RIAS and Other Broadcasting Stations (January 1960)

Attitudes of East Germans to the radio station RIAS
Topics:
radio stations used;
RIAS use (frequency and time of day);
reception quality of RIAS on various frequencies;
best information station for events in the free world as well as in the GDR;
development of RIAS use in the east zone;
reasons for increase or decrease in RIAS listeners in the GDR;
TV use;
frequency of use of West programs;
time of day of TV use;
radio and TV as source of information in comparison;
peace efforts of USA and USSR;
free elections in Germany as a whole;
USSR - recommendation on demilitarization of Berlin;
employment in agriculture;
membership in LPG;
size of farm;
earlier occupation;
LPG and individual company in comparison;
children in household;
occupation interest of children in agriculture;
use of RIAS farming program;
time of day and topic wishes for farming radio;
possession of a radio;
features personal radio.
Demography:
occupation;
age;
education;
region;
sex.
Also encoded was:
city,
time and date of interview;
interviewer number.