D0183: Australian Gallup Poll, April 2, 1960
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 1,517 interviews conducted in April 1960 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 / 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 week-end BAKING. Are you for, or against, bread being baked on SATURDAYS? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 163 10.7 AGAINST 11 531 35.0 FOR 12 808 53.3 MISSING 13 15 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 1b. IF 'FOR': Should it be sold ONLY at shops, or also delivered on Saturdays? Category label Code Count Percent ONLY SHOPS 1 469 30.9 DELIVERED 2 284 18.7 UNDECIDED 3 40 2.6 NOT ASKED 4 709 46.7 MISSING 5 15 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 1c. ASK EVERYONE: And what about baking bread on Sundays? Are you for, or against, that? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 4 271 17.9 AGAINST 5 1133 74.7 UNDECIDED 6 81 5.3 MISSING 7 32 2.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 1d. IF 'FOR': Should it be sold ONLY at shops, or also delivered on Sundays? Category label Code Count Percent ONLY SHOPS 7 212 14.0 DELIVERED 8 28 1.8 UNDECIDED 9 18 1.2 NOT ASKED 10 1246 82.1 MISSING 11 13 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 2. Next, about the school leaving age. In your opinion, until what age should it be COMPULSORY for boys and girls to REMAIN at school? Category label Code Count Percent 12 YEARS 2 2 .1 3 1 .1 4 134 8.8 5 463 30.5 6 770 50.8 7 60 4.0 8 33 2.2 19 YEARS 9 1 .1 NO OPINION 12 51 3.4 MISSING 13 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 3a. And now a question about child endowment. Do you think child endowment should be continued, or abolished? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 54 3.6 ABOLISH 11 81 5.3 CONTINUE 12 1381 91.0 MISSING 13 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 3b. (If it is continued) about how much should it be each week for the ELDEST child? Category label Code Count Percent 5 SHILLINGS 1 194 12.8 7 SHILLINGS 6 2 46 3.0 10 SHILLINGS 3 688 45.4 12 and 6 4 14 .9 15 shillings 5 108 7.1 17 and 6 6 4 .3 20 shillings 7 147 9.7 More than 20, Av 30 8 35 2.3 NO OPINION 12 281 18.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 3c. And how much for each other child? Category label Code Count Percent 5 SHILLINGS 1 146 9.6 7 SHILLINGS 6 2 101 6.7 10 SHILLINGS 3 732 48.3 12 and 6 4 19 1.3 15 shillings 5 110 7.3 17 and 6 6 4 .3 20 shillings 7 91 6.0 More than 20, Av 30 8 29 1.9 NO OPINION 12 285 18.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 3d. Until what age should it be paid, for those at school? Category label Code Count Percent 10 YEARS 0 4 .3 2 6 .4 3 3 .2 4 87 5.7 5 229 15.1 6 809 53.3 7 75 4.9 8 74 4.9 19 YEARS 9 2 .1 NO OPINION 12 207 13.6 MISSING 13 21 1.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 4a. And now about Princess Margaret's marrying a commoner, Mr Armstrong-Jones. Are you for, or against, a British Princess marrying a commoner? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 10 153 10.1 AGAINST 11 43 2.8 FOR 12 1314 86.6 MISSING 13 7 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 4b. After they're married, do you think Mr Armstrong-Jones should, or should not, be given a title? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 1 582 38.4 SHOULD NOT 2 639 42.1 UNDECIDED 3 265 17.5 MISSING 4 31 2.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 5. Now about off-the-course tote bets. If the tote were to set up branch offices - for off-the-course betting, throughout this State - and there was a tote office in this district - do you think on race day they should accept ONLY bets covered by money lodged there the day before - or should they ALSO accept bets for cash, on race day? Category label Code Count Percent DAY BEFORE 4 75 4.9 ON DAY 5 741 48.8 NO OPINION 6 651 42.9 MISSING 7 50 3.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 6a. Next about Sunday pictures. Do you favor, or oppose, picture theatre opening on Sunday evening? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 7 774 51.0 0PP0SE 8 678 44.7 NO OPINION 9 64 4.2 MISSING 10 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 6b. To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 304 20.0 CHURCH ENGLAND 2 612 40.3 PRESBYTERIAN 3 208 13.7 METHODIST 4 226 14.9 BAPTIST 5 27 1.8 PROTESTANT 6 8 .5 OTHER CHRISTIAN 7 83 5.5 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 8 .5 NO RELIGION 9 13 .9 MISSING 10 28 1.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 6c. Are you a regular church-goer? Category label Code Count Percent NO 11 807 53.2 YES 12 669 44.1 MISSING 13 41 2.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 7. And a question on Socialism, which is part of the Labor Party's policy. Do you think the Labor Party should keep Socialism in its policy, or drop it? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 10 529 34.9 DROP IT 11 584 38.5 KEEP IT 12 394 26.0 MISSING 13 10 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 8. Next, about Life Peerages, like Lord Casey's which cease when the holder dies. Are you for, or against, Australians accepting life peerage? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 925 61.0 AGAINST 2 315 20.8 UNDECIDED 3 266 17.5 MISSING 4 11 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 9a. And now a question about visits by world leaders. Would you favor, or oppose, our Government inviting President Eisenhower to visit Australia? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 4 1353 89.2 OPPOSE 5 101 6.7 UNDECIDED 6 59 3.9 MISSING 7 4 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 9b. And what about inviting Russia's Premier Mr Krushchev to visit Australia? Would you favor, or oppose, inviting him? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 7 1060 69.9 OPPOSE 8 358 23.6 UNDECIDED 9 89 5.9 MISSING 10 10 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 10a. And about trade with Japan. In your opinion, is our trade agreement with Japan turning out to be good, or bad, for us? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 10 304 20.0 BAD 11 361 23.8 GOOD 12 835 55.0 MISSING 13 17 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 10b. As far as you know, have you bought any Japanese goods in the past couple of years? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 923 60.8 NO 2 565 37.2 MISSING 3 29 1.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 10c. IF 'YES': How do you think those Japanese goods compare for quality with similar goods, about the same price, from other countries? Category label Code Count Percent BETTER 4 215 14.2 SAME 5 513 33.8 WORSE 6 166 10.9 NOT ASKED 7 594 39.2 MISSING 8 29 1.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 11. And finally, a question about nuclear missile bases, and early-warning radar bases - like those America has been allowed to set up in England. If America wanted to set up similar bases in Northern Australia, should we allow them, or not? Category label Code Count Percent ALLOW 7 973 64.1 DONT 8 334 22.0 NO OPINION 9 203 13.4 MISSING 10 7 .5 ------- ----- Total responses 1517 100.0 IN VICTORIA ASK: 12a. In his recent liquor report, Judge Fraser suggested we should have 10 o'clock closing. If you were voting today at a referendum on extending hotel trading hours on weekdays to 10 o'clock, would you probably vote 'Yes' in favor of extension, or 'No'? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 22 5.5 NO 6 PM 11 159 39.8 YES 10 PM 12 218 54.5 MISSING 13 1 .3 ------- ------- Total responses 400 100.0 12b. If 10 o'clock were to win at a referendum, do you think hotel bars should, or should not, close in the evening for an hour from 6.30 pm? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD CLOSE 1 294 73.5 NO 2 79 19.8 UNDECIDED 3 22 5.5 MISSING 4 5 1.3 ------- ------- Total responses 400 100.0 12c. Judge Fraser also suggested we should have two new kinds of liquor licences. One new kind, to be called taverns, would have bars, but NO meals or accommodation. Would you favor, or oppose, having these licensed taverns? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 4 196 49.0 OPPOSE 5 171 42.8 UNDECIDED 6 32 8.0 MISSING 7 1 .3 ------- ------- Total responses 400 100.0 12d. The other new kind of liquor licence would be for restaurants, which could sell any liquor, except beer, with meals until 10 pm. Would you favor, or oppose, those licensed restaurants? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 7 254 63.5 OPPOSE 8 127 31.8 UNDECIDED 9 18 4.5 MISSING 10 1 .3 ------- ------- Total responses 400 100.0 12e. Are you a teetotaller, or do you have an occasional drink? Category label Code Count Percent TEETOTAL 1 112 28.0 OCCASIONAL 2 287 71.8 MISSING 3 1 .3 ------- ------- Total responses 400 100.0
 SSDA HOME |
Please send email queries to
© Social Science Data Archives, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University. |