Observa Political Index Polls, 1980

#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, 1980: #------------------------------------ #In 1980 Observa carried out 10 political index polls. All the questions from these surveys, together with a fixed set of recurring background variables, are found in DDA-1005: Observa Political Index Polls, 1980. In addition, the individual political index polls, which contain various questions on topical issues, are found in DDA-1006 to DDA-1015. # #The individual political index polls deal with the following topical issues: # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: February (DDA-1006): #For or against nuclear power stations in Denmark at a hypothetical referendum today and the nuclear waste disposal problems; NATO, an increase of the national defence budgets and Danish membership of NATO; the contribution of the USA, the USSR and China to world peace; the impact of the economic retrenchment on one's personal financial situation, consumption reduction and income increase; the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; assessment of Anker Jørgensen as prime minister; gainful employment; and magazines and weeklies. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: March (DDA-1007): #The government best suited for solving the economic problems in Denmark, including prime minister preference; smoking habits; the rule requiring a party to win at least 2% of the votes cast in order to be represented in parliament; assessment of Danish trade and industry (e.g. the yield of agriculture, business managers); a comparison between private and public employment; sleeping habits (time one goes to bed, reading in bed, getting up); and magazines and weeklies. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: April (DDA-1008): #Assessment of the Government's economic emergency plan (additional taxes and dues, reduction in public expenditures, job creating measures); party co-operation concerning the passing of the emergency plan; the impact of the emergency plan on the economic situation and on employment; the TV hearing on economy; US President Carter's handling of the occupation of the US embassy in Teheran and the political situation after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; for or against Danish membership of the EC at a hypothetical referendum today; baking of loaves and cakes in the household and purchase of bread; and size of the household. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: May (DDA-1009): #Contributions to humanitarian aid (amount and purpose); the refugee problem in the world; assessment of the members of the Government; summer holidays; quality of life in Western Europe, a comparison between Denmark and other Western European countries; and emigration plans. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: June (DDA-1010): #Unemployment, refusal to work, unemployment benefit and moonlighting; various wishes (e.g. motor vehicle, own house, sabbatical year); the influence of individuals on Danish society (e.g. Ritt Bjerregaard, Queen Margrethe, Hans Morten Rubin); personal consumption in 1980 as compared with 1979 (e.g. housing expenses, holiday expenses); assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; unemployment; the influence of the electorate on the governing of the country; state involvement in oil purchase; assessment of Poul Nielson as Minister of Energy; nude bathing; and magazines and weeklies. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: August (DDA-1011): #Assessment of the situation in the Middle East, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the occupied areas, Jerusalem, the establishment of a Palestinian state, Egypt's President Anwar Sadat, Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Yassir Arafat, the chairman of the PLO; the presidential election in the USA; the proposal of the Social Democratic Party and LO (the Danish Trades Union Congress) concerning economic industrial democracy and a central fund; for or against nuclear power stations in Denmark at a hypothetical referendum today and the nuclear waste disposal problems; spare time activities in the winter; and magazines and weeklies. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: September (DDA-1012): #The introduction of summer time; assessment of tax-free incomes; possession of credit cards; speed limits; frequency of motoring; the disagreement between Anker Jørgensen and Thomas Nielsen (chairman of LO - the Danish Trades Union Congress); expectations as regards the coming collective bargaining; doing the pools, etc.; and magazines and weeklies. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: October (DDA-1013): #The contribution of the USA, the USSR and China to world peace; Danish membership of NATO (does Denmark meet the requirements of this membership?); Danish national defence; the zero solution; the broadcasting time of the TV News; the presidential election in the USA; military service; and air transport (types of, payment of). # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: November (DDA-1014): #Dansk Undergrunds Consortium - D.U.C. (Danish Underground Consortium), expropriation of the monopoly of the research and extraction of oil from the Danish underground; confidence in the Government's energy policy; interest in sports, going in for sports; world peace; the probability of a US attack on the USSR or another Warsaw Pact country; the probability of a Soviet attack on the USA or another NATO country; the probability of an East-West war; the impact of the economic retrenchment on one's personal financial situation; activity in domestic fields (e.g. the growing of vegetables, car maintenance); and magazines and weeklies. # #Observa Political Index Polls 1980: December (DDA-1015): #Personal well-being, incidence of illness, kinds of diseases, use of medicine; winter holidays; future conditions of Danish trade and industry; assessment of Anker Jørgensen as prime minister; Christmas Eve; children in household; pocket money for children (amount and method); Christmas present expenditure; expectations of 1981 (personal financial situation, the country's economic situation, the world situation); and magazines and weeklies