last 12 months, Past Year, year in review
Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?
|
Total good |
Total poor |
Net score |
|
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor poor |
Poor |
Very poor |
Don’t know |
|
Net score Dec 2013 |
|
| The Australian economy |
20% |
33% |
-13 |
1% |
19% |
39% |
26% |
7% |
7% |
-13 |
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| Australian politics in general |
12% |
65% |
-53 |
1% |
11% |
25% |
32% |
23% |
7% |
-62 |
||
| Large companies and corporations |
30% |
16% |
+14 |
6% |
24% |
38% |
12% |
4% |
16% |
-9 |
||
| Small business |
13% |
41% |
-28 |
1% |
12% |
32% |
33% |
8% |
14% |
-45 |
||
| Trade unions |
11% |
29% |
-18 |
2% |
9% |
38% |
20% |
9% |
23% |
-25 |
||
| The average Australian |
17% |
40% |
-23 |
1% |
16% |
36% |
28% |
12% |
7% |
-22 |
||
| Your personal financial situation |
23% |
34% |
-11 |
2% |
21% |
39% |
22% |
12% |
4% |
-8 |
||
| Your workplace (employees only) |
26% |
31% |
-5 |
2% |
24% |
38% |
24% |
7% |
4% |
+8 |
||
| You and your family overall |
29% |
26% |
+3 |
3% |
26% |
41% |
19% |
7% |
5% |
+18 |
Respondents believed that this year has been a poor for all groups except large companies and corporations (+14) and you and your family overall (+3). It was considered a particularly bad year for Australian politics in general (-53), small business (-28) and the average Australian (-23).
Relative to 2013 (as measured in December last year), this year was considered better for politics in general (up 9), large corporations and businesses (up 23) and small businesses (up 17) but worse for their workplace (down 13) and you and your family overall (down 15).
family, finances, workplace, year in review
Q. Has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?
| Total good | Total bad | Very good | Good | Neither good nor bad | Bad | Very bad | Don’t know | |
| Your personal financial situation | 28% | 28% | 4% | 24% | 42% | 21% | 7% | 1% |
| Your workplace * | 43% | 21% | 6% | 37% | 33% | 17% | 4% | 3% |
| You and your family overall | 43% | 19% | 7% | 36% | 36% | 14% | 5% | 2% |
* based on working people
Respondents were evenly divided over whether it has been a good or bad year financially. Those most likely to say it was a good year were full-time workers (37% good/20% bad), aged under 35 (37%/23%) and incomes over $1,600pw (42%/20%).
Respondents were more positive about their workplace (43%/21%) and overall for themselves and their family (43%/19%). Younger respondents were a little more positive about themselves and their family– those aged under 35 split 50% good/13% bad. Comments »