Q. How would you rate the government’s management of the Australian economy compared to how governments in other countries around the world have managed their economies?
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Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
May 2013 |
May 2014 |
| Total Good |
39% |
21% |
68% |
25% |
19% |
39% |
40% |
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| Total Poor |
28% |
44% |
7% |
52% |
38% |
32% |
31% |
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| Very good |
11% |
5% |
22% |
4% |
2% |
11% |
9% |
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| Good |
28% |
16% |
46% |
21% |
17% |
28% |
31% |
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| Neither good nor poor |
28% |
31% |
24% |
18% |
34% |
24% |
24% |
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| Poor |
15% |
22% |
6% |
20% |
20% |
17% |
14% |
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| Very poor |
13% |
22% |
1% |
32% |
18% |
15% |
17% |
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| Don’t know |
5% |
3% |
1% |
4% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
39% of Australians would rate the government’s management of the economy, compared to other countries around the world, as good.
28% would rate their management of the economy as poor.
There have been no major shifts in attitudes since this question was asked in May.
Labor (21%), Greens (25%) and other (19%) voters were less likely to rate the government’s management of the economy as ‘good’. Lib/Nat voters (68%) were more likely to rate the government’s management of the economy as ‘good’.
47% of those earning $1,600+ pw rate the government’s management ‘good’ and 35% of those earning less than $1,000 pw rate it ‘poor’.