28 August 2012, 280812, better or worse off, Coalition, financial situation, Liberals, Tony Abbott as Prime Minister
Q. Do you think you personally would be better off or worse off financially if Tony Abbott and the Liberals were in Government?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Total better off |
30% |
4% |
64% |
6% |
Total worse off |
32% |
69% |
3% |
52% |
A lot better off |
10% |
1% |
22% |
– |
A little better off |
20% |
3% |
42% |
6% |
Make no difference |
24% |
18% |
27% |
21% |
A little worse off |
10% |
19% |
2% |
11% |
A lot worse off |
22% |
50% |
1% |
41% |
No opinion |
14% |
9% |
6% |
21% |
30% of respondents think they would be personally better off financially if the Liberals were in Government and 32% think they would be financially worse off. 24% think it would make no difference to them financially.
Respondents aged 45-64 thought they would be more likely to be worse off (32% better/40% worse) while for those aged 65+, 47% thought they would be better off and 24% worse off.