D0181: Australian Gallup Poll, October 9, 1969
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 1,691 interviews conducted in October 1969. 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 / 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 Royal visits. Speaking generally, do you favor, or oppose, Royal visits to Australia? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 139 8.2 OPPOSE 11 262 15.5 FAVOUR 12 1288 76.2 MISSING 13 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 1b. If 'FAVOR': should those visits be short and informal - or longer and more formal? Category label Code Count Percent SHORT 1 952 56.3 LONGER 2 204 12.1 DONT CARE 3 59 3.5 NOT ASKED;NE 4 476 28.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 1c. How often should they be? Category label Code Count Percent EVERY 1 YEAR 1 117 6.9 2 291 17.2 3 290 17.1 4 91 5.4 5 268 15.8 6 10 .6 7 5 .3 8 4 .2 EVERY 10 YEARS 10 41 2.4 MORE THAN 10 YEARS 11 3 .2 NO IDEA 12 14 .8 NOT ASKED 13 403 23.8 MISSING 14 154 9.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 2. And a question about 'button days', which are often held in most States to raise money for charities. Are you for, or against, those 'button days'? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 4 1067 63.1 AGAINST 5 517 30.6 UNDECIDED 6 97 5.7 MISSING 7 10 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 3a. The next question is about pensions. In your opinion, should there by an age at which ALL old people would get the full pension, no matter how much money they have? Category label Code Count Percent YES 7 1168 69.1 NO 8 444 26.3 UNDECIDED 9 75 4.4 MISSING 10 4 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 3b. IF 'YES': At what age for men? Category label Code Count Percent 50 9 .5 55 23 1.4 60 337 19.9 62 5 .3 63 8 .5 64 2 .1 65 699 41.3 66 2 .1 67 2 .1 68 4 .2 70 43 2.5 75 2 .1 NOT ASKED 98 523 30.9 MISSING 99 32 1.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 3c. And what age for women? Category label Code Count Percent 40 1 .1 45 5 .3 50 38 2.2 55 136 8.0 56 3 .2 57 3 .2 58 9 .5 60 846 50.0 61 1 .1 63 1 .1 65 84 5.0 67 1 .1 70 7 .4 72 1 .1 NOT ASKED 98 523 30.9 MISSING 99 32 1.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 4. And now about lotteries, which are conducted in most States. Which of these three alternatives (HAND CARD) would you prefer? Category label Code Count Percent NO LOTTERY 0 196 11.6 NO OPINION 1 117 6.9 LICENSED 11 427 25.3 GOVERNMENT RUN 12 941 55.6 MISSING 13 10 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 5. Next a question on whether licences to drive cars should be issued ONLY to people who agree to have blood alcohol tests after accidents. Do you think that would be fair, or unfair? Category label Code Count Percent FAIR 4 1112 65.8 UNFAIR 5 415 24.5 UNDECIDED 6 155 9.2 MISSING 7 9 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 6a. And now about checking old cars. It's been suggested all OLD cars should be officially checked for ROADWORTHINESS before being registered for another year. Would you favor, or oppose, testing ALL old cars every year? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 7 1547 91.5 OPPOSE 8 92 5.4 UNDECIDED 9 47 2.8 MISSING 10 5 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 6c. ASK EVERYONE: Do you own or drive a car or truck? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 1112 65.8 NO 2 546 32.3 MISSING 3 33 2.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 7a. And now about election prospects. If a FEDERAL election were being held today, which Party do you think you would probably vote for? IF 'LABOR': Would it be ALP or DLP? Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL CP 4 740 43.8 ALP 5 641 37.9 DEM LABOUR 6 66 3.9 COMMUNIST 7 3 .2 INDEPENDENT 8 17 1.0 UNDECIDED 9 206 12.2 MISSING 10 18 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 7b. At State elections, do you usually vote the same as at Federal elections? Category label Code Count Percent YES SAME 1 1429 84.5 NO 2 164 9.7 MISSING 3 98 5.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 7c. If a State election were being held soon, which Party do you think you would probably vote for? Category label Code Count Percent DLP 0 73 4.3 COMMUNIST 1 3 .2 INDEPENDENT 2 15 .9 INDEPENDENT 3 196 11.6 ALP 11 628 37.1 LIBERAL CP 12 701 41.5 MISSING 13 75 4.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 8. Next a question about the typist and phone which the Federal Government provides for each Member of Parliament. In your opinion, are Members entitled to have their offices - with those typists and phones - anywhere they like - or only in the States they represent in Parliament? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 159 9.4 OWN STATE 11 1408 83.3 ANYWHERE 12 114 6.7 MISSING 13 10 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 9. Here's a different kind of question - about Hell. Recently a group of Canadian churchmen said they did not believe Hell was a place of everlasting fiery torment. Do you believe there is such a Hell: or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES BELIEVE 1 452 26.7 NO 2 915 54.1 UNDECIDED 3 310 18.3 MISSING 4 14 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 9b. IF 'NO': Do you believe there is some kind of a hell? Category label Code Count Percent YES 4 418 24.7 NO 5 419 24.8 UNDECIDED 6 69 4.1 NOT ASKED 7 776 45.9 MISSING 8 9 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 9d. ASK EVERYONE: To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 336 19.9 CHURCH ENGLAND 2 688 40.7 PRESBYTERIAN 3 215 12.7 METHODIST 4 265 15.7 BAPTIST 5 28 1.7 PROTESTANT 6 1 .1 OTHER CHRISTIAN 7 78 4.6 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 16 .9 NO RELIGION 9 21 1.2 MISSING 10 43 2.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 10. Next a question about the Woomera rocket range in Central Australia, which is used by Australia and Britain to test rockets. Do you think America should, or should not, be invited to use the Woomera Range? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 179 10.6 SHOULDN'T 11 406 24.0 SHOULD 12 1099 65.0 MISSING 13 7 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 11a. And finally a question on disarmament. Did you read or hear of the plan for total disarmament proposed by Russia's Premier, Mr Khrushchev (Crew-shoff) at the United Nations? Category label Code Count Percent YES HEARD 1 1459 86.3 NO 2 222 13.1 MISSING 3 10 .6 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0 11b. ASK EVERYONE: He proposed that, within 4 years, all countries should abolish all their armed forces, war ministries and foreign bases, and destroy their nuclear bombs - An international body would supervise it. - Do you think that proposal would work or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES WOULD 3 457 27.0 WOULDNT 4 963 56.9 UNDECIDED 5 258 15.3 MISSING 6 13 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 1691 100.0
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