Observa Political Index Polls 1986: February

#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, 1986: #------------------------------------ #In 1986 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-1341: Observa Political Index Polls, 1986. In addition, the individual political index polls, which contain various questions on topical issues, are found in DDA-1924 to DDA-1933. # #This survey (DDA-1924 Observa Political Index Polls 1986: February) deals with the following topical issues: # #Party preference; voting intention at the referendum on 27 February concerning the Single European Act; assessment of the parties in the Danish Parliament; attitude to the proposal about 'parents' wages', i.e. that one of the parents during a child's first years should have the opportunity of fully or partly leave of absence and get a 'wage' corresponding to the expenses for a place in a day-care institution; whether the respondent would make use of 'parents' wage'; children living at home and age of these children; minding of children under school age; attitude to various categories of music; assessment of the amount of music programmes on the radio and on TV; and smoking habits