Election for the House of Representatives in Berlin 1989

Political attitudes before the election for the House of
Representatives in Berlin.

Topics: most important political problem of the city; intent to
participate in the election for the House of Representatives and party
preference (first and second votes); behavior at the polls in the last
election; sympathy scale for the parties at federal and municipal
level; satisfaction with achievements of the Senate as well as the
opposition parties (scale); sympathy scale for the leading politicians
of the city; order of party preference; attitude to absolute majority
of a party in the House of Representatives; coalition preference;
preferred mayor; comparison of the top candidates, Diepgen and Momper;
comparison of the economic situation of Berlin with that of the Federal
Republic; issue competence of the two major parties in economic
questions, housing policy, the public health system, policies on the
job market and regarding foreigners; attitude to policies towards
foreigners of the Republicans; job security; perceived threat from the
East; security of peace; attitude to protection by the Allies; assumed
taking seats in the House of Representatives by the FDP; most active
party in the election campaign; significance of election for the future
of Berlin; attitude to taking seats in the House of Representatives by
the Republicans; assumed election winner; Berliners and big mouth;
living together with a partner; completed government examination,
diploma or completed journeymen´s test; civil service career as well as
service rank for soldiers; religiousness; union membership.