Observa Political Index Polls 1991: January

#Observa opinion polls: #---------------------- # #From 1967 and onwards Observa (from 1990 GfK Danmark) has carried out a number of opinion polls, i.e. surveys of attitudes and habits of life, partly through so-called political index polls (postal panel surveys) and partly through more extensive attitudinal surveys based on interviews. The political index polls have been carried out regularly in the period (approx. 10 times a year), whereas the attitudinal surveys have been carried out quarterly in the period 1969 to 1972. The current data collection of similar data material over a long period of time makes it possible to carry out various kinds of time series analyses, especially as regards party preference. #Other subjects are usually treated more superficially owing to the conditions under which the surveys are carried out (they are designed for publication in daily papers so the main emphasis has been put on topical issues, and only subjects which may be dealt with by means of a limited number of questions are included). #Until 1971 the political index polls were carried out for the daily paper Aktuelt; from 1972 for the daily paper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. The attitudinal surveys have been carried out exclusively for Jyllands-Posten. # # #Observa Political Index Polls, 1991: #------------------------------------ #In 1991 GfK Danmark carried out 10 political index polls. All the questions from these surveys, together with a fixed set of recurring background variables, are found in DDA-1980: Observa Political Index Polls, 1991. In addition, the individual political index polls, which contain various questions on topical issues, are found in DDA-1981 to DDA-1990. # #This survey (DDA-1981 Observa Political Index Polls 1991: January) deals with the following topical issues: # #Party preference; Poul Schlüter versus Svend Auken as prime minister; how the Social Democratic Party ought to vote if the Government submits the party's tax proposal; attitude to a number of possible tax reliefs; the risk of a war in the Persian Gulf; whether Denmark ought to station fighter planes in Turkey as support against a possible Iraqi attack; whether Iraq's occupation of Kuwait should be linked with a solution of the Palestinian problem; whether the possibilities of egress for prisoners should be limited; whether the authorities serve the interests of the offenders rather than those of the victims; whether Poul Schlüter ought to run for the office of prime ministerr at the next general election; whether the Little Mermaid should be sent to the World Exhibition in Spain; attitude to a number of proposals concerning the combatting of unemployment; and wishful thinkin