Observa Political Index Polls 1970: January

#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, 1970: #------------------------------------ #In 1970 Observa carried out 10 political index polls. All the questions from these surveys are found in DDA-0888: Observa Political Index Polls, 1970. In addition, the individual political index polls, which contain various questions on topical issues, are found in DDA-0889 to DDA-0898. # #This survey (DDA-0889 Observa Political Index Polls 1970: January) deals with the following topical issues: # #Assessment of the Government's performance; assessment of the performance of the opposition; the Shops Act; number of children under 18 living at home; child allowances; plans for a bridge over or a tunnel under the Great Belt; housing conditions; rent; the closing down of the health insurance societies; municipal health care administrative departments; and knowledge of day-care institutions, infant homes and youth centres, the development of the day-care centres, staff wages, the parents' influence on the work at the institutions and the public effort concerning infant homes and youth centres. # #In addition, the material contains a fixed set of recurring background variables: #The respondent's sex, year of birth, marital status and position in the household. Geographical location of place of residence (part of the country and county) and degree of urbanization, as well as type and ownership of the dwelling. The respondent's education, employment status, designation of occupation and trade union membership