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.