State Election in Rhineland-Palatinate 1983

Political attitude of voters in Rhineland-Palatinate and their
judgement on parties and politicians.

Topics: Besides the common part described in study 1244 the following
further questions were posed: satisfaction with the achievement of the
opposition; attitude to an absolute majority of the SPD or CDU;
preferred government coalition; attitude to a freeze on the influx of
foreigners, on construction of the power road through the Palatinate
forest, on stationing of missiles in the FRG and the significance of
these issues for one´s own voting decision; attitude to the necessity
of the FDP in parliament; intent to participate in the election and
voting decision in case of a Federal Parliament election next Sunday;
behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament election 1980;
judgement on the top candidacy of Bernhard Vogel in view of the
candidacy for chancellor of his brother Hans-Jochen Vogel.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school
education; occupational training; employment; household size;
respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household;
union membership.

Interviewer rating: district code.