D0159: Australian Gallup Poll, July 21, 1943
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 2,193 interviews conducted in July 1943. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / sex of interviewer / interviewer experience / WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. A weighting variable (WEIGHT) is included in the data file to indicate the interviewer workloads selected for duplication. THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES 1. Speaking generally, until what age should boys and girls remain at school? Category label Code Count Percent 12 YEARS 2 1 .0 13 YEARS 3 3 .1 14 YEARS 4 314 14.3 15 YEARS 5 542 24.7 16 YEARS 6 1148 52.3 17 YEARS 7 80 3.6 18 YEARS 8 66 3.0 9 YEARS 9 3 .1 DONT KNOW 10 36 1.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 2. Would you favour, or oppose, prohibition of liquor till the end of the war? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOUR 1 507 23.1 Favour 2 179 8.2 Undecided 3 151 6.9 Oppose 4 422 19.2 OPPOSE 5 908 41.4 Unacquainted 6 19 .9 MISSING 7 7 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 3a. The next question is an experiment to see if it is possible to forecast the Federal election. Which of the parties printed on this card (hand card to interviewee) would you like to win in this district? Category label Code Count Percent UAP 1 538 24.5 CP 2 392 17.9 LABOUR 3 925 42.2 COMMUNIST 4 19 .9 IND 5 131 6.0 MIDDLE 6 8 .4 ONE PARL 7 98 4.5 LIB DEM 8 8 .4 SER & CITZ 9 5 .2 MISSING 10 69 3.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 3b. (Unless U.A.P., C.P. or Labour, also ASK): Of the three major parties which would you prefer? Category label Code Count Percent UAP 1 95 4.3 CP 2 53 2.4 LABOR 3 77 3.5 NOT APPLICABLE 4 1463 66.7 MISSING 5 505 23.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 4. Which of the statements on the reverse of the card comes nearest to expressing your feelings about Mr Curtin as Prime Minster? 1...Mr Curtin has done an excellent job as Prime Minster in these difficult times 2...Mr Curtin has made some mistakes but on the whole, he is doing a fairly good job 3...Mr Curtin has done some good things, but another Prime Minister might do a better job 4...Mr Curtin has not been a success as Prime Minister 5...No answer Category label Code Count Percent EXCELLENT JOB 1 579 26.4 SOME MISTAKES 2 855 39.0 SOME GOOD THINGS 3 510 23.3 NOT BEEN A SUCCESS 4 207 9.4 NO ANSWER 5 42 1.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 5. Should membership of trade unions be voluntary - or compulsory? Category label Code Count Percent VOLUNTARY 1 1050 47.9 Voluntary 2 359 16.4 Undecided 3 118 5.4 Compulsory 4 162 7.4 COMPULSORY 5 407 18.6 Unacquainted 6 97 4.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 6. After the election, do you think the largest party should form the Government - or would you prefer an all-party Government? Category label Code Count Percent LARGEST 1 506 23.1 Largest 2 152 6.9 Undecided 3 121 5.5 All-party 4 340 15.5 ALL-PARTY 5 999 45.6 Unacquainted 6 75 3.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 7. Should the A.I.F. and Militia be combined into one army, able to fight any where the Government decides? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1331 60.7 Yes 2 271 12.4 Undecided 3 137 6.2 No 4 146 6.7 NO 5 275 12.5 Unacquainted 6 33 1.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0 8. Would you favour - or oppose - a compulsory saving plan? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOUR 1 975 44.5 Favour 2 365 16.6 Undecided 3 128 5.8 Oppose 4 244 11.1 OPPOSE 5 438 20.0 Unacquainted 6 43 2.0 ------- ----- Total responses 2193 100.0
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