Over a million Australians now use two mobile phones

January 23, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 22-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that six per cent of Australians aged 14+ now use two separate mobile telephones. The survey, which was carried out in the year to November 2014, also shows that 53 per cent have a phone that is paid for by their place of work and one which they pay for themselves. Meanwhile, more than 50 per cent of Australians who use two mobile phones are signed up with two different telcos, while 58 per cent have a post-paid plan for both handsets

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, VODAFONE AUSTRALIA LIMITED, LEBARA AUSTRALIA LIMITED, ALDI MOBILE, BOOST MOBILE

Are people who drink Australian beer more patriotic?

January 22, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 37 per cent of Australians aged 18+ drank beer in an average four-week period during the year to September 2014. The survey also shows that 17 per cent of the nation’s beer drinkers consumed Carlton Draught, followed by Victoria Bitter (12 per cent) and XXXX Gold (12 per cent). Meanwhile, 94 per cent of Cascade Premium Light drinkers agree with the statement " I consider myself to be Australian", compared with 80 per cent of Australian beer drinkers overall

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, CARLTON UNITED BREWERS, FOSTER’S GROUP LIMITED, COOPERS BREWERY LIMITED, CASCADE BREWERY COMPANY PTY LTD, CASTLEMAINE PERKINS LIMITED, LION PTY LTD

Budget deficit saps confidence

January 20, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Adam Creighton
The Australian – Page: 19 : 20-Jan-15

Roy Morgan Research’s business confidence index has fallen to its lowest level since August 2011. The index fell to 105.3 in December 2014, compared with 123 in November. Roy Morgan’s Norman Morris says business confidence was adversely affected by the Australian Government’s forecast of a $A40bn Budget deficit for 2014-15. A survey by the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry also shows that there has been a sharp fall in business conditions

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, TD SECURITIES, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Australian holiday-goers get their culture fix

January 15, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 14-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 18 per cent of Australians aged 14+ visited at least one art gallery or museum on their last holiday. The survey, which was carried out in the two years to October 2014, also shows that 36 per cent of Australians who went overseas for their last holiday visited at least one art galley or museum. Some 75 per cent who travelled to Europe for their last holiday visited an art gallery or museum. Meanwhile, 14 per cent of Australians whose last holiday was domestic visited at least one museum or art gallery

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN STOCKMAN’S HALL OF FAME, MUSEUM OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

Business satisfaction with banks reaches new high – but big four lag behind smaller banks

January 14, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Research Business Single Source survey has found that the satisfaction level of the business customers of Australia’s four major banks was 67.6 per cent in the six months to November 2014. Satisfaction with non-big four banks was 72.2 per cent. The overall satisfaction level of Australian business banking customers is at a record high of 69.6 per cent, compared with 61.4 per cent in 2010. Westpac had the highest satisfaction rating in November (71.6 per cent). Meanwhile, the satisfaction level of the personal customers of Australian banks is now 82.8 per cent, a 6.5 per cent increase since 2010

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB

Summer sport showdown: tennis, cricket and soccer vie for Aussie TV viewers’ attention

January 13, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 40 per cent of Australians aged 14+ say they almost always or occasionally watch cricket on TV. The survey, which was carried out in the year to September 2014, also shows that 35 per cent of Australians watch tennis and 23 per cent watch soccer. Meanwhile, 52 per cent of Australians aged 65+ almost always or occasionally watch cricket on TV, and 47 per cent watch tennis. In contrast, soccer is most popular among the 35-49 age group (26 per cent)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION

Australian employment at record high in December driven by a record high level of part-time employment

January 9, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 8-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Research survey on Australia’s labour market has found that the real unemployment rate was 10.9 per cent in December 2014. The number of people in the workforce now totals a record 12,901,000 (up 266,000 since December 2013), while the number of people who are underemployed has risen by 154,000 in the last 12 months to 1,246,000 (9.7 per cent). The official unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in November. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the high level of unemployment and underemployment means the Federal Government must look seriously at industrial relations reform

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, RESTAURANT AND CATERING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED

Most of us don’t eat enough fruit and veg

January 8, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that just two per cent of Australians aged 14+ eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables each day. The survey, which was carried out in the year to October 2014, also shows that more than 60 per cent of Australians eat no more than two serves of vegetables each day, while just six per cent eat five or more serves each day. Meanwhile, 33 per cent of women and 28 per of men eat the recommended two serves of fruit each day

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

Destination: New Zealand

January 7, 2015roymorgansocial Leave a comment

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 6-Jan-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that in the year to September 2014, some 12.8 per cent of Australians aged 14+ agreed that they would like to holiday in New Zealand at some point in the next two years. This compares with 13.9 per cent in the six months to September 2010. In contrast, the number of Australians who would like to holiday in the US has risen from 15.2 per cent to 18 per cent over the same period

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, NEW ZEALAND TOURISM BOARD

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