Autumn Study 1983

1. Judgement on parties and politicians as well as political attitudes.

2. Questions on peace policies and European unification.

Topics: 1. Judgement on parties and politicians as well as political
attitudes: judgement on current economic situation in the Federal
Republic and further development; political interest; most important
political tasks in the Federal Republic; satisfaction with the
government coalition and opposition; judgement on the economic
successes by the new Federal Government (scale); attitude to political
measures as well as changes to laws to change the economic
difficulties, planned or now being conducted; party preference (ballot
procedure); personal change in party voted for since 1949; behavior at
the polls in the last Federal Parliament election; sympathy scale for
the parties; issue relevance and issue ability of the parties.

2. Questions on peace policies and European unification: prospects for
a lasting peace in Europe and assessment of the military threat from
the East; perceived threat from both great powers; judgement on the
role of NATO for peace; attitude to the peace movement; characteristics
of a desirable society (scale); interest in the events in neighboring
European countries and personal identification with the term European;
attitude to a hypothetical dissolution of the EC; judgement on
development of friendly relations between the Western European
countries; most important goals of a European unification; attitude to
an expansion of the influence of the EC on world politics; preference
for independent EC policies or partnership with the USA; contribution
of the EC to securing of peace; judgement on the job of the European
Parliament; behavior at the polls in the European Election 1979 and
current party preference for a European Election (Sunday question);
attitude to membership of the Federal Republic in the EC as well as
most important advantages and disadvantages of this membership;
judgement on the influence of other countries of the EC on life in the
Federal Republic; attitude to support of poorer member countries by the
Federal Republic; consideration of the German language in the EC; EC
and reunification of Germany; attitude to a European Government; the
party that has done the most for Europe; nations of the European
Community most strongly representing the interests of the European
idea; increase or decrease of agreement between nations in the last
year; perceived tensions through increasing economic difficulties in
Europe; assignment of decision-making responsibility to national or
European level; attitude to membership of Turkey in the EC; most
important political tasks of the European Community; attitude to
increased influence of the EC on environmental polluters.

3. Miscellaneous: year of birth; religiousness; union membership and
solidarity with trade unions; self-assessment of social class.

Interviewer rating: size of place of residence; date of interview.