Crisis Monitor (Week 44/2023)

The Crisis Monitor has been conducted regularly by the opinion research institute forsa on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government since calendar week 1/2023. The Crisis Monitor is the continuation of the representative population surveys conducted regularly by forsa from calendar week 13/2022 to 50/2022 on the topic of Germany and the war in Ukraine. The individual question areas were adjusted depending on the survey period. In the survey period from 30.10.2023 to 01.11.2023, the German-speaking resident population aged 14 and over was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). Respondents were selected using a multi-stage 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; energy saving still necessary for a stable energy supply this winter; opinion on the level of controversy in important political issues (there is too much, too little or just the right amount of controversy); personal feeling of security in Germany; 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, supporters and opponents of stricter climate protection measures, people with different views on the situation in the Middle East); level of personal stress caused by the war in Ukraine and the media content perceived about it; Germany should continue to uphold the economic sanctions against Russia vs. end them; level of personal exposure to the war in Israel and the Palestinian territories and the media content perceived about it; Germany should stand up for the existence and security of Israel due to its history vs. is not a task for Germany; being informed about the events in Israel and the Palestinian territories; credibility of information on the events in Israel and the Palestinian territories from the following sources of information: Videos from social networks of events on the ground, news on public television and information from the German government.

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, rest (net equivalent income).

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