Australian Values Study Survey, 1983

The Australian Values Study was undertaken as part of a major international survey to compare fundamental values in different countries throughout the world. It focuses on such areas as attitudes towards work, life satisfaction, family, political, moral, religious and spiritual values, and a wide range of social issues. Variables include participation in leisure activities; membership of groups; attitudes towards others; important aspects of a job; working hours; attitudes towards current work, job-sharing, early retirement, unemployment and technology; satisfaction with marriage, friends, religion and standard of living; goals in life; religious beliefs, practices and experiences; marital and family details; comparisons with spouse and parents; personal financial details; attitudes towards finance and the economy, politics, society, trade unions, the nuclear debate, drugs and alcohol, test-tube babies, patriotism and aborigines. Background variables include age, sex, birthplace, nationality, languages, level of education, employment status, approximate income, occupation, details of main income earner, household pets, home ownership, type of dwelling and size of town.