Issue Dimensions and Voting Decision (April 1969)

Attitude to political controversies and voting intent.

Topics: Behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament election 1965;
party preference (Sunday question) and sympathy scale for CDU/CSU, SPD,
FDP and NPD; preferred candidate for chancellor and preferred Federal
Government; issue ability of the parties in school, economic, social,
Ostpolitik and foreign policy questions as well as regarding
radicalism; attitude to recognition of the GDR; knowledge of FDP
politicians; most important problems of the FRG; membership in clubs
and organizations; attitude to co-determination and the influence of
the church; assessment of personal current and future economic
situation (Katona questions); city size; self-assessment of social
class.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious
denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation;
professional position; employment; household income; size of household;
composition of household; head of household; state; refugee status;
possession of durable economic goods.

Interviewer rating: manner of housing; weekday of interview; social
class of respondent.