Danish Gallup Omnibus Data, 1959

Danish Gallup Omnibus Data, 1959 comprises 52 omnibus surveys carried out by the Danish Gallup Institute in 1959. #Each omnibus consists of a number of recurring questions common to all of the omnibuses of the year and, for most surveys, a number of special questions dealing with topical events. Due to replication of the special questions, some surveys have been merged into clusters. # #The recurring questions of the 1959 omnibus series deal with: the respondent's residence according to degree of urbanization; the respondent's sex, age, marital status, occupational status, type of wages and income; the income of the family; the occupational status of the head of household and of the housewife; the size and composition of the family (including the number of children and adults); the respondent's social group and political affiliation; the type of dwelling and whether the household owns a garden and/or a weekend cottage; and frequency of visits to the cinema. # #The special questions deal with such issues as: # #Omnibuses 01, 02, 03 and 04 (DDA-0427): #No special questions. # #Omnibuses 05, 06 and 07 (DDA-0428): #The radio programme 'Kvit eller Dobbelt' (Double or Quits); the Government and Danish membership of NATO; and relations between doctors, patients and patients' families. # #Omnibus no. 08 (DDA-0429): #Missiles with nuclear warheads in the Danish Air Force; an official invitation to Khrushchev for a visit to Denmark, Norway and Sweden; the radio programme 'Kvit eller Dobbelt' (Double or Quits); the Government and Danish membership of NATO; and relations between doctors, patients and patients' families. # #Omnibuses 09, 10 and 11 (DDA-0430): #Missiles with nuclear warheads in the Danish Air Force; and an official invitation to Khrushchev for a visit to Denmark. # #Omnibuses 12, 13 and 14 (DDA-0431): #No special questions. # #Omnibuses 15, 16 and 17 (DDA-0432): #The independence of Algeria; would Denmark's economic situation be better or worse under a Liberal-Conservative government (instead of under the present Government); and German democracy: is it stable or is a new dictatorship to be expected? # #Omnibus no. 18 (DDA-0433): #Bridges over the Sound and over the Great Belt; assessment of the relations between citizens and public authorities (state and local authorities); assessment of 5 heads of state (Khrushchev, Adenauer, de Gaulle, MacMillan and Eisenhower); abolition of film censorship; opinion of Danish films; and NATO's contribution to security. # #Omnibuses 19, 20 and 21 (DDA-0434): #Bridges over the Sound and over the Great Belt; assessment of the relations between citizens and public authorities (state and local authorities); assessment of 5 heads of state (Khrushchev, Adenauer, de Gaulle, MacMillan and Eisenhower); abolition of film censorship; opinion of Danish films; NATO's contribution to security; publicly authorized gambling and private gambling; and best Danish actor and actress. # #Omnibus no. 22 (DDA-0435): #Publicly authorized gambling and private gambling; and best Danish actor and actress. # #Omnibuses 23, 24, 25 and 26 (DDA-0436): #The ability of animals to think; which hand the respondent prefers using; the penalty for fraudulent tax evasion; Spanish membership of NATO; and tax reductions. # #Omnibus no. 27 (DDA-0437): #No special questions. # #Omnibuses 28, 29, 30 and 31 (DDA-0438): #The Cold War; sex instruction in schools; the European Common Market (the EC), and the European Free Trade Area (EFTA); the use of road funds; and Denmark's membership of NATO. # #Omnibuses 32, 33 and 34 (DDA-0439): #Infidelity as a ground for divorce with immediate effect; and assessment of the Government's performance. # #Omnibuses 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 (DDA-0440): #Infidelity as a ground for divorce with immediate effect; assessment of the Government's performance; the possibilities of disarmament after the summit meeting between Eisenhower and Khrushchev; China's representation in the United Nations (The People's Republic or Formosa China); which characteristics are important in a man and a woman in order to have a happy marriage; social intercourse with neighbours; and what the respondent was doing on the previous evening between 8 and 10 o'clock. # #Omnibuses 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 (DDA-0441): #Social intercourse with neighbours; lotteries; the best years of men and women; and Denmark's contribution to NATO. # #Omnibuses 47, 48 and 49 (DDA-0442): #Denmark's contribution to NATO; the intelligence and morality of politicians as compared with the rest of the population; tax on cars; good and evil human beings; and the more and more provocative clothes of women. # #Omnibuses 50, 51 and 52 (DDA-0443): #No special questions. # #Unless otherwise stated, the rest of this study description deals with the recurring questions only. All 1959 omnibus surveys, containing both recurring and special questions, are available at the DDA, and have been processed to class D