This dataset covers ballots 357-62 spanning January, March, May, July, September, and November 1973. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows:
357 - January
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. There are also questions regarding immigrants, the Olympic Games and pollution. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be groupe according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: whether or not there is a bit of Archie Bunker in all of us; the Canadian pollution clean up record; cancelling the Olympic Games in Montreal; changing attitudes due to the women's liberation; comparing family income with the average; duration of the new parliament; effect of the husband's declining role in the family; the effect of immigrants; the effect of women working on the family; the expansion of the CFL; the husband's dominance in the family; the outcome of a fallen minority government; the Queen abdicating for Prince Charles; and the satisfaction with the direction of the country. Basic demographic variables are also included.
358 - March
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions regarding movies, parole for re-offenders and white collar workers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing prisoner with a prior record to go on parole; creating a union for white collar workers; the changing attitudes towards illegitimacy; the date a movie was last attended; the degree of honesty in wives; the effects of a minority government; the effects of the Federal budget; the effect of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline; whether or not the respondent gets the amount of respect deserved; interest in Canadian films; how interesting movies are; nationalizing energy resources; opinions about Lewis; opinions about Stanfield; opinions about Trudeau; rating the Federal budget; requiring theatres to show Canadian films; sending Canadian troops to Vietnam; and wage and price controls. Basic demographic variables are also included.
359 - May
This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on the leading topics of the day. The questions are about politics, religion, the federal government and policies. Some of the subjects are marriage between different religions and ethnicities, choosing a doctor and bilingual policy. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Attraction to new ideas; bilingual policies; choosing a doctor; federal government; increase in food price; trying marijuana; marriage; separation of Quebec from Canada; religion; reporters and revealing their sources; taxes; unions; visiting Canadian Provinces; voting behaviour; and what is expected to rise most within the next year. Basic demographic variables are also included.
360 - July
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country and around the world. There are also questions on topics such as honesty of advertising; Watergate and the price of medicals. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the Canadian withdrawal from Vietnam; the date of the respondent's last medical examination; the effectiveness of the Liberal government; the governments handling of the economy; the influence of multinational companies; whether or not insurance should cover routine medical examinations; the least amount of money a family of four needs; the use of Ms. as an alternative address; the opinion of External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp; the opinion of Finance Minister John Turner; the probability of a Canadian gas shortage; reasons for United States gas shortage; satisfaction levels; the truthfulness of advertising; and the Watergate affair. Basic demographic variables are also included.
361 - September
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both social and political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders, the upcoming election and issues regarding international relations. It also asks questions involving the metric system, striking unions and Daylight Savings time. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: changing eating habits due to increasing prices; confidence in the United States' problem solving; conflicts of interest among levels of government; countries becoming Republics; disliking other countries; the effects of Confederation; the increasing price of food; metric conversions; the most important problems facing Canada; which party would get the most votes if an election was called; the NDP supporting the minority government; the performance of the Liberal cabinet; the political party that can best handle the problems in Canada; remaining on Daylight Savings all year and strikes due to the attitude of management. Basic demographic variables are also included.
362 - November
This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political issues within the country as well as touching on various social issues. Some of these questions involve opinions about unemployment; standard of living and divorce. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: continuing with a minority government; the expectation of there being a Federal election within the year; the expectations of an oil or gas shortage in Canada; fairness of the media coverage of Watergate; guaranteed annual income; the fear of information sharing between credit investigators; level of standard of living; limiting campaign spending; the mode of transportation to work; the most admired Federal MP; possibility of peace between Israelis and Arabs; peacekeeping in the Middle East; satisfaction with housing situation; having to split assets due to divorce; amount of sympathy felt towards Israelis and Arabs; amount of travel time to work; type of employment; and the willingness to freeze wages. Basic demographic variables are also included.
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