D0186: Australian Gallup Poll, December 9, 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 1,434 interviews conducted in December 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 a shopping night. Would you favor, or oppose, shops being open ONE night a week until 9 o'clock? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 108 7.5 OPPOSE 11 385 26.8 FAVOR 12 941 65.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 1b. IF 'FAVOR': Which night do you suggest? Category label Code Count Percent MONDAY 1 2 .1 TUESDAY 2 2 .1 WEDNESDAY 3 49 3.4 THURSDAY 4 42 2.9 FRIDAY 5 775 54.0 SATURDAY 6 16 1.1 UNKNOWN 8 4 .3 UNKNOWN PERHAPS SUNDAY 9 23 1.6 UNDECIDED 10 28 2.0 NOT ASKED 11 493 34.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 1c. ASK EVERYONE: Does anyone in your family own or work in a shop? Category label Code Count Percent YES 8 273 19.0 NO 9 1082 75.5 NA 10 79 5.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 2a. Next about aboriginals and liquor. Do you think full-blooded aboriginals should, or should not, be allowed to buy beer and other alcoholic drinks, the same as other people? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 183 12.8 SHOULD NOT 11 510 35.6 YES SHOULD 12 741 51.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 3. Now a question on whether or not fluorine should be added to our water supply, to try to prevent children's teeth decaying. Would you be for, or against, adding fluorine to our water supply? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 863 60.2 AGAINST 2 274 19.1 NO OPINION 3 296 20.6 MISSING 4 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 4a. Next, about the standard working week, which is now 40 hours. In your opinion, should the standard working week be INCREASED to 42 hours - or REDUCED to less than 40 hours - or remain at 40 hours? Category label Code Count Percent INCREASE TO 42 4 155 10.8 REDUCE 5 118 8.2 REMAIN AT 40 6 1135 79.1 NO OPINION 7 26 1.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 4b. IF 'REDUCE': How many hours would you suggest? Category label Code Count Percent 30 YOURS 0 9 .6 33 HOURS 3 1 .1 5 50 3.5 6 20 1.4 7 4 .3 38 HOURS 8 16 1.1 CANT SAY 9 18 1.3 NOT ASKED 10 1316 91.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 5a. And a question about the Crimes Act. Have you formed an opinion on whether or not the changes in the Federal Crimes Act are good, or bad? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 11 929 64.8 YES OPINION 12 505 35.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 5b. IF 'YES': Speaking generally, do you favor, or oppose, those changes? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 1 266 18.5 OPPOSE 2 202 14.1 UNDECIDED 3 21 1.5 NOT ASKED 4 929 64.8 MISSING/NA 5 16 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 6. And a question on Federal powers. As you may know, there are State laws on hire purchase, but the Federal Parliament does NOT have power to make laws on HP. If you were voting today at a referendum, to transfer those powers from the State Parliaments to the Federal Parliament, would you vote YES in favor or NO against. Category label Code Count Percent YES FAVOR 4 624 43.5 NO AGAINST 5 498 34.7 UNDECIDED 6 312 21.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 7. And regarding 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 4 581 40.5 ALP 5 586 40.9 DLP 6 68 4.7 COMMUNIST 7 3 .2 INDEPENDENT 8 6 .4 UNDECIDED 9 187 13.0 MISSING 10 3 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 8a. And a question about the new Federal divorce law, which comes into effect next year. It will allow divorce after five years' separation. Do you approve, or disapprove, allowing divorce after five years' separation. Category label Code Count Percent APPROVE 1 970 67.6 DISAPPROVE 2 310 21.6 UNDECIDED 3 154 10.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 8c. ASK EVERYONE: To help classify answers to this question would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 307 21.4 CHURCH ENGLAND 2 595 41.5 PRESBYTERIAN 3 186 13.0 METHODIST 4 203 14.2 BAPTIST 5 19 1.3 PROTESTANT 6 4 .3 OTHER CHRISTIAN 7 69 4.8 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 15 1.0 NO RELIGION 9 17 1.2 MISSING 10 19 1.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 9. Next a question about South Africa which next year will become a Republic with its own President, like India. In your opinion, should South Africa then be allowed to remain in the British Commonwealth, or not? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 260 18.1 OPPOSE 11 172 12.0 YES REMAIN 12 1002 69.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 10. And about Mr Krushchev. Would you favor, or oppose, our Government inviting Mr Khrushchev to visit Australia? Category label Code Count Percent YES FAVOR 1 705 49.2 OPPOSE 2 599 41.8 UNDECIDED 3 130 9.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0 11. And lastly a question about Australia's control of eastern New Guinea. Judging by what you've read and heard, about how long do you think it will be before the people of New Guinea will be able to govern themselves. Category label Code Count Percent LESS THAN 5 YEARS 1 63 4.4 5 YEARS 2 49 3.4 6 TO 9 YEARS 3 21 1.5 10 YEARS 4 161 11.2 15 YEARS 5 67 4.7 20 YEARS 6 121 8.4 25 YEARS 7 46 3.2 30 YEARS 8 22 1.5 35-45 YEARS 9 15 1.0 50 YEARS 10 60 4.2 NO IDEA 11 441 30.8 INDEFINITE 12 367 25.6 MISSING 13 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1434 100.0
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