Croatian National Election Study 1995: Pre-election survey

Topics: Source of information about elections and parties; information on elections; general and personal interest in the elections; honest and fair elections; voting of Croatian citizens not living in Croatia; member of and feeling close to a political party; voting in the elections; reasons for not voting; party or coalition voting for and reasons; reasons for voting for different parties; supporting the coalition of respondent’s party with another party; social value important for party choice; three most important issues in Croatian politics; preferred concepts for the creation of connection between people; left-right self placement; statements on democracy and power; relationship between Zagreb and the regions; status of Serbs living in Croatia; status of Bosnia and Herzegovina; relations between Croatia and Bosnia; establishing economic and political ties between Croatia and other countries; influence of the state on media; status of catholic church in Croatia; relation between church and state; right to abortion; contribution to post-war reconstruction; guidance of rebuilding the country; reconstruction and increase in energy consumption; secure provision of energy for development; satisfaction with democracy; strong leaders; role of parties for the functioning of the political system; parties caring about the wishes of the voters; evaluation of the work of the President, parliament and government; tradition vs. new values; new challenges; role of nation; Christian values, respect for the authority of the family, school, and state; national state; social progress; value of individual´s liberty; individual rights vs. state; relation of church and state; attitudes towards Serbs, Muslims and Albanians; voting decision in the last general elections; satisfaction with life in general; satisfaction with housing, financial situation and social accomplishments.

Demography: Electoral district; type of settlement; sex; age; place of birth; type of residence; previous residence; housing status; children; occupation; main source of income; employment status; education; ethnicity; religious denomination; religiosity.