Political Ideology II (Representative Survey 1980)

Structures and determinants of political participation and political
ideology.

Topics: perception of over- or underprivileged groups; harm to
interests and representation of interests through organizations;
political interest; evaluation of the legitimacy of the current
government and political system; self-classification on a left-right
continuum; left-right understanding; postmaterialism index; issue
orientation; readiness to vote for the Greens; value preferences;
sympathy scale for social groups and organizations as well as for
parties; willingness to join a party; attitude to the influence of the
government on the economy and the influence of the church on questions
of social and education policy; view on a union-organized
co-determination of large concerns; approval of unconventional
political protest; point in time, goals and initiative in participation
in unconventional political activities; attitude to political force;
attitude to government measures of repression; party identification;
voting intent in the Federal Parliament election; subjective
classification of social class; participation in conventional political
activities; assessment of the personal power of political effect and
degree of indirect representation of interests; readiness to react to
the system; self-classification on a top-bottom scale; social origins;
party preference of parents.

Demography: sex; age; marital status; number of children; ages of
children (classified); religious denomination; religiousness; frequency
of church attendance; school education; occupational training;
occupation; occupational position; employment; type of company;
assessment of job security; supervisor funciton and span of control;
memberships and activities in organizations; household composition;
frequency of moving.

Interviewer rating: interview situation and course of the interview;
presence of third persons; frequency of interruptions; interest of
respondent in interview; length of interview; willingness to cooperate;
reliability of respondent; date of interview; age of interviewer; sex
of interviewer; identification of interviewer.