The political mood after the Federal Parliament election 1969

Judgement on the old and the new Federal Government as well as the
election campaign, the parties and politicians shortly after the
Federal Parliament election.

Topics: judgement on the aptitude of Kiesinger as federal chancellor
and on the success of the foreign policy of the FRG in the last few
years; attitude to the Oder-Neisse Line and to recognition of the GDR;
judgement on the achievements of the Federal Government, the parties
and the most important politicians (scale); most important tasks of the
future government; familiarity of election slogans and assignment of
the slogans to parties; attendance at election meetings; judgement on
the election campaign; sources of political information; media usage
and paying attention to news broadcasts as well as advertising
broadcasts of the parties on television; attitude to co-determination;
personal election participation; time of personal voting decision;
personal change in party voted for from 1965 to 1969; splitting; voting
decision of spouse; time of information about the election result;
party preference; importance of areas of life; self-assessment of
vertical mobility; going to the movies; religiousness; membership in a
trade union; satisfaction with the economic situation; general
contentment with life; judgement on price development; intelligence
test (short form).

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious
denomination; school education; occupation; employment; income; size of
household; head of household; city size; state; refugee status.

Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to
cooperate.