D0187: Australian Gallup Poll, February 10, 1961
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 1,533 interviews conducted in February 1961. 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 NATIONAL insurance for pensions, sickness, and unemployment. Do you favor, or oppose, COMPULSORY national insurances, with (weekly) contributions from everyone with an income? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 9 131 8.5 PENSIONER 10 48 3.1 OPPOSE 11 255 16.6 FAVOR 12 1098 71.6 MISSING 13 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 2a. Next about living costs. In your opinion what's the smallest amount a family of four - parents and two children - need each week, to keep in health and live decently - that is, the smallest amount for ALL expenses including rent? Category label Code Count Percent 11 POUNDS OR LESS 1 51 3.3 2 43 2.8 3 11 .7 4 50 3.3 5 208 13.6 6 137 8.9 7 73 4.8 8 142 9.3 19 POUNDS 9 27 1.8 20 POUNDS 10 409 26.7 OVER 20 POUNDS 11 144 9.4 NO IDEA 12 235 15.3 MISSING 13 3 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 2b. ASK EVERYONE: About how much is FOOD costing your family each week? Category label Code Count Percent 0 2 .1 2 8 .5 3 25 1.6 4 41 2.7 5 84 5.5 6 105 6.8 7 112 7.3 8 189 12.3 9 85 5.5 10 277 18.1 11 42 2.7 12 123 8.0 13 21 1.4 14 19 1.2 15 53 3.5 16 8 .5 17 10 .7 18 9 .6 20 19 1.2 25 1 .1 NO IDEA 98 299 19.5 MISSING 99 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 2c. How many are there in your family 16 and over? 2d. And how many UNDER 16? 2e. That makes a total of....including parents? Category label Code Count Percent 1 PERSON 1 106 6.9 2 364 23.7 3 275 17.9 4 353 23.0 5 237 15.5 6 94 6.1 7 40 2.6 8 19 1.2 9 PEOPLE 9 8 .5 10 OR MORE 10 4 .3 NO ANSWER 11 33 2.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 3a. It's been suggested a law is needed to protect the public against restrictive trade practices. Can you remember any instances of restrictive trade practices? Category label Code Count Percent NO 11 1144 74.6 YES 12 348 22.7 MISSING 13 41 2.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 3c. Would you say a law should, or should not, be passed to stop restrictive trade practices? Category label Code Count Percent YES SHOULD 0 663 43.2 SHOULD NOT 1 243 15.9 NO OPINION 2 507 33.1 MISSING 3 120 7.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 4. Now a question about our next Governor-General, in Canberra. Which of these (HOLD CARD) would you prefer for our next Governor-General? An Australian - a member of the Royal Family - someone else from England - or a Canadian, American or someone else? Category label Code Count Percent AUSTRALIAN 3 951 62.0 ROYALTY 4 202 13.2 OTHER ENGLISH 5 289 18.9 CANADIAN 6 12 .8 AMERICAN 7 14 .9 OTHER COUNTRY 8 6 .4 NO IDEA 9 56 3.7 MISSING 10 3 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 5. Next, 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) (QLP)? Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL CP 4 614 40.1 ALP 5 661 43.1 DLP 6 68 4.4 COMMUNIST 7 1 .1 INDEPENDENT 8 13 .8 UNDECIDED 9 175 11.4 MISSING 10 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 6. And next a question about the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, who is now 66. Forgetting for a moment you're Liberal or Labor, do you think Mr Menzies should continue as Prime Minister - or retire because he's 66? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 56 3.7 RETIRED 11 609 39.7 CONTINUE 12 866 56.5 MISSING 13 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 7a. Now, a question about Church leaders. A few months ago the Archbishop of Canterbury visited the Pope in Rome. In your opinion, was that visit a good thing, or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES GOOD 1 1197 78.1 NO 2 143 9.3 NO OPINION 3 193 12.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 7b. Do you think the Pope should, or should not, visit the Archbishop of Canterbury? Category label Code Count Percent YES SHOULD 4 1106 72.1 SHOULDNT 5 169 11.0 NO OPINION 6 240 15.7 MISSING 7 18 1.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 7c. ASK EVERYONE: To help classify answers to this question, would you mind telling me your religion? Category label Code Count Percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 1 319 20.8 CHURCH ENGLAND 2 624 40.7 PRESBYTERIAN 3 185 12.1 METHODIST 4 226 14.7 BAPTIST 5 27 1.8 PROTESTANT 6 5 .3 OTHER CHRISTIAN 7 68 4.4 NON-CHRISTIAN 8 10 .7 NO RELIGION 9 19 1.2 MISSING 10 50 3.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 8a. And about Princess Margaret's husband. Which do you think would be better - for Princess Margaret's husband to be given a title - or to remain as Mr Armstrong Jones? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 10 223 14.5 MR JONES 11 797 52.0 TITLE 12 501 32.7 MISSING 13 12 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 8b. IF 'TITLE': A knighthood or something higher? Category label Code Count Percent KNIGHT 1 215 14.0 HIGHER 2 195 12.7 DONT KNOW 3 74 4.8 NOT ASKED 4 1032 67.3 MISSING 5 17 1.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 9a. Did you read or hear of Prince Phillip shooting a tiger recently in India? Category label Code Count Percent YES 4 1415 92.3 NO 5 114 7.4 MISSING 6 4 .3 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 9b. ASK EVERYONE: In your opinion, should Prince Phillip have gone tiger shooting, or not? Category label Code Count Percent YES SHOULD 7 1150 75.0 SHOULDNT 8 214 14.0 NO OPINION 9 150 9.8 MISSING 10 19 1.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 10a. Next, about the United Nations Emergency Force in the Congo, which is made up of groups of men from SMALL countries. Do you think that force should be restricted to men from SMALL countries or should it also include groups from England, Russia, the United States, and other BIG countries? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 10 368 24.0 ALSO BIG 11 829 54.1 ONLY SMALL 12 320 20.9 MISSING 13 16 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 10b. It's been suggested the United Nations should have a PERMANENT Emergency Force, big enough to deal with small wars anywhere in the world. Would you be for, or against, having that permanent UN force? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 1068 69.7 AGAINST 2 230 15.0 UNDECIDED 3 216 14.1 MISSING 4 19 1.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 11a. Now, about visits from Communist trade unions. Recently, two Chinese Communist trade union officials visited Australia, and a trade union delegation from Russia will visit Australia soon. Do you favor, or oppose, those visits? Category label Code Count Percent FAVOR 4 649 42.3 OPPOSE 5 683 44.6 UNDECIDED 6 198 12.9 MISSING 7 3 .2 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 11b. Are you (or your husband) a member of a trade union? Category label Code Count Percent YES 1 591 38.6 NO 2 906 59.1 MISSING 3 36 2.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0 11c. IF "YES": Do you think ALL trade unions should, or should not, help meet the cost of the Russians coming here? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 7 71 4.6 SHOULDNT 8 432 28.2 UNDECIDED 9 58 3.8 NOT ASKED 10 942 61.4 MISSING 11 30 2.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1533 100.0
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