Opinion Barometer January/February 1990 - Attitude to Development in the GDR

Attitudes to development in the GDR, stand on German-German unification,
comparison of living conditions GDR and FRG.
Topics:
Evaluation of the general prospects for the future;
concerns in view of violence and aggression and neofascist tendencies;
expectations regarding unemployment;
stand on remaining in the GDR and understanding for those leaving;
Sunday question regarding elections for the East German Parliament;
preferred point in time for elections for the East German Parliament;
possibility of personal voting decision for Republicans;
FRG party competent for GDR politics;
preferred development path for the GDR;
stand on division of the GDR into districts and division into states;
stand on German-German unification and time of unification;
preferred form of government of united Germany;
trust in the GDR government and the East German Parliament;
stand on the speed of the reform process;
assessment of the future significance of certain politicians for Europe;
stand on the idea of liberal democratic socialism;
personal identity;
stand on equal employment opportunities for women and men;
approval of social-political measures for young mothers, families and the older;
stand on foreigners;
evaluation of the demand for unity of Germany within the borders of 1937;
stand on candidacy of the Republicans in the elections;
main place of residence;
membership in parties and new movements;
party resignation before October 1989;
frequency of receiving western radio stations;
comparison of various areas of life in GDR and FRG:
training opportunities, income, social security, environment,
housing conditions, crime, provision for old age, medical care,
living conditions;
expectations regarding improvement in standard of living in the GDR;
most sympathetic party in the FRG and
desired composition of the Federal Government;
stand on the Leipzig Monday Demonstrations and participation in them;
attitude to contents and mottos of the Monday Demonstrations.