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.