Forsa-Bus 2013

The Forsa Bus is conducted by the Forsa polling institute. Based on representative samples, the program surveys about 500 people eligible to vote each day by telephone and asks about individual attitudes on various political and social issues. The Forsa Bus is currently available from 1991 onwards. The datasets include parts from omnibus surveys, while the focus of the collection is the survey of political preferences, both for candidates and parties, as well as voting behaviour in past elections.<br>Chancellor preference for Angela Merkel or Peer Steinbrück or Angela Merkel or Hannelore Kraft or Angela Merkel or Sigmar Gabriel; economic expectations for Germany; most competent party to solve the problems of the Federal Republic of Germany; voting behaviour in the last election and state election; party preference on federal and state level (Sunday question).

Demography: sex; age (year of birth); marital status; living with a partner; highest level of education; employment status; current or previous occupational position; leading function; employment in the public service;
household size; number of children in household under 18; year of birth of children; net household income (classified);
religious affiliation; frequency of churchgoing; trade union member in household; party membership and indication of party.

Additionally coded were: Federal state; administrative district; district code; political municipality size class; survey area West/East; date of interview; day of the week of the interview; consecutive number of the day of the year; survey period; weighting factors.