D0084: Australian Gallup Poll, June 1 1957
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 2,010 interviews conducted in June 1957. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / political complexion / sex of interviewer / 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 fresh bread in the week-end. Do you think bakers should, or should not, be allowed to bake bread on SATURDAYS? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 134 6.7 DON'T ALLOW 11 529 26.3 YES, ALLOW 12 1347 67.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 1b. And on SUNDAY, should they be allowed, or not allowed to bake bread? Category label Code Count Percent YES, ALLOW 1 619 30.8 DON'T ALLOW 2 1252 62.3 NO OPINION 3 139 6.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 2a. And some questions about Anzac Day. At what time do you think the Anzac march and ceremonies should END? Time coded in hours. Category label Code Count Percent 1 P.M 1 80 4.0 2 P.M 2 23 1.1 3 P.M 3 51 2.5 4 P.M 4 53 2.6 5 P.M 5 65 3.2 6 P.M 6 18 .9 7 P.M 7 4 .2 8 P.M 8 5 .2 9 P.M 9 12 .6 10 A.M 10 40 2.0 11 A.M 11 243 12.1 12 A.M 12 965 48.0 NO MARCH 98 43 2.1 NO OPINION 99 408 20.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 2b. After the march and ceremonies, do you think PETROL should be on sale, or not? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 89 4.4 NO 11 412 20.5 YES, PETROL 12 1509 75.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 2c. (After the march and ceremonies), should HOTELS be open, or not? Category label Code Count Percent OPEN HOTELS 1 1144 56.9 NO 2 778 38.7 UNDECIDED 3 88 4.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 2d. On Anzac Day, should race meetings be allowed, or not? Category label Code Count Percent ALLOW RACES 4 1025 51.0 NO 5 869 43.2 UNDECIDED 6 116 5.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 2e. In the afternoon of Anzac Day, should picture shows be open, or not? Category label Code Count Percent OPEN 7 1428 71.0 NO 8 512 25.5 UNDECIDED 9 70 3.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 2f. In the evening, should picture shows be open, or not? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 62 3.1 NO 11 357 17.8 OPEN 12 1591 79.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 3. The next question is about the old age pension, now 4 pounds a week - A man or woman living alone gets that 4 pounds; married pensioners living together get 8 pounds between them - Do you think ALL pensioners should get the same amount, or should a pensioner living alone get more? Category label Code Count Percent ALL SAME 1 533 26.5 ALONE MORE 2 1371 68.2 UNDECIDED 3 106 5.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 4. And now a question about the atomic tests, planned for Central Australia in September. Are you for, or against, testing atomic bombs in Central Australia? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 4 781 38.9 AGAINST 5 976 48.6 UNDECIDED 6 253 12.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 5. At the New Year and on Queen's Birthday, several knighthoods are usually given to Australians. Do you favor or oppose, knighthoods for Australians? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 7 1384 68.9 OPPOSE 8 366 18.2 UNDECIDED 9 259 12.9 MISSING 10 1 .0 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 6a. If a referendum were held on the question of banning the Communist Party, would you probably vote YES or NO? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 162 8.1 NO 11 538 26.8 YES 12 1310 65.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 6b. Six years ago, at the referendum on banning the Communist Party, did you then vote YES or NO? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 936 46.6 NO 2 350 17.4 CAN'T SAY 3 724 36.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 7. And now a question about the suggestion that single people, under 25, should pay a special tax. It would be used to pay increased child endowment. What do you think about a special tax on single people, under 25, to pay for increased child endowment? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 4 397 19.8 OPPOSE 5 1495 74.4 UNDECIDED 6 118 5.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 8. The next question is on the idea of the Queen sometimes living in each Commonwealth country in turn - for perhaps a year - instead of a Governor-General. Do you think that would be a good idea, or not? Category label Code Count Percent GOOD IDEA 7 761 37.9 NO 8 990 49.3 UNDECIDED 9 259 12.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 9a. In future, who do you favor for Governor of this State - always Australians; always men from the United Kingdom; or either? Category label Code Count Percent EITHER 0 820 40.8 NO OPINION 1 123 6.1 UK ONLY 11 200 10.0 AUST ONLY 12 867 43.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 9b. Do you think State PREMIERS should, or should not, be eligible for appointment as Governor of their own State? Category label Code Count Percent ELIGIBLE 2 871 43.3 NO 3 799 39.8 NO OPINION 4 340 16.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 10. And a question about the Australian forces in Malaya. Do you think our forces should remain in Malaya, or return to Australia? Category label Code Count Percent REMAIN 5 958 47.7 RETURN 6 605 30.1 UNDECIDED 7 447 22.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0 11. And lastly, a question on whether or not we should buy goods from Communist China, and sell our goods to them. Do you think we should, or should not, trade with Communist China? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 8 1234 61.4 SHOULD NOT 9 538 26.8 NO OPINION 10 238 11.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2010 100.0
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