ABC survey pops the question
"Is it okay to smack your kids? Are you lonely? Has political correctness gone too far?"
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ABC has announced a major research-based initiative to find out what Australians think and feel.
“Are you worried about losing your job? Is it okay to smack your kids? Are you lonely? Has political correctness gone too far?” are examples of “Australia Talks” which will find out people’s attitudes on a range of hot-button topics and spark national conversations about how our personal views and experiences compare with our fellow Australians.
An Australia Talks National Survey polled more than 50,000 Australians, across every state and territory and federal electorate, asking almost 500 questions not found in the Census to learn more about the issues that matter to them.
It’s the first time the ABC has undertaken such a large exercise into what Australians are thinking.
“Australia Talks is an exciting new initiative that will explore in an unprecedented way what it’s like to live in modern Australia,” said ABC Managing Director David Anderson.
“We want to hear from all Australians about issues that matter to them. Through Australia Talks we’ll celebrate what unites us, encourage constructive discussion about how we’re different, and understand each other a little better.”
The findings will be revealed in a live 90-minute TV program on Monday 18 November.
You can take the survey here: https://australiatalks.abc.net.au
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11 Responses
I was one of the 54,000 chosen for the survey back in July, so it will be interesting to see how my views moulded in with the all the others.
How were you chosen, Dantheman?
At random, when you complete the vote compass, there is box you tick, if you want to be contacted in the future about surveys etc, i was just lucky i guess
I did, already….I can never resist a good poll or quiz….
It’s a non-random sample of ABC viewers/listeners designed to generate political news stories ABC News and Current Affairs want to push. This is of course exactly what they have been doing with Vote Compass to try and influence voting at elections, just all the time.
Vote Compass was ridiculous. I entered the Liberal’s policies into it and it told me I should vote One Nation. I entered the ALP’s policies into it and told me I should vote Green. Enter the Pirate Parties policies and it told me I should vote for Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives (because they had freedom speech and religion as their policies). It was nothing more than a polarisation tool designed to attack the major parties.
Yes, the similarities in style are very clear. I thought the questions interesting, it was the final analysis that showed significant trend toward the ABC’s pet agendas.
Same with me. I was told I was a Greens voter.
I took the survey after hearing it mentioned on the radio. It is a bit of fun, but there is a fair bit of bias in the interpretation of the results. And, of course, the questions are not detailed enough to get a full picture. For example, one question asks how optimistic/pessimistic you feel about the world, but there is no place to say why. For some it will be because of unrest in other countries, some because of world leaders or wars, some perceived dangers of climate, and for some it is about moral degradation.
In addition, there is no way to correct your answer. Some questions have double negatives, and in viewing the results I realised that I had answered the exact opposite because I misread the question. I would have like to fix that.
There is a back button while you’re still answering the questions.
Take the survey again using a different email address.
Thanks for the suggestions, I might do it again. It would be interesting to see if it gives exactly the same questions. I didn’t realise the mistake until it was giving the “analysis”, so I couldn’t go back at that point. Maybe they don’t want people to be able to change in case they changed because of the results given.