Observa Political Index Polls 1989: May

#Observa opinion polls: #---------------------- # #From 1967 and onwards Observa has carried out a number of opinion polls, i.e. surveys of attitudes and habits of life, partly through so-called political index polls (postal panel surveys) and partly through more extensive attitudinal surveys based on interviews. The political index polls have been carried out regularly in the period (approx. 10 times a year), whereas the attitudinal surveys have been carried out quarterly in the period 1969 to 1972. The current data collection of similar data material over a long period of time makes it possible to carry out various kinds of time series analyses, especially as regards party preference. #Other subjects are usually treated more superficially owing to the conditions under which the surveys are carried out (they are designed for publication in daily papers so the main emphasis has been put on topical issues, and only subjects which may be dealt with by means of a limited number of questions are included). #Until 1971 the political index polls were carried out for the daily paper Aktuelt; from 1972 for the daily paper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. The attitudinal surveys have been carried out exclusively for Jyllands-Posten. # # #Observa Political Index Polls, 1989: #------------------------------------ #In 1989 Observa carried out 10 political index polls. All the questions from these surveys, together with a fixed set of recurring background variables, are found in DDA-1957: Observa Political Index Polls, 1989. In addition, the individual political index polls, which contain various questions on topical issues, are found in DDA-1958 to DDA-1967. # #This survey (DDA-1961 Observa Political Index Polls 1989: May) deals with the following topical issues: # #Party preference; the contribution of the USA, the USSR and China to world peace; changes in the attitude to the Soviet Union; degree of seriousness in the arms reduction talks between the USA and the Soviet Union; attitude to an abolition of the automatic regulation of a number of social security benefits; summer holidays 1988 and summer holiday plans; whether Denmark will experience serious acts of terrorism in the next few years; attitude to thorough control and registration of suspicious-looking characters; voting intention at the European Parliamentary Election on 15 June; whether the Government and the Social Democratic Party ought to compromise on the economic policy, and what the prime minister should do if this is not possible; assessment of Radio Denmark versus TV 2; and assessment of the commercials on TV 2