ZUMABUS 7 (1984)

The ZUMABUS contains three main survey focus areas:

1. Questions on parliamentarianism

2. German version of the SLFS scales (Social Life Feeling Scales)

3. ZUMA standard demography.

Topics: 1. Questions on parliamentarianism: general judgement on the
job of the German Federal Parliament; constitution knowledge; attitude
to criticism of the government by friends; assessment of the job effort
of members of Parliament in committees and in plenary sessions;
judgement on this division of work; preference for more speeches or
more discussion in the conference hall; attitude to more work by the
representatives in small groups; assumed purpose of the Federal
Parliament debates.

2. German version of the SLFS scales: translation for German-speaking
countries of the Social Life Feeling Scales developed by Karl
Schuessler in the USA: psychological self-characterization; feeling of
loneliness; usefulness of life; optimism; pessimism; trust in the
future; feeling of happiness and general contentment with life;
attitude to government and politicians; trust in the people and
selected institutions; socially desired responses (SDS scale).

3. ZUMA standard demography: age; sex; marital status; religious
denomination; religiousness; school education; occupational training;
occupation; occupational position; income; sources of income;
characteristics of spouse; household size; household composition; party
preference (Sunday question); self-assessment of social class; social
origins; regional origins; memberships.

Interviewer rating: willingness to cooperate of respondent; presence
of other persons during interview; intervention by third parties in
interview; length of interview; characteristics of interviewer; date.