Cologne Election Study (Dortmund, Arnsberg-Soest, Heilbronn, Munich; September 1961)

Attitude to current domestic and foreign policy problems immediately
before the start of the Federal Parliament election.

Topics: Expectations of economic development (Katona questions);
sympathy scale for politicians and parties; image of the parties; issue
ability of the CDU/CSU and SPD; criteria for one´s own voting decision;
importance of the coming Federal Parliament election; political extent
to which informed; crucial experience for the current political
attitude; most important political problems in the FRG; general
attitude to parties (scale); significance of the opposition party;
preferred party system; party affiliation and knowledge about the
constituency candidate; most important characteristics of a
representative; attitude to decision of conscience by representatives;
most important level of political work; local political questions;
leisure activity; media usage and political interest; preferred
newspaper categories; voting intent in the Federal Parliament election
1961; behavior at the polls in earlier Reichstag, state parliament and
Federal Parliament elections; intent to participate in the election;
party preference of family and friends; memberships; a prisoner of war
oneself; religiousness; rental relationship.

Demography: regional origins; refugee status; age (classified); size
of household; head of household; school education; vocational training;
marital status; occupation; military service; social origins; religious
denomination; sex.

Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; city size; type of
building and condition of residence.