Australian Gallup Polls, April 1980

Topics include: the Federal Government's decision to urge the Australian Olympic federation to boycott the Moscow Olympic Games; Australian participation in an alternative Olympics; whether Australian athletes should participate in the Moscow Olympics as individuals; a full-scale independent inquiry on air fares in Australia; government ownership of TAA - Trans Australia Airlines; whether wage levels should be determined by indexation to cost of living or on the basis of collective bargaining; whether the Trade Practices Act should be tightened to protect third parties; whether there is a colour television set in the household; 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 persons in household, number children under age 5, number children between 5-12 years old, number children between 13 and 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; voting enrolment; vote intention; income; and telephone ownership.