Starting Situation on the Federal Parliament Election 1961

Party preference and party ties.

Topics: Political interest and political conversations; most important
reasons to vote for a certain party; attitude to change of party
preference and personal change in party voted for; personal opinion
allegiance; desire for differentiation from others; conservatism or
modernity, measured on pictures of furnishing and commodities
presented; attitude to economic system and religious denomination
schools; party preference; behavior at the polls in the Federal
Parliament election 1957; expected election result in the next Federal
Parliament election; preference for living in the country or in the
city; preferred house size and desired residential surroundings;
satisfaction with housing size; desire for additional residential
furnishings; circle of friends and social ties; willingness to accept
responsibility at work; media usage; memberships; possession of a
vehicle; possession of stocks and shares and possession of assets; art
interest; social class.

Demography: social surroundings; age (classified); sex; marital
status; employment; occupation; school education; income (classified);
family income (classified); size of household; religious denomination;
refugee; state; stated possession of assets; possession of durable
economic goods .

Interviewer rating: social class, intellectual flexibility and
willingness of respondent to cooperate; housing situation and city size.