D0067: Age Poll, April, 1974
POLLING ORGANISATION Irving Saulwick and Associates SURVEY METHOD The sampled population consists of persons aged 18 years and over from 25 marginal Federal electorates across all states. Approximately 2,000 interviews are usually conducted. 13 starting points are selected in each metropolitan and 12 in each non-metropolitan electorate from the electoral roll, and 2 interviews per starting point are obtained with only one interview per dwelling. The interview is conducted with the youngest adult over the age of 18 available subject to a sex quota of equal numbers of interviews with males and females in each sample locality. This poll is based on 1,810 interviews conducted in April 1974. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / highest level of education / religion / church attendance / occupation / occupation of head of household / marital status/ vote at last Federal election / present voting intention / country of birth / self assessment of social class. WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES 1. The Federal Election for both the House of Representatives and the Senate will be held on May 18th. Here is a list of problems which are being discussed in the election campaign ... Which is the MOST IMPORTANT as far as you are concerned? Which next? (etc.) RANK FROM "1" TO "8" Foreign Ownership Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 90 5.0 2 116 6.4 3 101 5.6 4 135 7.5 5 163 9.0 6 219 12.1 7 352 19.4 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 618 34.1 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 16 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 Defence and Foreign Affairs Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 119 6.6 2 148 8.2 3 174 9.6 4 225 12.4 5 245 13.5 6 345 19.1 7 339 18.7 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 202 11.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 13 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 Education Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 335 18.5 2 379 20.9 3 356 19.7 4 250 13.8 5 186 10.3 6 163 9.0 7 82 4.5 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 50 2.8 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 9 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 Inflation Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 685 37.8 2 279 15.4 3 228 12.6 4 205 11.3 5 163 9.0 6 103 5.7 7 94 5.2 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 46 2.5 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 7 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 Morality of Government Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 177 9.8 2 145 8.0 3 138 7.6 4 175 9.7 5 222 12.3 6 288 15.9 7 266 14.7 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 391 21.6 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 8 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 Social Welfare Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 155 8.6 2 239 13.2 3 293 16.2 4 308 17.0 5 322 17.8 6 214 11.8 7 181 10.0 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 89 4.9 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 9 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 Strikes Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 139 7.7 2 270 14.9 3 198 10.9 4 184 10.2 5 196 10.8 6 231 12.8 7 297 16.4 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 287 15.9 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 8 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 Health Category label Code Count Percent MOST IMPORTANT 1 170 9.4 2 213 11.8 3 308 17.0 4 321 17.7 5 298 16.5 6 224 12.4 7 169 9.3 LEAST IMPORTANT 8 97 5.4 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 10 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 2a. 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 1 184 10.2 GOOD 2 557 30.8 FAIR 3 732 40.4 POOR 4 209 11.5 VERY POOR 5 116 6.4 NOT ESTABLISHED 6 12 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 2b. And in SIX MONTHS TIME.. Do you feel they will be..? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 186 10.3 GOOD 2 580 32.0 FAIR 3 557 30.8 POOR 4 240 13.3 VERY POOR 5 125 6.9 NOT ESTABLISHED 6 122 6.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 3. In previous polls we have asked people about the leaders of the main political parties in Australia. Take THE PRIME MINISTER MR WHITLAM first of all. If YOU, PERSONALLY, had to give him a mark OUT OF 10 for his popularity with YOU .. what mark would you give.. '10' means he is EXTREMELY POPULAR.. '1' means he is EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR.. You can give him any number between 1 and 10. (You may NOT give "nil" (0). '1' is the lowest mark) Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 315 17.4 2 46 2.5 3 83 4.6 4 94 5.2 5 255 14.1 6 132 7.3 7 160 8.8 8 244 13.5 9 79 4.4 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 384 21.2 NOT ESTABLISHED 11 18 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 3. THE LIBERAL LEADER MR SNEDDEN Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 447 24.7 2 113 6.2 3 72 4.0 4 144 8.0 5 354 19.6 6 177 9.8 7 143 7.9 8 150 8.3 9 45 2.5 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 140 7.7 NOT ESTABLISHED 11 25 1.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 3. THE COUNTRY PARTY LEADER MR ANTHONY Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 271 15.0 2 124 6.9 3 116 6.4 4 136 7.5 5 315 17.4 6 177 9.8 7 156 8.6 8 187 10.3 9 83 4.6 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 169 9.3 NOT ESTABLISHED 11 76 4.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 4a. Generally speaking, in POLITICS, do you think of YOURSELF as Liberal, A.L.P., Country Party, D.L.P. or what? Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL 1 718 39.7 A.L.P. 2 761 42.0 D.L.P. 3 37 2.0 COUNTRY PARTY 4 71 3.9 NATIONAL PARTY 5 3 .2 AUSTRALIA PARTY 6 42 2.3 OTHER PARTY 7 3 .2 NO PARTY 8 151 8.3 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 24 1.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 4b. (If ANY party named at Q.4(a) - codes 1 to 6) How strongly (name of party) do you feel - Category label Code Count Percent NOT APPLICABLE 1 175 9.7 VERY STRONGLY 2 589 32.5 FAIRLY STRONGLY 3 727 40.2 NOT VERY STRONGLY 4 308 17.0 NOT ESTABLISHED 5 11 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 5a. If the FEDERAL ELECTION the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES were held tomorrow, for which political party would you PROBABLY vote? Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL 1 716 39.6 A.L.P. 2 857 47.3 D.L.P. 3 46 2.5 COUNTRY PARTY 4 72 4.0 NATIONAL PARTY 5 6 .3 AUSTRALIA PARTY 6 49 2.7 OTHER VOTE 7 4 .2 NOT ESTABLISHED 8 60 3.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 5b. If there were no (..name of party given in (a)..) candidate standing, for which party would you PROBABLY vote? Category label Code Count Percent NOT APPLICABLE 1 1633 90.2 LIBERAL 2 90 5.0 A.L.P. 3 43 2.4 D.L.P. 4 4 .2 COUNTRY PARTY 5 13 .7 NATIONAL PARTY 6 3 .2 AUSTRALIA PARTY 7 5 .3 OTHER VOTE 8 2 .1 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 17 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 6. And, if the SENATE election were held tomorrow, for which political party would you PROBABLY vote? Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL 1 729 40.3 A.L.P. 2 827 45.7 D.L.P. 3 60 3.3 COUNTRY PARTY 4 76 4.2 NATIONAL PARTY 5 9 .5 AUSTRALIA PARTY 6 41 2.3 OTHER VOTE 7 5 .3 NOT ESTABLISHED 8 63 3.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 7. Which party did you vote for in the LAST FEDERAL election for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - held at the end of 1972? Category label Code Count Percent DID NOT VOTE 1 128 7.1 LIBERAL 2 625 34.5 A.L.P. 3 859 47.5 D.L.P. 4 54 3.0 COUNTRY PARTY 5 53 2.9 AUSTRALIA PARTY 7 39 2.2 OTHER VOTE 8 3 .2 NOT ESTABLISHED 9 49 2.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0 8. How much interest have you taken in the election campaign so far? Would you say you have taken ... (read out)? Category label Code Count Percent A GOOD DEAL 1 703 38.8 SOME 2 587 32.4 NOT MUCH 3 402 22.2 NONE 4 118 6.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1810 100.0
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