Trend Questions Ukraine (Week 36/2022)

On behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, the opinion research institute forsa has regularly conducted representative population surveys on the topic of Germany and the Ukraine War from calendar week 13/2022. The individual question areas were adapted according on the survey period.
During the survey period from 05.09.2022 to 07.09.2022, the German-speaking resident population aged 14 and over was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). The respondents were selected by multi-stage random sample.<br>Germany should continue to maintain the adopted economic sanctions against Russia vs. end; level of concern about possible impact of war in Ukraine on Germany; specific concerns about possible impact of war in Ukraine on Germany (open question); level of concern about the following related to war in Ukraine: Germany being dragged into a war with Russia, Germany taking on too much by taking in refugees from Ukraine, everything becoming more expensive, use of nuclear weapons, threats to basic food supplies in Germany, threats to energy supplies in Germany, personal financial situation worsening, financial difficulties due to additional payments for electricity and energy costs; satisfaction with regard to the German government´s handling of the effects of the Ukraine war on Germany; opinion on cohesion in society as a result of the Ukraine crisis; assessment of the potential for conflict in Germany between different social groups (rich and poor, young and old, East Germans and West Germans, left-wing and right-wing political forces, foreigners and Germans, Ukrainian refugees and Germans, people of Russian and non-Russian origin in Germany).

Demography: sex; age (grouped); employment; education; net household income (grouped); party preference in the next general election; voting behaviour in the last general election.

Additionally coded were: region; federal state; weight.