Citation  | Kaase, Max; Schleth, Uwe; Wildenmann, Rudolf (2012): Politics in the Federal Republic (August 1969). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA0525 Data file Version 3.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11457 |
| Study No. | ZA0525 |
| Title | Politics in the Federal Republic (August 1969) |
| Current Version | 3.0.0, 2012-9-25, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11457 |
| Date of Collection | 08.1969 - 09.1969 |
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| Abstract | Political interest and attitude to the policies of the Federal Government. Topics: judgement on the current economic situation in the FRG and on one´s own economic situation; assessment of economic development; attitude to the ´emergency laws´, reform of the right to vote, revaluation of the DM, equal legal status for illegitimate children, the statute of limitations for crimes in the Third Reich, co-determination, ´internal leadership´ in the Federal German Armed Forces, restoration of law and order at the universities, prohibition of the NPD, Ostpolitik and the Leber plan; satisfaction with the Federal Government and the grand coalition; issue competence of the parties and politicians; advantages and disadvantages of the candidates for chancellor and the major political parties; preferred federal chancellor; sympathy and degree of familiarity of federal politicians; preferred Federal President; political interest; political participation and perceived opportunity for political influence; rank order of political goals; rank order of party preference; party support and party membership; extent to which informed politically and partner for conversation about Federal Parliament elections and parties; party preference of persons to relate to; comparison of personal opinion with the view of the majority of the population; leading party in the residential quarter; behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament elections 1965 and 1969 and in the state parliament election; most important task of the new Federal Government; general judgement on persons in leadership positions in politics and economy; voting decision of spouse; membership in clubs and organizations as well as interest in membership in a trade union; membership in a professional organization and party preference of the members of this association; party preference of colleagues; company size; memberships of father; social origins; local residency and city size; satisfaction with education and with place of residence; media usage and knowledge about political television broadcasts; judgement on education in parental home; membership in organizations for refugees or ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe; memory of the first survey. Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training; occupation; professional position; employment; household income; composition of household; head of household; economic area; housing situation; party preference; party membership; party inclination; party identification; state; regional origins; refugee status; possession of durable economic goods. Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; date of interview; number of contact attempts; interest of respondent in political problems; level to which respondent is politically informed. Also encoded was: municipality code. |
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| Universe | Persons 21 years old and older |
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Multi-stage stratified random sample
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Oral survey with standardized questionnaire
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| Data Collector | INFRATEST, Muenchen |
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