World Values Survey Eastern Europe and Germany 1995-1997

Social and political fundamental values as well as norms in 11
countries. Topics: Importance of family, friends, leisure time,
politics, work, religion, hobby, personal business; feeling of
happiness; self-assessment of condition of health; closeness to
parents; responsibility of parents; educational goals; membership in
parties and organizations; trust in others; political discussions with
friends; attitude to environmental problems; environmentally conscious
conduct; relationship of tradition and high technology, human and
nature; future of humanity; groups of persons rejected in the
neighborhood; work for women, older and immigrants; satisfaction with
financial situation; general contentment with life; freedom of
decision; work orientations; work and leisure time; decisive criteria
in the job search; equal pay for the same work; preferred type of
leadership of a business; ideal number of children; importance of
father and mother for development of the child; motherhood as
prerequisite for a happy woman; attitude on marriage and sexual
freedom; single mothers; preferred sex of children; sex role;
materialism and postmaterialism; defense preparedness; change of
significance of money, work, family, technology and authority;
scientific progress; interest in politics; political participation;
right-left self-classification; attitude to society; import of goods;
immigration policy; trust in institutions; evaluation of the political
systems ten years ago, today and in ten years; opinion on various
political systems; freedom or maintenance of law and order;
understanding of democracy; readiness for violence to achieve political
goals; free market economy; satisfaction with democracy; respect for
human rights; poverty and the reasons for it; economic aid for poorer
countries; the meaning of life; good and evil; religious affiliation;
belief in God, death, soul, devil, hell, heaven and sin; salience of
God in one´s own life; condemning conduct against norms and laws;
solidarity with country/city; national pride; nationale identity;
language spoken at home; Sunday question; party one can never vote for;
extent of corruption in the country; primary earner of family; sources
of income; money saved in the last year; subjective social class;
frequency of watching television.