ANU Poll 2020: Bushfires, The Environment, and Optimism For The Future

This dataset the 32nd ANU Poll undertaken by the Social Research Centre for the ANU. The purpose of the ANU Poll is to assess Australians' opinions on important and topical issues. These polls are typically conducted three times a year, or about every four months. Some questions appear in every poll in order to provide information about changes in opinion over time; the majority of questions appear in one poll only. This research is used to inform public debate and policy about issues affecting Australia. In this particular wave of the project, we investigate Australia's levels of optimism about the past and future. We also assess the community opinion on issues such as environment policy, globalisation and nudge interventions. Finally, we ask Australians about their personal experiences and satisfaction with government performance during the most recent bushfire season.

本数据集为澳大利亚国立大学（Australian National University，ANU）社会研究中心开展的第32届ANU民意调查。ANU民意调查的核心宗旨为评估澳大利亚民众对于各类重要时事议题的观点态度。此类民意调查通常每年开展三期，即每四个月左右进行一次。部分问题会在每一届调查中重复出现，以追踪民众观点随时间产生的变化；绝大多数问题仅在单届调查中设置。本项研究成果可为涉及澳大利亚的相关议题提供公共辩论与政策制定的参考依据。在本次调查轮次中，本项目聚焦于评估澳大利亚民众对过往与未来的乐观程度。此外，本调查还就环境政策、全球化与助推干预（nudge interventions）等议题评估社会公众的观点。最后，本调查向澳大利亚民众询问其在近期山火季期间的个人经历，以及对政府履职表现的满意度。