D0133: Age Poll, November, 1976
POLLING ORGANISATION Irving Saulwick and Associates SURVEY METHOD The sampled population consisted of persons aged 18 years and over who were enrolled to vote from all federal electorates throughout Australia, excluding the Northern Territory. Approximately 2,000 interviews were usually conducted. A number of starting points, proportional to the number of electors, was chosen in each Federal electorate. Beginning at the dwelling adjacent to that starting point the interviewer approached each dwelling until a contact was made and an interview completed. The next three adjacent dwellings were skipped and approaches were then made to each dwelling until a second interview was obtained and so on until a cluster size of 4 interviews were completed. The interviewee was selected by taking that person whose birthday was nearest to the date of interview, aged 18 years or more and enrolled to vote and at home. Equal numbers of interviews with males and females within a pair of clusters and an age quota were imposed in each sample locality. This poll is based on 2,014 interviews conducted in November 1976. BACKGROUND VARIABLES country of birth / religion / tenure / self assessment of social class/ number of persons living in dwelling/ home ownership/ occupation of head of household / age / sex / marital status / highest level of education / occupation / income / church attendance/ vote at last federal election/ present voting intention/ WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES 1a. THERE IS MUCH TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN AUSTRALIA - WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN AUSTRALIA TODAY ARE - ? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 41 2.0 GOOD 2 286 14.2 FAIR 3 975 48.4 POOR 4 462 22.9 VERY POOR 5 234 11.6 DONT KNOW/NE 6 16 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 1b. AND IN 6 MONTHS TIME DO YOU THINK THEY WILL BE - ? Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 65 3.2 GOOD 2 448 22.2 FAIR 3 666 33.1 POOR 4 443 22.0 VERY POOR 5 311 15.4 DONT KNOW/NE 6 81 4.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT STILL MAINTAINS THAT INFLATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING THE COMMUNITY - - 2. THINKING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF INFLATION, WHICH OF THESE COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW. WAGES SHOULD BE FULLY ADJUSTED FOR INCREASES IN CONSUMER PRICES WAGES SHOULD BE INCREASED BUT ONLY AS OUTPUT PER EMPLOYEE INCREASES WAGES SHOULD BE INCREASED BUT NOT BY THE FULL EXTENT OF PRICE INCREASES DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent WAGES ADJUSTED-INCREASE PRICES 1 776 38.5 WAGES INCREASED-OUTPUT INCREASES 2 887 44.0 WAGES INCREASED-NOT FULL EXTENT 3 286 14.2 DONT KNOW/NE 4 65 3.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 UNEMPLOYMENT IS ALSO A MAJOR PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIA - - 3. WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW? APART FROM SCHOOL LEAVERS, MOST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY PREPARED TO LOOK HARD FOR A JOB MOST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE REALLY DO WANT TO FIND WORK DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent NOT PREP TO LOOK 1 984 48.9 DONT WANT TO FIND WORK 2 973 48.3 DONT KNOW/NE 3 57 2.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 4. AND WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW? IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE JOBS PEOPLE SHOULD BE MADE TO RETIRE WHEN THEY REACH 55 YEARS EARLY RETIREMENT WOULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent RETIRE WHEN 55 1 646 32.1 EARLY RETIREMT CREATE PROBS 2 1300 64.5 DONT KNOW/NE 3 68 3.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 NOW A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT TRADE UNIONS - - 5a. WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW? TRADE UNION LEADERS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP GAIN THE HIGHEST WAGES THEY CAN FOR THEIR MEMBERS TRADE UNION LEADERS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY TO RESTRAIN WAGE INCREASES DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent HIGHEST WAGES 1 543 27.0 RESTRAIN WAGE INCREASES 2 1355 67.3 DONT KNOW/NE 3 116 5.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 5b. WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW? TRADE UNIONISTS SHOULD NOT BE ASKED TO ACCEPT LESS THAN FULL COST OF LIVING INCREASES UNLESS PROFITS ARE ALL CONTROLLED UNLESS PROFITS ARE ALLOWED TO INCREASE, EMPLOYERS WILL NOT INCREASE PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent PROFITS CONTROLLED 1 965 47.9 PROFITS INCREASE 2 903 44.8 DONT KNOW/NE 3 146 7.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 5c. WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW? TRADE UNIONISTS SHOULD NOT INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN ISSUES OTHER THAN THE WAGES AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR MEMBERS TRADE UNIONS ARE AN IMPORTANT PRESSURE GROUP AND SHOULD SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES WHICH AFFECT THEIR MEMBERS AS CITIZENS DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent WAGES & CONDITIONS 1 1304 64.7 IMPORTANT PRESSURE GROUP 2 656 32.6 DONT KNOW/NE 3 54 2.7 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 6a. IF YOU HAD TO GIVE (.name circled leader.) A MARK OUT OF 10 FOR HIS POPULARITY WITH YOU, WHAT MARK WOULD YOU GIVE HIM - YOU CAN GIVE HIM ANY NUMBER BETWEEN ONE AND TEN? TEN MEANS HE IS EXTREMELY POPULAR WITH YOU ONE MEANS HE IS EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR WITH YOU PRIME MINISTER FRASER Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 466 23.1 2 93 4.6 3 95 4.7 4 129 6.4 5 410 20.4 6 158 7.8 7 223 11.1 8 192 9.5 9 50 2.5 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 179 8.9 MISSING 13 19 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 6b. A.L.P. LEADER WHITLAM Category label Code Count Percent EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR 1 525 26.1 2 127 6.3 3 123 6.1 4 153 7.6 5 380 18.9 6 124 6.2 7 134 6.7 8 156 7.7 9 36 1.8 EXTREMELY POPULAR 10 233 11.6 MISSING 13 23 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 7. IF A FEDERAL ELECTION FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WAS HELD TOMORROW, FOR WHICH POLITICAL PARTY WOULD YOU PROBABLY VOTE? Category label Code Count Percent AUSTRALIA PARTY 1 52 2.6 AUST. LABOR PARTY 2 829 41.2 DEMOC. LABOR PARTY 3 39 1.9 LIBERAL PARTY 4 813 40.4 NAT. COUNTRY PARTY 5 113 5.6 OTHER VOTE 6 43 2.1 WOULD NOT VOTE 7 22 1.1 DONT KNOW/NE 8 103 5.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION RECENTLY ABOUT WHETHER AUSTRALIA SHOULD BECOME A REPUBLIC - - 8a. WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW? NO MATTER WHAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY, GREAT BRITAIN IS STILL OUR MOTHER COUNTRY AND WE SHOULD DO NOTHING TO WEAKEN OUR TIES WITH HER IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT AUSTRALIA STOOD ON HER OWN FEET AND BROKE ALL OUR REMAINING LEGAL TIES WITH GREAT BRITAIN DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent SHOULDNT WEAKEN TIES 1 982 48.8 BREAK LEGAL TIES 2 951 47.2 DONT KNOW/NE 3 81 4.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 8b. WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW? I WOULD PREFER AUSTRALIA TO REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WITH A GOVERNOR GENERAL AS THE QUEENS REPRESENTATIVE IN AUSTRALIA I WOULD PREFER AUSTRALIA TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC WITH ITS OWN ELECTED PRESIDENT DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent REMAIN IN COMMONWEALTH 1 1175 58.3 INDEP REPUBLIC 2 788 39.1 DONT KNOW/NE 3 51 2.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 AND NOW, ON A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BUT RELATED SUBJECT - - 9a. LOOKING BACK ON THE DISMISSAL OF THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT LAST YEAR, DO YOU CONSIDER THAT - THE GOVERNOR GENERAL ACTED PROPERLY IN DISMISSING THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT THE GOVERNOR GENERAL DID NOT ACT PROPERLY IN DISMISSING THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT DON'T KNOW/ NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent ACTED PROPERLY 1 964 47.9 DIDNT ACT PROPERLY 2 967 48.0 DONT KNOW/NE 3 83 4.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 9b. STILL THINKING ABOUT THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, SIR JOHN KERR, AND TAKING ALL THINGS INTO ACCOUNT, DO YOU THINK - THAT THE GOVERNOR GENERAL SHOULD RESIGN THAT THE GOVERNOR GENERAL SHOULD NOT RESIGN DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD RESIGN 1 773 38.4 SHOULD NOT RESIGN 2 1163 57.7 DONT KNOW/NE 3 78 3.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 THE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY IN A NUMBER OF AREAS IN AUSTRALIA. COULD YOU TELL ME - - 10a. IF A POLICEMAN IS INVOLVED IN A FIGHT WITH A LAW BREAKER, SHOULD AN ORDINARY CITIZEN OFFER TO HELP IF THE POLICEMAN SEEMS TO NEED HELP? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1826 90.7 NO 2 146 7.2 DONT KNOW/NE 3 42 2.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 10b. DO YOU THINK THAT MOST AUSTRALIAN MEN WOULD OFFER TO HELP OR WOULD NOT OFFER TO HELP? Category label Code Count Percent WOULD OFFER 1 755 37.5 WOULD NOT OFFER 2 1163 57.7 DONT KNOW/NE 3 96 4.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 10c. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT MOST AUSTRALIANS WILL BREAK THE LAW IF IT SUITS THEM. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? Category label Code Count Percent AGREE 1 1015 50.4 DISAGREE 2 943 46.8 DONT KNOW/NE 3 56 2.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 10d. CONSIDERING EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WAY POLICE IN YOUR STATE DO THEIR JOB, WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE - GREAT RESPECT FOR THE POLICE LITTLE RESPECT FOR THE POLICE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THEM DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent GREAT RESPECT 1 1122 55.7 LITTLE RESPECT 2 95 4.7 MIXED FEELINGS 3 787 39.1 DONT KNOW/NE 4 10 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 11. IN RECENT YEARS, IN THEIR MANNER TOWARDS THE PUBLIC, DO YOU THINK THE POLICE IN YOUR STATE HAVE - CHANGED FOR THE BETTER CHANGED FOR THE WORSE NOT CHANGED AT ALL IN THEIR MANNER TOWARDS THE PUBLIC DON'T KNOW/NOT ESTABLISHED Category label Code Count Percent CHANGED FOR THE BETTER 1 586 29.1 CHANGED FOR THE WORSE 2 209 10.4 NOT CHANGED 3 1123 55.8 DONT KNOW/NE 4 96 4.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0
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