ANU Poll 2011: Government Services

The ANU Polls is a series of polls conducted three times a year by The Australian National University. The purpose of the series is to assess Australians' opinions on important and topical issues, with an emphasis on international comparisons. Some questions appear in every poll in order to provide information about changes in opinion over time; the majority of questions appear in one poll only.

The main focus of this twelfth poll was on Government Services. It sought to measure community perceptions regarding government policies and services since the 2007 Federal election, possible changes to public services and government spending, and current taxes on different groups. It also sought to measure preferences for accessing information about a range of government payments. Background variables include gender, age, household composition, country of birth, highest level of education, employment status, income and religion. Voting preference and access to the internet were also included. The sample size for this poll was 2,001, which is a substantial increase from the usual sample size of 1,200 for previous ANU Polls.