Australian Survey of Social Attitudes, 2015

The Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA) is Australia’s main source of data for the scientific study of the social attitudes, beliefs and opinions of Australians, how they change over time, and how they compare with other societies. The survey is used to help researchers better understand how Australians think and feel about their lives. It produces important information about the changing views and attitudes of Australians as we move through the 21st century. Similar surveys are run in other countries, so data from the AuSSA also allows us to compare Australia with countries all over the world. The aims of the survey are to discover: the range of Australians’ views on topics that are important to all of us; how these views differ for people in different circumstances; how they have changed over the past quarter century; and how they compare with people in other countries. AuSSA is also the Australian component of the International Social Survey Project (ISSP). The ISSP is a cross-national collaboration on surveys covering important topics. Each year, survey researchers in some 40 countries each do a national survey using the same questions. The ISSP focuses on a special topic each year, repeating that topic from time to time. The topic for 2015 is "Work orientations". This is the fourth time this has been the topic of the survey, having previously been the theme for the survey in 1989, 1997 and 2005. The AuSSA 2015 questionnaire was split into two booklets. Booklet A and Booklet B. Both booklets contained identical ISSP module and Personal Background sections, but some contributor sections had alternate questions. Within each wave, Booklet A was randomly assigned to half of the respondents, Booklet B to the remaining half. Waves 1 and 2 were conducted simultaneously in time (August) due to delays in Ethics approval. Wave 1 was initially expected to be sent out in May. Waves 3 and 4 were conducted on schedule in November 2015 and February 2016 respectively. Topics covered were: Work Orientation; Health and work; Work, Support and Emotional Wellbeing; Early childhood; Ageing; Environment; Aboriginal policy; Insurance; Personal background. The following variables are embargoed until Jan 1, 2018: A51, All in Sections B,C,D,F,G,H, I27, I28, I29, I36, I37. The following variables are embargoed until Jan 1, 2019: All in Section E.

澳大利亚社会态度调查（Australian Survey of Social Attitudes, AuSSA）是澳大利亚开展社会态度、信念与观点科学研究的核心数据来源，其数据覆盖澳大利亚民众的社会态度、信念与观点，以及这些内容随时间的变迁趋势与跨国对比情况。
该调查旨在帮助研究者更深入地理解澳大利亚民众对自身生活的认知与感受，产出反映21世纪以来澳大利亚民众观点与态度动态演变的重要研究资料。全球其他国家亦开展了同类调查，因此AuSSA的数据还可用于澳大利亚与世界各国的跨文化对比分析。
本调查的核心目标在于探明：澳大利亚民众在全民关切议题上的观点分布；不同处境人群的观点差异；过去25年间这些观点的演变历程；以及与其他国家民众观点的对比情况。
AuSSA同时也是国际社会调查项目（International Social Survey Project, ISSP）的澳大利亚国家组成部分。ISSP是覆盖重要社会议题的跨国合作调查项目，每年约有40个国家的调查研究者采用统一问卷开展全国性调查。该项目每年聚焦一个特定主题，并会周期性重复该主题。2015年的调查主题为“工作取向”，这已是该主题第四次作为调查主题，此前1989年、1997年与2005年的调查均以此为核心主题。
AuSSA 2015年调查问卷分为A、B两册。两册均包含完全一致的ISSP模块与个人背景部分，但部分受访者专属模块设置了交替题目。在同一轮调查中，A册随机分配给半数受访者，B册则分配给剩余半数受访者。
由于伦理审批延误，第1轮与第2轮调查于同年8月同步开展，原计划首轮调查于5月启动。第3轮与第4轮调查分别按计划于2015年11月与2016年2月完成。
本次调查涵盖的议题包括：工作取向、健康与工作、工作支持与情绪幸福感、童年早期、老龄化、环境保护、原住民政策、保险及个人背景。
以下变量的公开限制至2018年1月1日：A51、B、C、D、F、G、H章节全部内容，以及I27、I28、I29、I36、I37。以下变量的公开限制至2019年1月1日：E章节全部内容。