21 May 12, 210512, Interest rates, Labor Government, Opinion of interest rates
Q. In fact, the official interest rate is a lot lower – it is now 3.75% compared to 6.75% when the Labor Government was elected in 2007. Do you think it is good or bad that interest rates have fallen?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total good |
54% |
66% |
47% |
57% |
| Total bad |
14% |
8% |
20% |
4% |
| Very good |
19% |
29% |
13% |
21% |
| Good |
35% |
37% |
34% |
36% |
| Neither good nor bad |
24% |
21% |
26% |
28% |
| Bad |
10% |
4% |
15% |
4% |
| Very bad |
4% |
4% |
5% |
– |
| Don’t know |
9% |
4% |
6% |
11% |
54% think that it is good that interest rates have fallen – 14% think it is bad.
61% of respondents aged 35-54 think the fall in rates is good compared to 37% of those aged 65+. There were not major differences across income groups.