Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?
|
Total good (Dec 10 |
Total bad (Dec 10) |
Total good (Dec 11) |
Total bad (Dec 11) |
Total good (Dec 12) |
Total bad (Dec 12) |
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
|
| The banks |
69% |
13% |
71% |
8% |
68% |
11% |
30% |
38% |
17% |
8% |
3% |
5% |
| The mining industry |
57% |
14% |
68% |
11% |
53% |
19% |
17% |
36% |
22% |
15% |
4% |
6% |
| Large companies and corporations |
44% |
15% |
40% |
22% |
32% |
31% |
5% |
27% |
32% |
25% |
6% |
6% |
| The Australian economy |
41% |
20% |
33% |
31% |
29% |
37% |
4% |
25% |
32% |
28% |
9% |
3% |
| You and your family |
na |
na |
na |
na |
29% |
36% |
6% |
23% |
34% |
25% |
11% |
2% |
| The media |
30% |
14% |
25% |
27% |
21% |
40% |
5% |
16% |
33% |
29% |
11% |
6% |
| Farming and agriculture |
14% |
50% |
23% |
40% |
20% |
40% |
2% |
18% |
33% |
28% |
12% |
7% |
| Trade unions |
na |
na |
na |
na |
18% |
30% |
4% |
14% |
37% |
22% |
8% |
15% |
| The environment |
14% |
37% |
20% |
33% |
18% |
37% |
3% |
15% |
40% |
26% |
11% |
6% |
| The average Australian |
na |
na |
na |
na |
17% |
45% |
2% |
15% |
36% |
34% |
11% |
3% |
| Small business |
14% |
45% |
10% |
61% |
10% |
62% |
1% |
9% |
24% |
39% |
23% |
5% |
| Australian politics in general |
na |
na |
na |
na |
9% |
61% |
2% |
7% |
26% |
29% |
32% |
4% |
A majority of respondents think it has been a good year for the banks (68%) and the mining industry (53%). They are split over whether it has been a good year for large companies and corporations (32% good/31% bad). However, they are much more likely to think the year has been bad for small business (62%), Australian politics in general (61%), the average Australian (45%), farming and agriculture (40%) and the media (40%).
Compared to last year’s results, respondents considered 2012 a worse year than 2011 for the mining industry (“good” down 15% to 53%), large companies and corporations (“good” down 8% to 32%) and the media (“bad” up 13% to 40%).