Opinion Makers 1991

Attitudes of elites and persons influencing opinion on questions of
economic policy.

Topics: most important tasks of large concerns; expected development
of the Dollar exchange rate to the end of 1991 and the growth rate of
the gross national product in 1991; inflation expectation for 1991;
expected unemployment figures; preferred measures to combat
unemployment; judgement on the importance of European cooperation in
selected areas; most able politicians in selected subject areas; print
media usage; judgement on German products in international competition;
effects of the EC domestic market on selected areas of business in the
FRG; prediction for the Federal Parliament election; effect of a
red-green coalition on the economy; party preference; preferred
measures for flexible regulation of working hours; area of business
affiliation and personal interest in areas of business; importance of
various characteristics for companies.

Also encoded was: position and area of responsibility of respondent.