D0090: Australian Gallup Poll, June 16 1961
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 1,746 interviews conducted in June 1961. 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 1a. The first question's about women's pay. If men and women are doing the SAME work, do you think the women should be paid the SAME as the men, or LESS? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 69 4.0 LESS 11 466 26.7 SAME 12 1211 69.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 1b. IF LESS: What proportion or percentage of the men's pay should the women receive? Category label Code Count Percent 40-49% 4 1 .1 50-59% 5 17 1.0 60-69% 6 49 2.8 70-79% 7 235 13.5 80-89% 8 86 4.9 90-99% 9 20 1.1 CAN'T SAY, NOT ASKED 12 1338 76.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 2. And next about changes in the BASIC wage. In your opinion, which is better - to change the basic wage AUTOMATICALLY, either up or down, with the cost of living - OR - to let the COURT decide ALL changes in the basic wage? Category label Code Count Percent AUTOMATIC 1 841 48.2 COURT 2 700 40.1 UNDECIDED 3 201 11.5 MISSING 4 4 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 3a. And now about Government money for church schools. It's been suggested the Government should give ALL Church schools the SAME amount of money for EACH pupil, as it costs to educate a child at a State ("Public" in NSW) school. Would you FAVOR, or OPPOSE that? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 4 867 49.7 OPPOSE 5 764 43.8 UNDECIDED 6 115 6.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 4a. Next, about the suggestion that EACH year a quota of Asians and Africans, with skilled occupations, should be allowed to come live in Australia permanently. Would you FAVOR, or OPPOSE, some Asians and Africans coming to live here? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 7 886 50.7 OPPOSE 8 683 39.1 UNDECIDED 9 177 10.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 4b. IF FAVOR: About how many Asians and Africans would you let come to Australia each year, to live permanently? Category label Code Count Percent 100 OR LESS P.A 1 101 5.8 200-499 2 47 2.7 500-599 3 31 1.8 600-999 4 4 .2 1,000 5 31 1.8 2,000, INC. 3,000 6 6 .3 5,000 7 5 .3 10,000 OR MORE 8 21 1.2 VAGUE ANSWERS 9 49 2.8 CAN'T SAY, NOT ASKED 12 1450 83.0 MISSING 13 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 5a. On this card (HAND CARD) are four alternatives for weekend shopping. Which ONE of them do you favor? CARD: Weekend Shopping A. Open both Friday night and Saturday morning. B. Open Friday night, but close Saturday morning. C. Close Friday night, but open Saturday morning. D. Close both Friday night and Saturday morning. E. No Opinion Category label Code Count Percent A. OPEN BOTH FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORN 1 488 27.9 B. OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY 2 490 28.1 C. OPEN SAT MORN ONLY 3 622 35.6 D. CLOSE BOTH FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORN 4 107 6.1 E. NO OPINION 5 39 2.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 5b. What would be your second choice? Category label Code Count Percent A. OPEN BOTH FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORN 1 302 17.3 B. OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY 2 430 24.6 C. OPEN SAT MORN ONLY 3 611 35.0 D. CLOSE BOTH FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORN 4 148 8.5 E. NO OPINION 5 255 14.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 5c. Do you, or anyone, in your family work in a shop, either as employer or employee? Category label Code Count Percent YES 8 281 16.1 NO 9 1307 74.9 MISSING 12 158 9.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 6a. Next, about Federal election prospects. If a Federal election were being held today, which party do you think you'd probably vote for? IF LABOR: Would it be ALP or (DLP)(QLP)? Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL-CP 4 705 40.4 ALP 5 743 42.6 DLP-QLP 6 72 4.1 COMMUNIST 7 2 .1 INDEPENDENT 8 10 .6 UNDECIDED 9 214 12.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 6b. Do you usually vote for that party? Category label Code Count Percent NO 11 201 11.5 YES 12 1235 70.7 MISSING 13 310 17.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 6c. Is there any chance you'll vote for any other party, at the Federal election in December? Category label Code Count Percent YES 0 236 13.5 NO 1 1269 72.7 MISSING 2 241 13.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 6d. IF YES: Which party might you then vote for? Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL-CP 4 51 2.9 ALP 5 79 4.5 DLP-QLP 6 11 .6 COMMUNIST 7 1 .1 INDEPENDENT 8 2 .1 UNDECIDED 9 80 4.6 NOT ASKED 12 1269 72.7 MISSING 13 253 14.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 7. Next about COMPULSORY military training, for ALL young men 17-21. Would you FAVOR, or OPPOSE, again having COMPULSORY military training? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 4 1263 72.3 OPPOSE 5 383 21.9 UNDECIDED 6 99 5.7 MISSING 7 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 8a. And a question on whether divorce should be allowed for MENTAL cruelty. Do you think MENTAL cruelty SHOULD, or should NOT, be grounds for divorce? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 7 1091 62.5 SHOULD NOT 8 371 21.2 NO OPINION 9 283 16.2 MISSING 10 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 8b. To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 360 20.6 CHURCH OF ENGLAND 2 677 38.8 PRESBYTERIAN 3 283 16.2 METHODIST 4 255 14.6 BAPTIST 5 34 1.9 PROTESTANT 6 5 .3 OTHER CHRISTIANS 7 75 4.3 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 13 .7 NO RELIGION 9 28 1.6 MISSING 10 16 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 9a. As you know, South Africa has left the British Commonwealth, as a result of its apartheid (APART-AID) policy. Considering everything, do you think the British Commonwealth has GAINED, or LOST, by South Africa's withdrawal? Category label Code Count Percent NO DIFF 0 480 27.5 LOST 11 820 47.0 GAINED 12 279 16.0 MISSING 13 167 9.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 10. Next, about BASES here for American atomic submarines - like the bases Britain has given America, near Glasgow. If the United States asks for similar bases in Northern Australia, for atomic submarines with hydrogen rockets, do you think we SHOULD, or should NOT, allow them? Category label Code Count Percent ALLOW 1 1177 67.4 DON'T 2 396 22.7 NO OPINION 3 170 9.7 MISSING 4 3 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 11a. Lastly, a question about the United Nations. Do you think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, or not? Category label Code Count Percent REASONABLY 4 1174 67.2 NOT SUCCESS 5 335 19.2 NO OPINION 6 234 13.4 MISSING 7 3 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0 11b. It's been suggested the United Nations should now be made into a WORLD Government, which would control the armed forces of ALL nations, including our own. If you had to vote on that, would you vote FOR a World Government, or AGAINST it? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 7 876 50.2 AGAINST 8 539 30.9 UNDECIDED 9 315 18.0 MISSING 10 16 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1746 100.0
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