Business Location Germany 2000

Judgement on the economic situation of the country and expected
development of the economic situation. Attitude to market economic questions.
Attitude to the common European currency.
Topics:
most important problems in Germany;
intent to participate in the election and party preference (Sunday question);
judgement on the current economic situation in Eastern Germany or
Western Germany;
current personal economic situation;
judgement on the economic development of Germany;
judgement on the economic situation in comparison to Western European neighbors;
judgement on the socially-oriented market economy in Germany and its future;
prosperity of society;
prosperity in danger, protection of prosperity and future of prosperity;
wage costs, environmental regulations or sales markets as
primary reason for production by German companies abroad;
judgement on the level of company profits and business taxes in Germany;
advantageousness of globalization for Germany and for respondent himself;
degree of restriction of leeway for political decisions from globalization;
necessity of business mergers;
attitude to world-wide competition (scale);
German companies prepared for international competition;
rewarding interest of foreign companies in investing in Germany;
development of attractiveness of Germany for foreign investors
in the last few years;
countries that are a threat to the German economy;
judgement on quality and prices of industry products from Germany
in comparison to foreign products;
comparison of technical progress in Germany, Japan and the USA;
judgement on the speed of technical progress in Germany;
judgement on the future prospects of small and
medium-sized companies in Germany;
company size or specialization in particular products and capabilities
as primary reason for economic success of a company on the world market;
significance of German large concerns and medium-sized companies;
relationship of the government with medium-sized companies;
attitude to self-employment;
assessment of innovativeness of Germans;
necessity of greater mobility for occupational reasons;
preference for wage agreements at association level or at company level;
orientation of wage increases on the rate of inflation;
approval of the pension at 60 years;
creation of jobs as task of government or business;
most important reasons for unemployment in Germany;
judgement on extent of governmental interventions in the economy;
expectations of the tax reform;
complexity and expected simplification of the tax reform;
judgement on the extent of existing social services;
judgement on the ability of the German education system;
advantageousness of membership of the country in the EU;
currently perceived existence of a European currency or not until
circulation of cash;
advantages or disadvantages of the introduction of the Euro for
the respondent personally, for Germany in general in the short as well as
in the long view;
expected changes of unemployment and the cost of living in Germany;
assessment of stability of monetary value after introduction of the Euro;
advantageousness of exchange rate loss of the Euro against the Dollar for
Germany and perceived importance of this topic;
judgement on the long-term chances of success of the Euro;
self-assessment of extent to which informed about the Euro.
Demography:
state in which respondent is eligible to vote;
city size;
age in classes;
school education;
highest university degree;
occupational training;
extent of employment;
jeopardy to one's own job;
occupation group;
status as salaried employee;
status as civil servant;
household size;
persons in household 18 years old and older;
union member in household;
close persons who are unemployed or whose job is endangered;
sex.
Also encoded was:
day of interview.