Australian Gallup Polls, September 1982

Topics include: whether Australia should be a republic; which member of the Royal Family appeals to the respondent most; whether federal and state public servants do a good job; whether public servants are overpaid; whether public service conditions are too generous; whether working hours should be reduced; whether the respondent is satisfied with the recent federal budget; whether the respondent approves of reducing income tax while increasing indirect taxes; 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 of children under age 5, number of children between 5-12 years old, number of children between 13-17 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.