Opinion Makers 1993

Attitudes of elites and persons influencing opinion on questions of
economic policy. Topics: most important tasks of large concerns;
expected development of the Dollar exchange rate to the end 1993 and
the growth rate of the gross national product in 1993; inflation
expectation for 1993; expected unemployment figures; preferred measures
to combat unemployment; judgement on the importance of European
cooperation in selected areas; most able politicians in selected
subject areas; print media usage; judgement on German products in
international competition (scale); effects of the EC domestic market on
selected areas of business in the FRG; prediction for the Federal
Parliament election; effect of a red-green coalition on the economy;
party preference; preferred measures for a flexible arrangement of
working hours; area of business affiliation and personal interest in
areas of business; importance of various characteristics for companies.
Also encoded was position and area of responsibility of respondent.