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  • Aug, 2012

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    Concern about Cutting Public Sector

    Q. How concerned are you that at least 12,000 jobs might be cut from the Commonwealth public sector?

     

    Total

    Vote

    Labor

    Vote

    Lib/Nat

    Vote

    Greens

    Very concerned

    23%

    40%

    9%

    46%

    Somewhat concerned

    23%

    30%

    19%

    23%

    A little concerned

    21%

    13%

    27%

    14%

    Not really concerned

    26%

    11%

    42%

    12%

    Don’t know

    7%

    6%

    4%

    4%

    46% were very or somewhat concerned that 12,000 jobs might be cut from the Commonwealth public sector.

    Those most concerned were women (51% very/somewhat), aged 18-24 (61%), Labor voters (70%) and Greens voters (69%).

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