Australian National Political Attitudes, 1967

This study, the first in a long-range investigation of the
attitudes and behavior of Australians, focused on the Australian
electorate's interest in politics and their use of the news media as a
source of political information. National issues, such as the power of
trade unions, pension and social service spending, and government aid
to education, were explored as well as international matters. The
respondents' awareness of social classes was probed through questions
concerning class mobility, and the political party affiliation of
various classes. Respondents' opinions of the political parties and
party leaders, their past party affiliations and voting patterns,
their own active involvement in party work, and their familiarity with
the platforms and performance of local members of both the federal and
the state parliaments was ascertained. Demographic data include sex,
age, marital status, religion, level of education, home ownership,
occupation, and household income. The second wave of this
investigation is presented in AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL POLITICAL ATTITUDES,
1969 (ICPSR 7393).