Observa Political Index Polls 1985: November

#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-1092 Observa Political Index Polls 1986: November) deals with the following topical issues: # #Party preference; winter holidays 1984/85 and winter holiday plans; the TV programme about the Tvind schools; knowledge of and attitude to the Tvind schools; voting intention at the local election on 19 November; most important issues at the local election; investment of a large sum of money; news coverage in the media and the credibility and influence of these media; assessment of the danger of a number of diseases five years ahead; and which of these diseases the respondent is most afraid of getting