D0149: Age Poll, August, 1981
POLLING ORGANISATION Irving Saulwick and Associates SURVEY METHOD The sampled population consists of persons aged 18 years and over who are enrolled to vote from all federal electorates throughout Australia, excluding the Northern Territory. Approximately 2,000 interviews are usually conducted. A number of starting points, proportional to the number of electors, is chosen in each Federal electorate and adjacent to that starting point the interviewer approaches each dwelling until an interview is completed, only one per household. The next three adjacent dwellings are skipped and then again approaches are made to each dwelling until a second interview is obtained and so on until a cluster size of 8 interviews is completed. Equal numbers of interviews with males and females based on an age quota are obtained in each sample locality. This poll is based on 2,014 interviews conducted in August 1981. 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 1. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE FEDERAL BUDGET WAS INTRODUCED INTO PARLIAMENT LAST TUESDAY NIGHT-- 1a. TAKING ALL THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION, AFTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BUDGET HAVE BEEN PUT INTO ACTION DO YOU THINK THAT YOU, PERSONALLY WILL BE:- Category label Code Count Percent MUCH BETTER OFF 1 9 .4 A LITTLE BETTER OFF 2 38 1.9 ABOUT THE SAME 3 442 21.9 A LITTLE WORSE OFF 4 866 43.0 MUCH WORSE OFF 5 598 29.7 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 6 61 3.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 1b. TAKING ALL THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION, AFTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BUDGET HAVE BEEN PUT INTO ACTION, DO YOU THINK THAT THE COUNTRY AT LARGE WILL BE:- Category label Code Count Percent MUCH BETTER OFF 1 41 2.0 A LITTLE BETTER OFF 2 254 12.6 ABOUT THE SAME 3 402 20.0 A LITTLE WORSE OFF 4 657 32.6 MUCH WORSE OFF 5 554 27.5 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 6 106 5.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 1c. LOOKING AT THE OVERALL EFFECT THIS BUDGET IS LIKELY TO HAVE ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE BUDGET DID, NOT ENOUGH, ENOUGH, TOO MUCH FOR:- - THE INVESTOR Category label Code Count Percent NOT ENOUGH 1 570 28.3 ENOUGH 2 516 25.6 TOO MUCH 3 485 24.1 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 4 443 22.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 THE BUSINESS MAN Category label Code Count Percent NOT ENOUGH 1 860 42.7 ENOUGH 2 552 27.4 TOO MUCH 3 312 15.5 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 4 290 14.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 THE WAGE EARNER Category label Code Count Percent NOT ENOUGH 1 1642 81.5 ENOUGH 2 254 12.6 TOO MUCH 3 31 1.5 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 4 87 4.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 THE PENSIONER Category label Code Count Percent NOT ENOUGH 1 1636 81.2 ENOUGH 2 266 13.2 TOO MUCH 3 16 .8 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 4 96 4.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 2. THINKING NOW ABOUT WAGES - - 2a. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS COMES CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? (1) THE ARBITRATION COMMISSION SHOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY THE CENTRAL ROLE IN DETERMINING WAGE RATES, HOURS OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN AUSTRALIA OR (2) WAGES, HOURS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE ARBITRATION COMMISSION? Category label Code Count Percent ARBITRATION COMM 1 1245 61.8 DIRECT NEGOT 2 676 33.6 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 93 4.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 2b. IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE DOING THE SAME JOB - - ONE WORKS IN AN INDUSTRY WHICH MAKES BIG PROFITS. THE OTHER WORKS IN AN INDUSTRY WHICH IS MUCH LESS PROFITABLE - (1) SHOULD THE TWO PEOPLE GET THE SAME WAGE OR (2) SHOULD THE PERSON WHO WORKS IN THE HIGHLY PROFITABLE INDUSTRY GET MORE? Category label Code Count Percent SAME 1 1625 80.7 GET MORE 2 329 16.3 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 60 3.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 2c. IMAGINE ALSO THAT THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE WITH COMPARABLE BUT DIFFERENT SKILLS - - ONE SKILL IS IN SHORT SUPPLY, THE OTHER IS NOT - - (1) SHOULD THE TWO PEOPLE GET THE SAME WAGE? OR (2) SHOULD THE PERSON WHOSE SKILL IS IN SHORT SUPPLY GET MORE? Category label Code Count Percent SAME 1 1229 61.0 MORE 2 722 35.8 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 63 3.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 3. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK RECENTLY ABOUT WHETHER AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM OVERSEAS COMPETITION. SOME CLAIM THAT WE NEED PROTECTION TO PROTECT JOBS AND TO DEVELOP A BROADLY BASED ECONOMY. OTHERS ARGUE THAT PROTECTION INCREASES COSTS AND LEADS TO INEFFICIENCY - - WHICH OF THESE TWO STATEMENTS COMES CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW? (1) WE SHOULD ENSURE THAT AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS ARE PROTECTED FROM LOW PRICED IMPORTED MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS OR (2) LOW PRICED MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED INTO AUSTRALIA, EVEN IF IT MEANS THAT THEY COMPETE WITH AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS. Category label Code Count Percent AUST.GOODS PROTECTED 1 1271 63.1 COMPETE 2 671 33.3 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 72 3.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 COULD YOU TELL ME WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS APPLIES TO YOU PERSONALLY? (1) I HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE BUT NOT HOSPITAL (2) I HAVE HOSPITAL INSURANCE BUT NOT MEDICAL INSURANCE (3) I HAVE BOTH HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE (4) I HAVE NEITHER HOSPITAL NOR MEDICAL INSURANCE (5) I AM ENTITLED TO FREE MEDICAL & HOSPITAL TREATMENT Category label Code Count Percent MED. ONLY 1 56 2.8 HOSP. ONLY 2 65 3.2 BOTH 3 1209 60.0 NEITHER 4 309 15.3 FREE 5 363 18.0 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 6 12 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 -If (3) or (5) then go to Q5. -If (1) then: 4b. IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL:- TAKE OUT HOSPITAL INSURANCE? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 49 2.4 NO 2 24 1.2 DON'T KNOW 3 7 .3 MISSING 5 1934 96.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 -If (2) then: 4b. IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL:- TAKE OUT MEDICAL INSURANCE? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 23 1.1 NO 2 58 2.9 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 3 11 .5 MISSING 5 1922 95.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 If (4) then: 4b. IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL:- (1) TAKE OUT MEDICAL INSURANCE ONLY? OR (2) TAKE OUT HOSPITAL INSURANCE ONLY? OR (3) TAKE OUT BOTH MEDICAL & HOSPITAL INSURANCE? OR (4) CONTINUE TO HAVE NEITHER MEDICAL NOR HOSPITAL INSURANCE? Category label Code Count Percent MED. ONLY 1 14 .7 HOSP. ONLY 2 56 2.8 BOTH 3 103 5.1 NEITHER 4 107 5.3 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 5 34 1.7 MISSING 7 1700 84.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 4c. THINKING GENERALLY ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, DO YOU FAVOUR - (1) COMPULSORY HEALTH INSURANCE WHERE EVERYONE PAYS ACCORDING TO THEIR INCOME AND ALL ARE ENTITLED TO MEDICAL & HOSPITAL BENEFITS? OR (2) THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE WHICH GIVES SPECIAL PROTECTION TO THE POOR - BUT WHERE ALL OTHERS MUST CHOOSE WHAT COVER, IF ANY, THEY WANT AND PAY FOR IT? Category label Code Count Percent COMPULSORY INS 1 861 42.8 PRIVATE INS 2 1019 50.6 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 134 6.7 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 5. IF A FEDERAL ELECTION FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE HELD TOMORROW, FOR WHICH POLITICAL PARTY WOULD YOU PROBABLY VOTE? Category label Code Count Percent ALP 1 957 47.5 AUST.DEM 2 241 12.0 LIBERAL 3 540 26.8 NCP 4 76 3.8 OTHER 5 28 1.4 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 6 172 8.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 6a. THINKING ABOUT MR FRASER AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS PRIME MINISTER- - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 76 3.8 GOOD 2 349 17.3 FAIR 3 659 32.7 POOR 4 364 18.1 VERY POOR 5 535 26.6 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 6 31 1.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 6b. AND WHAT ABOUT MR HAYDEN AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION- - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 96 4.8 GOOD 2 423 21.0 FAIR 3 969 48.1 POOR 4 296 14.7 VERY POOR 5 144 7.1 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 6 86 4.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 7. IF A STATE ELECTION WERE HELD TOMORROW, FOR WHICH POLITICAL PARTY WOULD YOU PROBABLY VOTE? Category label Code Count Percent ALP 1 1037 51.5 AUST.DEMOCRATS 2 165 8.2 LIBERAL 3 499 24.8 NCP 4 115 5.7 OTHER 5 19 .9 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 6 179 8.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 NSW/VICTORIA/Q'LAND ONLY ASK Q8a)b) OTHER STATES GO TO Q.9 8a. NSW only: THINKING ABOUT MR WRAN AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS PREMIER IN THE STATE - - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 164 8.1 GOOD 2 273 13.6 FAIR 3 192 9.5 POOR 4 55 2.7 VERY POOR 5 21 1.0 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 6 10 .5 NOT ASKED 7 1299 64.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 Victoria only: THINKING ABOUT MR THOMPSON AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS PREMIER IN THE STATE - - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 52 2.6 GOOD 2 162 8.0 FAIR 3 210 10.4 POOR 4 49 2.4 VERY POOR 5 28 1.4 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 6 42 2.1 NOT ASKED 7 1471 73.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 Queensland only: THINKING ABOUT MR BJELKE-PETERSEN AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS PREMIER IN THE STATE - - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 43 2.1 GOOD 2 97 4.8 FAIR 3 92 4.6 POOR 4 34 1.7 VERY POOR 5 42 2.1 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 6 5 .2 NOT ASKED 7 1701 84.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 8b. NSW only: AND WHAT ABOUT MR MCDONALD AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE STATE - - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 10 .5 GOOD 2 80 4.0 FAIR 3 220 10.9 POOR 4 132 6.6 VERY POOR 5 115 5.7 DON'T KNOW;NOT EST 6 158 7.8 NOT ASKED 7 1299 64.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 Victoria only: AND WHAT ABOUT MR WILKES AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE STATE - - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 19 .9 GOOD 2 106 5.3 FAIR 3 249 12.4 POOR 4 82 4.1 VERY POOR 5 33 1.6 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 6 54 2.7 NOT ASKED 7 1471 73.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 Queensland only: AND WHAT ABOUT MR CASEY AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE STATE - - HOW WOULD YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE? WOULD YOU SAY HIS PERFORMANCE WAS - - Category label Code Count Percent VERY GOOD 1 7 .3 GOOD 2 38 1.9 FAIR 3 140 7.0 POOR 4 65 3.2 VERY POOR 5 37 1.8 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 6 26 1.3 NOT ASKED 7 1701 84.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 9. AND NOW A BRIEF QUESTION ON AN OVERSEAS SUBJECT - - DO YOU THINK AUSTRALIAN TROOPS - - (1) SHOULD BE SENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST AS PART OF AN AMERICAN BACKED PEAVE KEEPING FORCE IN THE SINAI? OR (2) SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST AS PART OF AN AMERICAN BACKED PEACE KEEPING FORCE IN THE SINAI? Category label Code Count Percent SENT 1 492 24.4 NOT SENT 2 1439 71.4 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 83 4.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 10a. AND NOW A QUESTION ABOUT SUNDAY FOOTBALL - - ON TWO RECENT WEEK-ENDS, INSTEAD OF ALL THE LEAGUE MATCHES BEING PLAYED ON SATURDAY, FIVE GAMES WERE PLAYED ON THE SATURDAY AND ONE ON THE SUNDAY - - THE VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS SUGGESTING THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE PATTERN FOLLOWED THROUGHOUT NEXT YEAR: THAT IS, THAT ONE FOOTBALL GAME SHOULD BE PLAYED EACH SUNDAY THROUGHTOUT THE SEASON - - DO YOU:- (1) SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT ONE MATCH EACH WEEK SHOULD BE PLAYED ON A SUNDAY? OR (2) FAVOUR THE PRESENT SYSTEM WHERE ALL MATCHES EACH WEEK ARE PLAYED ON THE SATURDAY? Category label Code Count Percent SUNDAY 1 81 4.0 SATURDAY ONLY 2 297 14.7 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 3 21 1.0 NOT MELBOURNE 5 1615 80.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 If (1) go to (c) If (2) ask (b) 10b. WHICH, IF ANY, OF THESE REASONS FOR FAVOURING THE PRESENT SYSTEM (where all VFL matches each week are played on a Saturday) ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU - - Category label Code Count Percent Dichotomy label Name Count Cases OBJECT ON RELIGIOUS GROUNDS Q10B1 32 10.6 LEAVE SUNDAY AS A FAMILY DAY Q10B2 169 55.8 TOO MUCH COMPETITION Q10B3 114 37.6 DISRUPTION FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS Q10B4 83 27.4 NONE OF THESE Q10B5 26 8.6 DON'T KNOW - NOT ESTABLISHED Q10B6 4 1.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 141.3 10c. DO YOU:- (1) REGULARLY ATTEND LEAGUE GAMES OR (2) OCCASIONALLY ATTEND LEAGUE GAMES OR (3) NEVER ATTEND LEAGUE GAMES OR (4) DO YOU:- FOLLOW VFA (ASSOCIATION) FOOTBALL Category label Code Count Percent NOT ASKED 0 1633 81.1 REG. ATTEND LEAGUE GAMES 1 25 1.2 OCCASIONALLY 2 116 5.8 NEVER 3 227 11.3 FOLLOW VFA FOOTBALL 4 13 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 11. WE ARE INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH SUPPORT THERE IS FOR RUGBY LEAGUE IN SYDNEY - - 11a. DO YOU:- Category label Code Count Percent REGULARLY ATTEND 1 22 1.1 OCCASIONALLY ATTEND 2 75 3.7 NEVER ATTEND 3 327 16.2 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 4 10 .5 NOT SYDNEY 5 1580 78.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 If Regularly go to (c ) If Occasionally/Never, ask: 11b. WHICH, IF ANY, OF THESE STATEMENTS APPLY TO YOU - - I OCCASIONALLY OR NEVER GO TO RUGBY LEAGUE MATCHES, BECAUSE:- Category label Code Count Percent Dichotomy label Name Count Cases WATCH IT ON TV Q11B1 157 38.9 WAY THINGS ARE ORGANISED Q11B2 23 5.7 WAY GAME IS PLAYED Q11B3 48 11.9 NO CONFIDENCE IN REFEREES Q11B4 22 5.4 DON'T LIKE CROWD BEHAVIOUR Q11B5 53 13.1 TOO DIFFICULT TO PARK CLOSE Q11B6 44 10.9 FOLLOW ANOTHER CODE Q11B7 45 11.1 PLAY SPORT MYSELF Q11B8 38 9.4 NOT INTERESTED Q11B9 182 45.0 DON'T KNOW - NOT ESTABLISHED Q11B0 10 2.5 ------- ----- Total responses 402 100.0 11c. RECENTLY, VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED IN SYDNEY - - DO YOU FAVOUR OR OPPOSE VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE GAMES BEING PLAYED EACH WEEK IN SYDNEY? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOUR 1 210 10.4 OPPOSE 2 32 1.6 DON'T CARE 3 192 9.5 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB 4 17 .8 NOT SYDNEY 5 1563 77.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 12. THE ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION - - AS I READ EACH PAIR OF STATEMENTS, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TELL ME WHICH COMES CLOSER TO YOUR VIEW - - 12a. (1) IF A COUPLE DECIDE TO HAVE CHILDREN, THEY SHOULD BE EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR THEM WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG? OR (2) IF A COUPLE DECIDE TO HAVE CHILDREN, THE MOTHER SHOULD ACCEPT THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARING FOR THEM WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG? Category label Code Count Percent EQUALLY RESP 1 1540 76.5 MOTHER RESP 2 467 23.2 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 7 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 12b. (1) IT IS REASONABLE FOR COUPLES TO CHOOSE NEVER TO HAVE CHILDREN OR (2) IT IS WRONG FOR COUPLES TO CHOOSE NEVER TO HAVE CHILDREN Category label Code Count Percent REASONABLE 1 1555 77.2 WRONG 2 353 17.5 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 106 5.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 AND COULD YOU TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS - - 12c. IT IS PERFECTLY REASONABLE FOR A MAN TO CHOOSE TO BE UNMARRIED THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE- - Category label Code Count Percent AGREE 1 1833 91.0 DISAGREE 2 159 7.9 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 22 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 12d. IT IS PERFECTLY REASONABLE FOR A WOMAN TO CHOOSE TO BE UNMARRIED THROUGHOUT HER LIFE- - Category label Code Count Percent AGREE 1 1838 91.3 DISAGREE 2 152 7.5 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 24 1.2 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 12e. WOMEN SHOULD NOT HAVE SEX BEFORE THEY'RE MARRIED- - Category label Code Count Percent AGREE 1 605 30.0 DISAGREE 2 1205 59.8 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 204 10.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0 12f. MEN SHOULD NOT HAVE SEX BEFORE THEY'RE MARRIED- - Category label Code Count Percent AGREE 1 541 26.9 DISAGREE 2 1266 62.9 DON'T KNOW;NOT ESTAB. 3 207 10.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2014 100.0
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