Observa Political Index Polls, 1968

#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, 1968: #------------------------------------ #In 1968 Observa carried out 4 political index polls: in March, August, October and November. The original data material was received from Observa in one merged file, not in separate files. 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 education, occupational status, designation of occupation, and trade union membership) are found in the 'year file' (this survey) as well as in one individual political index poll (DDA-0876). # #The individual political index polls, which have been gathered in one file (DDA-0876: Observa Political Index Polls 1968: March-November), deal with the following topical issues: # #March: #Automatic cost-of-living adjustment; amateur versus professional football; interest in football; going in for football; and the contribution of the USA and the USSR to world peace. # #August: #The impact of the Government's economic policy on employment; military expenditures; the electoral age; the contribution of the USA and the USSR to world peace; and Danish membership of NATO. # #October: #The magazine 'Vor Politik' (Our Politics); assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; and the most important political issues. # #November: #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; attitude to pornographic texts and photographs; corporal punishment of children by parents; corporal punishment of children by teachers; New Year's Eve; and the football match between the Danish football club AB and Greece in Idrætsparken (the Danish Sports Centre) in Copenhagen on 27 November