D0004: Age Poll, October, 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 1,956 interviews conducted in October 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 1. The 1974 Federal budget was introduced on September 17th. There has been some criticism that this budget has done nothing to stop inflation. Which of these statements comes CLOSEST to YOUR opinion .. This budget will SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN inflation OR This budget will HELP TO SLOW DOWN inflation OR This budget will HAVE NO EFFECT on the rate of inflation OR This budget will HELP TO INCREASE the rate of inflation OR This budget will SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE the rate of inflation Don't Know/Not established Category label Code Count Percent SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN INFLUENCE 1 20 1.0 HELP SLOW DOWN INFLUENCE 2 445 22.8 HAVE NO EFFECT 3 812 41.5 HELP TO INCREASE INFLUENCE 4 444 22.7 SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE INFLUENCE 5 100 5.1 DON'T KNOW 9 135 6.9 ------ ----- Total 1956 100.0 2. And which of these statements comes CLOSEST to YOUR opinion of this budget's PROBABLE effect on the rate of UNEMPLOYMENT.. This budget should help to make MANY MORE jobs available OR This budget should help to make A FEW MORE jobs available OR This budget will mean that there will be A FEW LESS jobs available OR This budget will mean that there will be MANY LESS jobs available OR This budget will HAVE NO EFFECT on the employment situation Don't Know/Not established Category label Code Count Percent MANY MORE JOBS AVAILABLE 1 63 3.2 A FEW MORE JOBS AVAILABLE 2 293 15.0 A FEW LESS JOBS AVAILABLE 3 553 28.3 MANY LESS JOBS AVAILABLE 4 560 28.6 WILL HAVE NO EFFECT 5 386 19.7 DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED 9 101 5.2 ------- ------ Total 1956 100.0 3. SHOW CARD 1: Which ONE of the statements comes CLOSEST to YOUR opinion .. The government has NO clear economic programme The government is dealing with economic problems as they arise and handling them adequately The government is dealing with economic problems as they arise BUT handling them badly The government has a CLEAR and GOOD economic programme The government has a CLEAR but BAD economic programme Don't Know/Not established Category label Code Count Percent NO CLEAR ECONOMIC PROGRAM 1 358 18.3 HANDLING ADEQUATELY 2 405 20.7 HANDLING BADLY 3 735 37.6 CLEAR AND GOOD ECONOMIC PROGRAM 4 135 6.9 CLEAR BUT BAD ECONOMIC PROGRAM 5 175 8.9 DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED 9 148 7.6 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0 4. Which of these statements comes closest TO YOUR opinion.. Under present circumstances, wage & salary earners should NOT push for higher incomes OR Wage & salary earners should be ENTITLED to REGULAR increases to offset price increases OR Under present circumstances, wage & salary earners should press for whatever increase they can get Don't Know/Not established Category label Code Count Percent SHOULDN'T PUSH FOR HIGHER INCOMES 1 787 40.2 ENTITLED TO REGULAR WAGE INCREASE 2 1036 53.0 SHOULD PRESS FOR WAGE INCREASE 3 95 4.9 DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED 9 38 1.9 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0 5. And which of these two statements comes CLOSER to YOUR opinion.. Unemployment is more of a threat to Australia than is inflation OR Inflation is more of a threat to Australia than is unemployment Don't Know/Not established Category label Code Count Percent UNEMPLOYMENT MORE OF A THREAT 1 720 36.8 INFLATION MORE OF A THREAT 2 1094 55.9 DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED 9 142 7.3 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0 6. 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 62 3.2 GOOD 2 380 19.4 FAIR 3 914 46.7 POOR 4 412 21.1 VERY POOR 5 169 8.6 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 19 1.0 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0 7. And in SIXTH MONTHS TIME - Do you think that the economic conditions in Australia will be very good; good; fair; poor; or very poor? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 87 4.4 GOOD 2 366 18.7 FAIR 3 545 27.9 POOR 4 458 23.4 VERY POOR 5 376 19.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 124 6.3 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0 8. 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 - You can give him ANY number between ONE and TEN - 10 means he is EXTREMELY POPULAR with you .. 1 means he is EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR with you .. Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 433 22.1 2 106 5.4 3 92 4.7 4 121 6.2 5 335 17.1 6 132 6.7 7 180 9.2 8 215 11.0 9 64 3.3 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 256 13.1 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 22 1.1 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0 9. 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 - You can give him ANY number between ONE and TEN - 10 means he is EXTREMELY POPULAR with you .. 1 means he is EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR with you .. Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 459 23.5 2 139 7.1 3 119 6.1 4 142 7.3 5 393 20.1 6 192 9.8 7 148 7.6 8 155 7.9 9 40 2.0 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 137 7.0 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 32 1.6 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0 10. 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 - You can give him ANY number between ONE and TEN - 10 means he is EXTREMELY POPULAR with you .. 1 means he is EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR with you .. Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 395 20.2 2 146 7.5 3 142 7.3 4 138 7.1 5 394 20.1 6 168 8.6 7 140 7.2 8 156 8.0 9 51 2.6 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 129 6.6 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 97 5.0 ------- ----- Total 1956 100.0
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