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

Attitude to current political problems immediate before start of the
Federal Parliament election campaign.

Topics: Expectations of economic development (Katona questions);
sympathy scale for politicians and parties; change of party sympathy;
judgement on the election campaign; issue ability of the SPD and
CDU/CSU; knowledge about the constituency delegate; election
prediction; importance of the coming Federal Parliament election; most
important characteristics of a politician and a federal chancellor;
degree of familiarity of politicians; most important political problems
and importance of parties; attitude to opposition in democracy (scale);
just distribution policies; local political questions; criteria for
choice of occupation; leisure activities; media usage; rental
condition; religiousness; memberships; party preference (Sunday
question) and party preference of family and friends; personal behavior
at the polls since 1945; local residency.

Demography: marital status; age (classified); head of household;
occupation; school education; vocational training; tenancy; religious
denomination.

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