D0185: Australian Gallup Poll, September 30, 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 was based on 1,423 interviews conducted in September 1960. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation of head of household / vote at last Federal election / present voting intention / car ownership / WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. A weighting variable (WEIGHT) is included in the data file to indicate the interviewer workloads selected for duplication. 1a. The first question is a topical one - about the Olympic Games. Speaking generally, do you think the Olympic Games are a good thing, or not? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 48 3.4 NOT GOOD 11 78 5.5 GOOD THING 12 1295 91.0 MISSING 13 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 2a. Now, about the working week. Do you think the working week for wage earners should continue to be 40 hours - or should it be reduced to 35 hours? Category label Code Count Percent 40 HOURS 1 1133 79.6 35 HOURS 2 245 17.2 NO OPINION 3 45 3.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 2b. How many hours do (you) (your husband) now work each week, not counting any overtime? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 134 9.4 UNDER 35 HOURS 1 29 2.0 35-36 HOURS 2 62 4.4 37-38 HOURS 3 61 4.3 39-41 HOURS 4 725 50.9 42-44 HOURS 5 48 3.4 45-46 HOURS 6 26 1.8 47-48 HOURS 7 18 1.3 49-50 HOURS 8 61 4.3 51-59 HOURS 9 30 2.1 OVER 60 HOURS 11 73 5.1 DOESNT WORK 12 156 11.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 3a. Next, about abolishing the means test for old age pensions. If the pension were paid to everyone, each taxpayer would have to pay about 10/- a week more, to meet the extra cost. Would (you) (your husband) be for, or against, paying about 10/- per week MORE in taxes, so everyone could have the old-age pension, without a means test? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 104 7.3 PENSIONER 1 51 3.6 MISSING 2 3 .2 AGAINST 11 492 34.6 FOR 12 773 54.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 4a. And now, about voting in Parliament on moral issues, such as divorce and marriage. When Parliament is considering MORAL issues, do you think each member should HAVE to vote as his Party decides - OR should he be free to vote as he pleases? Category label Code Count Percent AS PARTY 4 97 6.8 AS CHOOSES 5 1250 87.8 UNDECIDED 6 65 4.6 MISSING 7 11 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 4b. To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 37 2.6 ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 289 20.3 CHURCH ENGLAND 2 577 40.5 PRESBYTERIAN 3 193 13.6 METHODIST 4 191 13.4 BAPTIST 5 19 1.3 PROTESTANT 6 9 .6 OTHER CHRISTIAN 7 76 5.3 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 10 .7 NO RELIGION 9 22 1.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 5a. Now a question about Australia changing from pounds, shillings and pence to DECIMAL coins, with everything in tens, like dollars and cents. Are you for, or against, our changing to decimal coins? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 278 19.5 AGAINST 11 442 31.1 FOR 12 703 49.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 5c. IF 'FOR': If we have decimal coins, it's suggested the CHIEF unit should equal 10 of our present shillings. Would you favor, or oppose that? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 1 9 .6 OPPOSE 2 2 .1 UNDECIDED 3 17 1.2 NOT ASKED 4 703 49.4 MISSING 5 692 48.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 5d. What do you think the CHIEF unit of our decimal coinage should be called - a pound, a dollar, or something typically Australia? Category label Code Count Percent POUND 4 7 .5 DOLLAR 5 5 .4 AUSTRALIAN 6 16 1.1 UNDECIDED 7 18 1.3 NOT ASKED 8 703 49.4 MISSING 9 674 47.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 6. The next question is about the housing shortage. Judging by what you see and hear, would you say the housing shortage is ending, or not ending? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 95 6.7 MISSING 1 7 .5 NOT ENDING 11 831 58.4 ENDING 12 490 34.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 7a. Next, about Government aid for church schools, which are run by several denominations. Do you think the FEDERAL Government should, or should not, meet PART of the cost of running church schools? Category label Code Count Percent YES SHOULD 1 754 53.0 NO 2 576 40.5 UNDECIDED 3 93 6.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 7b. IF 'YES': If it costs 100 pounds a year for each child at a church school, about how much of the 100 pounds should the Federal Government pay? Category label Code Count Percent NA 0 668 46.9 UNDER 20 POUNDS 1 20 1.4 21-29 POUNDS 2 125 8.8 30-40 POUNDS 3 57 4.0 41-59 POUNDS 4 277 19.5 60-70 POUNDS 5 12 .8 71-80 POUNDS 6 26 1.8 81-99 POUNDS 7 1 .1 100 POUNDS 8 56 3.9 NO IDEA 12 181 12.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 8a. Now, about the penalty for kidnapping. If a person kidnaps a child, gets the ransom money, and then returns the child unharmed - what should be the penalty, if he's caught and found guilty? Category label Code Count Percent HANG Q8A1 323 22.7 WHIP Q8A2 254 17.9 GAOL Q8A3 892 62.8 UNDECIDED Q8A4 96 6.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 8b. IF 'GAOL': How many years would you suggest? Category label Code Count Percent 16-19 YEARS 0 6 .4 1 OR 2 YEARS 1 10 .7 LIFE 2 369 25.9 3 OR 4 YEARS 3 9 .6 DONT KNOW 4 105 7.4 5 YEARS 5 40 2.8 6-9 YEARS 6 13 .9 10 YEARS 7 149 10.5 11-14 YEARS 8 15 1.1 15 YEARS 9 50 3.5 20 YEARS 11 124 8.7 OVER 20 YEARS 12 17 1.2 NOT APPLICABLE 13 516 36.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 9. Next, about the NAME of our migration policy - known as the White Australia Policy. Which of these names (HAND CARD) do you prefer? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 1 3 .2 UNKNOWN 2 15 1.1 WHITE AUSTRALIAN 5 358 25.2 ONE AUSTRALIAN 6 180 12.6 NATIONAL UNITY 7 299 21.0 RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION 8 380 26.7 NO OPINION 9 188 13.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 10. Next, about WESTERN New Guinea, now governed by the Dutch but claimed by Indonesia. Of the list on the back of the card, who do you think should govern Western New Guinea? Category label Code Count Percent Dichotomy label Name Count Cases DUTCH Q10A1 329 23.2 INDONESIA Q10A2 74 5.2 UNITED NATIONS Q10A3 400 28.1 AUSTRALIA Q10A4 353 24.8 OTHERS Q10A5 15 1.1 NO OPINION Q10A6 257 18.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 11a. And next, about the United Nations. Do you think the United Nations has been reasonably successful, or not? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 3 2 .1 SUCCESSFUL 4 1014 71.3 NO 5 254 17.8 NO OPINION 6 153 10.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0 11b. It's been suggested the United Nations should be made into a WORLD Government,to control the armed forces of ALL nations, including our own. If you had to vote on that, would you vote FOR A World Government or AGAINST it? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 7 770 54.1 AGAINST 8 423 29.7 NO OPINION 9 204 14.3 MISSING 10 26 1.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1423 100.0
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