D0088: Australian Gallup Poll, July 29 1960
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 1,572 interviews conducted in July 1960. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / religion / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / political complexion / sex of interviewer / respondent status / 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 girls going out with boys. At what age would you say MOST girls are old enough to go out with boys? Category label Code Count Percent 12 YEARS AND UNDER 2 3 .2 13 YEARS 3 2 .1 14 YEARS 4 13 .8 15 YEARS 5 88 5.6 16 YEARS 6 571 36.3 17 YEARS 7 440 28.0 18 YEARS 8 321 20.4 19 YEARS 9 20 1.3 20 YEARS 10 22 1.4 21 YEARS 11 5 .3 UNDECIDED 12 87 5.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 2a. The next question is about marriage loans. From time to time it's been suggested the Government should lend money to people being married, to help them buy a home. Would you favor, or oppose, such marriage loans? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 69 4.4 OPPOSE 11 239 15.2 FAVOR 12 1264 80.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 2b. IF "FAVOR": About how much should the loan be? Category label Code Count Percent 4,000-5,000 POUNDS 0 41 2.6 LESS THAN 500 POUNDS 1 52 3.3 500 POUNDS 2 138 8.8 600-900 POUNDS 3 34 2.2 1,000-1,400 POUNDS 4 246 15.6 1,500-1,900 POUNDS 5 53 3.4 2,000-2,400 POUNDS 6 207 13.2 2,500-2,900 POUNDS 7 63 4.0 3,000-3,400 POUNDS 8 165 10.5 3,500-3,900 POUNDS 9 20 1.3 DEPENDS 11 25 1.6 CAN'T SAY 12 220 14.0 NOT ASKED 13 308 19.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 3. Next, about changes in the basic wage. In your opinion, which is better - to change the basic wage, either up or down, AUTOMATICALLY with the cost of living - OR - let the court decide ALL changes in the basic wage? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 152 9.7 NOT ASKED 9 1 .1 ALL COURT 11 731 46.5 WITH C.O.L. 12 688 43.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 4a. And about taking drivers' car keys. In some places the police have power to take a driver's car key if they consider he's too drunk to drive. Do you approve, or disapprove, the police having that power? Category label Code Count Percent APPROVE 1 1387 88.2 DISAPPROVE 2 160 10.2 UNDECIDED 3 25 1.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 4b. Are you a car driver? Category label Code Count Percent YES 4 1031 65.6 NO 5 540 34.4 MISSING 6 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 5a. The next question is on whether there should be a compulsory retiring age for Members of Parliament. Would you be for, or against, compelling all Members of Parliament to retire at a certain age? Category label Code Count Percent YES, FOR IT 7 1035 65.8 NO, AGAINST 8 444 28.2 UNDECIDED 9 93 5.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 5b. IF "YES": At about what age? Category label Code Count Percent 70 YEARS 0 162 10.3 72 YEARS 2 3 .2 73 YEARS 3 4 .3 74 YEARS AND OVER 4 17 1.1 65 YEARS 5 646 41.1 66 YEARS 6 1 .1 67 YEARS 7 8 .5 68 YEARS 8 9 .6 64 YEARS AND UNDER 11 168 10.7 NO IDEA 12 17 1.1 NOT ASKED 13 537 34.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 6a. Next, about the powers of the Federal Parliament in Canberra. As you may know, the Federal Parliament does not have power to make laws regarding (HAND CARD) capital issues, hire purchase, restrictive trade practices, interest rates and prices. If you were voting at a referendum to give Federal Parliament those powers, would you vote for ALL of them OR SOME of them OR NONE of them? CARD: Capital issues Hire purchase Restrictive trade practices Interest rates Prices Category label Code Count Percent NONE 0 318 20.2 NO OPINION 1 232 14.8 SOME 11 503 32.0 ALL 12 519 33.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 6b. IF "SOME": Which of them would you favor? Any others? Category label Code Count Percent FEDERAL POWERS - CAPITAL ISSUES Q6B2 121 24.1 FEDERAL POWERS - HIRE PURCHASE Q6B3 357 71.1 FEDERAL POWERS - REST. TRADE PRACTICES Q6B4 161 32.1 FEDERAL POWERS - INTEREST RATES Q6B5 301 60.0 FEDERAL POWERS - PRICES Q6B6 261 52.0 FEDERAL POWERS - CAN'T SAY Q6B7 17 3.4 ------- ----- Total responses 502 100.0 7. The next question, about blood donors, is being asked for the Red Cross. Of the lines on the back of the card, which is closest to your feelings about YOUR donating blood to the Red Cross? CARD: I would donate blood: Regularly every 3 months Occasionally Only in a national emergency Not at all Category label Code Count Percent BLOOD DONATION - NOW DONOR Q71 145 9.2 BLOOD DONATION - EVERY 3 MONTHS Q72 418 26.6 BLOOD DONATION - OCCASIONALLY Q73 507 32.3 BLOOD DONATION - EMERGENCY Q74 258 16.4 BLOOD DONATION - NOT AT ALL Q75 246 15.6 BLOOD DONATION - NO RESPONSE Q76 5 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 8a. And about churches and politics. In your opinion, have church leaders the right to tell their members they must NOT vote for certain political parties? Category label Code Count Percent YES, HAVE RIGHT 3 151 9.6 NO, HAVEN'T 4 1380 87.8 NO OPINION 5 41 2.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 8b. Do you think POLITICAL problems can, or cannot, be kept separate from religion? Category label Code Count Percent YES, CAN BE 6 1136 72.3 CAN'T 7 316 20.1 NO OPINION 8 120 7.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 8c. To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 315 20.0 CHURCH OF ENGLAND 2 650 41.3 PRESBYTERIAN 3 214 13.6 METHODIST 4 211 13.4 BAPTIST 5 26 1.7 PROTESTANT 6 3 .2 OTHER CHRISTIANS 7 97 6.2 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 8 .5 NO RELIGION 9 12 .8 MISSING 10 36 2.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 9a. With regard to ASIAN migrants 0 it's been suggested that EACH year a reasonable number of Asians with SKILLED occupations should be allowed to come and live here permanently. Would you favor, or oppose, that change in our immigration policy? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 130 8.3 OPPOSE 11 530 33.7 FAVOR 12 912 58.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 9b. IF "FAVOR": About how many Asians would you let come to Australia each year, to live permanently? Category label Code Count Percent AS ITALIANS, GERMANS 0 5 .3 100 OR LESS 1 105 6.7 200-499 2 35 2.2 500-599 3 45 2.9 1,000 5 64 4.1 2,000; 3,000 6 20 1.3 5,000 7 17 1.1 10,000 OR MORE 8 34 2.2 PROPORTION OF POP'N 9 48 3.1 NO IDEA 12 539 34.3 NOT ASKED 13 660 42.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 10a. Next, about China and the United Nations. Are you for, or against, admitting the Communist Government of China into the United Nations? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 626 39.8 AGAINST 2 651 41.4 UNDECIDED 3 279 17.7 MISSING 12 16 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 10b. IF "FOR": If that meant the NATIONALIST Chinese Government in Formosa had to LEAVE the United Nations, would you still favor admitting the Communist Government? Category label Code Count Percent YES, STILL 4 326 20.7 NO 5 243 15.5 UNDECIDED 6 103 6.6 NOT ASKED; MISSING 12 900 57.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0 11a. And lastly about Mr Khrushchev's recent statement that he would like to see the day when ALL countries were Communist. Do you think that's EVER likely to happen, or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES 7 163 10.4 NO 8 1279 81.4 NO OPINION 9 130 8.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1572 100.0
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