Cologne Election Study (Dortmund, Arnsberg-Soest, Heilbronn, Munich; September 1961)

Topics: Expectations of economic development (Katona questions); sympathy scale for politicians and parties; image of the parties; issue ability of the CDU/CSU and SPD; criteria for one´s own voting decision; importance of the coming Federal Parliament election; political extent to which informed; crucial experience for the current political attitude; most important political problems in the FRG; general attitude to parties (scale); significance of the opposition party; preferred party system; party affiliation and knowledge about the constituency candidate; most important characteristics of a representative; attitude to decision of conscience by representatives; most important level of political work; local political questions; leisure activity; media usage and political interest; preferred newspaper categories; voting intent in the Federal Parliament election 1961; behavior at the polls in earlier Reichstag, state parliament and Federal Parliament elections; intent to participate in the election; party preference of family and friends; memberships; a prisoner of war oneself; religiousness; rental relationship.

Demography: regional origins; refugee status; age (classified); size of household; head of household; school education; vocational training; marital status; occupation; military service; social origins; religious denomination; sex. Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; city size; type of building and condition of residence.