Survey on the Election 1990

Subjective conditions and future expectations before the elections
for the East German Parliament 1990.
Topics: Hopes and fears; importance of entertainment, political
reports, natural science programs, sport reports, news broadcasts of
radio, television and the press; degree of changes of the media in
recent time; influence of the elections on 18. Mar. 1990 on the
further future of the GDR; election participation; Sunday question;
election result; character of the elections; understanding of the
term "free elections"; participation in public ballot count
supervision; pace of unification; willingness to influence the pace;
paths of unification; areas of the GDR worth preserving; united
Berlin as capital city of Germany; the role of united Berlin in
Europe; application of Berlin for the Olympic Games in the year 2000;
assessment of the chances of the application; judgement on one's own
economic situation; development of the economic situation in a year;
employment; satisfaction with professional life; job security,
unemployment in circle of friends and relatives; expected
unemployment rate; desire for unification in GDR and FRG; effects of
unification of Germany; popularity scale of politicians; expectations
of the new government, election alliances; German unity in the
borders of 1937; prohibition of the Republican party; expected
changes after the elections; partner in dealing with the new
situation; expected problem areas of society; unemployment rate
necessary for economic growth; membership in parties.