Political Protest in the Federal Republic of Germany (Unemployed)

Inclination toward political extremism among younger unemployed with
and without university education. Political attitudes, political
participation and judgement on parties as well as government.
Occupational career and reasons for unemployment. Ideas about company
co-determination.

Topics: information on occupational situation or earlier occupation;
occupation sought; most important criteria for work satisfaction;
vocational training; type, size and area of business of last company;
length of company employment; frequency of change of company and
occupation; reason for one´s own unemployment; earlier unemployment and
length of unemployment; assessment of the chances for a desired job;
satisfaction with last job, colleagues and superiors; conversation with
the works council in the lay-off; actual and ideal criteria for
occupational success; desired main focus in co-determination of
employees; forms of participation in company co-determination
processes; judgement on the economic situation in the FRG; perceived
forms of inner-company and political protest; interest in politics;
pleasure in political discussions; discussion partners; understanding
of democracy (scale); trust in political leadership (scale); population
groups with unjustified privileged position in society;
postmaterialism; attitude to the welfare state (scale); organizations
and associations in which the respondent finds his personal interests
preserved and associations that act against his interests; sympathy
scale for the parties and personal attitudes to and willingness to
participate in selected forms of political participation; judgement on
the effectiveness of political participation; attitudes to use of
violence to achieve political goals; contacts with the police, court
and other authorities; characterization of the parties DKP, NPD, KPD
and KBW; trust in the political system; necessity of trade unions;
feeling of dependence on others in the structuring of one´s own life;
hiring political extremists in the civil service; fear of the future
and depression; satisfaction with economic and political conditions in
the Federal Republic.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; religious
denomination; frequency of church attendance; school education;
vocational training; employment; household income; sources of income;
self-assessment on a left-right continuum and in comparison with one´s
own position five years ago; party inclination; party identification;
behavior at the polls in the last Federal Parliament election; party
preference (ballot procedure); media usage; interest in politics of
father and mother; party support by father; assessment of position of
father, mother and the majority of friends on a left-right continuum.

Interviewer rating: length of interview.