Religion in Australia, 1966 : user's guide for the machine-readable data file / ... prepared by Social Science Data Archives.

Abstract

The object of the survey was to provide an outline of the religious patterns and values of the Australian population which would serve as a basic tool for more detailed specific research in years to come and contribute to international research in the sociology of religion. The questionnaire was divided into two sections: the family schedule containing information which any adult in a family could usually provide for the rest; and the individual schedule containing the attitudinal, belief and voting questions. Background variables collected on the family schedule included age, sex, religion, church attendance, change of religion, parents' church attendance and birthplace, father's occupation, own occupation, birthplace period of local residence, education, marital status, duration of marriage, attendance at meetings. Individual questions covered opinions about many social and religious topics including God, the Church, the Bible, prayer, premarital sex and adultery, prejudices, gambling, patriotism, obedience, baptism, church union. The respondent's experiences of a religious nature, frequency of prayer and vote intention were also asked. Show more