Age Poll No. 5, February 1972

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 1972 this 'Age Poll' is the fifth in the Age Poll series. For this Age Poll the Metropolitan Local Government Areas of Melbourne and Sydney were surveyed. Themes covered include Australian aid to overseas countries, acceptability of Australians behaviour, including opinions on abortion, Australian Military and Economic conditions in Australia. Views on the popularity of McMahon and Whitlam, the leaders of the two main political parties of the time were explored. Standard variables include age, sex, highest level of education, religion, church attendance, occupation, occupation of head of household, marital status, vote at last Federal election, present voting intention, country of birth, and self-assessment of social class.