D0174: Australian Gallup Poll, November 23, 1957
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 1,920 interviews conducted in November 1957. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / political complexion / sex of interviewer / respondent status / 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 1a. The first question is about women's pay. If men and women are doing much the same work, do you think the women should be paid the same as the men, or less? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 81 4.2 LESS 11 551 28.7 SAME 12 1288 67.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 1b. If LESS: What proportion, or percentage, of the men's pay, should the women receive? Category label Code Count Percent NOT APPL/NOT ASKED 0 1390 72.4 10% 1 8 .4 20% 2 26 1.4 30% 3 6 .3 40% 4 2 .1 50% 5 25 1.3 60% 6 51 2.7 70% 7 236 12.3 80% 8 78 4.1 90% 9 98 5.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 2a. The next question is about marriage loans from the Government, to young people being married. Would you favor, or oppose, such marriage loans? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 110 5.7 OPPOSE 11 407 21.2 FAVOR 12 1403 73.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 2b. If FAVOR: For each couple, about how much would you suggest? Category label Code Count Percent 10-19 POUNDS 1 130 6.8 20-29 POUNDS 2 241 12.6 30-39 POUNDS 3 52 2.7 40-49 POUNDS 4 342 17.8 50-59 POUNDS 5 174 9.1 60-69 POUNDS 6 43 2.2 70-79 POUNDS 7 98 5.1 80-89 POUNDS 8 19 1.0 CANT SAY 9 301 15.7 NOT ASKED 10 517 26.9 NOT APPL/MISSING 11 3 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 2c. Over how many years do you think the loan should be repaid? Category label Code Count Percent 1 YEAR 1 48 2.5 2 YEARS 2 117 6.1 3 YEARS 3 23 1.2 4 YEARS 4 281 14.6 5 YEARS 5 109 5.7 6 YEARS 6 314 16.4 7 YEARS 7 110 5.7 8 YEARS 8 123 6.4 9 YEARS 9 60 3.1 CANT SAY 12 199 10.4 NOT ASKED 13 517 26.9 NOT APPL/MISSING 14 19 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 2d. After the birth of each child, would you favor, or oppose, canceling a part of the loan, so it wouldn't have to be repaid Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 140 7.3 NO 11 525 27.3 YES CANCEL 12 738 38.4 NOT ASKED 13 517 26.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 3. And now about working hours and living standards. As production methods improve, do you thing we should reduce working hours, and keep our present living standards - or work the same hours, to raise our living standards? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 72 3.8 SAME HOURS 11 1607 83.7 REDUCE HOURS 12 241 12.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 4a. The next is about long service leave. Do you favor, or oppose, long service leave? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 1 1661 86.5 OPPOSE 2 166 8.6 UNDECIDED 3 87 4.5 MISSING 4 6 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 4b. IF FAVOR: About how many weeks leave do you favor after, say 20 years' continuous service? Category label Code Count Percent 2 1 .1 3 12 .6 4 28 1.5 5 3 .2 6 37 1.9 7 2 .1 8 42 2.2 9 2 .1 10 15 .8 12 376 19.6 13 372 19.4 14 6 .3 15 26 1.4 16 38 2.0 18 6 .3 20 128 6.7 22 1 .1 23 1 .1 24 135 7.0 25 22 1.1 26 224 11.7 30 1 .1 32 3 .2 36 3 .2 40 8 .4 42 1 .1 43 1 .1 50 1 .1 52 19 1.0 60 2 .1 NO IDEA 98 143 7.4 NOT ASKED 99 261 13.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 5. The next question is about nationalising industry. On this card (HAND CARD) are some industries. Please read through the list and say which of them, if any, you think should be entirely owned and operated by the Government Insurance Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 357 18.6 NOT ENTIRELY 11 1123 58.5 ENTIRELY GOVT 12 440 22.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 Banking Category label Code Count Percent ENTIRELY GOVT 0 385 20.1 NOT ENTIRELY 1 1167 60.8 UNDECIDED 2 368 19.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 Shipping Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 401 20.9 ENTIRELY GOVT 2 321 16.7 NOT ENTIRELY 3 1198 62.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 Broadcasting Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 396 20.6 ENTIRELY GOVT 4 317 16.5 NOT ENTIRELY GOVT 5 1207 62.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 Television Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 407 21.2 ENTIRELY GOVT 6 330 17.2 NOT ENTIRELY 7 1183 61.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 6b. Would you be for, or against changing to a decimal coinage? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 592 30.8 AGAINST 11 670 34.9 FOR 12 658 34.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 7a. And now about drink and driving. Doctors say even beers cause point-one percent of alcohol in the blood, and make driving a car dangerous. If the police and a doctor both think a car driver has had that much to drink, should a blood test be compulsory or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES COMPEL 1 1500 78.1 NO DONT 2 313 16.3 UNDECIDED 3 107 5.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 7c. IF SUSPEND LICENCE: For how long? Category label Code Count Percent NOT APPL/MISSING 0 1132 59.0 1 53 2.8 2 10 .5 3 163 8.5 4 1 .1 5 2 .1 6 174 9.1 9 6 .3 10 2 .1 12 223 11.6 15 1 .1 18 3 .2 24 27 1.4 30 1 .1 36 19 1.0 48 3 .2 60 13 .7 CANT SAY 98 71 3.7 MISSING 99 16 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 8a. Did you read or hear of the Adelaide father caning his son 7 strokes in the presence of a policeman, or the order of a magistrate, because the boy had damaged a lot of property? Category label Code Count Percent NO 11 633 33.0 YES HEARD 12 1278 66.6 MISSING 13 9 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 8b. For boys who misbehave a lot, do you approve, or disapprove, that kind of punishment? Category label Code Count Percent APPROVE 0 1069 55.7 DISAPPROVE 1 637 33.2 UNDECIDED 2 214 11.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 8c. Did you read or hear of the two men in Melbourne, who were sentenced to 12 lashes for wounding a warder during an escape from gaol? Category label Code Count Percent YES HEARD 3 1389 72.3 NO 4 516 26.9 MISSING 5 15 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 8d. That sentence of lashing - do you approve it, or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES APPROVE 5 1155 60.2 NO 6 496 25.8 UNDECIDED 7 224 11.7 MISSING 8 45 2.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 9. The next question is about Australians who recently visited China, at the invitation of the Peking Government. Do you favor, or oppose; such visits to China? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 343 17.9 OPPOSE 11 427 22.2 FAVOR 12 1150 59.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 10. Now about the British hydrogen bombs, exploded at Christmas Island in the Pacific. Are you for or against, those H-bomb tests at Christmas Island? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 991 51.6 AGAINST 2 690 35.9 UNDECIDED 3 229 11.9 MISSING 4 10 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 11a. Have you seen either of the Russian satellites, or their casings? Category label Code Count Percent YES 4 1186 61.8 NO 5 716 37.3 MISSING 6 18 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0 11b. Do you think satellites are likely to have a big effect on our way of life? Category label Code Count Percent YES 6 705 36.7 NO 7 796 41.5 DONT KNOW 8 407 21.2 MISSING 9 12 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 1920 100.0
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