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D0855: Saulwick Poll, October, 1992
POLLING ORGANISATION
Saulwick Research
SURVEY METHOD
Telephone interview with a national sample of 1000 voters at home when called
on 1 October 1992. In households with more than one voter present, the
voter whose birthday is closest to the day is selected for interview.
BACKGROUND VARIABLES
age / sex / location / voting intention
WEIGHTING
The responses are weighted to match the age, gender and location distribution
of the sample to the population.
THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES
2. I want to ask you a couple of questions about federal
politics. Thinking about Mr Keating and his performance as
Prime Minister. Would you say his performance was:
Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor or Very Poor.
Category label Code Count Percent
VERY GOOD 1 53 5.3
GOOD 2 205 20.5
FAIR 3 378 37.8
POOR 4 197 19.7
VERY POOR 5 155 15.5
DONT KNOW, NO ANSWER 6 12 1.2
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Total responses 1000 100.0
3. Thinking about Dr Hewson and his performance as Leader of the
Opposition. Would you say his performance was:
Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor or Very Poor.
Category label Code Count Percent
VERY GOOD 1 40 4.0
GOOD 2 250 25.0
FAIR 3 391 39.1
POOR 4 210 21.0
VERY POOR 5 82 8.2
DONT KNOW, NO ANSWER 6 27 2.7
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Total responses 1000 100.0
4. If a federal election for the House of Representatives were held
tomorrow, for which political party would you probably vote:
Labor, Liberal, National, Democrat, Independent, or some
other party.
Category label Code Count Percent
LABOR 1 338 33.9
LIBERAL 2 387 38.8
NATIONAL 3 56 5.6
TOTAL COALITION 4 443 44.3
DEMOCRAT 5 40 4.0
INDEPENDENT 6 70 7.1
SOME OTHER PARTY 7 31 3.1
DONT KNOW /NO ANSWER 8 64 6.4
INFORMAL, WONT VOTE 9 14 1.4
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Total responses 1000 100.0
5. Thinking further about Mr Keating and Dr Hewson, who do you
think would make the better Prime Minister:
Mr Keating or Dr Hewson.
Category label Code Count Percent
MR KEATING 1 417 41.7
DR HEWSON 2 459 45.9
DONT KNOW, NO ANSWER 3 123 12.3
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Total responses 1000 100.0
6. I want to ask you a couple of questions about aid to other
countries. At the present time, Australia spends a little
more than $7 on defence for every $1 we give to developing
countries. The United Nations recommends we should spend twice
as much as we do on overseas aid. Which of the following
statements comes closest to your view: We should increase our
overseas aid, even if we have to reduce spending on other
things or increase taxes a little to do so, or We should not
increase our overseas aid if we have to reduce spending on
other things or increase taxes a little to do so.
Category label Code Count Percent
INCREASE AID 1 242 24.2
SHOULD NOT INCREASE AID 2 716 71.6
DONT KNOW, NO ANSWER 3 42 4.2
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Total responses 1000 100.0
7. If you had to choose where the Australian Government should
direct its overseas aid, would you direct it to: To people
who are most in need, even though there might NOT be any
commercial benefit to Australia from giving aid, or To people
who are not so needy but where there WOULD be commercial benefit
to Australia from giving the aid.
Category label Code Count Percent
PEOPLE IN MOST NEED 1 766 76.6
WHERE THERE IS COMMERCIAL BENEFIT 2 190 19.0
DONT KNOW, NO ANSWER 3 44 4.4
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Total responses 1000 100.0
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