This chart shows the demographic distribution of responses in our Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality survey on whether Unemployment payments should be enough so that people don’t have to skip meals.
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- By age: People aged 68 and above agreed most (90%) and people aged 18 to 30 agreed least (84%).
- By gender: More women agreed with this statement (89%) than men (83%).
- By income: Differences in agreement by income level were small (85–88%).
- By income support payment: People in the lowest income quintile who were receiving JobSeeker or carer payments agreed most (91%) and people receiving disability payments agreed least (81%).
- By employment: Differences in agreement by employment status were small (85–88%).
- By income source: Differences in agreement by main source of income were very small (86–87%).
- By housing tenure: Homeowners without a mortgage agreed most (90%) and people who were not a homeowner or tenant (i.e., had ‘other’ housing arrangements) agreed least (78%).
- By location: People from Tasmania agreed most (89%) and people from Queensland agreed least (82%).
- By voting preference: People who voted Greens agreed most (92%) and people who voted Liberal/National or Independent agreed least (84%).
- By electorate: Differences in agreement by party affiliation of elected parliamentary representative were small (85–87%)
