Observa Political Index Polls 1985: February

#Observa opinion polls: #---------------------- # #From 1967 and onwards Observa has carried out a number of opinion polls, i.e. surveys of attitudes and habits of life, partly through so-called political index polls (postal panel surveys) and partly through more extensive attitudinal surveys based on interviews. The political index polls have been carried out regularly in the period (approx. 10 times a year), whereas the attitudinal surveys have been carried out quarterly in the period 1969 to 1972. The current data collection of similar data material over a long period of time makes it possible to carry out various kinds of time series analyses, especially as regards party preference. #Other subjects are usually treated more superficially owing to the conditions under which the surveys are carried out (they are designed for publication in daily papers so the main emphasis has been put on topical issues, and only subjects which may be dealt with by means of a limited number of questions are included). #Until 1971 the political index polls were carried out for the daily paper Aktuelt; from 1972 for the daily paper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. The attitudinal surveys have been carried out exclusively for Jyllands-Posten. # # #Observa Political Index Polls, 1985: #------------------------------------ #In 1985 Observa carried out 10 political index polls. All the questions from these surveys, together with a fixed set of recurring background variables, are found in DDA-1083: Observa Political Index Polls, 1985. In addition, the individual political index polls, which contain various questions on topical issues, are found in DDA-1084 to DDA-1093. # #This survey (DDA-1084 Observa Political Index Polls 1986: February) deals with the following topical issues: # #Party preference; use and assessment of local TV; coding of programmes and purchase of a decoder; whether Mogens Glistrup should be released when he has served half his sentence; attitude to the statutory one-day waiting period for sickness benefit; whether the law is in force at the respondent's place of work; whether the respondent is employed in the private or public sector or is independent; number of employees at the respondent's place of work; attitude to cancelling the statutory one-day waiting period for sickness benefit in the self-governing municipalities; division of housework; employment status; whether the respondent has bought or sold anything second-hand within the last two years; ways of getting into contact with the buyer/seller; attitude to a law against surrogate mothers; and attitude to the administration of the Aliens Act (concerning refugee status)