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Compulsory superannuation

16 Sep 2014

Q. Do you think it should be compulsory to contribute to superannuation or should workers be able to do whatever they want with their income? 

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

 

Work full time

Work part time

Superannuation should be compulsory

61%

65%

65%

66%

47%

60%

59%

Workers should be able to do whatever they want with their income

31%

30%

29%

25%

48%

33%

29%

Don’t know

8%

5%

6%

9%

6%

7%

12%

61% believe that superannuation should be compulsory and 31% think workers should be able to do whatever they want with their income.

Those most likely to oppose compulsory superannuation were aged 35-54 (37%) and other party voters (48%). There was little difference across incomes.

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