Politics and Democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany (Students, January 1968)

Attitude of students to democracy and university.

Topics: satisfaction with studies; degree sought; influences on the
choice of studies; occupational goal; contact to professors and
lecturers; voting participation in general elections and in elections
to the student parliament; membership in university groups,
associations or a party; attitude to university reform; elite
consciousness; image of society; rank order of perceived political
problems; economic stability; interest in politics; political
socialization; political education in school; participation in
demonstrations and political events; knowledge about student leaders
and initiators of demonstrations; judgement on the causes for student
protests; attitude to the grand coalition, to the emergency laws, to
the government´s policies on the East and on Vietnam, to the
Oder-Neisse Line, to recognition of the GDR and to the EEC; democratic
fundamental philosophy; attitude to sexuality, to abortion and to the
death sentence; assumed attitude of father to National Socialism;
interest of parents in politics; membership of father in associations
and organizations; party preference of father; financial circumstances
of parents; religiousness of parents and spouse; occupation of
grandfather; self-assessment of social class; use of media; party
preference; social ties; leisure time; occupational goal.

Scales: fascism, dogmatism, materialism, national socialism,
democratic attitude.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; family composition;
number of children; age und number of siblings; religious denomination;
school education; occupation; employment; income; household income;
housing situation; social origins; city size; place of birth; refugee
status; military service.