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Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd?
| 29 June 09 | 7 Dec 09 | 1 March 10 | Difference from Jun 09 | Difference from Dec 09 | |
| Intelligent | 84% | 82% | 82% | -2% | – |
| Hard-working | 83% | 77% | 77% | -6% | – |
| A capable leader | 72% | 69% | 65% | -7% | -4% |
| Demanding | 67% | 60% | 55% | -12% | -5% |
| Arrogant | 46% | 49% | 45% | -1% | -4% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 41% | 45% | 45% | +4% | – |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 67% | 59% | 62% | -5% | +3% |
| Visionary | 49% | 48% | 44% | -5% | -4% |
| Superficial | 40% | 41% | 46% | +6% | +5% |
| Good in a crisis | 60% | 58% | 56% | -4% | -2% |
| Narrow-minded | 32% | 36% | 36% | +4% | – |
| Down to earth | 56% | 55% | 57% | +1% | +2% |
| Too inflexible | 32% | 38% | 38% | +6% | – |
| Complacent | 28% | 38% | 40% | +12% | +2% |
| More honest than most politicians | 47% | 49% | 47% | – | -2% |
| Trustworthy | n/a | 51% | 51% | – | – |
Comparing our June 2009 results with those obtained this week, Rudd has gained points in terms of appearing complacent (+12%), superficial (+6%) and too inflexible (+6%). He has lost the most ground in terms of appearing as demanding (-12%), a capable leader (-7%) and hard-working (-6%).
Comparing this week’s results with those obtained in December 2009, Rudd has gained the most ground in terms of appearing superficial (+5%) and lost the most ground in terms of appearing demanding (-5%), arrogant (-4%), visionary (-4%) and as a capable leader (-4%). Comments »
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Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd?
| 29 June 09 | 7 Dec 09 | Difference | |
| Intelligent | 84% | 82% | -2% |
| Hard-working | 83% | 77% | -6% |
| A capable leader | 72% | 69% | -3% |
| Demanding | 67% | 60% | -7% |
| Arrogant | 46% | 49% | +3% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 41% | 45% | +4% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 67% | 59% | -8% |
| Visionary | 49% | 48% | -1% |
| Superficial | 40% | 41% | +1% |
| Good in a crisis | 60% | 58% | -2% |
| Narrow-minded | 32% | 36% | +4% |
| Down to earth | 56% | 55% | -1% |
| Too inflexible | 32% | 38% | +6% |
| Complacent | 28% | 38% | +10% |
| More honest than most politicians | 47% | 49% | +2% |
| Trustworthy | * | 51% | * |
*Not asked in June 2009
Most people consider Rudd intelligent (82%), hard-working (77%), a capable leader (69%) and demanding (60%).
Since we last asked this question in June 2009, Rudd has lost points on qualities such as understanding the problems facing Australia (-8%), demanding (-7%) and hard-working (-6%). Rudd has gained points in terms of being complacent (+10%), too inflexible (+6%), out of touch with ordinary people (+4%) and narrow-minded (+4%).
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Q. Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister?
| 12 Jan 09 | 9 Feb 09 | 30 Mar 09 | 18 May 09 | 29 Jun 09 | 10 Aug 09 | 28 Sept 09 | 9 Nov 09 | 30 Nov 09 | |
| Strongly approve | 14% | 17% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 9% |
| Approve | 52% | 50% | 50% | 48% | 48% | 47% | 51% | 47% | 47% |
| Disapprove | 16% | 15% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 19% | 20% |
| Strongly disapprove | 6% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 11% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 10% |
| Total approve | 66% | 67% | 71% | 62% | 62% | 60% | 66% | 61% | 56% |
| Total disapprove | 22% | 23% | 21% | 29% | 29% | 27% | 23% | 32% | 35% |
56% of people surveyed approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister and 35% disapprove. Kevin Rudd’s approval rating has decreased five percentage points since we last asked this question in November and his disapproval rating has increased three percentage points. Rudd’s approval rating is the lowest and the disapproval rating is the highest recorded over the last year.
Approval followed party lines – Labor voters were more likely to approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister (91%) while Coalition voters were more likely to disapprove (74%). 21% of Coalition voters approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister.
The net rating (approve minus disapprove) is +21%.