ANU Poll 2014: Changing Views of Governance

The ANU Polls is 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. This poll, conducted in June-July 2014, is the seventeenth in the series.

The poll focuses on thoughts about the future of Australia, in comparison to other advanced democracies, revisiting issues covered in the first ANU Poll conducted in 2008, which focused on the 2020 Summit. Variables include opinions about the way Australia is heading; the biggest problems facing Australia today; level of confidence in various organisations such as defence forces, public service, police and the courts; satisfaction with democracy; federalism, and future prospects for Australia. Background variables include voting intentions, gender, household composition, country of birth, age, religion, highest level of education, employment status, occupation and income. In addition, the poll included a series of questions on use of telephone and internet services in the household. Data from 2008 ANU Poll are included in the dataset.