European Election 1999

Attitude to the EU and questions of European policies;
Questions on the European Election.
Topics:
currently most important problem in Germany;
intent to participate in the election;
absentee ballot or polling station;
party preference (Sunday question);
behavior at the polls in the last European Election;
decision certainty or
party voted for (if already having voted by absentee ballot);
time of voting decision;
reasons for voting decision (federal politics or European politics);
sympathy scale for parties;
satisfaction with achievements of parties in the Federal Government and
in the opposition;
sympathy scale for the most important top politicians in the Federal Republic;
party preference according to rank order procedure;
interest in politics;
interest in European politics;
preferred party regarding European politics;
judgement on economic situation of Germany;
judgement on personal economic situation;
expected economic situation for Germany;
party preference according to economic ability;
decision for continuing independence of Germany or
becoming part of a common European government;
opinion on more power for the European Parliament;
assessment of advantageousness of German EU membership;
importance of decisions of municipal council or city council, state parliament,
Federal Parliament and European Parliament;
attitude to the Euro;
expected advantageousness of introduction of the common European currency (Euro)
for the person interviewed and for Germany;
agreement with responsibility of Federal Government or European Union
for unemployment, environmental protection, crime and agriculture;
opinion on more responsibility for the European Union
in solving conflicts in the world;
opinion on the new tax law for 630 DM jobs
(impact on employer, employee and freelance);
self-assessment on a left-right continuum;
expected winner of the European Election;
expected taking seats in the European Parliament
by Greens, FDP, PDS and Republicans.
Demography:
sex;
age;
marital status;
living together with a partner;
school degree;
college;
apprenticeship;
employment;
personal job security;
occupational group;
occupational position;
number of persons in household;
number of persons older than 18 years;
head of household as well as his occupational group and employment;
union member in household;
religious denomination;
frequency of church attendance;
jeopardy to job or unemployment of close persons;
party inclination and party identification;
state;
city size.