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1996 New Zealand Election Study
No full textThe objectives of the 1996 election study were two-fold: to monitor the democratic process during New Zealand's transition from a plurality (first-past-the-post) electoral system to a proportional (MMP) system, and to gauge the attitudes, opinions and behaviours of electors. Two election surveys were conducted - one during the campaign and the other after the election. Electors surveyed in the pre-election phase answered questions on party affiliation, preferred Prime Minister, most important issue affecting voting choice, party and candidate the respondent was most likely to choose, coalition preferences, parties the respondent expected to form the next government, and the relative importance of party and electoral votes under MMP. Electors in the post-election phase were asked questions on their interest in politics, the type of communication (e.g. phone calls, letters) received from members of campaigning parties; previous and current party affiliation; the effectiveness of M.P.s; unity of the main political parties, the performance of the government; important election and social issues, the power of the vote and the need for a one-party government. Background variables included age, gender, marital status, occupation, income, collection of benefits, subjective class, religion, ethnic identity and occupation and partisanship of parents
Community Hopes, Fears and Actions
No full textThe Community Hopes, Fears and Actions survey was developed to obtain a snapshot of the beliefs, attitudes, values and motivations held by Australian citizens in relation to the Australian Taxation Office, the tax systems, Australian democracy, and their fellow taxpayers in 2000. It was conducted during the time when the GST was introduced to Australia. The design of the survey is based on the a number of assumptions and propositions about tax compliance, including, but not limited to, that: individuals are consciously aware of their own compliance behaviour in the area of taxation; the degree to which individuals believe they are complying with the law might not correspond to tax officer assessments of their compliance; and, compliance is shaped by specific influences that are bound by time and place. The questions asked in the survey pertain to the individual's attitudes and beliefs regarding their own compliance; their fellow taxpayers' compliance or behaviour; the behaviour and conduct of the Australian Taxation Office; experience with the Australian Taxation Office; what the most important principles are for Australia; and Australian democracy. Background variables include gender, age, country of birth, marital status, highest level education achieved, and employment status. For further information, please refer to the Centre for Tax System Integrity at http://ctsi.anu.edu.a
Sources of Australian Academics' Qualifications, 1992
No full textThe purpose of the study was to identify and explore some broad contours of qualifications in academia- levels, sources, mobility- and compare these characteristics through time. The study aimed to examine the range of qualifications held by academic staff, as demonstrated by the institution/country of primary degree, and the pattern of mobility between primary and postgraduate degree study. Information was obtained from staff handbooks, calendars, faxes and The Australian Tertiary Handbook Collection On Microfiche on the entire population of Australian academic staff members (lecturer and above). Information collected included the location of first qualification, the level and location of highest qualification, and qualification field. Background variables included academic's institution and sex
Party Elites, Australia, 1996
No full textThe purpose of the survey was to examine the role of the elites (from the organisational wings) within the three major Australian political parties in the selection of candidates, the making of international rules and the development of party policy. Elite members of these parties were asked questions about the extent of their own commitment to ideologically oriented parties, the commitment of their political opponents, and their state party as a whole. They were also questioned about their own views on a range of economic, political and social issues. The majority of the respondents were also asked about the commitment of the average voter to ideologically oriented parties, and their views on a range of economic, political and social issues. Background variables include respondent's age, sex, educational level and occupation
Australian Longitudinal Survey 1990: Wave 6, Level 2 (Area Sample)
No full textThis is the sixth wave of the youth area sample of the Australian Longitudinal Survey (ALS). (See also SSDA studies No. 377, 410, 420 and 491 for details of the four waves of the ALS list sample. The first five waves of the ALS area sample consitute SSDA Studies No. 413, 421, 489, 542 and 607). The 1990 wave consisted of 2823 interviews. 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 and health. 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
Structural properties of groups, 1976-1978: File 78l
No full textThis research is concerned with the development and validation of sociometric indices of the structural properties of groups. The 1976 study contained general questions about the group, its members, and the respondents' activities in relation to them. Sixteen questions were used to create interpersonal rating matrices from which sociometric measures of status differentiation, bias differentiation, status-bias concordance and differential mutuality were constructed. Scale analysis of 36 questions gave homogeneous and distinct scales of member heterogeneity, rejection of group, and permeability. In the 1977 study, six structural properties - consensus, role differentiation, fragmentation, status differentiation, solidarity and permeability - were measured by quantitative sociometric procedures. Consensus was measured in two ways: by means of an open question and with 28 statements about desirable behaviours. Two questions were used to determine role differentiation, four questions for fragmentation, five questions for status differentiation and two questions for solidarity. A second instrument containing statements that described the group directly on these five structural properties, among other characteristics, was administered both to group member and to outside informants. An index of permeability was determined by the rate of membership turnover reported by members for the previous year. Groups in the 1978-79 study were given an abbreviated form of the 1977 questionnaire to allow differences among group types to be examined
Australian two-party preferred votes, 1949-1982: File w6
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)
Vietnamese refugees in Australia, 1982; the first cohort
No full textThis study of the first large wave of Vietnamese refugees in Australia aimed to locate the factors which have shaped the different patterns of their resettlement. Such factors relate to experiences both in Vietnam and in the early post arrival period in Australia. Questions covered education and occupation in Vietnam and Australia, group membership, friends, contact with official bodies, health, changes to life, attitudes, intentions, and things missed in Australia. Background variables include religion, ethnicity and languages spoken
Problem Gambling Client Survey, 1999
No full textThe Problem Gambling Client Survey, 1999 was conducted as part of the Productivity Commission's inquiry into Australia's gambling industries. Respondents were clients of problem gambling counselling agencies. The purpose of the study was to examine the nature of the problems facing people who seek help for their gambling, including measures of the personal and other costs, social impacts of gamblers and what might be done about it. Variables include frequency and per session expenditure; time spent; overall financial losses of problem gamblers; gambling indebtedness; social context in which gambling takes place; self perception by gambler of gambling mode; duration and development of gambling problems; reasons for seeking help; modes of becoming more aware of services to help gamblers; general help seeking behaviour; perceptions or impacts upon relationships; and government policies for preventative and harm minimisation strategies. Background variables include age; year of birth; sex; postcode; state; own and parents country of birth; Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander origin; educational level achieved; language spoken; work status; source of income; marital status; household size; household type; and number of children under age 15
Survey of the Military Profession, Australia, 1988-1989
No full textThe project is designed as a panel study of military professionals, and commenced in 1987 (see SSDA Study No. 477). The study examines the professional socialisation and assimilation of officer cadets, their mobility and retention, and attitudes relating to the role of the military in society, as well as more general social and political attitudes. The questionnaire was divided into a number of sections, dealing with service and personal background (age, sex, marital status, education, previous defence force involvement); family background (birthplace, religious denomination, father's occupation, parent's birthplace and school leaving age, father's armed forces service); and choice of career. A section on training and education covered attitudes towards the importance of tertiary and postgraduate qualifications, the role of women in the services, cooperation between the various services and the importance of leisure time. Respondents were also asked about their views on the role of the officer and the military profession, and professional status in society, as well as on a range of social and political issues