DOI: 10.5279/dk-sa-dda-1528
title: Danish Gallup Omnibus Data, 1989
title: Danish Gallup Omnibus Data, 1989

description: Danish Gallup Omnibus Data, 1989 comprises 15 omnibus surveys carried out by the Danish Gallup Institute in 1989. # #Each survey contains a number of demographic variables common to all the surveys of that year, as well as a number of questions dealing with topical events. # #The present survey is a year file based on all the surveys. # #The questions common to all 1989 omnibuses are: #The respondent's sex, age and marital status; size of the household and number of adults (persons aged 15 or more) and children (persons under 15) and age of the children; the respondent's position in the household; the respondent's education, occupational status and income; the bread-winner's education, occupational status and form of payment; gross household income; the spouse's occupational status; housing conditions and ownership of the dwelling as well as geographical location and degree of urbanization; party preference; and whether the respondent voted at the general election on 10 May, 1988. # #The special questions deal with such issues as: # #Omnibus no. 01 (DDA-1529): #Attitude to Denmark's membership of the EC; whether the respondent is willing to donate organs for transplantation; important problems which should be solved; attitude to tax evasion; unemployment versus wage decrease; and attitude to a pension reform. # #Omnibus no. 02 (DDA-1530): #The qualities which women find attractive in men as regards personality, looks, and profession; foreign aid; attitude to a reduction of the number of political refugees; assessment of the performance of the Government; and qualities of leadership of men and women. # #Omnibus no. 03 (DDA-1531): #Knowledge of and expectations as regards the coming into being of the Single European Market; whether the Danish Government or the European Parliament should have the greatest political influence in the EC; whether a common EC defence policy will have any effect on Denmark's membership of NATO; attitude to a European political union; view on the USA; attitude to Denmark's membership of NATO; assessment of the difference between a non-Socialist and a Social Democratic government; subtitles on TV; whether society lets young people down; access to transplantation; trade in organs; and the advertising campaign of Danish industry. # #Omnibus no. 04 (DDA-1532): #Whether the labour market settlement will influence the following areas: the unemployment rate, the foreign debts, the competitive power, and the country's economy; and whether the respondent is a member of a trade union under LO (the Danish Trades Union Congress). # #Omnibus no. 05 (DDA-1533): #Attitude to Denmark's membership of the EC; attitude to Islam; and an assessment of the programmes on the two TV channels. # #Omnibus no. 06 (DDA-1534): #The respondent's knowledge of Turkey and the Turks; the TV programmes 'Lykkehjulet' (Wheel of Fortune); the accusations against Erik Ninn-Hansen in the so-called Tamil case; and the adjustment of the economic policy. # #Omnibus no. 07 (DDA-1535): #Forms of address (the deferential 'De' versus the familiar 'du'); the conflict between Israel and the Arab states; summer holiday plans; attitude to the EC; whether the respondent is willing to donate organs for transplantation; the death criterion; subtitles on TV; whether society lets young people down; use of spectacles; the Catholic versus the Protestant religion; and whether Pope John Paul is a progressive pope. # #Omnibus no. 08 (DDA-1536): #Attitude to imposing restrictions on the access to alcohol; alcohol consumption at places of work; attitude to the EC; attitude to a reduction of the number of political refugees; the advertising campaign of Danish industry; important social problems which should be solved; preferred changes of the tax legislation; the distribution of the tax reliefs; and interest in the Catholic faith. # #Omnibus no. 09 (DDA-1537): #The best representative for the Progress Party: Helge Dohrmann, Mogens Glistrup or Pia Kjærsgaard. # #Omnibus no. 10 (DDA-1538): #Attitude to the EC; knowledge of the EC's action against Denmark for the EC Court in connection with the tender for the Great Belt link; differential treatment of large and small countries within the EC; attitude to the Great Belt link; possession of driving licence and car; and assessment of the speed limits. # #Omnibus no. 11 (DDA-1539): #Which of the Ten Commandments the respondent remembers and finds important to keep; whether the respondent swears; attitude to euthanasia, suicide and abortion; introduction of capital punishment in Denmark; infidelity as grounds for divorce; whether women should be virgins at their marriage; belief in God; Sunday observance; the upbringing of children; theft; tax evasion; gossip; distribution of capital; income distribution; alcohol at places of work; attitude to a reduction of the number of political refugees; assessment of the performance of the Government; and membership of the Danish National Church. # #Omnibus no. 12 (DDA-1540): #Interest in politics; whether the respondent trusts the politicians; and whether people should vote for the same party at general elections and local elections. # #Omnibus no. 13 (DDA-1541): #Attitude to a reduction of the number of political refugees; number of refugees in the respondent's municipality; and municipal taxes versus municipal services. # #Omnibus no. 14 (DDA-1542): #Denmark as a monarchy or a republic; the performance of Queen Margrethe; attitude to homosexuals being allowed to contract a marriage (a so-called registered partnership); and attitude to a reduction of the number of political refugees. # #Omnibus no. 15 (DDA-1543): #Expectations of 1990 (as regards price development, labour market unrest, Denmark's economy, and the family's standard of living)
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