Australian Gallup Polls, May 1981

Topics include: laws covering tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, heroin, hashish, cannabis and other hard drugs; whether respondent has tried marijuana or any of the hard drugs like heroin, hashish or cannabis; laws covering the ownership of firearms; the form of public transport which best serves the local area and which form should be improved; evaluation of the job performance of Mr Fraser and Mr Hayden; opinion of Mr Peacock as Prime Minister rather than Mr Fraser and of Mr Hawke as Leader of the Opposition rather than Mr Hayden; 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 of 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.