D0098: Australian Gallup Poll, July 16 1966
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 2,067 interviews conducted in July 1966. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / religion / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / 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 seat belts. Do you think having seat belts in the front seat of cars should be voluntary - or made compulsory? Category label Code Count Percent VOLUNTARY 1 922 44.6 COMPULSORY 2 1031 49.9 UNDECIDED 3 114 5.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 1b. And for back seats - voluntary or compulsory? Category label Code Count Percent VOLUNTARY 4 1280 61.9 COMPULSORY 5 603 29.2 UNDECIDED 6 184 8.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 1c. Are you a licensed driver? Category label Code Count Percent YES 7 1359 65.7 NO 8 708 34.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 2a. Next, about working hours. In your opinion, should the standard working week be left at 40 hours - or reduced soon by 5 hours - or reduced gradually, over perhaps 10 years? Category label Code Count Percent LEAVE AT 40 1 1442 69.8 REDUCE SOON 2 188 9.1 GRADUALLY 3 352 17.0 NO OPINION 4 85 4.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 2b. (Do you go out to work?) How many hours do you now work each week, excluding any overtime? Category label Code Count Percent LESS THAN 35 HOURS 1 106 5.1 35,36 2 74 3.6 37.5 INCL.37 3 69 3.3 38,39 4 25 1.2 40 HOURS 5 647 31.3 41-45 6 55 2.7 46-49 7 25 1.2 50 8 55 2.7 51-59 9 27 1.3 60 10 46 2.2 OVER 60 HOURS 11 59 2.9 DON'T WORK 12 879 42.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 3a. Now, one on living costs. In your opinion, what's the smallest amount a family of four - parents and two children - need each week, to keep in health and live decently - that is, the smallest amount for all expenses, including rent? Category label Code Count Percent 5 1 .0 12 2 .1 14 2 .1 15 2 .1 16 7 .3 18 1 .0 20 28 1.4 22 2 .1 24 9 .4 25 9 .4 26 5 .2 28 11 .5 29 1 .0 30 107 5.2 32 35 1.7 33 2 .1 34 29 1.4 35 24 1.2 36 65 3.1 37 3 .1 38 16 .8 39 1 .0 40 513 24.8 42 9 .4 43 1 .0 44 35 1.7 45 37 1.8 46 17 .8 48 17 .8 50 375 18.1 52 9 .4 54 3 .1 55 12 .6 56 7 .3 58 1 .0 60 184 8.9 64 3 .1 65 1 .0 70 23 1.1 72 1 .0 74 1 .0 75 1 .0 78 1 .0 80 23 1.1 90 1 .0 NO IDEA 99 430 20.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 3b. About how much is food costing your family each week? Category label Code Count Percent 1 1 .0 2 2 .1 3 1 .0 4 3 .1 5 7 .3 6 31 1.5 7 5 .2 8 31 1.5 9 6 .3 10 117 5.7 11 13 .6 12 93 4.5 13 3 .1 14 80 3.9 15 42 2.0 16 145 7.0 17 11 .5 18 65 3.1 19 2 .1 20 407 19.7 21 3 .1 22 44 2.1 23 5 .2 24 161 7.8 25 45 2.2 26 33 1.6 27 7 .3 28 35 1.7 29 1 .0 30 179 8.7 32 18 .9 33 1 .0 34 9 .4 35 9 .4 36 9 .4 38 1 .0 40 31 1.5 45 1 .0 46 2 .1 48 1 .0 50 12 .6 55 1 .0 60 2 .1 80 1 .0 CAN'T SAY 99 391 18.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 3c. How many adults are there in your family? Category label Code Count Percent 1 203 9.8 2 1476 71.4 3 285 13.8 4 76 3.7 5 19 .9 6 4 .2 7 3 .1 10+ 10 1 .0 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 3d. And how many children? Category label Code Count Percent NONE 0 870 42.1 1 336 16.3 2 418 20.2 3 249 12.0 4 131 6.3 5 40 1.9 6 12 .6 7 8 .4 8 3 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 3e. And that makes a total of ...? Category label Code Count Percent 1 155 7.5 2 532 25.7 3 400 19.4 4 440 21.3 5 298 14.4 6 155 7.5 7 54 2.6 8 21 1.0 9 7 .3 10+ 10 5 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 4a. Now, one on church union. Do you think the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches should - or should not - try to unite? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 1 1371 66.3 SHOULD NOT 2 372 18.0 DON'T CARE 3 324 15.7 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 4b. If SHOULD TRY: How important is their uniting - very important, fairly important, or not important at all? Category label Code Count Percent NOT ASKED 0 696 33.7 VERY 4 751 36.3 FAIRLY 5 481 23.3 NOT IMP 6 139 6.7 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 5a. Now, we'd like your opinion on Federal politics. To make sure we get views accurately, here's a Gallup Poll ballot. DETACH PAPER; HAND TO INTERVIEWEE. If a Federal election were being held to-day which party would you like to see win? HAND PEN & BOX. Would you please make a cross in the square beside the party you favour? Just fold the paper, and drop it in the box. IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSAL: Well, would you please mark the paper for the party you're leaning toward at present? IF STILL NO ANSWER, WRITE THAT ON BALLOT PAPER AND DROP IT IN BOX. Category label Code Count Percent ALP 4 766 37.1 DLP, QLP 5 119 5.8 LIB, CP 6 1029 49.8 COMMUNIST 7 10 .5 IND. ETC 8 37 1.8 NO ANSWER 9 106 5.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 6. Next, about natural gas, which has been discovered in several States. In your opinion, who should pipe that natural gas to the cities and sell it - the State Government or companies? Category label Code Count Percent GOVERNMENTS 1 1010 48.9 COMPANIES 2 616 29.8 JOINTLY 3 161 7.8 NO OPINION 4 280 13.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 7. Now, about Australia and Britain. In your opinion, should we continue our present association with Britain - or should we become an entirely separate republic? Category label Code Count Percent CONTINUE WITH BRITAIN 5 1332 64.4 REPUBLIC 6 564 27.3 UNDECIDED 7 171 8.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 8. And, one on mainland China. Are you for - or against - admitting Communist China into the United Nations? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 889 43.0 AGAINST 2 794 38.4 UNDECIDED 3 384 18.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 9. Next, about military training. Each year about 8,000 20-year-olds are called up for two years' military training, with possible overseas service. Are you for - or against - that call up? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 4 1401 67.8 AGAINST 5 546 26.4 UNDECIDED 6 120 5.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 10. Next, one on Vietnam. Each of our battalions in Vietnam now includes about 1,400 National Servicemen, who have received at least a year's training. Do you think those national servicemen should have been sent to Vietnam, or kept in Australia? Category label Code Count Percent SENT THERE 7 784 37.9 KEPT HERE 8 1079 52.2 UNDECIDED 9 204 9.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 11a. Did you hear about the American bombing of oil dumps in Hanoi and Haiphong in North Vietnam, a couple of weeks ago? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1864 90.2 NO 2 203 9.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 11b. Our Prime Minister, Mr. Holt, then said he accepted the military judgment of the United States that it was necessary to bomb those oil dumps in Hanoi and Haiphong? Do you approve, or disapprove, Mr. Holt's statement? Category label Code Count Percent APPROVE 3 1176 56.9 DISAPPROVE 4 486 23.5 NO OPINION 5 405 19.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0 11c. Mr. Holt also said that Australia would stay all the way with America in the defence of South Vietnam and South- East Asia. Do you approve or disapprove, that statement? Category label Code Count Percent APPROVE 6 1326 64.2 DISAPPROVE 7 483 23.4 NO OPINION 8 258 12.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2067 100.0
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