This chart shows the demographic distribution of responses in our Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality survey to the idea that People can find themselves needing unemployment payments “through no fault of their own”
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- By age: People aged 68 and above agreed most (89%) and people aged 18 to 30 agreed least (70%).
- By gender: More women agreed with this statement (81%) than men (76%).
- By income: People in the second lowest income group (Quintile 2) agreed most (82%) and people in the two highest income groups (Quintiles 4 and 5) agreed least (76%).
- By income support payment: 81% of people in the lowest income quintile who were receiving JobSeeker payments agreed with this statement. People receiving carer or age pension payments agreed most (88%) and people receiving parenting payments agreed least (61%).
- By employment status: People who had retired agreed most (86%) and people in full-time employment agreed least (74%).
- By income source: People with investment or other main income sources agreed most (84%) and people receiving wages agreed least (75%).
- By housing status: Homeowners without a mortgage agreed most (83%) and people who were not a homeowner or tenant (i.e., had ‘other’ housing arrangements) agreed least (69%).
- By location: Tasmanians agreed most (83%) and South Australians agreed least (74%).
- By voting preference: People who voted for an independent agreed most (86%) and people who voted Liberal/National agreed least (77%).
- By electorate: Differences in agreement by party affiliation of elected parliamentary representative were small (78–80%).
