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  • Jul, 2014

    Concern about household expenses

    Q. How concerned or unconcerned are you about the current costs of each specific expense for your household?

     

    Total concerned

    Total not concerned

     

    Very

    Quite

    Not very 

    Not at all 

    Don’t know

    Household does not have this expense

    Electricity

    80%

    18%

    49%

    31%

    15%

    3%

    2%

    1%

    Health or medical (includes health insurance)

    76%

    19%

    42%

    34%

    16%

    3%

    2%

    3%

    Transport (petrol, car, public transport)

    74%

    23%

    35%

    39%

    20%

    3%

    2%

    1%

    Food and groceries

    70%

    29%

    29%

    41%

    24%

    5%

    2%

    *

    Water

    63%

    30%

    29%

    34%

    23%

    7%

    2%

    6%

    Home insurance

    61%

    29%

    27%

    34%

    23%

    6%

    3%

    6%

    Gas

    54%

    24%

    27%

    27%

    18%

    6%

    2%

    21%

    Mortgage or rent

    53%

    26%

    26%

    27%

    18%

    8%

    2%

    18%

    Education

    51%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    16%

    8%

    2%

    23%

    Telephone

    51%

    45%

    20%

    31%

    34%

    13%

    2%

    1%

    Internet

    47%

    51%

    19%

    28%

    38%

    13%

    2%

    The household expenses of most concern were electricity (80% concerned), health or medical (76%), transport (74%) and food and groceries (70%).

    For most expenses there were not major differences across demographic groups.

    Those aged 25-44 were a little more concerned about food and groceries (76%) and mortgage and rent (70%). Education was of higher concern to those aged 18-24 (72%) and 35-44 (70%).

  • Nov, 2012

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    Impact of carbon pricing scheme

    Q. Since the carbon pricing scheme was introduced on the 1st July this year, has the impact on your household been worse than expected, not as bad as expected or about the same as you expected?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Worse than expected

    26%

    12%

    39%

    14%

    Not as bad as expected

    26%

    35%

    20%

    36%

    About the same as expected

    36%

    47%

    30%

    37%

    Don’t know

    12%

    6%

    11%

    13%

    An equal portion of respondents believe the impact on their household of the carbon pricing scheme has been worse than expected (26%) and not as bad as expected (26%).  Thirty six percent (36%) believe it to be about the same as they expected, whilst 12% don’t know.

    Looking at results by voting intention, Lib/Nat voters are far more likely to claim the impact on their household of the carbon pricing scheme is worse than expected (39%), compared with Labor voters (12%) and Greens voters (14%).

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