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  • May, 2012

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    Household Financial Situation

    Q. How would you describe the current financial situation of your household?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Total satisfactory

    43%

    53%

    39%

    49%

    Total unsatisfactory

    28%

    27%

    30%

    17%

    Very satisfactory

    7%

    12%

    3%

    15%

    Satisfactory

    36%

    41%

    36%

    34%

    Neither satisfactory nor unsatisfactory

    28%

    19%

    31%

    33%

    Unsatisfactory

    18%

    18%

    19%

    10%

    Very unsatisfactory

    10%

    9%

    11%

    7%

    Don’t know

    1%

    1%

    *

    1%

    43% consider their current household financial situation to be satisfactory and 28% say it is unsatisfactory. 28% said it was neither.

    Those most likely to be satisfied were full-time workers (49%) and those on incomes over $1,600pw (61%).

    Those most likely to be dissatisfied were aged 45-54 (38%), not working (34%) and on incomes under $1,000pw (44%).

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  • May, 2012

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    More Permanent Jobs

    Q. Do you think employers should be required to provide more permanent jobs (instead of casual and contract jobs) or is it a matter best left for the employer to decide?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Should be required to provide more permanent jobs

    48%

    59%

    39%

    59%

    A decision best left to the employer

    41%

    30%

    52%

    33%

    Don’t know

    11%

    12%

    6%

    8%

    48% think employers should be required to provider more permanent jobs and 41% think it is a matter best left for the employer to decide.

    52% of full-time workers think employers should be required to provide more permanent jobs and 39% think it is a decision best left to the employer.

    44% of part-time workers think employers should be required to provide more permanent jobs and 41% think it is a decision best left to the employer.

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