D0001: Age Poll, July, 1974
POLLING ORGANISATION Irving Saulwick and Associates SURVEY METHOD The sampled population consists of persons aged 18 years and older from 80 Federal electorates consisting of 46 metropolitan (including the ACT)electorates and 34 non-metropolitan. Approximately 2,000 interviews are conducted. 13 starting points are selected in each metropolitan electorate and 12 in each non-metropolitan electorate from the electoral roll, and 2 interviews per starting point are obtained with only one per dwelling. The interview is conducted with the youngest adult over the age of 18 available subject to a sex quota of one male: one female at each starting point. This poll is based on 1,963 interviews conducted in July 1974. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / highest level of education / religion / church attendance / occupation / income / occupation of head of household / marital status / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / number of persons living in dwelling / country of birth / self assessment of social class. WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES 1. After an election, people sometimes argue about the best system of voting. In many countries, voters mark only the ONE most preferred candidate on their ballot paper. This system is called 'First past the post'. In Australia, for a vote to count, EVERY name must be marked by a number, so that preferences can be distributed. Which system do YOU think is best.. FIRST PAST THE POST ONLY OR PREFERENTIAL VOTING, WHERE EVERY NAME MUST BE NUMBERED FOR THE VOTE TO COUNT OR AN OPTIONAL SYSTEM, WHERE PREFERENCES CAN BE MARKED BUT ONLY IF THE VOTER WISHES Category label Code Count Percent FIRST PAST THE POST 1 785 40.0 PREFERENTIAL VOTING 2 561 28.6 OPTIONAL SYSTEM 3 549 28.0 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 68 3.5 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 2. Again, in many countries, it is NOT compulsory to vote. Do YOU think..... IT SHOULD BE COMPULSORY TO VOTE OR IT SHOULD NOT BE COMPULSORY TO VOTE Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD BE COMPULSORY 1 1366 69.6 SHOULD NOT BE COMP 2 570 29.0 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 27 1.4 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 3. There is some talk in the community today about some groups having TOO MUCH power, while others do not have ENOUGH power. In general, which of these groups would you say have TOO MUCH POWER? THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1297 66.1 TOO MUCH POWER 1 394 20.1 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 272 13.9 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 THE STATE GOVERNMENT Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1431 72.9 TOO MUCH POWER 1 265 13.5 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 267 13.6 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 LOCAL COUNCILS Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1383 70.5 TOO MUCH POWER 1 149 7.6 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 431 22.0 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 THE POLICE Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1458 74.3 TOO MUCH POWER 1 120 6.1 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 385 19.6 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 THE PRESS (Newspapers etc.) Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1446 73.7 TOO MUCH POWER 1 455 23.2 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 62 3.2 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 THE TRADE UNIONS Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 640 32.6 TOO MUCH POWER 1 1278 65.1 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 45 2.3 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 THE CHURCH Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1589 80.9 TOO MUCH POWER 1 192 9.8 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 182 9.3 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 THE TELEVISION CHANNELS Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1624 82.7 TOO MUCH POWER 1 289 14.7 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 50 2.5 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 BIG BUSINESS Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1375 70.0 TOO MUCH POWER 1 561 28.6 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 27 1.4 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 DOCTORS (Of Medicine) Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1593 81.2 TOO MUCH POWER 1 219 11.2 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 151 7.7 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Category label Code Count Percent NEITHER OR DK 0 1664 84.8 TOO MUCH POWER 1 199 10.1 NOT ENOUGH POWER 2 100 5.1 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 5. Recently the Parliamentary Labour Party elected Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister. What effect do YOU think this will have on Mr. Whitlam's position as Prime Minister, for instance, do you think Mr. Whitlam's position will be strengthened, weakened, or do you think that Dr. Cairns' election will make no difference to Mr. Whitlam's position as Prime Minister? Category label Code Count Percent STRENGTHENED 1 385 19.6 WEAKENED 2 654 33.3 NO DIFFERENCE 3 704 35.9 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 220 11.2 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 6. Various groups of people have expressed differing views about Dr. Cairns' election as Deputy Prime Minister. I'm going to read you a series of alternative statements and each time I'd like you to tell me which ONE comes CLOSEST to YOUR feelings. Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will give BUSINESSMEN MORE confidence in the Australian Labour Government.. OR Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will give BUSINESSMEN LESS confidence in the Australian Labour Government.. OR Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will MAKE NO DIFFERENCE to the confidence of BUSINESSMEN in the Australian Labour Government. Category label Code Count Percent MORE CONFIDENCE 1 389 19.8 LESS CONFIDENCE 2 676 34.4 NO DIFFERENCE 3 603 30.7 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 295 15.0 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 7. Various groups of people have expressed differing views about Dr. Cairns' election as Deputy Prime Minister. I'm going to read you a series of alternative statements and each time I'd like you to tell me which ONE comes CLOSEST to YOUR feelings. Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will give TRADE UNIONISTS MORE confidence in the Australian Labour Government.. OR Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will give TRADE UNIONISTS LESS confidence in the Australian Labour Government.. OR Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will MAKE NO DIFFERENCE to the confidence of TRADE UNIONISTS in the Australian Labour Government. Category label Code Count Percent MORE CONFIDENCE 1 725 36.9 LESS CONFIDENCE 2 209 10.6 NO DIFFERENCE 3 663 33.8 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 366 18.6 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 8. Various groups of people have expressed differing views about Dr. Cairns' election as Deputy Prime Minister. I'm going to read you a series of alternative statements and each time I'd like you to tell me which ONE comes CLOSEST to YOUR feelings. Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will give "ME, PERSONALLY" MORE confidence in the Australian Labour Government.. OR Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will give "ME, PERSONALLY" LESS confidence in the Australian Labour Government.. OR Dr. Cairns as Deputy Prime Minister will MAKE NO DIFFERENCE to the confidence of "ME, PERSONALLY" in the Australian Labour Government. Category label Code Count Percent MORE CONFIDENCE 1 400 20.4 LESS CONFIDENCE 2 515 26.2 NO DIFFERENCE 3 852 43.4 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 196 10.0 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 9. And now, how many points out of '10' would you give DR. CAIRNS, for his popularity with YOU. '10' means he is EXTREMELY popular with you.. '1' means he is extremely UNPOPULAR with you.. You can give him any number between '1' & '10' ('1' is lowest number and if answer is "none" '1' is to be recorded) Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 416 21.2 2 70 3.6 3 83 4.2 4 117 6.0 5 474 24.1 6 139 7.1 7 168 8.6 8 139 7.1 9 37 1.9 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 178 9.1 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 142 7.2 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 There is much talk about economic conditions in Australia. Would you say that the economic conditions in Australia TODAY are.. Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 81 4.1 GOOD 2 413 21.0 FAIR 3 804 41.0 POOR 4 406 20.7 VERY POOR 5 239 12.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 20 1.0 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 There is much talk about economic conditions in Australia. Would you say that the economic conditions in Australia IN SIX MONTHS TIME will be.. Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 89 4.5 GOOD 2 374 19.1 FAIR 3 490 25.0 POOR 4 452 23.0 VERY POOR 5 441 22.5 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 117 6.0 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 In previous polls we gave asked people about the leaders of the main political parties in Australia. Take Prime Minister Mr. Whitlam first of all. If you had to give him a mark OUT OF 10, for his popularity with YOU, what mark would you give him? '10' means he is EXTREMELY popular with you.. '1' means he is extremely UNPOPULAR with you.. You can give him any number between '1' & '10' ('1' is lowest number and if answer is "none" '1' is to be recorded) Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 275 14.0 2 61 3.1 3 68 3.5 4 96 4.9 5 298 15.2 6 131 6.7 7 163 8.3 8 272 13.9 9 147 7.5 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 416 21.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 36 1.8 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 In previous polls we gave asked people about the leaders of the main political parties in Australia. Take Liberal Leader Mr. Snedden. If you had to give him a mark OUT OF 10, for his popularity with YOU, what mark would you give him? '10' means he is EXTREMELY popular with you.. '1' means he is extremely UNPOPULAR with you.. You can give him any number between '1' & '10' ('1' is lowest number and if answer is "none" '1' is to be recorded) Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 473 24.1 2 107 5.5 3 108 5.5 4 151 7.7 5 376 19.2 6 154 7.8 7 171 8.7 8 170 8.7 9 62 3.2 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 144 7.3 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 47 2.4 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0 In previous polls we gave asked people about the leaders of the main political parties in Australia. Take Country Party Leader Mr. Anthony first of all. If you had to give him a mark OUT OF 10, for his popularity with YOU, what mark would you give him? '10' means he is EXTREMELY popular with you.. '1' means he is extremely UNPOPULAR with you.. You can give him any number between '1' & '10' ('1' is lowest number and if answer is "none" '1' is to be recorded) Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 410 20.9 2 117 6.0 3 129 6.6 4 164 8.4 5 380 19.4 6 160 8.2 7 142 7.2 8 163 8.3 9 72 3.7 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 122 6.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 104 5.3 ------- ----- Total 1963 100.0
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