child care rebate, paid parental leave
Q. Which of the following policies would you favour most?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| The Paid Parental Leave scheme (26 weeks leave at full pay) |
25% |
27% |
24% |
28% |
18% |
|
| Increasing the child care rebate |
51% |
56% |
52% |
48% |
51% |
|
| Don’t know |
24% |
17% |
24% |
24% |
31% |
51% would favour increasing the child care rebate and 25% the Paid Parental Leave scheme.
Those most likely to favour increasing the childcare rebate were aged 45+ (62%), Labor voters (56%) and part-time workers (60%).
Among those aged under 35, 43% favoured the Paid Parental Leave scheme and 37% favoured increasing the childcare rebate.
There were no significant differences between men and women.