Political Ideology II (Representative Survey 1980)

Topics: perception of over- or underprivileged groups; harm to interests and representation of interests through organizations; political interest; evaluation of the legitimacy of the current government and political system; self-classification on a left-right continuum; left-right understanding; postmaterialism index; issue orientation; readiness to vote for the Greens; value preferences; sympathy scale for social groups and organizations as well as for parties; willingness to join a party; attitude to the influence of the government on the economy and the influence of the church on questions of social and education policy; view on a union-organized co-determination of large concerns; approval of unconventional political protest; point in time, goals and initiative in participation in unconventional political activities; attitude to political force; attitude to government measures of repression; party identification; voting intent in the Federal Parliament election; subjective classification of social class; participation in conventional political activities; assessment of the personal power of political effect and degree of indirect representation of interests; readiness to react to the system; self-classification on a top-bottom scale; social origins; party preference of parents.

Demography: sex; age; marital status; number of children; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; religiousness; frequency of church attendance; school education; occupational training; occupation; occupational position; employment; type of company; assessment of job security; supervisor funciton and span of control; memberships and activities in organizations; household composition; frequency of moving.