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Drug use by students in state post-primary schools in Victoria, 1979
No full textThe survey was designed to provide a profile of student drug use in Victoria for consideration by the Inter-Departmental Inquiry into the Drug Problem in Victoria formed in 1978 to make a general inquiry into the use of drugs in Victoria. Post-primary school students were selected as the target group because they were considered to have greater exposure to drugs than primary students. Information was collected concerning the students' present drug use, introduction to drugs, age at first use, context of first use, context of current use and quantities of drugs consumed as well as school and personal details. The categories of drugs investigated were: tobacco, alcohol, pain killers, sedatives, tranquillisers, pep pills, inhalants, LSD, heroin, marijuana and caffeine. Background variables included age, sex, form, school type, respondent's and parents' country of birth, parents occupations and school transience
Activity levels of Australians, June/July, 1985
No full textThis study is one of a group of surveys conducted at six month intervals for the purpose of establishing accurate data on the proportion of the population which is regularly and persistently active, to assist in planning appropriate recreation and fitness programs. Respondents were questioned about their participation in physical activity during the two weeks preceding the interview. For a range of sporting and other activities respondents were asked the frequency, the amount of time involved each time, and the level of energy expended on each event. Questions were also asked about activities within organised clubs, advertised or sponsored events, and participation alone or socially. Reasons for inactivity were also obtained. Background variables include age, sex, marital status, education, occupation, income, state, electorate, birthplace, work status, number of children, religion, type of dwelling, size of town
Australian Election Database: House of Representatives - Victorian data
No full textSummary details for each election year for the House of Representatives elections since 1901. This data includes electoral system characteristics, seats in chamber, number of enrolled voters, ballots cast, rate of voter turnout and rate of informal voting for Victoria
Age Poll, May 1981
No full textTopics in this survey are United States communication bases in Australia, alliance with United States, resources boom and overseas investment, hours of work, vote intention and second preference at House of Representatives election, performance of Prime Minister Fraser and Opposition Leader Hayden, preferred leader of Liberal Party and Labor Party, vote intention at State election, Arbitration Commission, Government ownership of TAA/Telecom/Commonwealth Bank, and position of Governor-General. Standard variables are country of birth, marital status, education level, religious denomination, church attendance, occupation, trade union membership, occupation of head of household, age group, sex, vote at last Federal election, subjective assessment of social class, number of persons in household, number and ages of persons under 15 in household, home ownership, gross income, and whether on telephone
Role of the community pharmacist in patient counselling, 1982
No full textOne of the important functions traditionally carried out by pharmacists has been patient counselling. That is, pharmacists provide information about medications, foster treatment compliance and act as the first point of contact in the health care system. The study sought information about the counselling (advice giving) practices and attitudes of community pharmacists. Variables in the data set include the frequency of the public coming to the pharmacy as the first point of contact, the kind of problems for which people sought advice, who gave this advice, the proportion referred to a medical practitioner, problems not referred but treated by a pharmacist, evaluation of pharmacists' training, perceived responsibility, number of patients counselled per day, percentage related to NHS prescriptions, average time spent counselling, type of patient counselled and patient medication records. Background variables and pharmacist in charge details include sex, age, years in full-time employment, hours worked, qualifications, employment status, membership of professional associations, professional journals received and pharmacy details: use of computers, pharmacy location, trading hours and staff levels. Also covered are attitudinal responses to the role and behaviour of community pharmacists and job aspects which provide personal satisfaction
Australian Gallup Polls, May 1984
No full textThemes - names: Australian flag/ gambling: federal government/ gambling: state government/ Olympic games: Michelle Ford/ immigration, European: rate of/ immigration, non-European: Asian, rate of. 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
ANU Poll 2013: Priorities for Public Expenditure
No full textThe ANU Polls is a series of polls conducted three times a year by The Australian National University. The purpose of the series is to assess Australians' opinions on important and topical issues, with an emphasis on international comparisons. 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.
The main focus of this fifteenth poll was on priorities for public expenditure. Variables include opinions about most important issues related to public expenditures and taxation in Australia: income tax, goods and services tax, areas of public expenditure, social services, trust in and support of government programs. Background variables include gender, age, household composition, country of birth, highest level of education, employment status, income and religion. Voting preference and access to the internet variables were also included. This research is used to inform public debate and policy about issues affecting Australia
