Economic Policy Questions (Form A)

Judgement on economic and social conditions in the USA in comparison to
the FRG.

Topics: Development of personal economic conditions and the standard
of living in the FRG; reasons for the so-called economic miracle and
share of the USA in the economic recovery; perceived linking of German
economic development with other countries; attitude to a European
Common Market; reasons for the high American standard of living;
comparison between the USA and the FRG regarding working conditions,
productivity, social security and job security of workers; image of
Americans; knowledge of economic data of the USA; investment
inclination; attitude to the competitive economy; assumed ownership of
various branches of the economy in the FRG and in the USA, differences
according to government and private; expected influence of the American
government on the economy and vice versa; estimated proportion of
members of the middle classes; image of American agriculture; judgement
on the ideological influence of the USA on the FRG; sources of
information about America; membership in clubs and organizations and
offices taken on; party preference; self-assessment of social class;
local residency.

Demography: age (classified); marital status; religious denomination;
school education; occupation; employment; household income; state;
refugee status.

Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to
cooperate; number of contact attempts.

Also encoded were: age of interviewer and sex of interviewer; city
size.