Giving Germany Direction

Judgement on politics as well as the form of society and economy in Germany.
Topics:
most important problems in Germany;
party preference;
behavior at the polls in the last Federal Parliament election;
interest in politics and business;
judgement on problem-solving ability after the Federal Parliament election;
impression of a feeling of a new beginning after the
Federal Parliament election;
judgement on problem-solving ability in democracy;
democracy as best form of government;
danger to democracy from high unemployment;
agreement with the demand of Federal President R. Herzog
to carry out reforms even against the moods of the people;
greater concentration on traditional values;
optimism or pessimism regarding personal future;
most important goals in life;
satisfaction with education opportunities, possibilities for
advancement and development, the possibility to obtain justice,
protection from crime, chances for work,
social security and possibility to reconcile employment and family;
judgement on securing of prosperity as a task of every individual or the
government;
assessment of the self-initiative of the Germans;
most important components of an ideal society;
preferred industry support for existing structures or newer areas;
attitude to achievement orientation;
judgement on restriction of Germans by laws;
agreement with the advantageousness of private action
compared with government action;
attitude to competition and market economy;
the right people in top positions of the parties;
willingness to accept a political office;
necessity of a completely new party;
degree of restriction of political leeway in Germany by globalization;
judgement on the dispute culture of the politicians;
role of the opposition;
judgement on the success of the socially-oriented market economy in Germany
and judgement on the future of the market economy;
wage reduction, reduction in overtime, reduction of employer taxes,
limitation of influx of ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe,
establishment of part-time jobs,
reduction of earnings-related unemployment benefit,
employment at lower wages and combating illicit work as preferred
manner to combat unemployment;
more jobs from wage reduction;
creation of jobs as task for government or businesses;
assessment of the help for becoming self-employed;
judgement on the extent of governmental intervention in the economy;
approval of withdrawal of the government from owning shares of businesses;
attitude to privatization of municipal services;
attitude to increased personal share and
concurrent reduction of medical insurance contributions;
preference for increase or reduction in welfare benefits;
legal right to pension and need for supplementary private retirement provision.
Demography:
sex;
age (classified);
school education;
occupational training;
employment;
assessment of personal job security;
occupational status;
household size;
composition of household with persons over 18 years old;
trade union membership;
unemployment and jeopardy to job in one's circle of friends;
city size;
state;
survey date.