This dataset covers ballots 345-6, and 348-50 spanning January, March, July, September and November 1971. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows:
345 - January
This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on current events in the country. It measures thoughts on political parties, issues central to politics, and interest in elections, across various geographic and social groups. Topics of interests include: American textbooks being used in Canadian schools; the approval of baby bonuses; the approval of equal pay for men and women; approval of the voluntary male sterilization programme; causes of rising prices; changing the legal marriage age; cutting family allowance programmes for the rich; the effects of inflation on the Canadian economy; the effect of unemployment on the Canadian economy; establishing a voluntary press council; the happiness of children in different generations; the length of maternity leave; the level of education cost; the performance of Douglas as NDP leader; the performance of the newspaper in presenting the news; the performance of Stanfield as opposition leader; the performance of Trudeau as Prime Minister; political kidnapping; the predictions for 1971; preferred political parties; quality of education; Quebec identity cards; unemployment's effect on prices; union membership; voting habits; and who to blame for crime. Basic demographics variables are also included.
346 - March
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and elections in Canada and throughout the world. There are also questions on such topics as women in the workplace, unemployment and pay cuts. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the accessibility of university to youth; the quality of breaks for women at work; if the government should call an election; whether or not Canada needs immigrants; the Emergency Public Order Act; examining the company's books after refusal of raise; whether or not inflation is being controlled; Lego as a brand name; the use of Lego; who will get the most votes in the Federal election; who will get the most votes in the Provincial election; the Ontario Premier; peace between Israelis and Arabs; political preferences; Quebec's right to separate; subsidizing day-care; taking a pay cut; taking a wage freeze; whether or not unemployment is under control; the number of votes the NDP will receive; what Israelis should do; women as executives and women running businesses. Basic demographic variables are also included.
348 - July
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country as well as questions dealing with religious beliefs, standard of living and the chances of an atomic war. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: broadcasting sessions of parliament; centres for transient students; the chance of atomic war; whether or not cigarettes cause cancer; the impact of the Federal budget; whether or not today's generation is better then the previous ones; the opinion of Finance Minister Benson; the opinion of Robert Bourassa; political predictions; Quebec Canada relations since Trudeau; religious beliefs; satisfaction with the standard of living; how serious it would be if the British Commonwealth broke up; Trudeau's economic policy; and virtues of the Commonwealth. Basic demographic variables are also included.
349 - September
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and upcoming political voting trends. There are also questions dealing with issues of the drug problem in Canada, the seal hunt and the Red Cross. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of admiration towards Margaret Trudeau; approval of Nixon's wage price freeze in Canada; which political party would best handle inflation; which political party would best maintain prosperity; the continuance of the seal hunt; the drug problem in Canada; the effect of automation; the effect of the seal hunt on voting preference; giving money to animal welfare organizations; importance of BNA Repatriation; impressions of the Red Cross; the most important issues for labour unions; opinion of proposed Youth Programmes; political party that will best improve unemployment; political predictions; the power of big unions and corporations and the usefulness of the Red Cross. Basic demographic variables are also included.
350 - November
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political issues and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics such as the successfulness of marriage; the war in Vietnam and issues of unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: Action Canada becoming a new political party; bringing back the death penalty; the cost of welfare; opinions of David Lewis as an asset to the NDP; effect of dropping American exports in Canada; effect of the increasing world population; the effect of Nixon's new economic policy; opinion of Canada-Russia working closer together; the openness of Trudeau's government on economic policies; the openness of Trudeau's government on the unemployment situation; predictions for 1971; opinions of Stanfield as an asset to the Conservative party; success of marriage; giving tax credits for not having children; opinions of Trudeau as an asset to the Liberal party; and U.S. troops in Vietnam. Basic demographic variables are also included.
The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.
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