Perception of the Chernobyl Reactor Catastrophy by the German Population (May 1987)

Perceived effects of the reactor accident in Chernobyl.

Topics: effects of environmental pollution on health; attitude to use
of nuclear energy for power generation; change of personal attitude to
nuclear energy due to the events in Chernobyl; assumed effects of
abandoning nuclear energy on the economic situation in the Federal
Republic; assumed number of nuclear power plants as well as share of
these nuclear power plants in power generation in the Federal Republic;
type of nuclear power plant primarily used in the Federal Republic;
assessment of the safety of nuclear power plants in Germany in
comparison to the Soviet Union; assumed long-term consequences and
estimated number of deaths in the Federal Republic due to the Chernobyl
accident; credibility of information received about the magnitude of
danger after the reactor accident in Chernobyl; preference for central
information for the public from the Federal Government or from various
institutions; cases of catastrophy; knowledge about the activity of
selected institutions who came before the public in connection with the
Chernobyl catastrophy; assessment of special interests, whether these
institutions are well-informed and credible; interest in selected
topics of media reporting; change of one´s own nutrition habits due to
the Chernobyl reactor catastrophy; impairment of personal health
through the additional radioactive radiation; effects of the Chernobyl
catastrophy on nutrition and health of one´s own small children;
attitude to nuclear energy; possession of a telephone; membership in a
trade union or a professional organization.