Age Poll No. 12, February 1974

The Age Poll was first conducted in March 1971 by the Australian Sales Research Bureau Pty. Ltd. before switching to Irving Saulwick and Associates in April 1975. Conducted in February 1974 this 'Age Poll' is the twelfth in the Age Poll series. For this Age Poll, Federal electorates across all Australian States and the Australian Capital Territory were surveyed. Topics in this survey examine attitudes to important issues facing people in Australia, such as perceptions of the dangers currently facing the world including responsibility for the conflict between the Arabs and Israelis in the Middle East and Australian aid in the conflict and economic conditions in Australia. Attitudes to education standards and teachers in Australia, participation and interest in sport, and faith in institutions such as the church and the medical profession in the current society were also sought. Political topics in this survey are views on government spending in different areas by the Labor government and opinions on Prime Minister Whitlam, Mr. Snedden and Mr. Anthony. Standard variables are country of birth, education level, religious denomination and frequency of church attendance, occupation of respondent and head of household, marital status, age group, sex, vote intention and vote at last Federal election, and whether on the telephone.