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ANU Poll 2014: Indigenous Affairs
No full textThis poll is the eighteenth in an ongoing series of polls being undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. Their purpose is to assess Australians' opinions on important and topical issues, with an emphasis on international comparisons. These polls are typically conducted three times a year, or about every four months. Some questions appear in every poll in order to provide information about changes in opinion over time; the majority of questions appear in one poll only. This research is used to inform public debate and policy about issues affecting Australia.
The main focus of this poll was on indigenous affairs, in particular peoples’ thoughts about issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Variables include opinions about the way Australia is heading; the biggest problems facing Australia today; opinions about Aboriginal land rights and Native Title, government, disadvantage, assimilation. Background variables include gender, age, household composition, country of birth, highest level of education, employment status and income. This research is used to inform public debate and policy about issues affecting Australia
Characteristics of alcoholics attending Victorian treatment centres,1977
No full textIn order to obtain an indication of the characteristics of people using alcoholism treatment services in Victoria, information was collected from all new admissions over a three month period. The data collected includes age, sex, area of residence, marital status, accommodation, occupation, employment status and hospital and medical attendances and admissions in the previous 12 months. Drug use data included age at commencement of regular drinking, present consumption (in grams) and use of tobacco, tranquillisers and other drugs
Attitudes to Arms Control, Australia, February 1985
No full textTopics in this survey include: confidence in the ability of the US and USSR to deal responsibly with world problems; commitment by US and USSR to reach arms reduction agreement; respondents reading on Jan. 1985 arms reduction talks; likelihood of effectiveness of arms control negotiations; likely time period before arms control agreements reached; arms control verification procedures; respondent's reading on SDI or 'Star Wars'; consequences of US development of anti-missile defence system; anti-missile defence system and deterrence v./ 'bargaining chip'. Standard variables include household size, age, marital status, schooling, occupation of respondent or of main income earner, religion, House of Representatives Federal Vote, household income, sex, area, size of community. This study is part of a series (SSDA No's 525 to 532) commissioned by the United States Information Service between 1982 and 1985 on Australians' attitudes to defence issues. Similar studies were carried out in New Zealand at the same time (SSDA No's 521 to 524) which contain some parallel questions
Australian Gallup Polls, August 1987
No full textTheme-Names: crime: penalties for / women: clergy / religion: women clergy; beliefs / finance, personal: current status; spending v. saving / housing: home property / savings and investments: type of investments. Background variables: age / sex / highest level of education / occupation / income / occupation of head of household / marital status / vote enrolment at last election / present voting intention / home ownership / number of persons living in dwelling / country of birth / leisure activities
Australian Gallup Polls, July 1978
No full textThemes-Names: abortion / children: childrearing faults / employment: minority groups / environment: effects of pollution / family: problems; size / International relations: overseas aid / public expenditure: preferred; reduction in / national problems: economics / profits. Background Variables: age / sex / highest level of education / occupation / income / occupation of head of household / marital status / vote enrolment at last election / home ownership
Australian Gallup Polls, March 1982
No full textTopics include: respondents' attitudes to daylight saving; whether respondents feel there is over-servicing by doctors and too many operations being performed in hospitals; attitudes to economic issues likely to be seen in Australia in the next few months (inflation, unemployment, strikes and industrial disputes, shortages of goods, interest rates, company profits and dividends); whether the Federal Government is doing enough to close tax avoidance loopholes and which groups are guilty of avoiding tax; and, for women, whether she is responsible for all or most of the household shopping, whether she is employed and approximately how much money is spent weekly on food and groceries. Background variables include: age; sex; marital status; level of education; country of birth; household composition (number of persons in household, number of children under age 5, number of children between 5-12 years old, number of children between 13-17 years old, age of the youngest person, and number of employed persons); whether respondent has moved in last two years; tenure of dwelling; occupation of self and head of household; voting enrolment; vote intention; income; and telephone ownership
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health: 1946-51 cohort ('Mid age') Survey 7 data, 2013
No full textThis study is the seventh survey of the 1946-51 cohort and so is related to the six earlier surveys from this cohort. ALSWH began collecting information from them when they were mid-age women, selected to examine menopausal transitions and the social and personal changes of middle age. In survey 7 they were between 62 and 67 years old. The cohort of women has had very high retention: 92% responded to Survey 2 in 1998, 85% responded to Survey 3 in 2001, Survey 4 in 2004 and Survey 5 in 2007, 83% responded to Survey 6 in 2010, and 81% responded to this Survey 7