The political mood after the Federal Parliament election 1969

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.