CQU's recent Queensland Social Survey has revealed that opinions on daylight saving remain split on regional lines, although the balance is now tipped slightly towards adoption.

Public opinion was sought in August 2005 to the question “DO YOU BELIEVE THAT QUEENSLAND SHOULD ADOPT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME?”.

Across Queensland, the responses were split 48.5% in favour of daylight saving and 47.8% against. In the Brisbane/Moreton Bay region, the split was 59.6% in favour and 36.6% against. In the 'other Queensland' region, the split was 26.8% in favour and 69.8% against.

The 2005 Queensland Social Survey (QSS-2005) was the first in a series of annual omnibus state-wide surveys aimed at obtaining public opinion on a range of topics held by a representative sample of Queensland residents.

Conducted by the Centre for Social Science Research at Central Queensland University, The Queensland Social Survey serves the research needs of both university researchers and community organisations.

The Centre for Social Science Research established the Population Research Laboratory (PRL) in 1999 to serve the needs of both university and non-university groups for high-quality, cost-efficient, large-scale survey research.

The PRL is a fully integrated Computer-Assisted-Telephone-Interview (CATI) lab operating Ci3 software from Sawtooth Technologies. Since its inception, the PRL has completed more than 30 large-scale projects utilising the CATI system, including the Central Queensland Social Survey, which has been conducted on an annual basis since 1999.

NB: Survey estimates for the total sample of 1208 are accurate within plus or minus 2.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. ENDS.

For details call Professor Kerry Mummery (07) 4930-6749 or k.mummery@cqu.edu.au .