Administration and Public (Population)

Satisfaction with living conditions in the Ruhrgebiet; reasons for a potential change of residence; judgement on the economic development of the Ruhrgebiet; characterization of the people in the Ruhrgebiet, the Rhineland and Westphalia; assumed local ties and feeling of soliarity of the residents of the Ruhrgebiet; local residency. 2. Knowledge about regional authorities and their representatives; personal experiences in dealing with authorities; evaluation of the way of working of various authorities; image of employees in the civil service and in the free market economy (semantic differentials); typical characteristics of civil servants; assumed proportion of civil servants in the working population; attitude to reduction in the number of civil servants. 3.

Opinions on the need for reform of public administration; expected effects of an administration reform; knowledge and attitude to individual reform recommendations; judgement on public opinion on administration reform. 4. Political interest; party membership and party ties; party offices; participation in rallies and meetings; influence of administration reform on voting intent; satisfaction with the Federal Government; attitude to the death penalty and democracy; perceived restriction of freedom of movement through legal measures; religiousness.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; occupation; household income; social origins.