D0161: Australian Gallup Poll, November 12, 1949
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 1,891 interviews conducted in November 1949. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / religion / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / interviewer characteristics / 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 football on Sunday afternoon, in public parks and sports grounds. If there were NO CHARGES for admission, would you be for, or against, Sunday afternoon football? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 87 4.6 AGAINST 11 429 22.7 FOR 12 1375 72.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 2a. In your opinion, at what times should shops open and close on week days? Opening time: Category label Code Count Percent 8.00am 1 191 10.1 8.15am 2 8 .4 8.30am 3 262 13.9 8.45am 4 59 3.1 9.00am 5 1235 65.3 9.15am 6 28 1.5 9.30am 7 18 1.0 9.45am 8 20 1.1 NO OPINION 12 70 3.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 Closing time: Category label Code Count Percent 4.30pm 1 79 4.2 4.45pm 2 19 1.0 5.00pm 3 555 29.3 5.15pm 4 69 3.6 5.30pm 5 862 45.6 5.45pm 6 16 .8 6.00pm 7 201 10.6 6.15pm 8 2 .1 6.30pm 9 18 1.0 NO OPINION 12 70 3.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 2b. And on Saturdays, when should they open and close? Opening time: Category label Code Count Percent 8.00am 1 168 8.9 8.15am 2 3 .2 8.30am 3 194 10.3 8.45am 4 30 1.6 9.00am 5 930 49.2 9.15am 6 15 .8 9.30am 7 12 .6 9.45am 8 6 .3 CLOSE ALL DAY 11 447 23.6 NO OPINION 12 86 4.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 Closing time: Category label Code Count Percent 11.00am 1 66 3.5 11.15am 2 3 .2 11.30am 3 188 9.9 11.45am 4 19 1.0 12.00pm 5 769 40.7 12.15pm 6 2 .1 12.30pm 7 205 10.8 12.45pm 8 1 .1 1.00pm 9 105 5.6 CLOSE ALL DAY 11 447 23.6 NO OPINION 12 86 4.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 2c. Do you, or anyone else in your household, work in a shop, either as employer or employee? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 86 4.5 EMPLOYER 4 139 7.4 EMPLOYEE 5 239 12.6 NO 6 1427 75.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 3a. Did you read the news about devaluation of the English pound and our pound a few weeks ago? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 31 1.6 YES 4 1561 82.5 NO 5 299 15.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 3b. ASK EVERYONE: For many years the Australian pound has exchanged for sixteen English shillings. Have you an opinion on whether the Australian pound should exchange for sixteen English shillings or twenty English shillings? (If "Yes", ask: which do you favour - 16 or 20?) Category label Code Count Percent Missing 0 4 .2 Favor 16 shillings 6 214 11.3 Favor 20 shillings 7 1243 65.7 No opinion 8 430 22.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 4a. In the long run, do you think ATOMIC ENERGY will do more HARM than good, or more GOOD than harm? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 323 17.1 MORE GOOD 11 909 48.1 MORE HARM 12 659 34.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 4b. Do you think the atom bomb has made another war MORE likely or LESS likely? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 9 .5 MORE LIKELY 1 539 28.5 LESS LIKELY 2 918 48.5 NO OPINION 3 425 22.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 5a. As you know, the Australian Gallup Poll has predicted many referendums and elections accurately - thanks to the co-operation of people interviewed. The next question is to see how accurately we can forecast the coming Federal election. If there are 3 candidates in your district - one Labor, one Liberal and one Country Party - which is likely to receive your vote? If "Undecided" ASK: Well, which side are you leaning toward at present? Category label Code Count Percent 0 7 .4 COMMUNIST 6 1 .1 LABOR 7 782 41.4 LIBERAL 8 771 40.8 COUNTRY PARTY 9 200 10.6 OTHER 11 10 .5 UNDECIDED 12 120 6.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 5b. Do you think it's possible you may change your mind before the election? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 11 .6 YES 4 112 5.9 NO 5 1600 84.6 LEANING 6 45 2.4 UNDECIDED ON Q5A 7 123 6.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 6a. Have you, personally, considered bank nationalisation as an election issue, when deciding how to vote? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 14 .7 YES 4 871 46.1 NO 5 1006 53.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 6b. And rationing of petrol, have you considered that as an election issue, when deciding how to vote? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 16 .8 YES 6 769 40.7 NO 7 1106 58.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 8c. What was the last grade or class you were in at school or University? (1) State (Public in N.S.W.), complete and incomplete (2) High, Tech. or Private, complete and incomplete (3) University, complete and incomplete Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 98 5.2 STATE 1 968 51.2 HIGH,TECH OR PRIV 2 737 39.0 UNIVERSITY 3 88 4.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 9a. What would you say has the greater influence on the community in general - religion or politics? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 14 .7 RELIGION 1 794 42.0 POLITICS 2 798 42.2 EQUAL 3 197 10.4 NEITHER 4 88 4.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 9b. And which do you think has had the greater influence on your own life - religion or politics? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 18 1.0 RELIGION 5 1019 53.9 POLITICS 6 400 21.2 EQUAL 7 189 10.0 NEITHER 8 265 14.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 9c. To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 69 3.6 ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 374 19.8 CHURCH OF ENGLAND 2 734 38.8 PRESBYTERIAN 3 199 10.5 METHODIST 4 250 13.2 BAPTIST 5 34 1.8 PROTESTANT 6 81 4.3 OTHER CHRISTIANS 7 108 5.7 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 9 .5 NO RELIGION 9 33 1.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0 10. Do you think the Federal Government's airline T.A.A.(Trans-Australia Airlines) should, or should not, continue to operate? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 226 12.0 SHOULD NOT 11 743 39.3 SHOULD 12 922 48.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1891 100.0
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