Political Attitudes (January 1965)

Topics: Satisfaction with standard of living and judgement on the economic situation (Katona questions); assignment of responsibility for price increases and tax reduction conducted; issue ability of the parties in questions of economic policy; good and bad sides of the parties; sympathy scale for the SPD, CDU/CSU and FDP; preferred coalition after the Federal Parliament election 1965; attitude to a statement of willingness to form a coalition of the FDP before the election; satisfaction with Federal Chancellor Erhard and Minister Mende; preferred procedure in the reunification question; assumed interest of the government in re-unification; foreign policy and alliance questions; judgement on German-French cooperation; attitude to atomic weapons for the Federal German Armed Forces; certainty of one´s voting decision; party preference (Sunday question); party membership; religious ties.

Demography: head of household; marital status; age (classified); school education and vocational training; occupation; income (classified); religiousness; religious denomination; refugee status; sex; state. Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; type of city; city size.