40%+ of middle income households plan to cut spending

Budget 2011

Survey Results Table (Weighted)

What do you think will be the overall effect of the 2011 Budget on your household spending?

A. We will spend less
B. It won't change our spending
C. We will spend more
D. Don't know

Total

A

B

C

D

ALL

1652

35.3%

51.2%

8.1%

5.4%

100%

SEX

Female

49%

36.5%

48.6%

8%

7%

100%

Male

51%

34.2%

53.7%

8.2%

3.9%

100%

HOUSEHOLD DECISION TYPE

Equal

56%

33.8%

53.5%

7.6%

5.1%

100%

None

5%

18.2%

59.4%

2.9%

19.4%

100%

Primary

39%

39.8%

46.7%

9.5%

4.1%

100%

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Between $100,001 and $150,000 per year

8%

32.3%

56.4%

5.2%

6.1%

100%

Between $150,001 and $200,000 per year

2%

32.1%

63.9%

2.2%

1.8%

100%

Between $20,001 and $30,000 per year

15%

35.4%

51.1%

11.3%

2.2%

100%

Between $30,001 and $50,000 per year

20%

40.2%

42.7%

10.5%

6.6%

100%

Between $50,001 and $70,000 per year

14%

44.2%

50%

4.2%

1.6%

100%

Between $70,001 and $100,000 per year

14%

34%

53.4%

8.8%

3.8%

100%

Don't know/ prefer not to say

14%

25.4%

57.5%

2.8%

14.3%

100%

Less than $20,000 per year

12%

33%

49.4%

13.4%

4.2%

100%

More than $200,000 per year

1%

32.6%

64.4%

3%

100%

EMPLOYED

No

40%

29.7%

51.9%

11.7%

6.7%

100%

Yes

58%

39.2%

50.5%

5.7%

4.7%

100%

OCCUPATION

Business Manager/Executive

6%

41.3%

54.8%

3.9%

100%

Business Proprietor/Self-employed

5%

39.7%

54.7%

3.2%

2.4%

100%

Clerical/Sales Employee

9%

27.4%

55.4%

11.7%

5.5%

100%

Don't know/prefer not to say

4%

55.1%

28.3%

1.3%

15.3%

100%

Farm Owner/manager

1%

8.4%

85.2%

6.4%

100%

Home-maker (not otherwise employed)

6%

40.2%

46.6%

9.4%

3.8%

100%

Labourer/Agricultural or Domestic Worker

3%

46.5%

48.3%

5.2%

100%

Professional/Senior Government Official

5%

45.5%

50.8%

1.5%

2.2%

100%

Retired/Superannuitant

13%

29.8%

58.8%

10%

1.5%

100%

Student

13%

17.5%

63.1%

9.7%

9.8%

100%

Teacher/Nurse/Police or other trained service worker

9%

39.1%

47.6%

8%

5.3%

100%

Technical/mechanical/Skilled Worker

7%

37.4%

54.7%

4.3%

3.6%

100%

Unemployed/Beneficiary

7%

39.6%

34.3%

17%

9.1%

100%

HOUSEHOLD TYPE

Couple only (no children/none at home)

32%

28.3%

60%

10%

1.7%

100%

Extended family

4%

41%

36.2%

8.8%

14%

100%

Flatting or boarding - not a family home

8%

32.1%

51.2%

4.3%

12.4%

100%

One parent family, one or two children at home

7%

35.5%

47.9%

14.9%

1.7%

100%

One parent family, three or more children at home

2%

26.6%

21.1%

4%

48.3%

100%

Prefer not to say

2%

37.1%

54.9%

3.1%

4.8%

100%

Single person household

16%

38.2%

51%

7.9%

3%

100%

Two parent family, one or two children at home

20%

38.9%

48.1%

6.2%

6.8%

100%

Two parent family, three or more children at home

7%

53.5%

38%

4.7%

3.8%

100%