Political Questions (May 1956)

Party and election preference as well as political attitude.

Topics: Most important problems of the FRG; preferred federal
chancellor; unfavorable consequences for the FRG in case of
non-election of Adenauer; attitude to rearmament; preference for
volunteer army or general compulsory military service; significance of
the ´minimum lending rate´; judgement on the content of radio
magazines; going to the movies; attending a fashion show; use of custom
clothing or ready-made clothing; naming particularly expensive food and
perceived price increase; vacation trip in the past year; type of
residence as well as equipped with bath and heating; local residency;
party preference.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; refugee; housing
situation; employment; religious denomination; school education; head
of household; possession of durable economic goods; income
(classified); size of household; state; occupation; possession of
assets.

Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to
cooperate; number of contact attempts; use of original address or
replacement address; city size.