D0168: Australian Gallup Poll, December, 1955
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 2,088 interviews conducted in December 1955. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / religion / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / political complexion / sex of interviewer / interviewer grade / 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. Are you for, or against, having daylight saving - that is, putting the clock forward in summer? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 207 9.9 AGAINST 11 688 33.0 FOR 12 1193 57.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 2. And now a question about the means test for pensions. Do you think there should ALWAYS be a means test for old age and invalid pensions - or should it be done away with immediately - or gradually? Category label Code Count Percent ALWAYS 1 548 26.2 IMMEDIATELY 2 698 33.4 GRADUALLY 3 704 33.7 NO IDEA 4 132 6.3 MISSING 5 6 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 3a. The next question is about off-the-course totes - in shops connected by phone with totalisators on the race courses. Have you heard, or read, of the off-the-course totes in New Zealand? Category label Code Count Percent YES, KNOWN 5 964 46.2 NO 6 1097 52.5 MISSING 7 27 1.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 3b. ASK EVERYONE: Are you for, or against, having off-the-course totes in big cities and towns in (YOUR STATE)? Category label Code Count Percent YES, FOR 7 1010 48.4 AGAINST 8 590 28.3 NO OPINION 9 475 22.7 MISSING 10 13 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 3c. To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 430 20.6 CHURCH ENGLAND 2 827 39.6 PRESBYTERIAN 3 235 11.3 METHODIST 4 291 13.9 BAPTIST 5 41 2.0 PROTESTANT 6 46 2.2 OTHER CHRISTIAN 7 97 4.6 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 9 .4 NO RELIGION 9 21 1.0 MISSING 10 91 4.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 4a. SHOPPING HOURS: In some countries shops open all day Saturday and one or two evenings a week. The shop assistants work 40 hours a week in five shifts. Would you like those longer shopping hours here, or not? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 116 5.6 NO 11 1134 54.3 YES, LIKE IT 12 838 40.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 4b. Does anyone in your family work in a shop either as employer or employee? Category label Code Count Percent EMPLOYER P1Q41 132 6.4 EMPLOYEE P1Q42 289 14.1 NO P1Q43 1641 80.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 5a. UN: Do you think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES 4 1409 67.5 NO 5 332 15.9 NO OPINION 6 331 15.9 MISSING 7 16 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 5b. It's been suggested the United Nations should be made into a World Government, with control over the armed forces of ALL nations, including our own. Would you be for, or against, such a World Government? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 7 989 47.4 AGAINST 8 648 31.0 NO OPINION 9 421 20.2 MISSING 10 30 1.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 6a. The next question is to see how accurately we can forecast the coming Federal election for the House of Representatives. Judging by how you feel now, which party are you likely to vote for - ALP, or Anti-Com. Labor or Liberal, Country, Communist or somebody else? IF EVASIVE, ask: Well, which side are you leaning toward at present? Category label Code Count Percent ALP 3 752 36.0 ANTI-COMMUNIST LABOR 4 99 4.7 LIBERAL 5 797 38.2 CP 6 121 5.8 INDEPENDENT 7 16 .8 COMMUNIST 8 2 .1 UNDECIDED 9 301 14.4 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 6b. Which party is most likely to get your second preferences? IF LABOR: The Dr. Evatt Labor Party or the Anti-Communist Labor Party Category label Code Count Percent ALP 3 416 19.9 ANTI-COMMUNIST LABOR 4 399 19.1 LIBERAL 5 424 20.3 CP 6 198 9.5 INDEPENDENT 7 85 4.1 COMMUNIST 8 32 1.5 UNDECIDED 9 534 25.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 7. Do you usually vote (ANSWER TO 6a), or do you have a special reason this time? Category label Code Count Percent USUAL VOTE 1 1660 79.5 SPECIAL 2 174 8.3 FIRST VOTE 3 47 2.3 MISSING 4 207 9.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 8a. Next Saturday you'll also be voting for the Senate. Do you think the Senate should continue as it is, or be changed in some way, or be abolished? Category label Code Count Percent CONTINUE 4 965 46.2 CHANGE 5 155 7.4 ABOLISH 6 476 22.8 NO OPINION 7 478 22.9 MISSING 8 14 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 8c. ASK EVERYONE: As you feel now, how do you think you're likely to vote for the Senate - Your first preference Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL CP 0 944 45.2 OTHER 1 10 .5 UNDECIDED 2 276 13.2 ANTI-COMMUNIST LABOR 11 111 5.3 ALP 12 747 35.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 9a. AUSTRALIA'S PROBLEMS: After the election, which of these problems do you think Federal Parliament should attend to FIRST, no matter which party wins? Category label Code Count Percent COST OF LIVING 0 974 46.6 INDUSTRIAL UNREST 1 309 14.8 SOCIAL SERVICES 2 139 6.7 CAN T SAY 3 54 2.6 WAGES, CONDITIONS 11 164 7.9 INCREASE PRODUCTION 12 448 21.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 9b. And which second? Category label Code Count Percent INCREASE PRODUCTION 4 401 19.2 WAGES, CONDITIONS 5 303 14.5 COST OF LIVING 6 498 23.9 INDUSTRIAL UNREST 7 439 21.0 SOCIAL SERVICES 8 341 16.3 CAN T SAY 9 69 3.3 MISSING 10 37 1.8 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 10a. Now about petrol hours. On the back of the card, which of those times is nearest to what you favor as the CLOSING time for service stations, on SATURDAYS? Category label Code Count Percent NOON 1 212 10.2 12.30PM 2 266 12.7 1PM 3 423 20.3 5PM 4 93 4.5 5.30PM 5 63 3.0 6PM 6 173 8.3 8PM 7 137 6.6 11PM 8 104 5.0 OPEN ALWAYS 9 521 25.0 MISSING 10 96 4.6 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 10b. On Sundays? Category label Code Count Percent NOON 1 429 20.5 12.30PM 2 228 10.9 1PM 3 139 6.7 5PM 4 28 1.3 5.30PM 5 32 1.5 6PM 6 87 4.2 8PM 7 60 2.9 11PM 8 54 2.6 OPEN ALWAYS 9 438 21.0 DON T OPEN SUNDAYS 12 449 21.5 MISSING 13 144 6.9 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 10c. On weekdays? Category label Code Count Percent NOON 1 3 .1 12.30PM 2 3 .1 1PM 3 1 .0 5PM 4 71 3.4 5.30PM 5 338 16.2 6PM 6 653 31.3 8PM 7 257 12.3 11PM 8 152 7.3 OPEN ALWAYS 9 503 24.1 MISSING 10 107 5.1 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 11a. MALAYA: Do you think the Australian forces should remain in Malaya, or return to Australia? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 311 14.9 RETURN 11 602 28.8 REMAIN 12 1175 56.3 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0 11b. While in Malaya, should they fight in the jungle, or keep to garrison duty? Category label Code Count Percent JUNGLE 1 783 37.5 GARRISON 2 843 40.4 NO OPINION 3 410 19.6 MISSING 4 52 2.5 ------- ----- Total responses 2088 100.0
 SSDA HOME |
Please send email queries to
© Social Science Data Archives, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University. |