State Election in Hamburg 1993

Judgement on parties and politicians in the metropolitan council
election in Hamburg. Topics: Most important political problems in
Hamburg; intent to participate in the election; intent to use absentee
ballot; party preference (Sunday question, rank order procedure);
certainty of one´s voting decision; behavior at the polls in the last
metropolitan council election; attitude to a one-party government of
the SPD after the metropolitan council election; coalition preference;
sympathy scale for the parties at state as well as federal level and
for selected top politicians; satisfaction scale for the SPD senate in
Hamburg, the CDU opposition and the Federal Government in Bonn;
knowledge about the top candidates in the metropolitan council
election; ability of an SPD-led senate in comparison to a CDU-led
senate regarding an improvement in economic situation, the fight
against unemployment and crime, improvement in the housing market,
meaningful traffic policy and solving the problem of applicants for
asylum; satisfaction with traffic conditions, the economic situation
and the situation in the housing market; tenant status; influence of
German unity on the situation of the city; expected winner of the
metropolitan council election and expected one-party government of the
SPD; chances of the FDP, STATT party, Republicans and DVU {deutsche
Volksunion} to obtains seats in the metropolitan council; assessment of
election campaign activities of party members; judgement on the
decision of the Hamburg Constitutional Court with the consequence of
new elections; living together with a partner; university examination;
union membership of a household member; religiousness; party
inclination and party identification.