

    Don’t know

    14%

    12%

    13%

    11%

    15%

    18%

    14%

    14%

    11%

    79% agreed that social class still exists in Australia – only 7% disagreed. There was little variation across voter and demographic groups.

  • Apr, 2013

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    Social class

    Q. Do you believe social classes still exist in Australia? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Income under $600pw

    Income $600 – $1,000pw

    Income $1,000 – $1,600pw

    Income $1,600+

    Yes

    91%

     

    90%

    93%

    96%

    84%

    90%

    92%

    93%

    No

    9%

    10%

    7%

    4%

    16%

    10%

    8%

    7%

    91% agreed that social class still exists in Australia – only 9% disagreed. There was little difference across demographic groups – more than 80% of all major groups agreed.

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