Trend Questions Ukraine (Week 23/2022)

On behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, the opinion research institute forsa has regularly conducted representative population surveys on the topic of Germany and the Ukraine War from calendar week 13/2022. The individual question areas were adapted according on the survey period.
During the survey period from 07.06.2022 to 09.06.2022, the German-speaking resident population aged 14 and over was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). The respondents were selected by multi-stage random sample.<br>Greatest responsibility for the conflict between Ukraine and Russia (Russia, Ukraine, USA, NATO); extent of worries about possible effects of the war in Ukraine on Germany; concrete worries about possible effects of the war in Ukraine on Germany (open question); extent of worries about the following in connection with the war in Ukraine: Germany being dragged into a war with Russia, Germany taking on too much by taking in refugees from Ukraine, everything becoming more expensive, use of nuclear weapons, threats to basic supplies in Germany, e.g. with electricity or food, personal financial situation worsening; likelihood of the aforementioned things occurring; satisfaction with regard to the German government´s handling of the effects of the war in Ukraine on Germany; personal handling of the war in Ukraine (I follow the events in Ukraine several times a day on the news, I try to distract myself from the events of the war in everyday life, I often talk to other people about the war in Ukraine, I show others how I feel about the war, for example by taking part in demonstrations or posting on social media, I donate to people in Ukraine or help refugees, I make concrete preparations for a possible disaster in Germany, none of the above); knowledge of the Federal Government´s recommendations for preparing for possible disaster situations.

Demography: sex; age (grouped); employment; education; net household income (grouped); party preference in the next general election; voting behaviour in the last general election.

Additionally coded were: region; federal state; weight.