Gallup poll (Canadian Institute of Public Opinion)
This dataset covers ballots 186-189, and 191, spanning May-July 1949. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows:
186 - May
This Gallup Poll aims to collect the political opinions of Canadians, approximately one month before an election. It also attempts to determine how many Canadians will vote, and whether they have decided in advance which party to vote for. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: car ownership; the federal election; political parties; phone ownership; union membership; and the United Nations; Basic demographic variables are also included.
187 - May
This Gallup Poll aims to collect data regarding the political views and opinions of Canadians, as well as their voting patterns. It also measures Canadians' views of government, and compares these views across geographic, demographic and social groups. Topics of interest include: banks; Canadian Pacific Railway; car ownership; communism; the farming industry; the federal election; government ownership of assets; government priorities; housing; immigration; income; the meat packing industry; phone ownership; political party; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographic variables are also included.
188 - June
This Gallup Poll aims to measure the opinions of Canadians on topics such as government ownership of assets, and the priorities of the government. It also collects information about voting patterns and preferred political parties, and measures this information across demographic, geographic and social groups. Topics of interest include: banks; Canadian Pacific Railway; car ownership; communism; education; the farm implements industry; freight rates; government ownership of assets; government priorities; immigration; income tax; the iron and steel industry; irrigation; the meat packing industry; political parties; trade; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographic variables are also included.
189 - June
This Gallup Poll aims to measure the political views of Canadians and the opinions that Canadians have of political parties before an election. It measures these opinions against the demographic, geographic and social groups of the respondents. Topics of interest include: car ownership; federal election; phone ownership; political party; and union membership. Basic demographics variables are also included.
191 - July
This Gallup Poll attempts to measure the opinions of Canadians on such topics as politics, freedom of speech, and education. The survey also contains questions intended to try and measure Canadians' knowledge on different topics concerning their country. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped \ according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canada; car ownership; corporal punishment; education of respondents; elections; freedom; free speech; money; phone ownership; political parties; politics; price levels; social security; taxation; travel; union membership; and working conditions in Canada. Basic demographics variables are also included.
The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.