Australian Gallup Polls, July 1983

Topics include: controls on use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and heroin and other hard drugs; ever tried marijuana or any of the hard drugs; whether tax increases in the Federal Budget should be on direct taxes, indirect taxes, indirect taxes on beer, wine and tobacco, or petrol taxes; preferred fields for increased Federal Government spending or improved services; approve or disapprove of introduction of Medicare, of Medibank Private as sole agent, and of 1% levy on taxable income; agree or disagree with Australian uranium being supplied, generally and to France in particular; and vote intention. 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, age 5-12 years, age 13-17 years, age of youngest person, and number of employed persons); whether moved in the last two years; voting enrolment; occupation of self and head of household; personal gross income; tenure; telephone ownership; activities participate or take interest in; and, for women, whether responsible for shopping; whether employed; and estimated weekly household expenditure on food and groceries.