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

Topics: Expectations of economic development (Katona questions); sympathy scale for politicians and parties; change of party sympathy; judgement on the election campaign; issue ability of the SPD and CDU/CSU; knowledge about the constituency delegate; election prediction; importance of the coming Federal Parliament election; most important characteristics of a politician and a federal chancellor; degree of familiarity of politicians; most important political problems and importance of parties; attitude to opposition in democracy (scale); just distribution policies; local political questions; criteria for choice of occupation; leisure activities; media usage; rental condition; religiousness; memberships; party preference (Sunday question) and party preference of family and friends; personal behavior at the polls since 1945; local residency.

Demography: marital status; age (classified); head of household; occupation; school education; vocational training; tenancy; religious denomination. Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; type of building and condition of residence; city size; date of interview.