The Post Communist Citizen East Germany 1992

Political culture, political and economic orientations during
the transition to democracy.
Topics: Political activities; watching news on TV; reading newspaper
articles about politics; meaning of democracy (scale); left-right-self
placement; meaning of "left" and "right"; member of a political party,
associations, religious organization or trade union; satisfaction with
democracy; development of the economic situation of the country in the
last years and assumed changes in the next year; present corruption;
conditions of the working class, peasantry, middle class and
entrepreneurs during the time of present and previous regime; income
differences; financial situation compared with that of the parents in
former times; speed of changes; satisfaction with the previous and
present government; influence on decisions at workplace; working
husband/wife; influence on family decisions; satisfaction with family
situation; attitudes to homosexuals, abortion and working women; trust
in institutions; medical care covered by the state; limits on the amount
of money that one can earn; depending on the government vs. taking care
of themselves; environment vs. industrial growth; the most important
conflicts in the country; power of the government; running the country
for the benefit of all people; trust in government; role of elections
and parliament; voting and voting decision in the last election; reasons
for not voting; voting for the same party in the next election; duties
of the governments; inflation vs. unemployment; decisions which violate
people's interests; prospects of democracy in the country; political
situation and its development next year; satisfaction with democracy;
role of political parties; preferred country to live in; privatization
of companies and agricultural land; character of capitalist and
socialist economy; management of industrial enterprises; party and
political movement affiliation; reasons for joining a strike;
unconventional political participation; one- vs. multi-party system;
attitude towards politics; trust in politicians; winner and looser of
the regime change; ranking of living conditions in Bulgaria, Romania,
Hungary, Austria, Soviet Union, Poland and Czechoslovakia and assessment
of their citizens; religion; relationship with neighbors; savings;
social class self placement; ownership of a private enterprise;
producing agricultural goods; replacement of the job; work overtime;
extra work.