The European Elite Panel Study (1961, Germany)

Attitudes of German elites to loss of national power after the war and
judgement on current international political events.

Topics: Judgement on the conflict between the EEC and EFTA; attitude
to the European Community; attitude to a military, political and
economic unification of Europe as well as assessment of the long-term
development; judgement on international relations; attitude to NATO,
nuclear armament and detailed questions of equipment of the Federal
German Armed Forces or NATO; assessment of the military leadership
power, the development of the cold war, the East-West relation and the
probability of a new world war; attitude to disarmament and deterrence;
judgement on the Suez conflict, the U2 conflict, the Berlin situation
and the chances of reunification; expectations of the Kennedy
government; role of America; judgement on economic systems as well as
the UN; attitude to foreign aid and the nation-state; contacts with
foreign countries and stays abroad; conduct in a communist West
Germany.

Also encoded were: date of interview and identification of
interviewer.

Demography: regional origins; age (classified); occupation; religious
denomination; place of residence; party preference and party
membership.

Interviewer rating: interview surroundings.