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

<p>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.</p>