Political Ideology II (Panel Study 1980, 2nd Wave)

Structures and determinants of political participation and political
ideology.

Topics: satisfaction with the material and general situation in life;
contentment with life; assessment of the legitimacy of the current
government and the political system; attitude to changes of society;
political interest; perception of over- or underprivileged groups;
political ability; self-classification on a left-right continuum;
left-right understanding; postmaterialism index; issue orientation;
evaluation of the achievements of the government to solve specific
problems; good and bad sides of the parties; sympathy scale for social
groups and organizations as well as for parties; approval of
unconventional political activities; participation in unconventional
political protest actions; point in time, goals and initiator of these
actions; attitude to political force as well as government measures of
repression; influence of politics on life; party identification; voting
decision at the last Federal Parliament election; voting intent in the
Federal Parliament election; subjective classification of social class;
assessment of strength of personal political effect and degree of
indirect representation of interests; participation in conventional
political activities; point in time, goals and initiative of
participation in conventional political activities; degree to which
susceptible to political influence; readiness to react to the system;
attitude to youth protest; political trust; social origins; party
preference of parents; assessment of job security.

Demography: date of birth; sex; marital status; religious
denomination; frequency of church attendance; school education; income;
household income; respondent is head of household; characteristics of
head of household; frequency of moving; state; interest in further
interviews; memberships.

Interviewer rating: city size; disturbances during interview; presence
of other persons during interview; interest and reliability of
respondent; length of interview; date of interview; administrative
district.