Resonance of the Population to the Election Campaign and the Result of the Federal Parliament Election 1969

Topics: Political interest; attendance of election meetings; time of information about the election result; satisfaction with the election result; judgement on the election results for the parties and constituency candidates; attitude to a possible formation of a government by SPD and FDP; coalition preferences; detailed judgement on the election campaign; judgement on the election campaign habits of the parties (semantic differentials) and politicians; knowledge and judgement on the individual forms of advertising in the election campaign; assessment of the effect of election campaign issues; factors influencing one´s own voting decision; media usage, in particular also regarding election broadcasts on television; personal election participation and change in party voted for; party preference; splitting; behavior at the polls of spouse; attitude to the Oder-Neisse Line and foreign policy; intelligence test (short form); general contentment with life; satisfaction with the economic situation and price development; assessment of personal vertical mobility; membership in a trade union; religiousness.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; occupation; employment; income; size of household; head of household; city size; state; refugee status. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate.