D0076: Australian Gallup Poll, September 5 1946
POLLING ORGANISATION Roy Morgan Research Centre SURVEY METHOD Each weekend, 110 trained interviewers were sent to different but randomly- selected "cluster points" spread in proportion to population over cities and country areas throughout Australia excluding the ACT and the Northern Territory. Interviewers were instructed to commence interviewing at the dwelling adjacent to, and at the right of, the random start and to interview one individual there and, moving in a clockwise fashion around the block, in each adjacent dwelling until a cluster of 10 individuals was interviewed. Interviews were conducted during daylight hours, on Saturdays and Sundays when most people were at home. Each weekend, an Australia-wide cross-section of about 2,200 different adults aged 21 years and over from 110 districts were therefore interviewed. This poll is based on 1,940 interviews conducted in September 1946. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / religion / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / sex of interviewer / interviewer experience / WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. A weighting variable (WTVAR) is included in the data file to indicate the interviewer workloads selected for duplication. THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES 1a. The first question is about LOTTERIES. Do you favor, or oppose, lotteries run by State Governments? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 1 1528 78.8 OPPOSE 2 310 16.0 NO OPINION 11 97 5.0 MISSING 13 5 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 1b. What do you think about the Federal Government running a lottery? 1c. If FAVOR on (b) ask: Would you then close down all other lotteries? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING B 0 16 .8 FAVOR B, YES C 1 174 9.0 FAVOR B, NO C 2 509 26.2 FAVOR B, NO OPINION C 3 23 1.2 FAVOR B, MISSING C 4 64 3.3 OPPOSE B 5 935 48.2 NO OPINION B 11 219 11.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 2a. Do you think child endowment should be increased, or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1021 52.6 NO 2 791 40.8 NO OPINION 11 96 4.9 MISSING 13 32 1.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 2b. If child endowment is increased, which would you favor - keeping the rate 7/6 a week, but paying for the first child OR increase the rate from 7/6 to 10/, without including the first child? Category label Code Count Percent 7S6D FOR FIRST 1 272 14.0 10S BUT NOT FIRST 2 1295 66.8 NO OPINION 11 125 6.4 MISSING 13 248 12.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 3. Do you think the Federal Government should, or should not, run commercial planes IN COMPETITION with the present airlines? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 1 679 35.0 SHOULD NOT 2 1019 52.5 UNDECIDED 11 116 6.0 UNACQUAINTED 12 121 6.2 MISSING 13 5 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 4a. Do you think religion should, or should not, be taught in State ("Public" in N.S.W.) Schools? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 1 1481 76.3 SHOULD NOT 2 388 20.0 NO OPINION 11 63 3.2 MISSING 13 8 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 4b. If religion IS taught in State ("Public" in N.S.W.) schools, should each denomination be instructed separately - or should they all be together? Category label Code Count Percent SEPARATE 1 985 50.8 TOGETHER 2 761 39.2 NO OPINION 11 86 4.4 MISSING 13 108 5.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 4c. To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 353 18.2 CHURCH OF ENGLAND 2 763 39.3 PRESBYTERIAN 3 258 13.3 METHODIST 4 255 13.1 BAPTIST 5 35 1.8 PROTESTANT 6 67 3.5 OTHER CHRISTIANS 7 97 5.0 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 10 .5 NO RELIGION 9 35 1.8 MISSING 10 67 3.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 5. The next question is on the REFERENDUM. The powers asked for are set out on this card. (Hand card to interviewee). On which of the powers are you likely to vote YES and which NO? (Read card with interviewee). Marketing of Primary Products - Yes or No? (Boards or Pools for marketing wheat, wool, butter, etc.) Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 768 39.6 NO 2 923 47.6 UNDECIDED 11 239 12.3 MISSING 13 10 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 Terms and Conditions of Employment - Yes or No? (Wages, hours, etc., but no industrial conscription). Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 838 43.2 NO 2 858 44.2 UNDECIDED 11 231 11.9 MISSING 13 13 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 Social Services - Yes or No? (Pensions, child endowment, free doctors, etc.). Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1158 59.7 NO 2 610 31.4 UNDECIDED 11 163 8.4 MISSING 13 9 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 6. If you were going to Perth, and the time and cost did not matter - would you prefer to go by train, ship or plane? Category label Code Count Percent TRAIN 1 541 27.9 SHIP 2 598 30.8 PLANE 3 766 39.5 NO OPINION 11 27 1.4 MISSING 13 8 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 7. Polling booths remain open until 8 p.m. on election day. Would you object if they close an hour earlier, at 7 o'clock? Category label Code Count Percent YES, CLOSE AT 8 P.M 1 600 30.9 NO, CLOSE AT 7 P.M 2 1255 64.7 NO OPINION 11 65 3.4 MISSING 13 20 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 8. The next question is an experiment -- to see if we can forecast the Federal election. Judging by how you feel now, which candidate or party are you likely to vote for? (If evasive, say, "How do you think you are LIKELY to vote?" If still no answer, terminate interview and use an extra form with someone else). Category label Code Count Percent LABOR 1 953 49.1 LIBERAL-COUNTRY 2 917 47.3 COMMUNIST 3 10 .5 INDS & OTHERS 4 53 2.7 MISSING 5 7 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 9. Would you favor, or oppose, trading again with Japan? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 1 1038 53.5 OPPOSE 2 762 39.3 UNDECIDED 11 95 4.9 UNACQUAINTED 12 38 2.0 MISSING 13 7 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 10a. Have you followed the discussing about limiting the entry of Jews into Palestine? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 952 49.1 NO 2 920 47.4 MISSING 3 68 3.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0 10b. ASK EVERYONE: Do you favor, or oppose, limiting the number who enter? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR LIMIT 1 606 31.2 OPPOSE LIMIT 2 618 31.9 NO OPINION 11 661 34.1 MISSING 13 55 2.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1940 100.0
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