State Election in Hesse 1982

Political attitude of voters in Hesse and their judgement on parties
and politicians.

Topics: Besides the common part described in study 1244 the following
further questions were posed: satisfaction with achievements of the
individual coalition partners SPD and FDP; satisfaction with the
achievements of the opposition; attitudes to an absolute majority of
SPD or CDU; preferred government coalition; attitudes to expansion of
nuclear energy, foregoing the west runway, a freeze on the influx of
foreigners, the stationing of missiles in the FRG, construction of a
reprocessing plant for spent nuclear fuels in Hesse as well as
significance of these issues for one´s own voting decision; attitude to
the intended coalition change of the FDP; intent to participate in the
election, behavior at the polls and voting decision in case of a
Federal Parliament election next Sunday; behavior at the polls in the
Federal Parliament election 1980; attitude to a coalition change of the
FDP in Bonn.

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.