Trend Questions Ukraine (Week 50/2022)

On behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, the opinion research institute forsa has regularly conducted representative population surveys on the topic of Germany and the Ukraine War from calendar week 13/2022. The individual question areas were adapted according on the survey period.
During the survey period from 12.12.2022 to 14.12.2022, the German-speaking resident population aged 14 and over was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). The respondents were selected by multi-stage random sample.<br>Germany should continue to maintain the adopted economic sanctions against Russia vs. end; level of concern about possible impact of war in Ukraine on Germany; specific concerns about possible impact of war in Ukraine on Germany (open question); level of concern about the following related to war in Ukraine: Germany being dragged into a war with Russia, Germany taking on more than it can handle by taking in refugees from Ukraine, everything becoming more expensive, use of nuclear weapons, basic food supply in Germany being threatened, energy supply in Germany being threatened, personal financial situation worsening, financial difficulties due to additional payments for electricity and energy costs; satisfaction with regard to how the German government is dealing with the effects of the war in Ukraine on Germany; relief measures adopted by the German government so far are sufficient vs. further relief is needed; informedness about personally received relief or relief of the budget; noticeable relief of the own budget by the relief measures adopted by the federal government so far; expected future relief of the own budget by the relief measures adopted by the federal government so far; type of rehearsal warnings received at the nationwide warning day on December 8 (warning message on cell phone, siren heard, on another way, none of the above); sufficient commitment of the federal government with regard to the following challenges: Protection of important supply systems such as energy, drinking water or transport from sabotage, preparation for disaster situations, warning citizens in the event of a disaster; precautions taken to prepare for a possible disaster situation in Germany; type of precautions taken for a possible disaster situation (e.g., drinks stockpiled or food stockpiled, emergency suitcases packed, etc.).

Demography: sex; age (grouped); employment; education; household size; net household income (grouped); party preference in the next general election; voting behaviour in the last general election.

Additionally coded were: region; federal state; weight.