Election for the House of Representatives in Berlin 2021

The study on the election for the House of Representatives in Berlin 2021 was conducted by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen. During the survey period 20.09.2021 to 24.09.2021, 1504 eligible voters in Berlin were interviewed by telephone (CATI) on the following topics: Political opinion: Parties. Top candidates. Problems and competences. Electoral decision in the context of candidate preference and party competence. The respondents were selected by a multi-stage random sample.<br>Most important political problems in Berlin; intention to vote in the election to the House of Representatives in Berlin; preference for postal voting; party preference (first vote, second vote); certainty of one´s own voting decision; importance of federal politics for one´s own voting decision in the election to the House of Representatives in Berlin; interest in the election to the House of Representatives; voting behaviour in the last election to the House of Representatives in Berlin; coalition preference; attitude towards different coalition constellations: Senate of SPD, Greens and Left led by SPD, Senate of SPD and Greens led by SPD, of Greens and SPD led by Greens, of SPD and CDU led by SPD, Split A: Senate of SPD, Greens and FDP led by SPD, of SPD, CDU and FDP led by SPD, of Greens, SPD and Left led by Greens, of Greens, SPD and FDP led by Greens, and Senate of Greens, CDU and FDP led by Greens (end of split A); sympathy scalometer for selected parties at federal and state level (SPD, CDU, Greens, Left, AfD and FDP); Satisfaction scalometer on the performance of the Senate consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the Left, the respective performance of the SPD, the Greens and the Left in the Senate, on the performance of the CDU, the AfD and the FDP in opposition in the House of Representatives; Sympathy scalometer for selected leading politicians at the state level (Franziska Giffey, Bettina Jarasch, Klaus Lederer and Kai Wegner); party sympathy; interest in politics; preference for Franziska Giffey, Kai Wegner or Bettina Jarasch as governing mayor in Berlin; comparison of credibility, sympathy, expertise and drive of Franziska Giffey, Kai Wegner and Bettina Jarasch; assessment of current economic situation in Berlin and own economic situation; Split A: most competent party to solve economic problems in the country and on the housing market as well as with regard to social justice (end of Split A); most competent party in climate policy and corona policy; most competent party on the issue of refugees and asylum (Split A); Split B: Most competent party on school and education policy and on solving problems in the housing market (end of Split B); most competent party on transport policy and on job creation; fear of crime; most competent party on fighting crime (Split B); future viability of the state and most competent party on solving future problems in the state of Berlin; agreement with statements on various issues in Berlin: CDU policies do not suit a city like Berlin, too much bickering in the Berlin Senate has prevented the state of Berlin from moving forward, AfD is the only party that calls the important problems by their names; opinion on the commitment of the Senate of SPD, Greens and Left to curbing car traffic in Berlin; expropriation of large housing companies as a suitable means of solving the problems on the Berlin housing market (Split B); Assessment of the situation on Berlin´s housing market by the policies of the Senate consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the Left (Split A); satisfaction with the Senate´s Corona policy in the state of Berlin; influence of the revocation of the doctorate after plagiarism allegations against SPD top candidate Franziska Giffey on one´s own election decision; predominance of differences or commonalities in East and West Berlin; fair share of the standard of living.

Demography: age (classified); sex; education: school-leaving certificate or intended school-leaving certificate; university degree; occupation; job security; professional position; managerial function; employment in public service; household size; number of persons in household aged 18 and over; trade union member in household; religious denomination; party affiliation; party identification; district of residence after amalgamation; district of residence (East, West); eligibility to vote in elections for the House of Representatives in Berlin.

Additionally coded were: ID; weighting factor.