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Total sample: 4,950
Valid responses: 3,023
Effective response rate: 62.8
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The 1993 Australian Election Study is the third in a series of surveys beginning in 1987 which have been timed to coincide with Australian Federal elections. The series also builds on the 1967, 1969 and 1979 Australian Political Attitudes Surveys. The Australian Election Studies aim to provide a long-term perspective on stability and change in the political attitudes and behaviour of the Australian electorate, and investigate the changing social bases of Australian politics as the economy and society modernise and change character. In addition to these long-term goals they examine the political issues prevalent in the election and assess their importance for the election result.
The 1993 survey replicates many questions from the 1987 and 1990 Australian Election Studies, but also introduces a variety of new questions including a section on foreign affairs and defence, and attitudes to Federal and State government. As in previous surveys, other sections covered the respondent's interest in the election campaign and politics, their past and present political affiliation, evaluation of parties and candidates, alignment with parties on various election issues, evaluation of the economic situation and economic policies, attitudes to a range of environmental issues, and attitudes to contemporary social policy issues including equal opportunity, censorship, migration, assistance for aborigines, abortion, criminal law, expenditure on social services, the monarchy and the Australian flag.
Background variables covered include level of education, employment status, occupation, type of employer, position at workplace, trade union membership, sex, year and place of birth, parents' birthplaces, parents' political preferences, father's occupation, length of residence in state or territory, religion, marital status, number of children, income, and where applicable, the occupation, trade union membership and political preference of the respondent's spouse.
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Case identification number
Followed election news in the newspapers
Followed election news on TV
Followed election news on the radio
Interest in politics
Interest in election campaign
Watched televised debate
Who performed better in televised debate
Which was more important in deciding
Discussed politics with others
Talk to people about vote
Go to meetings or rallies
Contribute money
Work for party or candidate
Care which party wins election
Better with majority in both houses
Compulsory voting
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
Reason chose party for House of Reps
Thought of changing vote during campaign
Vote in House of Representatives in 1990
Vote in Senate in 1990
Previous vote - always same
Previous vote - sometimes Liberal
Previous vote - sometimes Labor
Previous vote - sometimes National
Previous vote - sometimes Democrat
Previous vote - sometimes others
Previous vote - not before this election
Difference between parties
Feelings about Liberal Party
Feelings about Labor Party
Feelings about National Party
Feelings about Australian Democrats
Feelings about Greens
Feelings about Paul Keating
Feelings about John Hewson
Feelings about Tim Fischer
Feelings about John Coulter
Like about Paul Keating
Like about John Hewson
Paul Keating moral
Paul Keating intelligent
Paul Keating compassionate
Paul Keating sensible
Paul Keating provides strong leadership
Paul Keating decent
Paul Keating reliable
Paul Keating knowledgeable
Paul Keating inspiring
Paul Keating dependable
John Hewson moral
John Hewson intelligent
John Hewson compassionate
John Hewson sensible
John Hewson provides strong leadership
John Hewson decent
John Hewson reliable
John Hewson knowledgeable
John Hewson inspiring
John Hewson dependable
Name of local Federal MP
Party of local Federal MP
Meeting the MP personally
Attending a meeting where the MP spoke
Receiving something in the mail
Reading in newspaper or magazine
Hearing the MP on radio
Seeing the MP on TV
No contact
Contacted Federal MP in office
Contacted to express opinion
Contacted to seek information
Contacted to seek help
Satisfaction with response
Approve of local Federal MP
Party closest to own view business tax
Part closest to own view child care
Party closest to own view education
Party closest to own view environment
Party closest to own view bargaining
Party closest to own view on GST
Part closest to own view on health
Party closest to own view on contracts
Party closest to own view on inflation
Party closest to own view interest rates
Party closest to own view on Medicare
Party closest to own view SS benefits
Party closest to own view tariffs
Party closest to own view unemployment
Importance of business taxes
Importance of child care
Importance of education
Importance of the environment
Importance of enterprise bargaining
Importance of GST
Importance of health
Importance of individual contracts
Importance of inflation
Importance of interest rates
Importance of Medicare
Importance of SS benefits
Importance of tariffs
Importance of unemployment
Issue of most concern last 12 months
Second issue of concern last 12 months
Issue of most concern in 10 years
Second issue of concern in 10 years
Party best for economy
Party best for law and order
Party best for foreign affairs
Party best for social services
Party best for industrial relations
Party best for international trade
Financial situation of hhold cf 1 yr ago
Economic situation country cf 1 yr ago
Effect of govt policies on hhold situation
Effect of govt policies on country situation
Economic situation of country cf 1 yr ahead
Effect of govt policies on country situation
High tax makes people less willing to work
Spend to reduce poverty
Stricter laws to regulate trade unions
Trade unions have too much power
Big business has too much power
Income & wealth should be redistributed
Employee control of industry
Sympathy for or against strikers
Choice between taxes and social services
Equal opportunities for migrants
Nudity & sex in films & magazines
Equal opportunities for women
No. of migrants allowed into Australia
Government help for aborigines
Abortion
Censorship of books and films
Job opportunities for women
Death penalty reintroduced for murder
Decriminalise smoking of marijuana
Policies based on rational calculation
Stiffer sentences if break law
Women given preferential treatment
In Australian society anyone can succeed
Increase opportunities for women
Policies should be based on morals
Royalty
Australia should become a republic
Change Australia's flag
Aims of Australia - first choice
Aims of Australia - second choice
Nuclear energy a necessity
Nature most precious in life
Australian should mine its uranium
Increase spending to protect environment
TV is biased in favour of greens
Stronger measures against pollution
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
Approve environmental groups
Approve anti-uranium mining groups
Approve anti-war and anti-nuclear groups
Member of environment group
Worried about environment cf 5 years ago
Views on prices and the environment
Views on taxes and the environment
Trading future lies in Asia
Increase economic ties with NZ
Trade agreements with Indonesia
Should continue to use tariffs
Side with Japan not US
Japanese influence too great
If Australians are at risk
If others are at risk
If country oppresses its own citizens
If trade is threatened
If country requests intervention
If country cannot maintain order
Spend more or less on defence
Russia threat to Australia in 5 yrs
China threat to Australia in 5 yrs
Indonesia threat to Australia in 5 yrs
Japan threat to Australia in 5 yrs
Vietnam threat to Australia in 5 yrs
India threat to Australia in 5 yrs
Russia threat to Australia in 10 yrs
China threat to Australian in 10 yrs
Indonesia threat to Australia in 10 yrs
Japan threat to Australia in 10 yrs
Vietnam threat to Australia in 10 yrs
India threat to Australia in 10 yrs
Trust in the United States
United States alliance under ANZUS
Benefits from Australia's alliance with US
Australia-US joint defence facilities
Security arrangements
Visits by nuclear powered warships
Visits by warships with nuclear arms
Could do good job in public office
Politics & govt seem so complicated
Good understanding of political issues
Public officials don't care much
Small parties & independent candidates
Joining a political party
Well-qualified to participate in politics
No say about what government does
Better informed about govt than most
Write to a newspaper
Go on a legal protest march
Go on an illegal protest march
Attend a public meeting
Try to block traffic
Collect signatures for a petition
Disrupt a march or meeting
Govt can be trusted to do right
Cared about state election result
Vote in last state election
State govts would do better
Federal govt in touch with state opinion
Federal govt interferes too much
Senate keeps check on Federal govt
Federal government waste money
State government waste money
Trust in Federal Government
Trust in State Government
Federal Government run for benefit of
State Government run for benefit of
Federal Government corrupt
State Government corrupt
Which government is more important
Which govt more tied up in red tape
Age left school
Private or non-private school education
Highest qual obtained since leaving school
No. years of tertiary education
Occupation in past week
Occupation
Employer
No. of employees
Number employed in workplace
Position in organisation
Supervisory responsibility
Number supervised
Sex
Year of birth
Country of birth
Mothers country of birth
Fathers country of birth
Year R came to Australia
Fathers political preference at R age 14
Mothers political preference at R age 14
Fathers occupation at R age 14
Length of residence
Religion
Religious attendance
Belong to a trade union or staff association
Self assessed social class
Marital status
Have any children
No. children under primary school age
No. children attending primary school
No. children attending secondary school
No. children attend university fulltime
Income
Occupation of spouse
Occupation of spouse
Employer of spouse
Does spouse supervise people at work
Spouse member of trade union
Spouses political identification
Postcode of Residence
Electoral Division
State of Residence
Region of electoral division
Like about Keating 1
Like about Keating 2
Like about Keating 3
Like about Keating 4
Like about Keating 5
Like about Keating 6
Like about Hewson 1
Like about Hewson 2
Like about Hewson 3
Like about Hewson 4
State mapping variable
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