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8 maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE 2015 MaltaToday Survey Muscat trusted more by under- 35s, graduates prefer Busuttil JAMES DEBONO MALTATODAY'S latest survey shows that among 18 to 34 year olds, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat enjoys a 14-point lead in the trust barometer over op- position leader Simon Busuttil. The gap is reduced to 13 points among 35 to 54 year olds and to 11 points among over-55s. But the survey also shows that the 18 to 34 year old category has the highest percentage of re- spondents who trust neither of the two leaders. No substantial changes have occurred since March but the survey suggests that Muscat is losing more support among over-55 year olds than in the other age groups. Despite trail- ing Muscat, Busuttil has gained most among 34 to 55 year olds. With regard to voting inten- tions, it is among over-55 year olds that the PN is closest to Labour. While among under- 35 year olds the PL is leading by eight points, among over-35 year olds the PL is leading by just four points. The last time MaltaToday as- sessed voters' political views according to level of education was in January. A comparison with six months ago shows Muscat losing eight points and Busuttil gaining seven among graduates. Busuttil's gains in this category suggest that the PN is making inroads in this category in which it already leads the PL by 21 points. But significantly, university- educated respondents are the only category where the PN leads the PL, and where Busut- til is more trusted than Mus- cat. The same survey shows Bu- suttil losing seven points among respondents with a post secondary level of educa- tion, a category that includes respondents who attend junior college, MCAST and other post secondary institutions other than university. The survey shows Muscat retaining the same level of support among this category while respond- ents who trust neither leader have increased by five points. Significantly, 21% of post sec- ondary educated respondents will not vote if a general elec- tion were held now. Muscat also registers losses among respondents with a secondary and primary level of education but Busuttil only makes limited inroads in these categories. Not surprisingly, university- educated respondents are the most likely to give a negative rating to government on trans- parency and environmental issues. Only 6% of graduates judge government positively on transparency while 10% judge the government positively on transparency. On the other hand, the sec- ondary educated (54%) are the most likely to give the govern- ment a positive rating on the economy. Nearly half of respondents with a university level of edu- cation give a negative rating to government on transparency issues compared to only 23% of post secondary educated re- spondents and 25% of second- ary educated respondents. Prime Minister loses ground with university-educated voters but still more trusted by younger respondents ! "#%& ! "#%& ! " ! "#'& ! " ()*+, -,, "#%& ! " Changes since January 2015 (last survey when respondents were divided according to level of education) University Post-Secondary Secondary Primary All Simon Busuttil 6.5 -6.9 2.7 0.0 -2.2 Joseph Muscat -8.3 -0.9 -8.9 -3.0 -4.9 None -14.0 5.4 2.5 -3.8 -4.6 Don't know 13.0 2.4 8.7 3.8 11.6 Changes since March 2015 18-34 35-54 55+ All Simon Busuttil -1.2 1.7 0.4 -0.3 Joseph Muscat 1.3 -1.9 -4.1 -2.6 None 2.3 -2.7 -2.0 -1.8 Don't know -2.4 3.0 5.7 4.7 For which party do you intend voting if a general election is held now? University Post-Secondary Secondary Primary 18-34 35-54 55+ All PL 13.4 30.2 29.0 20.4 24.4 30.4 27.3 31.1 PN 33.9 20.9 34.1 34.4 16.4 26.1 31.3 26.0 AD 5.7 0.0 1.1 1.1 4.7 1.8 0.7 1.7 Not voting 8.6 20.9 12.5 5.4 15.0 13.0 8.3 11.1 No Reply 38.4 28.0 23.3 38.7 39.5 28.7 32.4 30.1 mt survey

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