Politics in the Federal Republic (November 1967)

Topics: general economic situation in comparison over time; preferred economic measures and willingness to do one´s share; judgement on the grand coalition; assumed motives for the formation of the grand coalition; most important tasks of the Federal Government; issue competence of the government; attitude to recognition of the GDR; satisfaction with the governments of Erhard and Kiesinger (scale); preferred government coalition; desired federal chancellor; sympathy scale for parties and politicians; importance of political goals; measures to realize these goals; satisfaction with the political system in the FRG and understanding of democracy; importance of areas of life; judgement on equal opportunities in the FRG and the reputation of the FRG in the world; behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament election 1965; party one cannot vote for; party preference; necessity of founding a new party; attitude to the NPD; perceived and desired influence of interest groups in the FRG; knowledge about the duties of the Federal Constitutional Court and the Bundesbank; self-assessment of extent to which informed politically and sources of information for political knowledge; reading newspapers; city size; real estate ownership; local residency; satisfaction with housing.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; religious denomination; religiousness; occupation; professional position; professional career; household income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; housing situation; social origins; regional origins; possession of durable economic goods; possession of assets; membership; media usage. Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate and interest in interview topic.