Australian national social science survey, 1984
By: principal investigators, Jonathan Kelley, Robert G. Cushing and Bruce Headey
Edition: Computer data (1 file)
Series: ICPSR -- 9084; ICPSR (Series) -- 9084
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Public opinion; Politics and government; Economic conditions; Social conditions
Description: This multipurpose survey measures a wide range of variables of interest in sociology, political science, and labor economics. It is similar to national social surveys conducted regularly in the United States, Britain, and West Germany, and much of the data are directly comparable. The questionnaire covers attitudes toward a broad range of topics, including government expenditures, taxation, inflation, crime, poverty, women and careers, migrants, political figures, and confidence in institutions such as banks and police. Other questions relate to the respondent's personal feelings about life, health, religion, moral issues, and family relationships. Political and economic data provided include party preference and voting history, income, and occupation. Additional background variables are available on education, birthplace, ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, location and size of town of residence, marital status, and union membership.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class IV.

Chronological coverage: 1984. Data collected: June 1984-July 1986.

Personal interviews, and self-enumerated forms.

Survey data.

Australia.

The Australian National University. Research School of Social Sciences, and Australian Research Grants Scheme.

Card Image data format, with SPSS control cards. The data contain a weight variable. Bound, printed copies of the codebook also are available from Social Science Data Archives, the Australian National University.

Machine-readable documentation.

Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 3,012 ; variable count: 681 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 17.

Stratified area-cluster sample.

Universe: Noninstitutionalized persons aged 18 years or older, capable of being interviewed in English, in all States and Territories of Australia.

Kelley, Jonathan, and Clive Bean, eds. Society and politics in Australia: analyses form the national social science survey. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1988.