Federal Election 2007 The Australian On Line Opinion Final Poll This is the final poll on community attitudes for the 2007 Federal Election conducted by On Line Opinion for The Australian.
1. Political This section asks questions about your attitudes to particular politicians, parties and issues.
* 001: 1. Thinking about Australia would you agree that the country is heading in the right direction?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Unsure I do not wish to answer
* 002: 2. Thinking about your answer to the previous question, in a short paragraph please give us your reasons for that answer. (If you can't say just write "N/A" in the field provided).
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* 003: 3. Thinking about Australia again, in a short paragraph please tell us what is the most important issue facing the country. (If you can't say just write "N/A" in the field provided).
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* 004: 4. In this Australian federal election in a short paragraph please tell us what issue would affect your voting intention the most. If your answer is the same as for 3 above, please just write in "same". (If you can't say just write "N/A" in the field provided).
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* 005: 5. In this Australian federal election which of the following parties will receive your first preference?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Liberal Labor National Greens Democrats Family First Christian Democrats One Nation Independent Other I haven't decided I do not wish to answer
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Other' to question '005 ']
005a: If your answer to the previous question was "Other" can you please specify below the name of the party?
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* 006: 6. In this federal election which group, Labor or Coalition, would you direct your preferences to favour - that is, which would you prefer to form the government. In an Australian federal election it is compulsory to give preferences.
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Labor Coalition I haven't decided I do not wish to answer
* 007: 7. Thinking about the last Australian federal election, to which party did you give your first preference? (If you can't remember, just select that option).
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Liberal Labor National Greens Democrats Family First Christian Democrats One Nation Independent Other I don't recall I do not wish to answer
* 008: 8. Thinking about federal elections in general, for which party do you normally vote. (If you don't normally vote for any particular party, just select that option).
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Liberal Labor National Greens Democrats Family First Christian Democrats One Nation Independent Other I don't normally vote for any particular party I do not wish to answer
* 009: 9. In this Australian federal election which of the following parties will receive your first preference in the Senate?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Liberal Labor National Greens Democrats Family First Christian Democrats One Nation Independent Other I haven't decided I do not wish to answer
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Other' to question '009 ']
009a: If your answer to the previous question was "Other" can you please specify below the name of the party?
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* 010: 10. Thinking about your opinion in general of the performance of Prime Minister John Howard, how would you rate it?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Strongly approve Approve Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove Strongly disapprove No opinion I do not wish to answer
* 011: 11. Irrespective of how you intend to vote, in thinking of voting for John Howard and the Coalition, what makes you hesitate the most? (If you can't say just write "N/A" in the field provided).
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* 012: 12. Thinking about your opinion in general of the performance of Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd, how would you rate it?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Strongly approve Approve Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove Strongly disapprove No opinion I do not wish to answer
* 013: 13. Irrespective of how you intend to vote, in thinking of voting for Kevin Rudd and the Labor Party, what makes you hesitate the most? (If you can't say just write "N/A" in the field provided).
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* 014: 14. Irrespective of how you intend to vote, if an election were held next weekend, who would you expect to win?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Coalition Labor Neither (Hung Parliament) Unsure I do not wish to answer
* 015: 15. Irrespective of how you intend to vote, if an election were held next weekend, who would you like to win?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Coalition Labor Neither (Hung Parliament) Unsure I do not wish to answer
* 016: 16. Thinking about Prime Minister John Howard, if he was a dog, what sort of a dog would he be, and why? (If you can't say just write "N/A" in the field provided).
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* 017: 17. Thinking about Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd, if he was a dog, what sort of a dog would he be, and why? (If you can't say just write "N/A" in the field provided).
	Please write your answer here:
* 018: 18. Please select your electorate from the list below.
	Please choose *only one* of the following: I do not wish to answer Adelaide Aston Ballarat Banks Barker Barton Bass Batman Bendigo Bennelong Berowra Blair Blaxland Bonner Boothby Bowman Braddon Bradfield Brand Brisbane Bruce Calare Calwell Canberra Canning Capricornia Casey Charlton Chifley Chisholm Cook Corangamite Corio Cowan Cowper Cunningham Curtin Dawson Deakin Denison Dickson Dobell Dunkley Eden-Monaro Fadden Fairfax Farrer Fisher Flinders Flynn Forde Forrest Fowler Franklin Fraser Fremantle Gellibrand Gilmore Gippsland Goldstein Gorton Grayndler Greenway Grey Griffith Groom Hasluck Herbert Higgins Hindmarsh Hinkler Holt Hotham Hughes Hume Hunter Indi Isaacs Jagajaga Kalgoorlie Kennedy Kingsford Smith Kingston Kooyong La Trobe Lalor Leichhardt Lilley Lindsay Lingiari Longman Lowe Lyne Lyons Macarthur Mackellar Macquarie Makin Mallee Maranoa Maribyrnong Mayo McEwen McMillan McPherson Melbourne Melbourne Ports Menzies Mitchell Moncrieff Moore Moreton Murray New England Newcastle North Sydney O Connor Oxley Page Parkes Parramatta Paterson Pearce Perth Petrie Port Adelaide Prospect Rankin Reid Richmond Riverina Robertson Ryan Scullin Shortland Solomon Stirling Sturt Swan Sydney Tangney Throsby Wakefield Wannon Warringah Watson Wentworth Werriwa Wide Bay Wills Unsure
* 019: 19. If an Australian federal election was to be held next weekend, how likely are you to vote for your sitting member?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Very likely Likely Neither likely nor unlikely Unlikely Very unlikely Unsure I do not wish to answer
* 020: 20. Thinking about your answer to the previous question, in a short paragraph please give us your reasons for that answer.
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2. Demographic This section asks questions so that we can place you in context with other respondents. Your personal details are confidential and will not be revealed to anyone.
* 021: 21. Your name
We only use this to personalise our correspondence with you. If you just want to use a first name, that is fine by us.	Please write your answer here:
* 022: 22. Your age
	Please choose *only one* of the following: 0-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ I do not wish to answer
* 023: 23. Your gender
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Male Female Other I do not wish to answer
* 024: 24. Your occupation
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Accountant/Auditor I do not wish to answer Administrative Assistant Analyst Artist/Musician/Actor/Entertainer Architect Associate Broker/Trader/Advisor CEO/President/Chairman CFO/COO/CTO/CIO/CMO Clergy Clerical worker Computer professional Consultant Director Doctor Educator/Teacher/Professor Engineer Entrepreneur Government official Health care worker (other than doctor) Homemaker Lawyer/Judge Manager Military Officer Partner/Principal/Owner Researcher Sales Manager/Account Executive Skilled laborer Scientist Service provider Student Supervisor Technician Vice President/SVP/EVP Writer/Editor Retired Other
* 025: 25. Your weekly income
	Please choose *only one* of the following: I do not wish to answer $1-$39 $40-$79 $80-$119 $120-$159 $160-$199 $200-$299 $300-$399 $400-$499 $500-$599 $600-$699 $700-$799 $800-$999 $1,000-$1,499 $1,500 or more
* 026: 26. Your residential postcode
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* 027: 27. Your email address
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028: 28. If there are any additional comments that you would like to make, please make them in the space below.
We're providing this feedback mechanism after requests by a number of respondents to the previous questionnaires.	Please write your answer here:
* 029: 29. Are you prepared to be involved in follow-up research?
	Please choose *only one* of the following: Yes No
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