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Australians’ Governmental Policy Priorities

Australians are clear that, in the next six months, the ‘Number One’ priority for Government Policy is ‘Maintaining a balanced Budget and no increase in Public Debt’ (36%), well ahead of ‘Promoting Infrastructure Development’ (23%) and ‘Overcoming the Skills Shortage’ (21%) a special Roy Morgan Survey conducted on Government policy priorities in early November finds.

In the longer term, over the next ten years, Australians are less concerned about ‘Maintaining a balanced Budget’ (21%, down 9% since May) and consider the Government Policy priorities should be ‘Promoting Infrastructure Development’ (32%, up 3%) and ‘Overcoming the Skills Shortage’ (30%, up 2%).

Michele Levine says:

“Despite the “Global Financial Crisis” and statements by the leaders of the World’s largest economies at the G20 meeting that now is precisely the time for Governments worldwide to stimulate demand in their economies by increasing Government spending — Australians are not convinced that the Rudd Government should go into deficit to finance this spending.

“Australians believe the Number One priority for the Rudd Government in the next six months is to ’Maintain the Balanced Budget’ and not increase Australia’s Public Debt — one of the lowest in the world.”

Respondents were asked: Which ONE of the following should be the Number One priority for Government Policy over the next 10 years?  Which ONE of the following should be the Number One priority for Government Policy over the next six months?

These findings come from a special Roy Morgan survey conducted in Australia on attitudes towards priorities for the Australian Government in the future. A cross-section of 648 men and women aged 14 or over were interviewed by telephone on November 1-4, 2008.

For further information:

Gary Morgan:     Office +61 3 9224 5213 Mobile +61 411 129 094

Michele Levine:   Office +61 3 9224 5215 Mobile +61 411 129 093

About Roy Morgan Research:

Roy Morgan Research is the largest independent Australian research company, with offices in each state of Australia, as well as in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Indonesia. A full service research organisation specialising in omnibus and syndicated data, Roy Morgan Research has more than 65 years experience in collecting objective, independent information on consumers. In Australia, Roy Morgan Research is considered to be the authoritative source of information on print media measurement, financial behaviour, voting intention and consumer confidence. Roy Morgan Research is a specialist in recontact customised surveys which provide invaluable and effective qualitative and quantitative information regarding customers and target markets.

Margin of Error

The margin of error to be allowed for in any estimate depends mainly on the number of interviews on which it is based. The following table gives indications of the likely range within which estimates would be 95% likely to fall, expressed as the number of percentage points above or below the actual estimate. The figures are approximate and for general guidance only, and assume a simple random sample. Allowance for design effects (such as stratification and weighting) should be made as appropriate.

Sample Size	Percentage Estimate
	40%-60%	25% or 75%	10% or 90%	5% or 95%
500	±4.5	±3.9	±2.7	±1.9
1,000	±3.2	±2.7	±1.9	±1.4

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