Monday 8 July 2013

Essential Report: Groups considered better off under a Labor or Liberal Government

Groups better off under Labor or Liberal Government

Jul 1, 2013
Q. Do you think the following groups of people would be better off under a Labor Government or a Liberal Government?

Better off under a Labor Government
Better off under a Liberal Government
Makes
no difference
Don’t know

Difference
(Labor minus Liberal)
Difference
Sept
12
People with disabilities
41%
20%
23%
16%
+21
+20
People and families on low incomes
42%
21%
21%
16%
+21
+27
Single parents
35%
20%
25%
20%
+15
+23
Unemployed people
35%
21%
27%
18%
+14
+27
Families with children at public school
36%
22%
23%
19%
+14
+19
Recent immigrants to Australia
31%
18%
28%
24%
+13
+18
Pensioners
34%
23%
25%
19%
+11
+16
Average working people
31%
29%
24%
16%
+2
+5
People and families on middle incomes
28%
33%
21%
18%
-5
-7
Farmers and other agricultural producers
19%
34%
24%
24%
-15
-13
Small businesses
20%
38%
20%
21%
-18
-16
Families with children at private school
15%
42%
23%
20%
-27
-30
Banks and other financial institutions
10%
45%
23%
21%
-35
-38
People and families on high incomes
12%
53%
17%
18%
-41
-43
Large corporations
10%
53%
18%
19%
-43
-48
Respondents were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Labor Government – people with disabilities, low income families, single parents, unemployed and families with children at public school.
They were substantially more likely to think the following groups would be better off under a Liberal Government – large corporations, high income families, banks and financial institutions, families with children at private schools

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