D0100: Australian Gallup Poll, November 18 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 2,248 interviews conducted in November 1966. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / religion / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / number of Federal voters in household / respondent generally out or at home on weekends (Politz-Simmons weighting method) / 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 2a. Next, about young people at hotels. In your opinion, what's the youngest age a boy should be allowed to drink at a hotel? Category label Code Count Percent 16 YEARS 1 19 .8 17 YEARS 2 15 .7 18 YEARS 3 818 36.4 19 YEARS 4 78 3.5 20 YEARS 5 236 10.5 21 YEARS 6 862 38.3 NEVER 7 140 6.2 CAN'T SAY 8 80 3.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 2b. And for a girl - what's the youngest age for her? Category label Code Count Percent 16 YEARS 1 14 .6 17 YEARS 2 11 .5 18 YEARS 3 504 22.4 19 YEARS 4 47 2.1 20 YEARS 5 178 7.9 21 YEARS 6 905 40.3 NEVER 7 506 22.5 CAN'T SAY 8 83 3.7 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 2c. Do you have an occasional drink, or are you teetotal? Category label Code Count Percent TEETOTAL 0 564 25.1 DRINK 9 1684 74.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 3a. Now, about Sunday sport. Are you for - or against - football, cricket and similar sports on Sunday afternoons, with admission charges like Saturday? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 1559 69.4 AGAINST 2 583 25.9 DON'T CARE 3 106 4.7 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 3b. Are you for - or against - horse races on Sundays, with entrance charges, and betting like Saturdays? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 4 491 21.8 AGAINST 5 1557 69.3 DON'T CARE 6 200 8.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 3c. About how many times have you, yourself, been to horse races in the last year? Category label Code Count Percent 1-3 TIMES 7 276 12.3 4-9 TIMES 8 69 3.1 10-15 TIMES 9 41 1.8 16-24 TIMES 10 23 1.0 MORE OFTEN 11 29 1.3 NONE 12 1810 80.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 4. Now, we'd like your opinion on the Federal election, to be held next Saturday. To make sure we get your views accurately, here's a Gallup Poll ballot. DETACH PAPER; HAND TO INTERVIEWEE, SAYING: If the Federal election were being held today, 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? If RELUCTANT: Well, would you please mark the paper for the Party you're leaning toward at present? IF STILL NO ANSWER, WRITE THAT ON BALLOT AND DROP IT IN BOX. Category label Code Count Percent LIB. REFORM 3 14 .6 ALP 4 753 33.5 DLP, QLP 5 184 8.2 LIB, CP 6 1104 49.1 COMMUNIST 7 2 .1 IND. ETC 8 33 1.5 NO MARK 9 158 7.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 AS BALLOT IS MARKED, ALWAYS ASK: 5a. Is there any chance you'll change your mind and vote for any other Party at this election? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 89 4.0 NO 2 2159 96.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 5b. If YES to Q5A: Would you please underline the name of the Party you might vote for instead? ALWAYS SAY: Thank you. Just fold the paper and drop it in the box. Category label Code Count Percent LIB, CP 0 31 1.4 IND. ETC 2 4 .2 LIB. REFORM 3 3 .1 DLP, QLP 11 15 .7 ALP 12 36 1.6 NOT ASKED 13 2159 96.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 6. Next, one on election issues. Here (HAND PINK CARD, Q6 SIDE) is a list of things people are talking about. Which 1, 2 or 3 of them are likely to be important issues for you, personally, when you cast your vote at the Federal election next Saturday? CIRCLE NOT MORE THAN 3 TIMES. Category label Code Count Percent ELECTION ISSUES - CONSCRIPTION Q6P1 72 3.2 ELECTION ISSUES - EDUCATION Q6P2 35 1.6 ELECTION ISSUES - HOSPITALS Q6P3 478 21.3 ELECTION ISSUES - HOUSING Q6P4 524 23.3 ELECTION ISSUES - PENSIONS Q6P5 1155 51.4 ELECTION ISSUES - PRICES Q6P6 1185 52.7 ELECTION ISSUES - UNEMPLOYMENT Q6P7 469 20.9 ELECTION ISSUES - WAGES Q6P8 842 37.5 ELECTION ISSUES - WORKING HOURS Q6P9 634 28.2 ELECTION ISSUES - VIETNAM Q6P10 294 13.1 ELECTION ISSUES - OTHER Q6P11 280 12.5 ELECTION ISSUES - NO IDEA Q6P12 79 3.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 7. Now one on oversea shipping. On the other side of that card (PAUSE) would you please read the statement which comes closest to what you think we should do about oversea shipping? Category label Code Count Percent GOVT. OWNED 1 383 17.0 AUST. COMPANY 2 1224 54.4 BRITISH & FOREIGN 3 294 13.1 NO OPINION 4 347 15.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 8. 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 1 1435 63.8 AGAINST 2 722 32.1 UNDECIDED 3 91 4.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 9. 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 4 853 37.9 KEPT HERE 5 1156 51.4 UNDECIDED 6 239 10.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 10a. And finally about the United Nations Organisation. Do you think the United Nations has been successful, or not? Category label Code Count Percent SUCCESS 1 1153 51.3 NOT 2 486 21.6 UNDECIDED 3 609 27.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0 10b. It's been suggested the United Nations should be made into a world government, in control of the armed forces of all countries, including our own. Would you favour - or oppose that? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOUR 4 892 39.7 OPPOSE 5 924 41.1 NO OPINION 6 432 19.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2248 100.0
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