D0077: Australian Gallup Poll, September 21 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 2,019 interviews conducted in September 1946. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / 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 1. The first question is about DAYLIGHT SAVING. Would you like Daylight Saving next Summer? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 794 39.3 NO 2 1063 52.6 UNDECIDED 12 148 7.3 MISSING 13 14 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 2. At what age should young people have the right to vote at elections? Category label Code Count Percent 16 7 .3 17 4 .2 18 510 25.3 19 32 1.6 20 43 2.1 21 1311 64.9 22 2 .1 23 7 .3 24 5 .2 25 57 2.8 28 1 .0 30 5 .2 40 1 .0 50 1 .0 MISSING 99 33 1.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 3a. Do you favor Government or private ownership of coal mines? Category label Code Count Percent GOVT 1 787 39.0 PRIVATE 2 844 41.8 UNDECIDED 11 201 10.0 UNACQUAINTED 12 170 8.4 MISSING 13 17 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 3b. And what about gas companies - Government or private ownership? Category label Code Count Percent GOVT 1 755 37.4 PRIVATE 2 922 45.7 UNDECIDED 11 158 7.8 UNACQUAINTED 12 161 8.0 MISSING 13 23 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 3c. And the trading banks - not the Savings Banks - Government or private? Category label Code Count Percent GOVT 1 647 32.0 PRIVATE 2 1023 50.7 UNDECIDED 11 164 8.1 UNACQUAINTED 12 157 7.8 MISSING 13 28 1.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 4a. Are you (or your husband) paying income tax this year? Category label Code Count Percent YES FOR SELF 1 1183 58.6 YES FOR HUSBAND 2 543 26.9 NO 3 239 11.8 DON'T KNOW 12 16 .8 MISSING 13 38 1.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 4b. If YES, ask: Considering everything, are you satisfied, or dissatisfied, with the recent reduction in taxes? Category label Code Count Percent SATISFIED 1 552 27.3 DISSATISFIED 2 1086 53.8 UNDECIDED 11 79 3.9 UNACQUAINTED 12 54 2.7 MISSING 13 248 12.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 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 1 795 39.4 NO 2 1047 51.9 UNDECIDED 12 163 8.1 MISSING 13 14 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 Terms and Conditions of Employment - Yes or No? (Wages, hours, etc., but no industrial conscription). Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 882 43.7 NO 2 955 47.3 UNDECIDED 12 164 8.1 MISSING 13 18 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 Social Services - Yes or No? (Pensions, child endowment, free doctors, etc.). Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1192 59.0 NO 2 681 33.7 UNDECIDED 12 131 6.5 MISSING 13 15 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 6. If you had your choice, where would you like to live - in Australia, or some other country? Category label Code Count Percent AUSTRALIA 1 1884 93.3 ELSEWHERE 2 103 5.1 NO OPINION 12 21 1.0 MISSING 13 11 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 7a. Has anyone in your house had a bad attack of flu this winter? 7b. If YES, ask: How many (adults and children in your home) have had bad attacks which kept them in bed? Category label Code Count Percent ONE 1 271 13.4 TWO 2 142 7.0 THREE 3 74 3.7 FOUR 4 29 1.4 FIVE 5 16 .8 SIX 6 6 .3 SEVEN 7 3 .1 EIGHT 8 2 .1 NINE 9 1 .0 NO. NOT STATED 11 47 2.3 NONE 12 1405 69.6 MISSING 13 23 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 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 party and candidate 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 1027 50.9 LIBERAL-COUNTRY 2 944 46.8 COMMUNIST 3 1 .0 INDS. & OTHERS 4 39 1.9 MISSING 5 8 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 9a. Do you think there is likely to be another world war in the next 25 years? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1261 62.5 NO 2 363 18.0 UNDECIDED 12 382 18.9 MISSING 13 13 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0 9b. If YES, ask: Do you expect Australia to be in it? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1173 58.1 NO 2 80 4.0 UNDECIDED 12 158 7.8 MISSING 13 608 30.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2019 100.0
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