Political and Social Views Survey, July 2017

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2 Fllwing Prime Minister Malcm Turnbull s recent cmments abut the relevancy f plitical labels, and his wn party being nt a cnservative party but firmly anchred in the sensible centre, a JWS Research natinal survey finds that fr the average Australian the sensible centre is slightly mre right than left and slightly mre cnservative than prgressive. The key is bviusly the relative cntrast between hw Australians see themselves relative t the parties and leaders vying fr their vte. On this measure, Australians rate themselves n average as mre mderate plitically and scially than the Liberal-Natinal Calitin, but mre cnservative and right than Labr. In regard t the leaders, Australians are generally far mre clsely aligned t Prime Minister Malclm Turnbull than Oppsitin Leader Bill Shrten n a left-right plitical scale, but mre mderate and clser t Shrten than Turnbull n a prgressive-cnservative scial scale. The Greens are clearly rated as the mst left and prgressive f the majr parties, whereas the Nick Xenphn Team are viewed as having a mderate plitical and scial stance and One Natin are rated similarly t the Calitin. Frmer Prime Minister Tny Abbtt is seen as mre scially cnservative than any ther party r leader tested, and equally as right leaning plitically as Pauline Hansn s One Natin. 2

3 Relative t hw they rate the main federal plitical parties, Australians view themselves as sitting smewhere in the middle, as: mre left leaning and mre scially prgressive than the Liberal-Natinal Calitin and One Natin mre right leaning and mre scially cnservative than Labr and The Greens mre right leaning but similarly mderate n scial issues t the Nick Xenphn Team (and this trend is even strnger in Suth Australia). Similarly, relative t key federal pliticians, Australians place themselves as: similarly right leaning but mre scially prgressive than Prime Minister Malclm Turnbull less right leaning and far mre scially prgressive than frmer Prime Minister Tny Abbtt mre right leaning and mre scially cnservative than Oppsitin Leader Bill Shrten. 3

4 By demgraphics, there are sme generatinal trends. Cmpared with the natinal ttal: Yunger adults (aged 18-34) are mre likely t view the Labr Party, Oppsitin Leader Bill Shrten and the Greens as mre right leaning and mre scially cnservative than lder (aged 55+) Australians d. Older Australians are als mre likely than yunger Australians t view Tny Abbtt as mre right leaning and mre scially cnservative, and in fact rate him much further t the right than they rate themselves, plitically and scially. Overall, plitical leaning des nt necessarily predict ne s stance n scial issues. Amng the 2 f Australians wh rate themselves as right leaning plitically, mst rate themselves as scially cnservative (17% f ttal adults), hwever a substantial prprtin rate themselves as mderate (), r even prgressive (), n scial issues. Similarly, amng the 1 f left leaning Australians, many rate themselves as scially prgressive (1 f adults), hwever a small number rate themselves as mderate (4%), r even cnservative (2%). Analysis by gender shws that wmen rate themselves as mre mderate, bth plitically and scially, than men. 4

Hw Australians rate themselves, federal plitical parties and pliticians n their plitical views and psitin n scial issues (natinal averages n 0-10 scales) 8.0 Scially Cnservative Tny Abbtt 7.

5 Hw Australians rate themselves, federal plitical parties and pliticians n their plitical views and psitin n scial issues (natinal averages n 0-10 scales) 8.0 Scially Cnservative Tny Abbtt 7.0 Liberal Natinal Calitin Malclm Turnbull Pauline Hansn s One Natin Q. Nw abut plitical views in Australia. In plitics, peple smetimes talk abut the left and the right. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means the left and 10 means the right? Q. Thinking again abut yur wn plitical views, in particular yur views n scial issues. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means very prgressive n scial issues, and 10 means very cnservative n scial issues? Base: All respndents, n=1,251. Self ratings exclude unsure/refused, n=1,029. Left Plitically The Greens Bill Shrten Scially Prgressive Nick Xenphn Team Labr All Australians Right Plitically 5

6 Hw Australians rate themselves, federal plitical parties and pliticians n their plitical views and psitin n scial issues (mean scres n 0-10 scales) MEAN SCORES (0-10 scale) Ttal Male Female NSW/ACT VIC QLD Metr Reginal Left (0) - Right (10) Prgressive (0) - Cnservative (10) L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C L-R P-C Self Liberal/Natinal Calitin Labr The Greens Pauline Hansn's One Natin Nick Xenphn Team Malclm Turnbull Tny Abbtt Bill Shrten Q. Nw abut plitical views in Australia. In plitics, peple smetimes talk abut the left and the right. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means the left and 10 means the right? Q. Thinking again abut yur wn plitical views, in particular yur views n scial issues. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means very prgressive n scial issues, and 10 means very cnservative n scial issues? Base: All respndents, n=1,251. Self ratings exclude unsure/refused, n=1,029. 6

7 Hw Australians rate their wn plitical views and psitin n scial issues (0-10 scale) Left Plitically (0-3) 1 Mderate Plitically (4-6) 52% Right Plitically (7-10) 2 Ttal Australian adults 1 4%2% 31% 17% Prgressive Mderate Cnservative Scially Prgressive (0-3): 27% Scially Mderate (4-6): 4 Scially Cnservative (7-10): 30% Left-Prgressive Left-Mderate Left-Cnservative Mderate-Prgressive Mderate-Mderate Mderate-Cnservative Right-Prgressive Right-Mderate Right-Cnservative Q. Nw abut plitical views in Australia. In plitics, peple smetimes talk abut the left and the right. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means the left and 10 means the right? Q. Thinking again abut yur wn plitical views, in particular yur views n scial issues. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means very prgressive n scial issues, and 10 means very cnservative n scial issues? Base: All respndents (excludes unsure/refused respnses), n=1,029 7

8 Hw Australians rate their wn plitical views and psitin n scial issues (by age and gender) Left Plitically Mderate Plitically Right Plitically Ttal adults 1 4% 2% 31% 17% Males 2% 27% 4% 2 Females 15% 4% 2% 1 35% yrs 1 1% 2% 27% 21% yrs 16% 5% 2% 30% 16% 55+ yrs 4% 2% 35% 4% 16% Left-Prgressive Left-Mderate Left-Cnservative Mderate-Prgressive Mderate-Mderate Mderate-Cnservative Right-Prgressive Right-Mderate Right-Cnservative Q. Nw abut plitical views in Australia. In plitics, peple smetimes talk abut the left and the right. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means the left and 10 means the right? Q. Thinking again abut yur wn plitical views, in particular yur views n scial issues. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means very prgressive n scial issues, and 10 means very cnservative n scial issues? Base: All respndents (excludes unsure/refused respnses), n=1,029 8

9 Hw Australians rate their wn plitical views and psitin n scial issues (by area) Left Plitically Mderate Plitically Right Plitically Ttal adults 1 4% 2% 31% 17% Metrplitan 1 2% 30% 1 Reginal 14% 6% 1% 3 5% 1 NSW 14% 2% 30% 4% 1 Vic 15% 2% 31% 4% 14% Qld 2% 1% 35% 4% 17% Left-Prgressive Left-Mderate Left-Cnservative Mderate-Prgressive Mderate-Mderate Mderate-Cnservative Right-Prgressive Right-Mderate Right-Cnservative Q. Nw abut plitical views in Australia. In plitics, peple smetimes talk abut the left and the right. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means the left and 10 means the right? Q. Thinking again abut yur wn plitical views, in particular yur views n scial issues. Where wuld yu place (yurself, each f these federal plitical parties, each f these federal pliticians) n a scale f 0 t 10, where 0 means very prgressive n scial issues, and 10 means very cnservative n scial issues? Base: All respndents (excludes unsure/refused respnses), n=1,029 9

10 Cnducted as part f True Issues Wave 13, in field 6-12 July, 2017 WHEN April 14-15, 2014 Cmprised f a representative sample f 1,251 Australians aged 18+ Cnducted as an nline survey with sample drawn frm the Cint s OpininHUB panel marketplace platfrm ( Survey qutas n age, gender and lcatin, as well as pst-weighting t ABS ppulatin distributin, t ensure accurate representatin. The maximum margin f errr n a sample f n=1,251 interviews is +/-2. at the 95% cnfidence level fr results arund 50%. This research was cnducted in cmpliance with AS-ISO

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