Perception of the Chernobyl Reactor Catastrophy by the German Population (May 1987)

Topics: effects of environmental pollution on health; attitude to use of nuclear energy for power generation; change of personal attitude to nuclear energy due to the events in Chernobyl; assumed effects of abandoning nuclear energy on the economic situation in the Federal Republic; assumed number of nuclear power plants as well as share of these nuclear power plants in power generation in the Federal Republic; type of nuclear power plant primarily used in the Federal Republic; assessment of the safety of nuclear power plants in Germany in comparison to the Soviet Union; assumed long-term consequences and estimated number of deaths in the Federal Republic due to the Chernobyl accident; credibility of information received about the magnitude of danger after the reactor accident in Chernobyl; preference for central information for the public from the Federal Government or from various institutions; cases of catastrophy; knowledge about the activity of selected institutions who came before the public in connection with the Chernobyl catastrophy; assessment of special interests, whether these institutions are well-informed and credible; interest in selected topics of media reporting; change of one´s own nutrition habits due to the Chernobyl reactor catastrophy; impairment of personal health through the additional radioactive radiation; effects of the Chernobyl catastrophy on nutrition and health of one´s own small children; attitude to nuclear energy; possession of a telephone; membership in a trade union or a professional organization.