Q. Compared with 50 years ago, do you think the following issues in Australia today are better, worse or about the same?
| Total better | Total worse | A lot better | A little better | About the same | A little worse | A lot worse | Don’t know | ||
| Knowledge of international events | 63% | 12% | 34% | 29% | 21% | 7% | 5% | 5% | |
| Standard of living | 55% | 25% | 25% | 30% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 4% | |
| Health services | 54% | 25% | 26% | 28% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 4% | |
| Freedom from discrimination | 52% | 18% | 20% | 32% | 25% | 10% | 8% | 5% | |
| Quality of life | 52% | 24% | 21% | 31% | 21% | 17% | 7% | 3% | |
| Education services | 50% | 28% | 20% | 30% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 4% | |
| Job security | 21% | 55% | 5% | 16% | 20% | 26% | 29% | 5% | |
| Political leaders | 15% | 46% | 4% | 11% | 34% | 24% | 22% | 6% |
A majority believe that most issues are better in Australia today than 50 years ago.
The exceptions were job security (55% worse) and political leaders (46% worse).