Australian Gallup Polls, July 1982

Topics include: whether government are spending enough on fitness and organised sport; whether (NSW only) a new sports stadium should be built in Sydney; whether (Vic only) Victorian Football League Grand Finals should be played at VFL Park Waverley; whether nuclear powered ships should come to ports in the respondents' state; whether the respondents' state should be made a nuclear free zone; whether a ban on nuclear powered ships would endanger Australia's relationship with our ANZUS ally, the United States; whether the Federal Government is doing enough to eliminate tax avoidance; whether state governments should assist in eliminating tax avoidance; whether a capital gains tax should be introduced; areas in which the government could reduce expenditure ; 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.