Democracy and Emotions

On behalf of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., Kantar Emnid carried out a representative survey among the German voting population aged 18 and over. The focus of the survey was to determine opinions and attitudes on the topic of democracy and emotions.

Topics: Confidence in the future for one´s own future and the future of Germany based on item pairs (often fear of what is to come vs. everything will be fine, see black for Germany vs. confidence in Germany); emotional profile of the parties CDU, CSU, SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, FDP, Die Linke and AfD: Emotions triggered by parties (fear, indignation, indifference, hope, feeling safe, trust, despair, ford, contentment and confidence); frequency of different emotional states in the last week (depressed, happy, content, angry, overwhelmed, feeling that nothing matters, lots of energy, anxious, calm and serene); satisfaction with democracy; party preference (Sunday question); alternative voting intention; interest in politics; left-right self-rating; Importance of various aspects of society and basic rights (equal treatment before the law, equal opportunities in schooling, freedom of expression, equal rights for men and women, free disposal of property, freedom of belief, free choice of occupation, freedom to travel, free press and research, right to demonstrate, free use of leisure time, state guarantees social security as comprehensive as possible, low income disparities); realisation of various aspects in Germany (equal treatment before the law, freedom of expression, free press and research, state guarantees the most comprehensive social security possible) ; life satisfaction; satisfaction with the current economic situation in Germany; trust in institutions (German Bundestag, courts, police); feeling of safety in the neighbourhood after dark; tendency towards right-wing populism: Agreement with statements on various political issues (Most people can be trusted, ´The ones up there´ only do what they want, the parties should be taught a lesson in elections, I feel like a stranger in my own country, as a German you have nothing to say in Germany anymore, the real opinion of the people is suppressed, the media only bring what the rulers pretend, immigration leads to a dangerous mixing of peoples, immigrants can never become real Germans, democracy really should be abolished, election results in Germany are falsified); most suitable party to solve the problems in Europe; association of the European Union with different aspects (peace, security, prosperity, strength in the world); assessment of different politicians (Angela Merkel, Olaf Scholz, Horst Seehofer, Cem Özdemir, Christian Lindner, Sahra Wagenknecht, Alexander Gauland, Skalometer); party competences with regard to different political tasks (solving the central problems in Germany, ensuring social justice, refugee and asylum policy in the sense of the respondent, fighting crime, pension policy in the sense of the respondent, solving problems in the areas of rents and housing as well as care); party affiliation; strength of party affiliation.

Demography: sex; age; denomination or religious community; frequency of religious service attendance; highest level of education; employment status; occupational group; migration background.

Additionally coded were: Respondent ID; city size (BIK locality size, political locality size); federal state; west/east; constituency identifier (district/unincorporated town); sample (mobile vs. landline); weight.

Additionally coded were: Respondent ID; BIK locality size; political locality size; state; west/east; district code; sample (mobile vs. landline); weight.

本调研由凯度埃姆尼德（Kantar Emnid）受康拉德·阿登纳基金会（Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.）委托开展，针对18岁及以上的德国选民群体进行了代表性抽样调查，核心目标为获取民众关于民主与情绪主题的观点与态度。

调研主题涵盖：
1. 基于配对题项的个人与德国未来信心（常见题项组合如「对未来的担忧」与「一切都会好起来」、「德国前景黯淡」与「对德国的信心」）；
2. 各政党的情绪画像：包括基民盟（CDU）、基社盟（CSU）、社民党（SPD）、联盟90/绿党（Bündnis 90/Die Grünen）、自民党（FDP）、左翼党（Die Linke）与德国选择党（AfD），即民众因各政党触发的各类情绪，具体包括担忧、愤慨、漠然、希望、安全感、信任、绝望、ford、满足与信心；
3. 过去一周内不同情绪状态的出现频率，包括低落、愉悦、满足、愤怒、不堪重负、觉得一切都无所谓、精力充沛、焦虑、平静与安宁；
4. 对民主的满意度、政党偏好（周日问卷问题）、备选投票意向、政治兴趣、左右翼自我定位；
5. 社会与基本权利各维度的重要性评分，包括法律面前人人平等、教育机会均等、言论自由、男女平等权利、财产自由处分权、信仰自由、职业选择自由、旅行自由、新闻与研究自由、示威权、闲暇时间自由支配权、国家提供尽可能全面的社会保障、缩小收入差距；
6. 德国境内各维度的实现情况，包括法律面前人人平等、言论自由、新闻与研究自由、国家提供尽可能全面的社会保障；
7. 生活满意度、对德国当前经济形势的满意度、对各类机构的信任度（德国联邦议院（German Bundestag）、司法机关、警方）、夜间在社区的安全感；
8. 右翼民粹主义倾向：民众对各类政治议题表述的认同度，包括「大多数人值得信任」、「上层人士只按自己的意愿行事」、「应在选举中给政党一个教训」、「在自己的国家里我像个陌生人」、「作为德国人在德国已经没有话语权」、「民众的真实观点遭到压制」、「媒体只报道统治者想要呈现的内容」、「移民导致族群危险混杂」、「移民永远无法成为真正的德国人」、「民主确实应当被废除」、「德国的选举结果存在造假」；
9. 最适合解决欧洲问题的政党、欧盟与各维度的关联认知，包括和平、安全、繁荣、全球影响力；
10. 对不同政客的评价，包括安格拉·默克尔、奥拉夫·朔尔茨、霍斯特·泽霍费尔、杰姆·厄兹代米尔、克里斯蒂安·林德纳、萨拉·瓦根克内希特、亚历山大·高兰德、Skalometer；
11. 各政党在不同政治任务上的履职能力，包括解决德国核心问题、保障社会公平正义、符合受访者认知的难民与庇护政策、打击犯罪、符合受访者认知的养老金政策、解决租金、住房与护理领域的问题；
12. 政党归属、政党归属的坚定程度。

人口统计学变量包括：性别、年龄、教派或宗教团体、宗教礼拜出席频率、最高学历、就业状况、职业类别、移民背景。

附加编码字段包括：受访者ID、城市规模（BIK区域规模、政治区域规模）、联邦州、西德/东德、选区标识符（行政区/未设镇的城镇）、抽样方式（手机与固定电话）、权重。

另有重复编码字段：受访者ID、BIK区域规模、政治区域规模、联邦州、西德/东德、行政区代码、抽样方式（手机与固定电话）、权重。