Cologne Election Study (Federal Republic, September 1961)

Topics: assessment of current and future economic situation of the respondent and future economic situation of the FRG (Katona questions); satisfaction with what one has personally achieved; source used for political information; frequency of political discussions; significance of political work at the various political decision levels; sympathy scale for political personalities as well as for the CDU/CSU, the SPD and the FDP; party identification; image of CDU or CSU and SPD; perceived party inclination of various institutions and social groups; attention to politicians in the election campaign; the Berlin Crisis and danger of war as well as desired federal chancellor; expected election result; voting decisions at earlier Federal Parliament elections and voting intent for the Federal Parliament election 1961; time of voting decision.

Indices: party preference; social status (Scheuch Index). Demography: head of household; marital status; occupation; employment; age; school education; vocational training; regional origins; refugee status; sex; state; household income; size of household and composition of household; religious denomination. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; number of contact attempts.