Crisis Monitor (Week 16/2024)

The Crisis Monitor has been conducted regularly by the opinion research institute forsa on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the German Federal Government since calendar week 1/2023. The Crisis Monitor is a continuation of the representative population surveys Trendquestions Ukraine on the topic of Germany and the Ukraine war conducted regularly by forsa in the period from calendar week 13/2022 to 50/2022. The individual question areas were adjusted depending on the survey period. In the survey period from 18.04.2024 to 22.04.2024, the German-speaking resident population aged 14 and older was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). Respondents were selected using a multistage random sample.<br>Level of personal stress caused by the current situation surrounding the current crises in Germany; developments in Germany that cause the most personal concern; personal sense of security in Germany; reason for having less sense of security in Germany (increasing crime, armed crime, juvenile crime, foreigners and immigration, fear of the dark, economic situation, lack of awareness among citizens, politics, wars, media coverage of crime and criminal behaviour, brutalisation of society, lack of security authorities, general insecurity; level of personal stress caused by the war in Ukraine and the media content perceived about it; greatest responsibility for the conflict between Ukraine and Russia (Russia, Ukraine, USA, NATO, all equally); assessment of Putin´s interest in settling the war through negotiations; assessment of the German reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine; impact of Western sanctions on Russia´s economy.

Demography: sex; age (grouped); employment; education; party preference in the next federal election; voting behavior in the last federal election; income level low, medium, high (net equivalent income).

Additionally coded were: West/East region; federal state; weighting factor.