Crisis Monitor (Week 50/2023)

The Crisis Monitor has been conducted regularly by the opinion research institute forsa on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government since calendar week 1/2023. The Crisis Monitor is the continuation of the representative population surveys conducted regularly by forsa from calendar week 13/2022 to 50/2022 on the topic of Germany and the war in Ukraine. The individual question areas were adjusted depending on the survey period. In the survey period from 11.12.2023 to 13.12.2023, the German-speaking resident population aged 14 and over was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). Respondents were selected using a multi-stage random sample.<br>Level of personal stress caused by the current situation surrounding the current crises in Germany; developments in Germany that personally cause the most concern; opinion on the level of controversy on important political issues (there is too much, too little or just the right amount of controversy); concerns about a deterioration in one´s own financial situation or budget in connection with discussions about the federal budget; areas in which one specifically fears a deterioration in one´s own financial situation as a result of the tense budget situation (open); concerns beyond this (that necessary (open); worries about a deterioration in their own financial situation or the budget in connection with discussions about the federal budget; areas in which they specifically fear a deterioration in their own financial situation due to the tight budget situation (open); worries beyond this (that necessary expenditure for the future viability of Germany will not be made, cuts in social spending, tax increases, national debt, increasing disenchantment with politics, break-up of the governing coalition and no stable majorities in the Bundestag); recently restricted consumer and shopping behavior; areas of everyday life with financial restrictions.

Demography: sex; age (grouped); employment; education; party preference in the next federal election; voting behavior in the last federal election; income situation low, medium, high, residual (net equivalent income).

Additionally coded were: West/East region; federal state; weighting factor.