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Total sample: 3,606
Valid responses: 2,020
Effective response rate: 58.0
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The Australian Election Study is the second in the series initiated in 1987, and builds on the data collected earlier in the 1967 and 1979 Australian Political Attitudes Surveys. The series provides a long-term perspective on stability and change in the political attitudes and behaviour of the Australian electorate, and investigates the changing social bases of Australian politics as the economy and society modernise and change character. In addition to these long-term perspectives it examines the political issues prevalent in the election and assesses their importance for the election result.
Two major themes are covered in the survey, the economy and the environment. Questions on the economy include retrospective and prospective evaluations of the country's economy and the individual's own personal household situation; wages and price controls; attitudes to particular economic issues; and the position of the major parties and party leaders on the main economic issues. Questions on the environment include attitudes to the protection of the environment and to environmental issues in general; the role of industry and the government in ensuring environmental protection; rankings of the most urgent environmental issues and the respondent's assessment of their likely future importance; and attitudes toward environmental pressure and interest groups, including current or likely membership.
As in the 1987 AES, a range of questions are included in the survey which cover election issues and the respondent's assessment of the most effective party to handle them, as well as questions on specific political issues such as government spending and the pilots' dispute. A section on social policy includes questions on around 30 contemporary social and moral issues, including abortion, Aboriginal rights, pornography, health care and many others. A section on industrial policy focuses on attitudes towards the control of the economy, attitudes to trade unions and big business, and to industrial conflict in general. In addition to the standard questions on vote in the current election, recalled vote in the 1987 federal election, and party identification, the survey contains an extensive section dealing with attitudes to the major parties and to the party leaders. Finally, a range of demographic data are collected for each respondent and their spouse or partner, if applicable.
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Respondent Id Number
Followed election news on TV
Followed election news in the newspapers
Followed election news on the radio
Watched campaign ads on TV
Read campaign ads in the newspapers
Listened campaign ads on the radio
Notice taken of polls
Interest in politics
Watched televised debate
Who performed better in televised debate
Watched formal election policy launches
Most impressive party launch
Awareness of Aust Democrats campaign
Awareness of Greens campaign
Party identification
Strength of party identification
Left-right position
When decided which way to vote
Which party would win election
Vote in House of Representatives
Vote in Senate
Thought of changing vote during campaign
Vote in House of Representatives in 1987
Vote in Senate in 1987
Previous vote
Feelings about Bob Hawke
Feelings about Andrew Peacock
Feelings about Charles Blunt
Feelings about Janine Haines
Feelings about Paul Keating
Feelings about John Howard
Like about Bob Hawke
Dont like about Bob Hawke
Like about Andrew Peacock
Dont like about Andrew Peacock
ALP extreme or moderate
Coalition extreme or moderate
ALP capable of strong government or not
Coalition capable of strong government o
ALP united or divided
Coalition united or divided
ALP has clear or vague policies
Coalition has clear or vague policies
Party closest to own view unemployment
Party closest to own view on inflation
Party closest to own view on health
Party closest to own view on wages
Party closest to own view interest rates
Party closest to own view on education
Party closest to own view on environment
Party closest to own view on taxation
Party closest to own view on government
Importance of unemployment issue
Importance of inflation issue
Importance of health issue
Importance of wages issue
Importance of interest rates issue
Importance of education issue
Importance of environment issue
Importance of taxation issue
Importance of government spending issue
Issue of most concern
Second issue of concern
Top priority for less govt spending
Second priority for less govt spending
Top priority for more govt spending
Second priority for more govt spending
Financial situation of hhold cf 1 year a
Economic situation of country cf 1 year
Effect of govt policies on hhold situati
Effect of govt policies on country situa
Financial situation of hhold cf 1 yr ahe
Economic situation of country cf 1 yr ah
Effect of govt policies on hhold situati
Effect of govt policies on country situa
Control of wages by legislation
Control of prices by legislation
Reduce expenditure on health & education
Increasing controls on imports
Increase Govt subsidies for private indu
Reducing expenditure on defence
High tax makes people less willing to wo
Income & wealth should be redistributed
Private industry keep more of its profit
Modern society without profit motive
Distribution of wealth - Rs position
Distribution of wealth - ALP position
Distribution of wealth - Coalition posit
Distribution of wealth - Hawkes position
Distribution of wealth - Peacocks positi
Taxes v. social services - Rs position
Taxes v. social services - ALP position
Taxes v. social services - Coalition pos
Taxes v. social services - Hawkes positi
Taxes v. social services - Peacocks posi
Private medical treatment
Abortion
Government help for Aborigines
Equal opportunities for women
Nudity and sex in films and magazines
Migrants keeping their ethnic identity
Transfer of land rights to Aborigines
Equal opportunities for migrants
The right to protest and demonstrate
No. of migrants allowed into Australia
Death penalty reintroduced for murder
Stricter laws against homosexuality
Decriminalise smoking of marijuana
The police should be given more power
Stiffer sentences if break the law
Increase taxes and spend more on health
Too many rely on government handouts
More money spent on reducing poverty
In Australian society anyone can succeed
Husband bread-winner and wife home
Increase taxes & spend more on education
Most of the unemployed dont want to work
Govt serves the interests of Australians
Ban smoking: in government departments
Ban smoking: The workplace generally
Ban smoking: Public eating places
Ban smoking: Shops and supermarkets
Ban smoking: All public places
Whether currently a smoker
First choice Australian aims
Second choice Australian aims
First choice national aims
Second choice national aims
Logging in N. Est. Forests - Rs position
Logging in N. Est. Forests - ALP positio
Logging in N. Est. Forests - Coalition p
Logging in N. Est. Forests - Hawkes posi
Logging in N. Est. Forests - Peacocks po
Views on prices and the environment
Views on taxes and the environment
Nuclear power - danger or resource
Pollution urgent envir. concern
Overpopulation urgent envir. concern
Waste disposal urgent envir. concern
Uranium mining urgent envir. concern
Logging urgent envir. concern
Wildlife urgent envir. concern
Soil urgent envir. concern
Greenhouse urgent envir. concern
Most urgent envir. concern
Second most urgent envir. concern
Pollution worse in 10 years
Overpopulation worse in 10 years
Waste disposal worse in 10 years
Uranium mining worse in 10 years
Logging worse in 10 years
Wildlife worse in 10 years
Soil degredation worse in 10 years
Greenhouse worse in 10 years
Trust Trade Unions
Trust Environmental groups
Trust Commonwealth Government
Trust State Governments
Trust Political parties
Trust Industry
Trust Scientists and technologists
Trust general public
Approve environmental groups
Approve anti-uranium mining groups
Approve anti-war and anti-nuclear groups
Member of environment group
Member of anti-uranium mining group
Member of anti-war and anti-nuclear grou
Ban nuclear powered warships
Nuclear energy a necessity
Good effects of technology outweigh bad
Science & technology best hope for futur
Australia should mine its uranium
Our society is abusing the environment
Approaching world overpopulation
Other things more important than Nature
Nature most precious in life
Could do more to protect the environment
Govt could do more to protect environmen
Employee control of industry
Sympathy for or against strikers
Government handling of pilot dispute
Coalition handling of pilot dispute
Govt ensure jobs for all who want work
Stricter regulation of trade unions
Workers strike without good reason
Trade union power
Big business power
Trade unions protect workers
Big business exploits workers
Privatisation of industry
Workers say in workplace
Scab labour prohibited by law
No class differences in Australia
Age left School
Private or Non-private school education
No. years of tertiary education
Highest qual obtained since leaving scho
Occupation in past week
Occupation
Employer
Supervisory responsibility
Belong to a trade union or staff associa
Self assessed social class
Sex
Year of Birth
Country of Birth
Mothers Country of Birth
Fathers Country of Birth
Age R came to Australia
Fathers Occupation at R Age 14
Fathers political preference at R Age 14
Mothers political preference at R Age 14
Religion
Religious attendance
Marital Status
Occupation of Spouse
Occupation of Spouse
Employer of Spouse
Does Spouse supervise people at work
Spouse member of a trade union
Spouses political identification
Spending on Education
Spending on Defence
Spending on Aged Pensions
Spending on Health
Spending on Roads
Spending on Police
Spending on Unemployment Benefits
Spending on Help for industry
Spending on Protecting the Environment
Postcode of Residence
Electoral Division
State of Residence
State mapping variable
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