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D0081: Australian Gallup Poll, August 3 1951
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 1,571 interviews conducted in August 1951.
BACKGROUND VARIABLES
age / sex / economic classification / occupation / location /
vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership /
telephone subscriber /
WEIGHTING
The responses are unweighted. A weighting variable (WTVAR) is included in
the data file to indicate the interviewer workloads selected for duplication.
THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES
1b. And race broadcasts on Saturday afternoon. Do you think there
should be more race broadcasts - less - or the same as now?
Category label Code Count Percent
MORE 6 41 2.6
LESS 7 746 47.5
AS NOW 8 607 38.6
NO OPINION 9 169 10.8
MISSING 13 8 .5
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Total responses 1571 100.0
1c. How many hours do you usually have your radio going
on Saturday afternoons ?
Category label Code Count Percent
RARELY, NEVER 0 627 39.9
ONE HOUR 1 138 8.8
TWO HOURS 2 196 12.5
THREE HOURS 3 145 9.2
FOUR HOURS 4 202 12.9
FIVE HOURS 5 121 7.7
SIX HOURS 6 106 6.7
SEVEN HOURS 7 4 .3
EIGHT HOURS 8 4 .3
NINE HOURS 9 4 .3
MISSING 13 24 1.5
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Total responses 1571 100.0
2a. In your opinion, what is the SMALLEST amount the average family
of FOUR needs each week, to keep in health and live decently -
that is, the amount needed for all expenses, including rent?
Category label Code Count Percent
4 3 .2
5 8 .5
6 25 1.6
7 38 2.4
8 122 7.8
9 99 6.3
10 500 31.8
11 96 6.1
12 324 20.6
13 21 1.3
14 40 2.5
15 82 5.2
16 16 1.0
17 2 .1
18 2 .1
20 12 .8
30 2 .1
CAN'T SAY 98 176 11.2
MISSING 99 3 .2
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Total responses 1571 100.0
2b. And how much is FOOD costing your family each week?
Category label Code Count Percent
0 1 .1
1 10 .6
2 36 2.3
3 87 5.5
4 196 12.5
5 330 21.0
6 262 16.7
7 149 9.5
8 121 7.7
9 24 1.5
10 POUNDS + 11 51 3.2
CAN'T SAY 12 300 19.1
MISSING 13 4 .3
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Total responses 1571 100.0
2d1. How many adults are there in your family?
Category label Code Count Percent
1 ADULT 1 102 6.5
2 ADULTS 2 1022 65.1
3 ADULTS 3 250 15.9
4 ADULTS 4 124 7.9
5 ADULTS 5 39 2.5
6 ADULTS 6 13 .8
7 ADULTS 7 7 .4
8 ADULTS 8 2 .1
9 ADULTS 9 2 .1
MISSING 13 10 .6
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Total responses 1571 100.0
2d2. How many children are there in your family?
Category label Code Count Percent
NO CHILDREN 0 690 43.9
1 CHILD 1 309 19.7
2 CHILDREN 2 306 19.5
3 CHILDREN 3 147 9.4
4 CHILDREN 4 68 4.3
5 CHILDREN 5 22 1.4
6 CHILDREN 6 8 .5
7 CHILDREN 7 4 .3
8 CHILDREN 8 3 .2
9 CHILDREN 9 1 .1
10 OR MORE CHILDREN 10 2 .1
MISSING 13 11 .7
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Total responses 1571 100.0
2d3. How many are there in TOTAL in your family?
Category label Code Count Percent
1 PERSON 1 89 5.7
2 PERSONS 2 349 22.2
3 PERSONS 3 365 23.2
4 PERSONS 4 383 24.4
5 PERSONS 5 195 12.4
6 PERSONS 6 104 6.6
7 PERSONS 7 34 2.2
8 PERSONS 8 22 1.4
9 PERSONS 9 8 .5
10 OR MORE PERSONS 10 11 .7
MISSING 13 11 .7
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Total responses 1571 100.0
3a. Now a question to forecast next month's referendum - on whether
or not the Communist Party should be banned. At the referendum,
are you likely to vote Yes, for banning, or No, against banning?
Category label Code Count Percent
UNDECIDED 0 144 9.2
NO 11 274 17.4
YES 12 1148 73.1
MISSING 13 5 .3
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Total responses 1571 100.0
4. And next a question on the Olympic Games, which will be held in
Finland next year, and are planned for Melbourne for 1956. Are
you for, or against, holding the Olympic Games in Melbourne in
1956?
Category label Code Count Percent
FOR 7 1184 75.4
AGAINST 8 224 14.3
NO OPINION 9 158 10.1
MISSING 13 5 .3
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Total responses 1571 100.0
5a. If a Federal election were held today, which party would you
probably vote for?
Category label Code Count Percent
LABOR 5 700 44.6
LIBERAL 6 617 39.3
C.P 7 88 5.6
OTHER 8 6 .4
UNDECIDED 9 154 9.8
MISSING 13 6 .4
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Total responses 1571 100.0
5b. What would be your chief reason for voting that way?
(0) Always have, habit, family does
(1) For private enterprise, opposing nationising and
socialising.
(2) Labor is too militant, radical
(3) Oppose Communists, Labor pro-Communistic
(4) Admire Menzies
(5) More stable, better balanced, more capable, better job
(6) General policy; Platform
(7) Least sectional
(8) The keep their promises, give more time
(9) Other answers
(11) Best for man on land
(12) No opinion, no reason
Category label Code Count Percent
ALWAYS HAVE, ETC 0 226 14.4
FOR PRIV. ENTERPRISE 1 62 3.9
LABOR TOO MILITANT 2 34 2.2
OPPOSE COMMUNISTS 3 57 3.6
ADMIRE MENZIES 4 20 1.3
MORE STABLE ETC 5 136 8.7
GENERAL POLICY ETC 6 85 5.4
LEAST SECTIONAL 7 350 22.3
KEEP PROMISES ETC 8 95 6.0
OTHER ANSWERS 9 70 4.5
BEST FOR MAN ON LAND 11 25 1.6
NO OPINION 12 411 26.2
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Total responses 1571 100.0
6. The Federal Government has announced plans to sell
its half share in A.W.A. Which of those interests (HAND CARD) do
you think the Government should sell, and which should it keep?
(READ CARD WITH INTERVIEWEE)
AWA - Amalgamated Wireless (51 p.c. owned by Govt.)
Category label Code Count Percent
NO OPINION 0 330 21.0
SELL 11 567 36.1
KEEP 12 649 41.3
MISSING 13 25 1.6
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Total responses 1571 100.0
COR - Commonwealth Oil Refineries (51 p.c. owned by Govt.)
Category label Code Count Percent
KEEP 1 788 50.2
SELL 2 420 26.7
NO OPINION 3 331 21.1
MISSING 4 32 2.0
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Total responses 1571 100.0
TAA - Trans-Australia Airlines (All owned by Govt.)
Category label Code Count Percent
KEEP 4 771 49.1
SELL 5 493 31.4
NO OPINION 6 278 17.7
MISSING 7 29 1.8
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Ships - Commonwealth-owned Cargo Ships (All owned by Govt.)
Category label Code Count Percent
KEEP 7 711 45.3
SELL 8 520 33.1
NO OPINION 9 310 19.7
MISSING 13 30 1.9
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Total responses 1571 100.0
7. On the back of the card are several
suggestions for stopping inflation. Which do you favor,
and which do you oppose? (Read card with interviewee.
Strike out if undecided.)
Alter the exchange rate, to make our pound equal to the English
pound.
Category label Code Count Percent
OPPOSE 11 293 18.7
FAVOR 12 879 56.0
MISSING 13 399 25.4
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Restrict time payment sales.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 0 577 36.7
OPPOSE 1 757 48.2
MISSING 2 237 15.1
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Limit amount of bank loans to businesses.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 2 526 33.5
OPPOSE 3 679 43.2
MISSING 4 366 23.3
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Reduce immigration.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 4 759 48.3
OPPOSE 5 601 38.3
MISSING 6 211 13.4
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Return to 44-hour week.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 6 924 58.8
OPPOSE 7 520 33.1
MISSING 8 127 8.1
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Increase sales taxes.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 8 250 15.9
OPPOSE 9 1066 67.9
MISSING 13 255 16.2
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Increase taxes on wages and salaries.
Category label Code Count Percent
OPPOSE 11 1175 74.8
FAVOR 12 180 11.5
MISSING 13 216 13.7
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Increase taxes on companies.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 0 816 51.9
OPPOSE 1 464 29.5
MISSING 2 291 18.5
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Dismiss 10,000 Government employees.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 2 796 50.7
OPPOSE 3 540 34.4
MISSING 4 235 15.0
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Total responses 1571 100.0
Take compulsory savings out of each week's pay.
Category label Code Count Percent
FAVOR 4 591 37.6
OPPOSE 5 754 48.0
MISSING 6 226 14.4
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Total responses 1571 100.0
8a. If we have a referendum on price control, are you likely to vote
for FEDERAL control or STATE control of prices?
Category label Code Count Percent
FEDERAL 1 974 62.0
STATE 2 422 26.9
UNDECIDED 3 164 10.4
MISSING 4 11 .7
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Total responses 1571 100.0
8b. If "STATE": Would you vote for Federal control if it were
limited to 3 years?
Category label Code Count Percent
NO - STATE 3 231 14.7
YES - FEDERAL 4 191 12.2
NOT ASKED 5 1149 73.1
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Total responses 1571 100.0
9. If the war in Korea ends with Korea divided again at the 38th
parallel, which side - the United Nations or the Communists - do
you think will have come off best?
Category label Code Count Percent
NEITHER 0 318 20.2
NO OPINION 9 360 22.9
COMMUNISTS 11 489 31.1
U.N 12 397 25.3
MISSING 13 7 .4
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Total responses 1571 100.0
10a. Have you read or heard of the new Defence Pact between the
United States, Australia and New Zealand? IF "YES": Do you think
it's likely to be of special benefit to Australia, or not?
Category label Code Count Percent
UNDECIDED 0 95 6.0
HAVEN'T HEARD 1 407 25.9
NO 11 269 17.1
YES, BENEFIT 12 787 50.1
MISSING 13 13 .8
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Total responses 1571 100.0
10b. And the proposed Japanese Peace Treaty, which does not require
reparations, and allows Japan armed forces again. Are you for or
against that treaty?
Category label Code Count Percent
FOR 2 336 21.4
AGAINST 3 982 62.5
UNDECIDED 4 112 7.1
UNACQUAINTED 5 114 7.3
MISSING 6 27 1.7
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Total responses 1571 100.0
10c. Do you think America's agreeing to help us if attacked makes up
for allowing Japan to have armed forces again?
Category label Code Count Percent
YES 6 678 43.2
NO 7 610 38.8
UNDECIDED 8 256 16.3
MISSING 9 27 1.7
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Total responses 1571 100.0
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