D0003: Age Poll, September, 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 2,011 interviews conducted in September 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 / home ownership / number of persons living in dwelling / country of birth / self assessment of social class. WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES Inflation is a subject very much in the news today. Here is a list of words and phrases which people have used to describe their feelings about inflation in Australia at the present time. SHOW CARD '1': EXPLAIN HOW TO USE SCALE, AND WHEN FULLY UNDERSTOOD.. Now which NUMBER would you say BEST represents YOUR feelings about inflation in Australia now for the first aspect? INSIST ON A NUMBER FOR YOUR ANSWER - REPEAT FOR ALL ASPECTS 1. There is much, talk about the economic conditions in Australia.... Would you say that the economic conditions in Australia TODAY are very good, good, fair, poor or very poor? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 52 2.6 GOOD 2 246 12.2 FAIR 3 699 34.8 POOR 4 601 29.9 VERY POOR 5 398 19.8 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 15 .7 ----- ----- Total 2011 100.0 1. There is much talk about the economic conditions in Australia... Would you say that the economic conditions in Australia IN SIX MONTHS TIME are very good, good, fair, poor or very poor? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 63 3.1 GOOD 2 276 13.7 FAIR 3 445 22.1 POOR 4 529 26.3 VERY POOR 5 587 29.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 111 5.5 ------- ----- Total 2011 100.0 2. There have been a number of STRIKES through-out Australia in recent months. Taking all things into consideration, to what extent have these strikes affected YOUR way of living? Would you say the recent strikes have had..(READ OUT) on your way of living? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GREAT EFFECT 1 218 10.8 QUITE A BIG EFFECT 2 461 22.9 NOT VERY MUCH EFFECT 3 857 42.6 NO EFFECT AT ALL 4 469 23.3 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 6 .3 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 3. People have differing views about the reasons for these strikes. Which ONE of these statements comes CLOSER to your opinion?(READ OUT) MOST of the recent strikes have been brought about by Trade Union leaders exerting their political power, OR MOST of the recent strikes have come about because THE WORKERS THEMSELVES believe that striking is the only was to maintain their standard of living Category label Code Count Percent TRADE UNION LEADERS 1 1378 72.0 THE WORKERS 2 537 28.0 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 96 Missing ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 4. If the Liberals had won the election in May this year, do you think there would probably be: Category label Code Count Percent MORE STRIKES 1 226 11.2 FEWER STRIKES 2 559 27.8 ABOUT THE SAME 3 1141 56.7 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 85 4.2 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 5. If you had to give Prime Minister Mr. Whitlam a mark out of ten, for his popularity with YOU, what mark would you give him? '10' = extremely popular '1' = extremely UNpopular You can give him any number between one and ten. Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 411 20.4 2 75 3.7 3 91 4.5 4 106 5.3 5 373 18.5 6 130 6.5 7 209 10.4 8 217 10.8 9 57 2.8 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 312 15.5 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 30 1.5 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 If you had to give Liberal Leader Mr. Snedden a mark out of ten, for his popularity with YOU, what mark would you give him? '10' = extremely popular '1' = extremely UNpopular You can give him any number between one and ten. Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 450 22.4 2 115 5.7 3 125 6.2 4 155 7.7 5 437 21.7 6 151 7.5 7 168 8.4 8 168 8.4 9 47 2.3 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 147 7.3 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 48 2.4 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 If you had to give Country Party Leader Mr. Anthony a mark out of ten, for his popularity with YOU, what mark would you give him? '10' = extremely popular '1' = extremely UNpopular You can give him any number between one and ten. Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 446 22.2 2 114 5.7 3 145 7.2 4 163 8.1 5 354 17.6 6 175 8.7 7 147 7.3 8 163 8.1 9 50 2.5 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 145 7.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 109 5.4 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 6. SHOW CARD Here is a list of PAIRS OF WORDS which could describe different types of people. Let's take the AMERICANS first... Which NUMBER on the first scale comes nearest to your general feelings about THE AMERICANS as regards whether they are (Aggressive or Peaceful) If you feel they are VERY aggressive you might say number "1".. If they are VERY peaceful you could say number "5".. Number "2" would indicate that they TEND to be aggressive and number "4" would say they TEND to be peaceful .. number "3" is midway between the pair of words ... Now which number would you say BEST describes THE AMERICANS. RATE ALL 10 PAIRS FOR EACH GROUP 0 = NO OPINION The Americans are aggressive or peaceful Category label Code Count Percent VERY AGGRESSIVE 1 271 13.5 TEND TO BE AGGRESS 2 493 24.5 IN BETWEEN 3 634 31.5 TEND TO BE PEACEFUL 4 305 15.2 VERY PEACEFUL 5 228 11.3 NO OPINION 9 80 4.0 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are like me or Different from me Category label Code Count Percent VERY LIKE ME 1 328 16.3 TEND TO BE LIKE ME 2 406 20.2 IN BETWEEN 3 375 18.6 TEND TO DIFF.FROM ME 4 444 22.1 VERY DIFF. FROM ME 5 370 18.4 NO OPINION 9 88 4.4 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are on the way up or way down Category label Code Count Percent ON THE WAY UP 1 247 12.3 TEND TO BE UP 2 373 18.5 IN BETWEEN 3 624 31.0 TEND TO BE DOWN 4 442 22.0 ON THE WAY DOWN 5 226 11.2 NO OPINION 9 99 4.9 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are trustworthy or NOT trustworthy Category label Code Count Percent VERY TRUSTWORTHY 1 508 25.3 TEND TO BE TRUST 2 507 25.2 IN BETWEEN 3 511 25.4 TEND TO BE UNTRUST 4 197 9.8 VERY UNTRUSTWORTHY 5 196 9.7 NO OPINION 9 92 4.6 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are simple or sophisticated Category label Code Count Percent VERY SIMPLE 1 135 6.7 TEND TO BE SIMPLE 2 174 8.7 IN BETWEEN 3 544 27.1 TEND TO BE SOPHIST 4 491 24.4 VERY SOPHISTICATED 5 557 27.7 NO OPINION 9 110 5.5 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are hard working or lazy Category label Code Count Percent VERY HARD WORKING 1 422 21.0 TEND TO BE HARD WORK 2 499 24.8 IN BETWEEN 3 664 33.0 TEND TO BE LAZY 4 186 9.2 VERY LAZY 5 130 6.5 NO OPINION 9 110 5.5 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are arrogant or modest Category label Code Count Percent VERY ARROGANT 1 598 29.7 TEND TO BE ARROGANT 2 594 29.5 IN BETWEEN 3 461 22.9 TEND TO BE MODEST 4 145 7.2 VERY MODEST 5 136 6.8 NO OPINION 9 77 3.8 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are important in the world or not important in the world Category label Code Count Percent VERY IMPORTANT 1 1390 69.1 TEND TO BE IMPORTANT 2 347 17.3 IN BETWEEN 3 132 6.6 TEND TO BE NOT IMP 4 61 3.0 VERY UNIMPORTANT 5 44 2.2 NO OPINION 9 37 1.8 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans are admired or despised Category label Code Count Percent ADM. THEM VERY MUCH 1 399 19.8 TEND TO ADMIRE THEM 2 475 23.6 IN BETWEEN 3 848 42.2 TEND TO DESPISE THEM 4 138 6.9 DESP. THEM VERY MUCH 5 81 4.0 NO OPINION 9 70 3.5 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Americans have good leaders or poor leaders Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD LEADERS 1 343 17.1 TEND TO HAVE G.LEAD 2 479 23.8 IN BETWEEN 3 572 28.4 TEND TO HAVE P.LEAD 4 239 11.9 VERY POOR LEADERS 5 246 12.2 NO OPINION 9 132 6.6 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 7. Now let's take the CHINESE... If you feel they are VERY aggressive you might say number "1"...If they are VERY peaceful you could say number "5"...Number "2" would indicate that they TEND to be aggressive and number "4" would say they TEND to be peaceful .. number "3" is midway between the pair of words .. Now which number would you say BEST describes the CHINESE? (RATE ALL 10 PAIRS FOR EACH GROUP) (0 = NO OPINION) The Chinese are aggressive or peaceful Category label Code Count Percent VERY AGGRESSIVE 1 323 16.1 TEND TO BE AGGRESS 2 301 15.0 IN BETWEEN 3 475 23.6 TEND TO BE PEACEFUL 4 372 18.5 VERY PEACEFUL 5 368 18.3 NO OPINION 9 172 8.6 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are like me or Different from me Category label Code Count Percent VERY LIKE ME 1 104 5.2 TEND TO BE LIKE ME 2 111 5.5 IN BETWEEN 3 181 9.0 TEND TO DIFF.FROM ME 4 389 19.3 VERY DIFF. FROM ME 5 1066 53.0 NO OPINION 9 160 8.0 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are on the way up or way down Category label Code Count Percent ON THE WAY UP 1 743 36.9 TEND TO BE UP 2 643 32.0 IN BETWEEN 3 353 17.6 TEND TO BE DOWN 4 86 4.3 ON THE WAY DOWN 5 52 2.6 NO OPINION 9 134 6.7 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are trustworthy or NOT trustworthy Category label Code Count Percent VERY TRUSTWORTHY 1 296 14.7 TEND TO BE TRUST 2 309 15.4 IN BETWEEN 3 609 30.3 TEND TO BE UNTRUST 4 267 13.3 VERY UNTRUSTWORTHY 5 340 16.9 NO OPINION 9 190 9.4 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are simple or sophisticated Category label Code Count Percent VERY SIMPLE 1 582 28.9 TEND TO BE SIMPLE 2 544 27.1 IN BETWEEN 3 456 22.7 TEND TO BE SOPHIST 4 180 9.0 VERY SOPHISTICATED 5 138 6.9 NO OPINION 9 111 5.5 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are hard working or lazy Category label Code Count Percent VERY HARD WORKING 1 1404 69.8 TEND TO BE HARD WORK 2 345 17.2 IN BETWEEN 3 130 6.5 TEND TO BE LAZY 4 26 1.3 VERY LAZY 5 19 .9 NO OPINION 9 87 4.3 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are arrogant or modest Category label Code Count Percent VERY ARROGANT 1 189 9.4 TEND TO BE ARROGANT 2 177 8.8 IN BETWEEN 3 540 26.9 TEND TO BE MODEST 4 427 21.2 VERY MODEST 5 501 24.9 NO OPINION 9 177 8.8 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are important in the world or not important in the world Category label Code Count Percent VERY IMPORTANT 1 1085 54.0 TEND TO BE IMPORTANT 2 534 26.6 IN BETWEEN 3 186 9.2 TEND TO BE NOT IMP 4 71 3.5 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 5 46 2.3 NO OPINION 9 89 4.4 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese are admired or despised Category label Code Count Percent ADM. THEM VERY MUCH 1 413 20.5 TEND TO ADMIRE THEM 2 434 21.6 IN BETWEEN 3 836 41.6 TEND TO DESPISE THEM 4 112 5.6 DESP. THEM VERY MUCH 5 81 4.0 NO OPINION 9 135 6.7 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0 The Chinese have good leaders or poor leaders Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD LEADERS 1 493 24.5 TEND TO HAVE G.LEAD 2 500 24.9 IN BETWEEN 3 564 28.0 TEND TO HAVE P.LEAD 4 110 5.5 VERY POOR LEADERS 5 101 5.0 NO OPINION 9 243 12.1 ------- ------ Total 2011 100.0
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