D0006: Age Poll, December, 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 1,991 interviews conducted in December 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. There is much talk about economic conditions in Australia - Would you say that the economic conditions in Australia TODAY are very good, good, fair, poor, very poor? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 34 1.7 GOOD 2 216 10.8 FAIR 3 699 35.1 POOR 4 598 30.0 VERY POOR 5 429 21.5 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 15 .8 ------- ----- Total 1991 100.0 2. And in SIXTH MONTHS TIME - Do you feel they will be very good, good, fair, poor, or very poor? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 65 3.3 GOOD 2 319 16.0 FAIR 3 470 23.6 POOR 4 460 23.1 VERY POOR 5 579 29.1 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 98 4.9 ------- ----- Total 1991 100.0 3. Mr Cairns has just taken over the post of TREASURER from Mr Crean - in your opinion, who would be the better Treasurer? Mr Cairns or Mr Crean? Category label Code Count Percent MR. CAIRNS 1 873 43.8 MR. CREAN 2 482 24.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 636 31.9 ------- ----- Total 1991 100.0 4(i) 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 1 472 23.7 2 89 4.5 3 86 4.3 4 124 6.2 5 327 16.4 6 140 7.0 7 149 7.5 8 230 11.6 9 72 3.6 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 280 14.1 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 22 1.1 ------- ----- Total 1991 100.0 4(ii) 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 1 484 24.3 2 145 7.3 3 113 5.7 4 144 7.2 5 402 20.2 6 157 7.9 7 137 6.9 8 171 8.6 9 50 2.5 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 153 7.7 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 35 1.8 ------- ----- Total 1991 100.0 4(iii) 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 1 394 19.8 2 135 6.8 3 128 6.4 4 128 6.4 5 383 19.2 6 169 8.5 7 168 8.4 8 182 9.1 9 53 2.7 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 148 7.4 NOT ESTABLISHED 99 103 5.2 ------- ----- Total 1991 100.0
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