Observa Political Index Polls, 1970

#Observa opinion polls: #---------------------- #From 1967 and onwards Observa has carried out a number of opinion polls, i.e. surveys of attitudes and habits of life, partly through so-called political index polls (postal panel surveys) and partly through more extensive attitudinal surveys based on interviews. The political index polls have been carried out regularly in the period (approx. 10 times a year), whereas the attitudinal surveys have been carried out quarterly in the period 1969 to 1972. The current data collection of similar data material over a long period of time makes it possible to carry out various kinds of time series analyses, especially as regards party preference. #Other subjects are usually treated more superficially owing to the conditions under which the surveys are carried out (they are designed for publication in daily papers so the main emphasis has been put on topical issues, and only subjects which may be dealt with by means of a limited number of questions are included). #Until 1971 the political index polls were carried out for the daily paper Aktuelt; from 1972 for the daily paper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. The attitudinal surveys have been carried out exclusively for Jyllands-Posten. # #Observa Political Index Polls, 1970: #------------------------------------ #In 1970 Observa carried out 10 political index polls. All the questions from these surveys, together with a fixed set of recurring background variables (the respondent's sex, year of birth, marital status and position in the household; geographical location of place of residence (part of the country and county) and degree of urbanization as well as type and ownership of the dwelling; the respondent's ecucation, occupational status, designation of occupation and trade union membership), are found in the so-called 'year file' (this survey). In addition, the individual political index polls, which contain various questions on topical issues, are found in DDA-0889 to DDA-0898. # #The individual political index polls deal with the following topical issues: # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: January (DDA-0889): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; the Shops Act; number of children under 18 living at home; child allowances; plans for bridges and tunnels; housing conditions; rent; the closing down of the health insurance societies; municipal health care administrative departments; and knowledge of day-care institutions, infant homes and youth centres, the development of the day-care centres, staff wages, the parents' influence on the work at the institutions and the public efforts concerning infant homes and youth centres. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: February (DDA-0890): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; and sentences for various offences (e.g. theft, smuggling, cruelty to children). # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: March (DDA-0891): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; and participation in the local election on 3 March, 1970. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: May (DDA-0892): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; government formation after the next general election; the expansion of the Vietnam War (the USA's advance into Cambodia); the contribution of the USA and the USSR to world peace; and nude bathing from public beaches. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: June (DDA-0893): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; the exam system in the 'realskole' and the 'gymnasium' (secondary schools); Denmark's recognition of North Vietnam; and the automatic index-regulation of wages. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: August (DDA-0894): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; and the negotiations on the admission of Denmark, Norway, Great Britain and Ireland to the EC. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: September (DDA-0895): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; indeterminate sentences; lowering of the electoral age to 20; the use of state surplus for food subsidies; change in income in 1969; and the sending in of a form to provide the tax authorities with an estimate of future income. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: October (DDA-0896): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; minority groups; the debate on current issues (a 'firm leader', extremist ideas, orthodoxy, minority groups); assessment of the element of violence in various situations (e.g. expropriation, disobeyal of orders from an officer); affiliation to a minority or a majority group; and the incidence of violence. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: November (DDA-0897): #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; evening school fees; participation in evening school courses; free medicine (vital); and use of sleeping pills and sedatives. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1970: December (DDA-0898): #Assessment of the Government's performance; and assessment of the performance of the opposition