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Australian two-party preferred votes, 1949-1982: File s3
No full textThis data file brings together the 'two-party-preferred vote' figures for Commonwealth and State elections conducted in the period 1949-82. No figures are given for state elections in Tasmania because its proportional representation system is not readily amenable to this technique. For each electoral division or district, the record for a particular election contains the numbers of ALP and non-ALP votes and the corresponding percentages (to one decimal place)
Australian Longitudinal Survey, 1987: Wave 3, Level 2 (Area Sample)
No full textThis is the third wave of the youth area sample component of the Australian Longitudinal Survey. Successive waves of this youth sample component will be carried out from 1985 to at least 1988. (See also SSDA Studies No. 377, 410, 420 and 491 for details of the four waves of the ALS list sample, and SSDA Studies No. 413 and 421 for the first and second waves of the area sample.) The 1987 wave consisted of 7110 interviews with people aged 17 to 26. A multi-stage household based sample designed to represent all Australians in the age cohort, except those residing in sparsely settled areas, was employed. The survey aims mainly at providing data on the dynamics of the youth labour market, and in particular to address questions which are not readily covered with available sources of cross sectional data. Labour market variables include job history, job search behaviour, job training and transition from school/study to work. Background variables and topics related to the main labour market theme include education, occupation, health and attitudes to women working. Basic demographic variables include age, sex, size of household, country of birth, racial origin, parental education and occupation, spouse's education, religion, income and whether resident in an urban or rural area
Australian Gallup Polls, March 1982: Victorian State Election
No full textThemes - Names: elections: expectation of result in next election / politicians, state: Victoria / state government administration: satisfaction with. Background Variables: age / sex / present State voting intention
Random breath test surveys, New South Wales, 1983
No full textThis study was undertaken in order to document perceptions of the legal threat associated with random breath testing (RBT) and to compare changes in drinking and driving behaviour patterns over time as a result of RBT. Two surveys were conducted, two months apart, the first of which occurred ten weeks after the introduction of RBT in New South Wales. From these two surveys various combinations of respondents were grouped to produce six data files. Both surveys contained the following variables: knowledge of RBT and other government methods used against drink- driving; whether respondent has been tested, or a passenger while driver tested; other exposure to RBT (indirect); perception of likelihood of being tested; respondent's drink-driving behaviour; behaviour changes since RBT was introduced; knowledge of drink-driving penalties; and general opinion of RBT. The second survey contained further variables: reasons not to drink and drive; knowledge of legal blood alcohol limit; if respondent has been convicted for drink-driving; difficulty of drinking less among friends; perception of likelihood of arrest and conviction; personal reaction to punishment if guilty; and personal importance of using a vehicle. Descriptive variables were driving status; age; sex; education; occupation; and drinking quantities and behaviour. The second survey also assessed the number of household members 18 years and over, and respondent's location in N.S.W. (All respondents in the first survey were from Sydney)
Secondary school mathematics in Australia, 1978: File st3
No full textThis is the second survey of the mathematical performance of secondary school students in Australia, undertaken to examine changes in this area since the first survey in 1964 (see SSDA study no. 70). Students completed mathematics tests; a word knowledge test; an opinion questionnaire on the importance of mathematics, the facility of mathematics, school enjoyment and control over the environment; and a background questionnaire on demographic and mathematical education variables. Questionnaires were also completed by teachers and school principals
Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia, 1980 - 1994: unit record data: File a89
No full textStatistics of overseas arrivals in, and departures from, Australia are collected by means of the Incoming and Outgoing Passenger cards completed by all travellers. As well as being used for statistical purposes, the information collected is used by the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs for administrative purposes. Data is made available on a quarterly basis from the first quarter of 1980, and relates to the number of movements in a specified time, rather than the number of travellers (i.e. the multiple movements of individual persons within the time period are each counted separately). This particular data set refers to information collected in 1989. Information collected includes category and mode of travel, reason for journey, duration of stay, country of birth, citizenship, dis/embarkation, as well as age, marital status, sex and occupation
Adaptation of migrants, 1979-1982: File 81c
No full textA sample of families from several European countries were studied by questionnaire in 1979 at the time they appeared for interview with immigration officers in various Australian consulates, and again in 1981 and 1982 following their arrival in Australia. The main concerns of the study were the correlates of adaptive success. The 1979 questionnaire included measures of family structure, interpersonal and community relations, socio- economic status and psychological distress. Over half of this sample replied to a one page mail questionnaire following their arrival in Australia, giving brief information about home ownership, occupational status of the head of household, group membership, use of medical services, pleasant and unpleasant experiences in Australia. The major post-migration interview in 1982 included measures of: the respondent's satisfaction with life circumstances, friends, community, possessions, family, spouse, children, job, school, recreation, housework and national government; improved circumstances through immigration; subjective wellbeing; judged interpersonal traits; and acculturation. Acquaintances of the respondent provided measures of self-esteem, adaptability, inter- personal competence and symptoms of strain. Co-workers provided appraisals of the respondent's performance on the job. Schools in which children were enrolled gave information about the student's performance in school. Judgements of neighbourhood prestige and average cost of a three-bedroom home in that neighbourhood were obtained from real estate agents, and the investigators rated the size and condition of the respondent's home and the condition of the adjacent homes. Most of the same questions were asked of a sample of native Australian families living in Sydney and Canberra for comparison with the new migrants. The 1982 questionnaire was pilot tested on a sample of migrant families in Canberra in 1981.
d030081c - Ratings of worker (R) by employe
Busselton children's surveys 1973 and, 1977: File b
No full textThis research, part of a wide ranging study of the health of Busselton residents, focussed on the health of secondary school students. The aim of the study was to provide an indication of adolescent health in Australia from which likely problems in adult life could be predicted. Of particular interest were aspects of obesity and fitness. Information was collected on height, weight, blood pressure, biochemical test results, fitness and sport participation. Other variables included analgesic use, cigarette smoking, dietary intake, and television watching
The Western Sydney health study, shopping centre survey, 1986
No full textThe aim of this descriptive study was to obtain baseline data for the western suburbs of Sydney on self-perceived health status, health related behaviours, sources of health information, and knowledge and attitudes towards health issues such as self-reported morbidity (including information on diabetes, angina, heart attack, stroke and raised blood lipids). This data set records responses to the first part of this study, a survey conducted in western suburbs shopping centres. The study was conducted in three health-service areas in the Western Metropolitan health region that show marked differences in mortality rates for several diseases. One aim of the study was to see if these differences were reflected in variations in the health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of persons in these areas. Variables include: smoking status, alcohol status, cervical smears, breast self examination, mammography, diet practices including sugar and salt intake, attitudes to diet and exercise, sources of health information, recent health service utilisation. Background variables include: age, suburb, highest educational qualification, employment status, respondent / father / mother's country of birth, language spoken
Australian two-party preferred votes, 1949-1982: File v1
No full textThis data file brings together the 'two-party-preferred vote' figures for Commonwealth and State elections conducted in the period 1949-82. No figures are given for state elections in Tasmania because its proportional representation system is not readily amenable to this technique. For each electoral division or district, the record for a particular election contains the numbers of ALP and non-ALP votes and the corresponding percentages (to one decimal place)