Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be funded by increasing the Medicare levy from 1.5% to 2%?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total approve |
57% |
77% |
45% |
75% |
| Total disapprove |
30% |
14% |
42% |
18% |
| Strongly approve |
20% |
37% |
6% |
40% |
| Approve |
37% |
40% |
39% |
35% |
| Disapprove |
17% |
10% |
24% |
12% |
| Strongly disapprove |
13% |
4% |
18% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
13% |
9% |
12% |
7% |
57% approve and 30% disapprove the Government’s decision to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be funded by increasing the Medicare levy from 1.5% to 2%.
A substantial majority of Labor (77%) and Greens voters (75%) approve but Liberal/National voters are split 45% approve/42% disapprove.
Respondents most likely to approve were aged 55+ (68% approve/22% disapprove) and those earning less than $600pw (72%/19%).