Australian Gallup Polls, December 1981

Topics include: whether the respondent approves with the introduction of random breath testing; whether the respondent has been breath tested; whether the penalties for drink driving are severe enough; whether people should have the legal right to information about themselves that is held by organisations such as banks, credit bureaus and government departments and whether the respondent is aware of any misuse of this type of information about himself; whether increased sales tax should be introduced on essential items such as clothing, footwear, building materials, newspapers and magazines; whether free tuition fees should be continued for tertiary students who are studying for their second or higher degree; and, for women, whether she is responsible for all or most of the household shopping, whether she is employed and approximately how much money is spent weekly on food and groceries. Background variables include: age; sex; marital status; level of education; country of birth; household composition (number of persons in household, number of children under age 5, number of children between 5-12 years old, number of children between 13 and 17 years old, age of the youngest person, and number of employed persons); whether respondent has moved in last two years; tenure of dwelling; occupation of self and head of household; voting enrolment; vote intention; income; and telephone ownership.