Australian Gallup Polls, December 1982

Topics include: respondent's attitudes towards random breath-testing; whether respondents approved of the proposed hydro-electric dam to be built in Tasmania; sexual morality (attitudes towards prostitution, homosexuality, living together without being married, adultery, explicit sex scenes in the cinema); which state premier is believed to be the most effective; whether respondents approve of the performance of the premier of their own state; whether (NSW only) respondents approve of the performance of Mr Dowd; whether (Vic only) respondents approve of the performance of Mr Kennett; 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; 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.