Trade unions in Australia, 1976

The study sample was designed to produce both a representative sample of Australian adults and a cross-section of Australian trade unionists to allow an examination of the general attitudes towards trade unions and the attitudes of unionists towards their own union. Questions asked of all respondents included attitudes to wage indexation, the cause of inflation, spending on social services, election of union officials, membership of unions, whether unions were a good thing for Australia, treatment of unions by governments, union support for political parties, union activities and union power. Unionists were asked about length of membership, attendance at meetings, secret ballots, strikes, political affiliation, compulsory membership, ACTU membership. Background variables include respondent's social class, religion, age, country of birth, marital status, education, occupation, income, and voting intention.