Australian Gallup Polls, August 1982

Topics include: whether the respondent agrees with the decision of the Tasmanian Government to proceed with the Gordon below Franklin power scheme; whether the respondent agrees with the decision of the South Australian government to proceed with uranium, copper and gold mining at Roxby Downs; whether the respondent agrees with the decision of the Victorian Government and Alcoa to defer the aluminium smelter project at Portland; whether the respondent approves of the performances of Mr Fraser and Mr Hayden as Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition respectively; 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.