Political Attitudes (Pre-Election Investigation, October 1968)

Evaluation of parties, politicians and of the job of municipal
parliaments. Interest in participating in municipal politics.

Topics: judgement on one´s own economic situation and price stability;
particular achievements and most important tasks of city and municipal
administration; judgement on the work of the municipal administration;
interest in participation in committees or working groups of city hall;
judgement on Kiesinger as federal chancellor; preferred federal
chancellor; coalition preference and party preference (Sunday question
as well as rank order procedure) at the federal level; party one cannot
vote for; size of circle of friends; knowledge of certain name-brand
articles; memberships; frequency of moving.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious
denomination; religiousness; school education; occupation; employment;
income; size of household; head of household; city size; state; refugee
status.

Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to
cooperate.