Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Saxony in Advance of the State Parliament Elections 1990

Attitudes and expectations in advance of the German-German
unification, changes in the situation in life and satisfaction with
this, behavior at the polls.
Topics: General contentment with life; changes of the situation in
life since currency union; prospects for the future of political and
economic development of the GDR and reasons for this; opinion on the
constitution discussion; pace of German-German unification;
employment of women and men; significance of employment; effects of
introduction of the market economy on family and partnership;
responsibility for child-raising within family or long-term
relationship; representation of interests of women in parties and
organizations (party preference); part-time employment; satisfaction
with job security, job opportunities, price development, business and
supply, services, opportunities to become self-employed, income,
culture and leisure offerings; expected changes in the areas
health, environment, work, supply, housing, leisure time, further
education, foreigners, equal status of the sexes, economic situation;
opinion on ability of parties and movements; assessment of parties
and movements in the election campaign; factors influencing voting
decision (scale); prediction of election result (state parliament
election 1990); frequency of use of various means of information
about parties and their objectives; trust in politicians of the GDR
as well as of the FRG; preferred characteristics of a politician;
election question (state parliament election 1990); number of
children in household; religiousness; behavior at the polls (election
for the East German Parliament 1990 and municipal elections 1990).