State Election in Baden-Wuerttemberg 1968 (Follow-Up)

Political attitudes; voting decision and right-wing radical tendencies.
Political and social conditions for growth of a right-wing radical
party.

Topics: judgement on the economic situation; voting participation and
voting behavior in the state elections 1964 and 1968 and in the federal
election 1965; voting intent; time of decision and reasons for voting
decision; sympathy scale for CDU, SPD, FDP, NPD, democratic left and
for politicians; attitude to the NPD and to nationalism; definition of
´liberal´; characterization of parties and their competence in economic
and foreign policy questions; attitude to the grand coalition and
coalition preferred for the formation of the state government; sources
of political information; interest in politics; assumed party
preference of colleagues, neighbors, friends, siblings, spouse and
father; attitudes to trade unions, entrepreneurs, the right to strike,
agrarian policy, foreign aid; student unrest; APO; armament
expenditures; nationalization of key industries; recognition of the
Eastern borders; initiating official relations with the GDR;
eliminating the prohibition of the German Communist Party (KPD) and
political activities of former NSDAP-members; attitude to the
opposition and to the FDP; attitude to candidates without religious
denomination; degree of familiarity of FDP-politicians; relationship of
the FRG to the USA; perceived influence of pressure groups on German
policy; membership in associations and organizations; personal opinion
leadership; social relations; satisfaction with housing;
self-assessment of social class.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious
denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training;
occupation; employment; income; household income; size of household;
composition of household; head of household.

Interviewer rating: city size; social class of respondent.