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Privatising Medibank Private

5 Nov 2013

Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s plan to privatise Medibank Private?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Total support

22%

15%

32%

18%

14%

Total oppose

43%

54%

30%

49%

58%

Strongly support

5%

4%

5%

7%

4%

Support

17%

11%

27%

11%

10%

Oppose

20%

22%

18%

22%

21%

Strongly oppose

23%

32%

12%

27%

37%

Don’t know

35%

30%

37%

33%

28%

43% oppose the privatisation of Medibank Private, 22% support and 35% don’t know.

Those most likely to support the privatisation of Medibank Private were men (31%) and Liberal/National voters (32%).

Those most likely to oppose it were aged 45-64 (54%) and Labor voters (54%).

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