State Election in Lower Saxony 1982

Political attitude of voters in Lower Saxony and their judgement on
parties and politicians.

Topics: Besides the common part described in study 1244 the following
further questions were posed: satisfaction with the achievement of the
opposition; assumed coalition decision of the FDP; preferred government
coalition; attitude to expansion of nuclear energy, a freeze on the
influx of foreigners, the stationing of missiles in the FRG, the
employment program of the Federal Government and the relevance of these
issues for one´s own voting decision; preference for the term Lower
Saxony or ´Welfenland´.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school
education; occupational training; employment; household size;
respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household;
union membership.

Interviewer rating: district code.