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 |
Net score Dec 2014 |
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|
The Australian economy |
23% |
34% |
-11 |
3% |
20% |
39% |
28% |
6% |
5% |
-13 |
-13 |
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|
Australian politics in general |
14% |
55% |
-41 |
1% |
13% |
27% |
35% |
20% |
5% |
-62 |
-53 |
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|
Large companies and corporations |
28% |
23% |
+5 |
4% |
24% |
39% |
19% |
4% |
9% |
-9 |
+14 |
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|
Small business |
21% |
33% |
-12 |
2% |
19% |
37% |
26% |
7% |
9% |
-45 |
-28 |
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|
Trade unions |
11% |
38% |
-27 |
2% |
9% |
35% |
25% |
13% |
15% |
-25 |
-18 |
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|
The average Australian |
21% |
35% |
-14 |
2% |
19% |
40% |
27% |
8% |
5% |
-22 |
-23 |
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|
Your personal financial situation |
24% |
30% |
-6 |
3% |
21% |
42% |
19% |
11% |
3% |
-8 |
-11 |
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|
Your workplace (employees only) |
37% |
23% |
+14 |
5% |
32% |
37% |
17% |
6% |
2% |
+8 |
-5 |
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|
You and your family overall |
40% |
19% |
+21 |
5% |
35% |
38% |
14% |
5% |
2% |
+18 |
+3 |
Respondents believed that this year has been a poor for all groups except large companies (+5), your workplace (+14) and you and your family overall (+21). It was considered a particularly bad year for Australian politics in general (-41) and trade unions (-27).
Relative to 2014 (as measured in December last year), this year was considered better for politics in general (up 12), small businesses (up 16), your workplace (up 19) and you and your family overall (up 18) but worse for large companies and corporations (down 9) and trade unions (down 9).