D0190: Australian Gallup Poll, February 9, 1962
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 1,734 interviews conducted in February 1962. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / 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 1. The first question is about the school leaving age. In your opinion - until what age do you think it should be compulsory for boys and girls to remain at school? Category label Code Count Percent 13 YEARS 3 1 .1 4 130 7.5 5 484 27.9 6 880 50.7 7 138 8.0 8 58 3.3 19 YEARS 9 1 .1 NO OPINION 12 42 2.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 2a. And now a question on 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 1 1 .1 5 1 .1 6 POUNDS 6 1 .1 7 1 .1 8 1 .1 9 4 .2 10 25 1.4 11 5 .3 12 POUNDS 12 52 3.0 13 16 .9 14 56 3.2 15 207 11.9 16 148 8.5 17 90 5.2 18 221 12.7 19 32 1.8 20 473 27.3 21 8 .5 22 35 2.0 23 13 .7 24 12 .7 25 85 4.9 27 2 .1 28 3 .2 29 1 .1 30 19 1.1 38 1 .1 40 1 .1 NO IDEA 99 220 12.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 2b. And about ho much is food costing your family each week? Category label Code Count Percent 2 9 .5 3 26 1.5 4 34 2.0 5 104 6.0 6 POUNDS 6 115 6.6 7 123 7.1 8 196 11.3 9 89 5.1 10 327 18.9 11 49 2.8 12 POUNDS 12 150 8.7 13 28 1.6 14 26 1.5 15 69 4.0 16 18 1.0 17 2 .1 18 5 .3 20 14 .8 23 1 .1 24 1 .1 25 1 .1 NO IDEA 99 347 20.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 2c. How many are there in your family, living here, 16 and over? 2d. How many under 16 are there? (No data available for 2c. and 2d.) 2e. That makes a total of......? Category label Code Count Percent 1 PERSON 1 121 7.0 2 419 24.2 3 300 17.3 4 424 24.5 5 246 14.2 6 137 7.9 7 54 3.1 8 17 1.0 9 PEOPLE 9 9 .5 10 PEOPLE 10 4 .2 11 1 .1 12 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 3a. Next, about Saturday banking. Do you think savings banks should be open - or closed on Saturday morning. Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 10 79 4.6 CLOSED 11 562 32.4 OPEN 12 1093 63.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 3b. And the trading banks - banks you can draw cheques from - should they be open or closed - on Saturday morning? Category label Code Count Percent OPEN 1 939 54.2 CLOSED 2 654 37.7 NO OPINION 3 139 8.0 MISSING 4 2 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 3c. Do you have an account at a savings Bank? Category label Code Count Percent YES 4 1427 82.3 NO 5 257 14.8 MISSING 6 50 2.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 3d. Do you have a trading bank account, with a cheque book? Category label Code Count Percent YES 6 987 56.9 NO 7 697 40.2 MISSING 8 50 2.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 4a. Now a question on the recent Federal election, which the Menzies Government won with only a bare majority. Are you satisfied with the result of the election - or would you have preferred a bigger Liberal majority - or a Labor government? Category label Code Count Percent ALP GOVT 9 706 40.7 NO OPINION 10 117 6.7 BIGGER LCP MAJORITY 11 469 27.0 SATISFIED 12 442 25.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 4b. In your opinion, what was the chief reason the Liberal Party lost so many seats at the Federal election in December? Category label Code Count Percent CREDIT SQUEEZE Q4B1 582 33.6 UNEMPLOYMENT Q4B2 338 19.5 FAILURE TO KEEP PROMISES Q4B3 46 2.7 NO POLICY Q4B4 53 3.1 COMPLACENT Q4B5 138 8.0 TOO LONG IN OFFICE Q4B6 115 6.6 IMMIGRATION POLICY Q4B7 5 .3 LABOUR BETTER POLICY Q4B8 27 1.6 NOT ENOUGH DONE IN QUEENSLAND Q4B9 78 4.5 MENZIES POLICY Q4B10 110 6.3 OTHER ANSWERS Q4B11 160 9.2 NO IDEA NO ANSWER Q4B12 311 17.9 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 5a. The Gallup Poll is checking its forecast of the Federal election. Would you mind telling me which party or candidate you voted for in December, for the House of Representatives (ALP or DLP/QLP) Category label Code Count Percent 21 SINCE LAST ELECTION 0 83 4.8 LIBERAL 1 736 42.4 INDEPENDENT OR MINOR PARTY 2 3 .2 COMMUNIST 3 1 .1 DLP QLP 4 83 4.8 ALP 5 828 47.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 5b. About how long before voting day did you finally make up your mind to vote that way? Category label Code Count Percent 1 WK 1 87 5.0 2 WK 2 35 2.0 3 WK 3 20 1.2 4 WK 4 40 2.3 2-3 MTHS 5 57 3.3 4-6 MTHS 6 83 4.8 6+ MTHS 7 73 4.2 ALWAYS 8 1339 77.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 IF WITHIN 3 MONTHS, ASK: 5c. Before that, how were you thinking of voting? Category label Code Count Percent 21 SINCE LAST ELECTION 0 85 4.9 LIBERAL 1 72 4.2 INDEPENDENT OR MINOR PARTY 2 2 .1 COMMUNIST 3 1 .1 DLP QLP 4 12 .7 ALP 5 49 2.8 NOT ASKED 6 1495 86.2 MISSING 7 18 1.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 6a. If another Federal election is held soon, how are you likely to vote? IF LABOR: ALP or (DLP) (QLP) Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL CP 4 702 40.5 ALP 5 820 47.3 DLP 6 60 3.5 COMMUNIST 7 2 .1 INDEPENDENT 8 3 .2 UNDECIDED 9 147 8.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 7a. And now a question about ballot papers at Federal elections which show the candidates' names and not their parties. Do you think candidates' parties should, or should not, be shown after their names? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 1 .1 NO OPINION 10 57 3.3 SHOULDNT 11 205 11.8 SHOULD 12 1471 84.8 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 7b. On your ballot paper, do you think you should have to mark only your first preference for the candidate you want to win - or should you also have to mark your preferences for other candidates. Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 3 .2 ONLY FIRST 1 1012 58.4 ALSO OTHER 2 622 35.9 UNDECIDED 3 97 5.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 7c. If ALSO OTHERS: For all candidates or for only those you want to give preferences to? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 31 1.8 ALL 4 364 21.0 SOME 5 227 13.1 NOT ASKED 6 1112 64.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 8. Now about import quotas, which until 2 years ago limited imports of some kinds of goods. Only certain firms with special licences could then import quotas of those goods. Do you think we should - or should not - again have import quotas for some goods? Category label Code Count Percent SHOULD 7 1122 64.7 NO IMPORT QUOTAS 8 275 15.9 NO OPINION 9 337 19.4 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 9a. Next a different type of question - about immigrants. Judging by what you see and hear do you think immigrants are changing Australia's culture and way of life or having little effect? Category label Code Count Percent CANT SAY 10 149 8.6 LITTLE EFFECT 11 689 39.7 CHANGING 12 896 51.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 9c. Altogether would you say we are better or worse for that? Category label Code Count Percent MISSING 0 31 1.8 ALL 4 364 21.0 SOME 5 227 13.1 NOT ASKED 6 1112 64.1 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 10. And a topical question, about the 2,000 Australian soldiers and airmen training in Malaya Do you think they should remain in Malaya - or be brought back to Australia? Category label Code Count Percent REMAIN 2 844 48.7 BRING BACK 3 551 31.8 NO OPINION 4 339 19.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0 11. And about West New Guinea, which is governed by the Dutch, but claimed by Indonesia. If Indonesia and Holland fight over West New Guinea should Australia fight to help the Dutch - or to help the Indonesians - or not fight for either? Category label Code Count Percent HELP DUTCH 5 400 23.1 HELP INDONESIANS 6 29 1.7 NOT FIGHT 7 1032 59.5 NO OPINION 8 272 15.7 MISSING 9 1 .1 ------- ----- Total responses 1734 100.0
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