Issue Dimensions and Voting Decision (June 1968)

Attitude to political controversies and voting intent.

Topics: Political interest; behavior at the polls in the Federal
Parliament election 1965; party preference (Sunday question) and
sympathy scale for CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP and NPD; party proportions in the
constituency; party preference of family and friends; preferred
candidate for chancellor; issue ability of the parties in economic,
social and foreign policy questions; attitude to recognition of the GDR
and the grand coalition; perceived and desired influence of
organizations and special interest groups on German politics;
membership in clubs and organizations; self-assessment of social class;
religiousness.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious
denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation;
professional position; employment; household income; size of household;
composition of household; head of household; state; refugee status;
possession of durable economic goods.

Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; type of building; city
size.