Australian Gallup Polls, March 1980

Topics include: problems facing Australia today; the respondent's expectations regarding inflation, unemployment, strikes or industrial disputes, shortages of goods, interest rates and company profits and dividends; test tube babies; whether the respondent agrees that Australia should encourage the United States to strengthen American military bases in the Indian Ocean or Australia; whether respondent favours increased defence spending for Australia; compulsory military service; 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 persons in household, number children under age 5, number children between 5-12 years old, number 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.