D0160: Australian Gallup Poll, August 12, 1944
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 2,030 interviews conducted in August 1944. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / location / vote at last Federal election / car ownership / telephone subscriber / 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. The first question is about Daylight Saving. Would you like the West to have Daylight Saving next Summer? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 841 41.4 NO 2 1025 50.5 UNDECIDED 3 36 1.8 INDIFFERENT 4 126 6.2 MISSING 5 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 2. Would you like picture theatres in this district to be open on Sunday evenings? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 761 37.5 NO 2 1056 52.0 NO OPINION 3 213 10.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 3. It's been suggested that, over a period of years, ALL countries should gradually lower their duties on imported goods - so that more goods can be imported and exported. Would you favour - or oppose - that idea? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOUR 1 1261 62.1 OPPOSE 2 252 12.4 UNDECIDED 3 254 12.5 UNAQUAINTED 4 255 12.6 MISSING 5 8 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 4. Do you think the time has come to have mid-week races again? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 480 23.6 NO 2 1210 59.6 NO OPINION 3 313 15.4 MISSING 4 27 1.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 5a. The next question is an experiment to see if we can forecast how the Referendum will go. Are you likely to vote "Yes" or "No"? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 788 38.8 NO 2 1046 51.5 UNDECIDED 3 178 8.8 UNAQUAINTED 4 3 .1 MISSING 5 15 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 5b. Which of these (hand card to interviewee) do you consider the MAIN reason the Commonwealth is asking for the powers? Category label Code Count Percent SOCIALISE INDUSTRY 1 368 18.1 ABOLISH STATES 2 207 10.2 AVOID DEPRESSIONS 3 414 20.4 HELP RETURNED SOLDIERS 4 135 6.7 INDUSTRIAL CONSCRIPTION 5 215 10.6 CONTROL MONOPOLIES 6 175 8.6 ENSURE FULL EMPLOYMENT 7 280 13.8 NO OPINION 8 24 1.2 MISSING 9 212 10.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 5c. Do you think you would vote at the Referendum if voting were NOT compulsory? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1497 73.7 NO 2 480 23.6 UNDECIDED 3 41 2.0 MISSING 4 12 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 5d. Quite apart from how YOU intend to vote, do you think the Government will win or lose the Referendum? Category label Code Count Percent WIN 1 858 42.3 LOSE 2 727 35.8 CLOSE 3 264 13.0 NO OPINION 4 176 8.7 MISSING 5 5 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 6. It's been suggested that the Government should lend about 150 pounds to young couples about to be married. Would you approve, or disapprove, such loans? Category label Code Count Percent APPROVE 1 1203 59.3 DISAPPROVE 2 591 29.1 NO OPINION 3 88 4.3 MISSING 4 148 7.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0 7. The last question deals with whether the Federal Government should run SOME factories making CIVILIAN goods. After the war, would you favour - or oppose - some Government-run factories? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOUR 1 1016 50.0 OPPOSE 2 816 40.2 UNDECIDED 3 140 6.9 UNAQUAINTED 4 56 2.8 MISSING 5 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 2030 100.0
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