THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY (ZENTRALARCHIV NO. 056 -- ICPR NO. 7100) - - 0 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS 0 GERHARD BAUMERT DIVO-INSTITUT, FRANKFURT 0 ERWIN K. SCHEUCH FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER SOZIOLOGIE UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE 0 RUDOLF WILDENMANN FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER POLITISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE - - PRE-ELECTION STUDY: SEPT. 4 - SEPT. 16, 1961 - ICPR EDITION FIRST PRINTING, 1975 - INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 1 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE 0 ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. 0 THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH (OR ZENTRALARCHIV FUER EMPIRISCHE SOZIALFORSCHUNG). THE DATA FOR THE 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDIES WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY GERHARD BAUMERT, DIVO-INSTITUT, FRANKFURT, ERWIN K. SCHEUCH, FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER SOZIOLOGIE AND RUDOLF WILDENMANN, FORSCHUNGS- INSTITUT FUER POLITISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE. THE DATA WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE CONSORTIUM, THE ZENTRALARCHIV FUER EMPIRISCHE SOZIALFORSCHUNG, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE, AND THE ZENTRUM FUER UMFRAGEN, METHODEN UND ANALYSEN, MANNHEIM. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATION PRESENTED HERE. 0 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPR PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. 1 - - SUMMARY OF CONTENTS - PAGE NO. 0 INTRODUCTION STUDY DESCRIPTIONS I PUBLICATIONS III SAMPLING INFORMATION IV WEIGHTING INFORMATION VI FREQUENCIES VI VARIABLE CROSS REFERENCE LIST VII CODEBOOK INFORMATION IX DATA PREPARATION AND FORMATTING XI 0 CONTENTS SECTION -- SEPTEMBER STUDY XIII 0 CODEBOOK AND NOTES -- SEPTEMBER STUDY 1 1 -I- - 0 STUDY DESCRIPTION 0 THE 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED BY GERHARD BAUMERT, DIVO-INSTITUT, FRANKFURT, ERWIN K. SCHEUCH, FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER SOZIOLOGIE, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE, AND RUDOLF WILDENMANN, FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER POLITISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE. THE FIELDWORK WAS CARRIED OUT BY DIVO-INSTITUT, FRANKFURT (DIVO PROJECT NOS. 322,323,326). THE STUDIES WERE MAINLY FINANCED BY THE DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT. THE 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDIES CONSIST OF THREE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT NATIONAL SAMPLES INTERVIEWED DURING THE COURSE OF THE 1961 ELECTION CAMPAIGN. TWO SAMPLES WERE INTERVIEWED PRIOR TO THE ELECTION AND ONE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING. FOR THE FIRST PRE-ELECTION STUDY, INTERVIEWING BEGAN IN LATE JULY AND EXTENDED INTO EARLY AUGUST. AN OVERALL RESPONSE RATE OF 74.7% YIELDED 1679 RESPONDENTS FOR THE JULY STUDY. INTERVIEWING FOR THE SECOND PRE-ELECTION STUDY BEGAN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND WAS COMPLETED SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION. THE SEPTEMBER STUDY PRODUCED 1633 COMPLETED INTERVIEWS FOR AN OVERALL RESPONSE RATE OF 71.2%. THE ELECTION TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1961. INTERVIEWING FOR THE THIRD, POST- ELECTION STUDY BEGAN IN MID NOVEMBER AND CONTINUED UNTIL MID DECEMBER. A TOTAL OF 1715 RESPONDENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS DATASET. THE JULY PRE-ELECTION STUDY EXAMINED IN DETAIL THE RESPONDENT'S INTEREST IN POLITICS AND SOURCES OF POLITICAL INFORMATION. THIS STUDY ALSO INQUIRED INTO THE SALIENCE AND PERCEIVED ABILITY OF THE SPD AND CDU/CSU TO DEAL WITH A SET OF ISSUES CURRENTLY FACING THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC SUCH AS: GERMAN REUNIFICATION, FOREIGN RELATIONS WITH THE EAST AND WEST, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATION POLICY, AND OTHER FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ISSUES. THE SURVEY ALSO INCLUDED SCALOMETERS WHICH WERE USED IN EVALUATING THE MAJOR POLITICAL FIGURES OF 1961 AND THE THREE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES. ANOTHER SERIES OF QUESTIONS DEALT WITH THE PERCEIVED PARTISAN LEANINGS OF VARIOUS SOCIAL GROUPS. THE INTERVIEW ALSO INVESTIGATED THE RESPONDENT'S ANTICIPATED VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE 1961 ELECTION AND EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE ELECTION OUTCOME. FURTHER QUESTIONS TAPPED THE RESPONDENT'S LONG-TERM VOTING HISTORY. 1 -II- - THE SEPTEMBER PRE-ELECTION STUDY BEGAN BY ASKING THE RESPONDENT TO ASSESS HIS/HER PRESENT AND FUTURE ECONOMIC SITUATION, AS WELL AS THE FUTURE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. THIS STUDY ALSO EXAMINED THE RESPONDENT'S INTEREST IN POLITICS AND SOURCES OF POLITICAL INFORMATION. SCALOMETERS WERE AGAIN USED IN EVALUATING THE MAJOR POLITICAL FIGURES OF 1961 AND THE THREE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES. A NEW SERIES OF QUESTIONS SOUGHT THE RESPONDENT'S DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CDU/CSU AND SPD. THIS SECOND PRE-ELECTION STUDY ALSO ASSESSED THE PERCEIVED PARTISAN LEANINGS OF VARIOUS SOCIAL GROUPS. QUESTIONS INVESTIGATING THE RESPONDENT'S ANTICIPATED VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE 1961 ELECTION, EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE ELECTION OUTCOME, AND LONG-TERM VOTING HISTORY WERE ALSO REPLICATED FROM THE JULY STUDY. THE NOVEMBER POST-ELECTION STUDY BEGAN BY ASKING THE RESPONDENT TO ASSESS HIS/HER PRESENT AND FUTURE ECONOMIC SITUATION, AS WELL AS THE FUTURE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. SCALOMETERS WERE AGAIN USED IN EVALUATING THE MAJOR POLITICAL FIGURES OF 1961 AND THE THREE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES. FURTHER QUESTIONS INQUIRED ABOUT RECENT CHANGES IN PARTY EVALUATIONS AND THE RESPONDENT'S CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SPD, CDU/CSU AND FDP. QUESTIONS INVESTIGATING THE RESPONDENT'S VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE 1961 ELECTION AND LONG TERM VOTING HISTORY WERE REPLICATED FROM THE TWO PRECEDING STUDIES. A NEW SERIES OF QUESTIONS INQUIRED ABOUT THE PERCEIVED SOURCE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDING FOR EACH PARTY, AND THE RESPONDENT'S OPINION OF VARIOUS FINANCING ALTERNATIVES. THE PERSONAL DATA SECTIONS IN EACH OF THE THREE STUDIES OBTAINED INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESPONDENT'S SOCIAL STRATUM, THE OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENT AND THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, AND MONTHLY INCOME OF THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD AND COMBINED FAMILY INCOME. ADDITIONAL ITEMS ASCERTAINED THE COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD, AND THE RESPONDENT'S AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, AND RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE. 1 -III- - PUBLICATIONS 0 DIEKERSHOFF, KARL-HEINZ, DAS WAHLVERHALTEN VON MITGLIEDERN ORGANISIERTER INTERESSENGRUPPEN: DARGESTELLT AM BEISPIEL DER BUNDESTAGSWAHL 1961 (UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE: WIRTSCHAFTS- UND SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTLICHE DISSERTATION, 1964). KAASE, MAX, WECHSEL VON PARTEIPRAEFERENZEN: EINE ANALYSE AM BEISPIEL DER BUNDESTAGSWAHL 1961 (MEISENHEIM AM GLAN: VERLAG ANTON HAIN, 1967). KLINGEMANN, HANS D., BESTIMMUNGSGRUENDE DER WAHLENTSCHEIDUNG: EINE REGIONALE WAHLANALYSE (MEISENHEIM AM GLAN: VERLAG ANTON HAIN, 1969). KLINGEMANN, HANS D., "ISSUE-KOMPETENZ UND WAHLENTSCHEIDUNG: DIE EINSTELLUNG ZU WERTBEZOGENEN POLITISCHEN PROBLEMEN IM ZEITVERGLEICH," POLITISCHE VIERTELJAHRESSCHRIFT, 14. JAHRGANG, JUNI 1973, HEFT 2, S. 227-256. PAPPI, FRANZ URBAN, WAHLVERHALTEN UND POLITISCHE KULTUR: EINE SOZIOLOGISCHE ANALYSE DER POLITISCHEN KULTUR IN DEUTSCHLAND UNTER BESONDERER BERUECKSICHTIGUNG VON STADT- LAND-UNTERSCHIEDEN (MEISENHEIM AM GLAN: VERLAG ANTON HAIN, 1970). PAPPI, FRANZ URBAN, "PARTEIENSYSTEM UND SOZIALSTRUKTUR IN DER BUNDESREPUBLIK," POLITISCHE VIERTELJAHRESSCHRIFT, 14. JAHRGANG, JUNI 1973, HEFT 2, S. 191-213. SCHEUCH, ERWIN K. AND RUDOLF WILDENMANN, "A STUDY OF CHANGES IN THE GERMAN POLITY: THE WAHLSTUDIE 1961," PAPER PRESENTED AT THE SIXTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 1964. SCHEUCH, ERWIN K. AND RUDOLF WILDENMANN (EDS.), ZUR SOZIOLOGIE DER WAHL (COLOGNE AND OPLADEN: WESTDEUTSCHER VERLAG, 1965). SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE KOELNER ZEITSCHRIFT FUER SOZIOLOGIE UND SOZIALPSYCHOLOGIE, SONDERHEFT 9. WERNERUS, THEODOR, DIE MASSENKOMMUNIKATIONSMITTEL UND DER BUNDESTAGSWAHLKAMPF 1961 (UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE: WIRTSCHAFTS- UND SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTLICHE DISSERTATION, 1964). 1 -IV- - SAMPLING INFORMATION 0 THE 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDIES CONSIST OF THREE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT NATIONAL SAMPLES INTERVIEWED DURING THE COURSE OF THE 1961 ELECTION CAMPAIGN. THE UNIVERSE SAMPLED IN THE 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDIES CONSISTS OF CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY OVER 15 YEARS OF AGE, INCLUDING WEST BERLIN, WHO LIVE IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS AND ARE REGISTERED IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRAL REGISTRY OF INHABITANTS ("EINWOHNERMELDEKARTEI"). THIS EXCLUDES PERSONS LIVING IN GROUP QUARTERS, INSTITUTIONAL POPULATIONS, AND PERSONS WITH NO PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THIS SAMPLING FRAME INCLUDES TWO ELEMENTS OF THE POPULATION WHO ARE GENERALLY NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS: RESIDENTS OF WEST BERLIN AND CITIZENS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE. BERLIN RESIDENTS MAY, HOWEVER, VOTE IF THEY MAINTAIN THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. FOR ANALYSIS OF THE ELIGIBLE ELECTORATE RESIDING IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC, A FILTER VARIABLE (REF. NO 4) HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO AID IN FILTERING OUT THESE TWO GROUPS OF GENERALLY NON-ELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS. EACH STUDY UTILIZED A STRATIFIED, MULTISTAGE, RANDOM SAMPLING PROCEDURE. THERE WERE THREE STAGES OF SAMPLING. FIRST, SELECTION OF THE SAMPLING POINTS; THEN HOUSEHOLDS WERE SELECTED WITHIN EACH SAMPLING POINT; FINALLY, INDIVIDUALS WERE SELECTED WITHIN EACH HOUSEHOLD. STAGE 1: THE FIRST STAGE CONSISTED OF THE SELECTION OF SAMPLING POINTS FROM A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL COMMUNITIES ("GEMEINDE") IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. ALL COMMUNITIES WERE FIRST DIVIDED INTO TWO STRATA: STRATUM 1 INCLUDED ALL COMMUNITIES WITH LESS THAN 2,000 INHABITANTS, STRATUM 2 CONTAINED ALL COMMUNITIES OF 2,000 OR MORE INHABITANTS. AN ADDITIONAL STRATIFICATION WAS MADE TO OBTAIN A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE FOR EACH STATE ("BUNDESLAND") AND WEST BERLIN, AS WELL AS FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC AS A WHOLE. THE SELECTION OF SAMPLING POINTS FROM STRATUM 1 TOOK PLACE IN TWO STEPS. BEGINNING IN THE NORTH OF GERMANY AND GRADUALLY MOVING SOUTH, WITHIN EACH STATE COMMUNITIES IN STRATUM 1 WERE GROUPED TOGETHER UNTIL THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE GROUP -- OR CELL -- EXCEEDED A SPECIFIED LIMIT. FROM EACH CELL A COUNTY ("KREIS") WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED. COMMUNITIES WERE SYSTEMATICALLY ADDED FROM IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE COUNTY, OR SUBTRACTED FROM THE NORTH OF THE COUNTY UNTIL AN AREA CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF THE TOTAL CELL POPULATION WAS DEFINED. IN THE SECOND STEP A 1 -V- - CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF COMMUNITY POPULATIONS WAS COMPUTED. THEN, A RANDOM NUMBER WAS OBTAINED, AND A COMMUNITY WHOSE CUMULATIVE TOTAL ENCOMPASSED THE NUMBER WAS SELECTED AS A SAMPLING POINT. THUS THE PROBABILITY OF ANY STRATUM 1 COMMUNITY BEING SELECTED WAS PROPORTIONAL TO ITS POPULATION SIZE. A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PROCEDURE WAS USED IN SELECTING STRATUM 2 SAMPLING POINTS. WITHIN EACH STATE THE LARGER COMMUNITIES WERE GROUPED INTO SEVERAL CATEGORIES -- OR SUBSTRATA -- BASED ON THEIR POPULATION SIZE. THE NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS TO BE SELECTED FROM EACH SUBSTRATUM WAS PROPORTIONAL TO THE SUBSTRATUM'S POPULATION RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL STRATUM 2 POPULATION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. WITHIN EACH SUBSTRATUM COMMUNITY POPULATION TOTALS WERE CUMULATED. A SET OF RANDOM NUMBERS EQUAL TO THE DESIRED NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS WERE OBTAINED. A COMMUNITY WHOSE CUMULATIVE TOTAL ENCOMPASSED ONE OF THESE RANDOM NUMBERS WAS SELECTED AS A SAMPLING POINT. THIS PROCEDURE MADE THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION PROPORTIONAL TO THE SIZE OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE SELECTION OF THE SAME COMMUNITY. STAGE 2: WHEN THE COMMUNITIES OF THE SAMPLE HAD BEEN DETERMINED, THE HOUSEHOLDS TO BE CONTACTED WERE SYSTEMATICALLY SELECTED FROM A CENTRAL REGISTRY OF INHABITANTS ("EINWOHNERMELDEKARTEI") IN EACH COMMUNITY. THE PROCEDURE PRODUCED A LIST OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE SAMPLE. STAGE 3: IN EACH SELECTED HOUSEHOLD ALL MEMBERS OVER AGE 21 WERE LISTED IN A FIXED ORDER BY AGE AND SEX. A RESPONDENT WAS THEN SELECTED FROM EACH HOUSEHOLD LIST USING A RANDOM NUMBER TABLE, WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SUBSTITUTION. A TOTAL OF 1679 RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED IN THE JULY STUDY, 1633 NEW RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED IN THE SEPTEMBER STUDY, AND 1715 RESPONDENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE NOVEMBER STUDY. THE SAMPLING, FIELDWORK, AND CODING FOR THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY DIVO-INSTITUT, FRANKFURT. 1 -VI- 0 WEIGHTING INFORMATION 0 EACH STUDY CONTAINS A WEIGHT VARIABLE (V3) WHICH PRODUCES A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF CITIZENS OVER 15 YEARS OLD OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC WHEN USED IN ANALYSIS. THE WEIGHT VARIABLE CORRECTS FOR SEX AND AGE BIASES OF THE SAMPLE, AND WAS CONSTRUCTED BY COMPARING THE AGE BY SEX DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAMPLE WITH THE COMPARABLE CENSUS DISTRIBUTION. THIS WEIGHT VARIABLE REPLACES THE ORIGINAL DIVO WEIGHTS WHICH WERE CONSTRUCTED ON THE BASIS OF SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CRITERIA. FOR THE JULY STUDY THE UNWEIGHTED N = 1679, THE WEIGHTED N = 1696.1. THE UNWEIGHTED N OF THE SEPTEMBER STUDY = 1633, THE WEIGHTED N = 1643.9. THE NOVEMBER STUDY CONTAINS 1715 UNWEIGHTED RESPONDENTS, 1715.4 WHEN USING THE WEIGHT VARIABLE. ALL RESPONDENTS WERE GIVEN WEIGHT VALUES TO ONE IMPLIED DECIMAL PLACE ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING TABLE: JULY SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER AGE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE 16-17 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.9 2.0 18-20 1.4 1.6 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.3 21-24 1.3 1.0 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.1 25-29 1.0 .9 1.1 .7 1.2 1.0 30-34 .8 .8 1.1 .8 .8 1.0 35-39 .9 1.0 1.0 .7 .9 .8 40-44 .9 1.0 .9 .8 1.0 .8 45-49 .8 .8 .8 .8 .9 .9 50-59 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .9 60-64 .8 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .8 65-69 1.1 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 70- 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.9 0 FREQUENCIES THE FREQUENCIES IN THE BODY OF EACH CODEBOOK REFLECT THE USE OF THE DECIMAL WEIGHTS (V3) AND HAVE BEEN ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT INTEGER BEFORE INSERTION INTO THE CODEBOOK. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FREQUENCIES SUBJECTED TO ROUNDING DO NOT ALWAYS ADD UP TO THE EXPECTED N. 1 -VII- - CROSS REFERENCE TABLE OF OSIRIS VARIABLE NUMBERS REPRESENTING COMPARABLE QUESTIONS ASKED IN DIFFERENT 1961 ELECTION STUDIES 0 THE FOLLOWING CROSS REFERENCE LIST MAY BE USED TO TRACE VARIABLES WHICH APPEAR IN MORE THAN A SINGLE STUDY OF THE SERIES. THE PERSONAL DATA VARIABLES AND QUESTIONS ASKED AT ONLY ONE TIME POINT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS LIST JULY SEPT. NOV. ! JULY SEPT. NOV. VAR. VAR. VAR. ! VAR. VAR. VAR. NO. NO. NO. ! NO. NO. NO. 10 10 - ! 103 108 - 11 11 - ! 104 109 - 12 12 - ! 105 110 - 13 13 - ! 106 111 - 14 14 - ! 107 112 - 15 15 - ! 108 113 - 16 16 - ! 109 114 - 17 17 - ! 110 115 - 18 18 - ! 111 116 - 19 19 - ! 114 118 77 20 20 - ! 115 119 78 21 23 - ! 116 120 79 22 24 - ! 117 121 80 79 53 64 ! 118 122 81 80 54 65 ! 119 123 82 82 55 66 ! 120 124 83 84 56 67 ! 121 125 84 85 57 68 ! 122 126 85 86 58 69 ! 123 127 86 87 - 70 ! 124 128 87 88 59 71 ! 125 129 88 89 60 73 ! 126 130 89 90 61 75 ! 127 132 - 91 96 - ! 128 62 - 92 97 - ! 129 63 - 93 98 - ! 130 117 - 94 99 - ! 131 133 91 95 100 - ! - 137 139 96 101 - ! 133 138 137 97 102 - ! 134 139 138 98 103 - ! 166 165 174 99 104 - ! 167 166 175 100 105 - ! - 5 5 101 106 - ! - 6 6 102 107 - ! - 7 7 1 -VIII- - CROSS REFERENCE TABLE OF OSIRIS VARIABLE NUMBERS - JULY SEPT. NOV. ! JULY SEPT. NOV. VAR. VAR. VAR. ! VAR. VAR. VAR. NO. NO. NO. ! NO. NO. NO. - - 8 8 ! - 80 28 - 9 9 ! - 81 29 - 64 10 ! - 82 30 - 65 11 ! - 83 31 - 66 12 ! - 84 32 - 67 13 ! - 85 33 - 68 14 ! - 86 34 - 69 15 ! - 87 35 - 70 16 ! - 88 36 - 71 17 ! - 89 37 - 72 18 ! - 90 38 - 73 19 ! - 91 39 - 74 20 ! - 92 40 - 75 21 ! - 93 41 - 76 22 ! - 94 42 - 77 23 ! - 95 43 - 78 24 ! - 140 96 - 79 25 ! 1 -IX- - CODEBOOK INFORMATION THE EXAMPLE BELOW IS A REPRODUCTION (NOT ACTUAL SIZE) OF INFORMATION APPEARING IN THE MACHINE-READABLE CODEBOOK FOR A TYPICAL VARIABLE. THE NUMBERS IN CIRCLES DO NOT APPEAR IN THE CODEBOOK, BUT ARE REFERENCES TO THE DESCRIPTIONS WHICH FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE. .............................................................. 1 VAR 0005 1 REF 0005 2 DATA SET ID='7099' 3 SHLD EUROPE HV CMMN GOVT 4 MD=9 5 ------------ 6 LOC 12 WIDTH 1 7 DK 1 COL 13 8 -------- 0 9 Q.1. NOW WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT EUROPE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: SHOULD THE PEOPLE IN EUROPE HAVE ONE COMMON GOVERNMENT NOW, OR SHOULD EACH COUNTRY RETAIN A GOVERNMENT FOR ITSELF? ................................................. 10 --------------- 11 --------------- 12 13 14 785 1. A COMMON GOVERNMENT 236 2. SEPARATE GOVERNMENT FOR EACH COUNTRY 53 9. NA 1. INDICATES THE VARIABLE AND REFERENCE NUMBERS. A VARIABLE AND A REFERENCE NUMBER ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH ITEM IN THE STUDY. IN THE PRESENT CODEBOOK, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ARCHIVED DATASET, THESE NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. SHOULD THE DATA BE SUBSETTED OR REARRANGED BY AN OSIRIS PROGRAM (E.G., MMP TO INTERSPERSE DATA FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, OR TCOT TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS DECK), THE VARIABLE NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE TO REFLECT THE ORDER OF THE NEW DATASET, WHILE THE REFERENCE NUMBERS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED TO REFLECT THE VARIABLE NUMBER IN THE CODEBOOK DESCRIBING THE ARCHIVED DATASET. 2. INDICATES THE FOUR COLUMN ICPR STUDY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNIQUE TO THIS DATASET. 3. INDICATES THE ABBREVIATED (24 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM) VARIABLE NAME USED WITHIN THE OSIRIS SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLE FOR THE USER. AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THESE NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONTENTS SECTION. 1 -X- - 4. INDICATES THE DESIGNATION OF MISSING DATA. IN THIS EXAMPLE CODE VALUES EQUAL TO NINE ARE MISSING DATA (MD=9). ALTERNATE STATEMENTS FOR OTHER VARIABLES ARE OF THE FORM "MD=GE 7", "MD=0 OR GE 8", OR "NO MISSING DATA CODES". SOME ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PACKAGES (OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE), REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA WHICH THE USER DESIRES TO EXCLUDE FROM ANALYSIS BE DESIGNATED AS "MISSING DATA", E.G. INAPPROPRIATE, NOT ASCERTAINED, OR AMBIGUOUS DATA CATEGORIES. ALTHOUGH THESE CATEGORIES ARE DEFINED AS MISSING DATA CATEGORIES, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT A USER SHOULD NOT OR CANNOT USE THESE CODES IN A SUBSTANTIVE ROLE IF SO DESIRED. 5. A MULTIPLE RESPONSE VARIABLE IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE, "MULT RESPS X", WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES. 6. INDICATES THE STARTING LOCATION AND WIDTH OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE IN THE OSIRIS FORMAT. THESE LOCATIONS MAY ALSO BE USED TO ACCESS THE DATA WITH SOFTWARE PACKAGES WHICH DO NOT USE THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY. 7. INDICATES THE LOCATION BY DECK AND COLUMN(S) OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE ON CARDS OR IN CARD IMAGE FORM (EITHER 80 OR 84 COLUMN FORMAT). 8. A VARIABLE CONTAINING DATA WITH IMPLIED DECIMALS IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "XX DEC PLACE(S)", WHERE XX IS THE NUMBER OF DECIMAL PLACES IMPLIED (NOT PUNCHED) IN THE VARIABLE. 9. INDICATES THE FULL (QUESTION) TEXT SUPPLIED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO DESCRIBE THE VARIABLE. PHRASES ENCLOSED IN (" AND ") USUALLY DENOTE GERMAN LANGUAGE TERMS WHICH HAVE A FURTHER DESCRIPTION IN THE GLOSSARY INCLUDED IN THIS CODEBOOK. 10. INDICATES AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT OR EXPLANATION APPENDED TO THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION OR CODER INSTRUCTIONS. 11. A VARIABLE WHICH HAS A FOOTNOTE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE, "SEE NOTE(S) X", WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCED. 1 -XI- - 12. INDICATES THE WEIGHTED FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF EACH CODE VALUE. FREQUENCIES FOR MULTIPLE RESPONSE VARIABLES ARE CUMULATIVE. 13. INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OCCURRING IN THE DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE. 14. INDICATES THE TEXTUAL DEFINITIONS OF THE CODES. - DATA PREPARATION AND FORMATTING 0 THE 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDIES WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE ICPR, THE ZENTRALARCHIV FUER EMPIRISCHE SOZIALFORSCHUNG, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE, AND THE ZENTRUM FUER UMFRAGEN, METHODEN UND ANALYSEN, MANNHEIM. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THE CONFERENCE GROUP ON GERMAN POLITICS IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANSLATION AND PREPERATION OF DOCUMENTATION. THE DATA PROCESSING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF OSIRIS DATASETS AND DOCUMENTATION WAS DONE AT THE ZENTRALARCHIV. A GERMAN LANGUAGE Z.A.R. CODEBOOK CONTAINING A STUDY DESCRIPTION, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, AND VARIABLE DOCUMENTATION PARALLELING THE OSIRIS CARD IMAGE DATASET IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ZENTRALARCHIV FUER EMPIRISCHE SOZIALFORSCHUNG, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE, D-5000 COLOGNE 41, BACHEMER STRASSE 40, WEST GERMANY. THE DATA RECEIVED BY THE ARCHIVE WERE FIRST SORTED AND CHECKED FOR MISSING OR DUPLICATE CARDS. IF FOUND, DUPLICATE CARDS WERE VERIFIED THEN THE DUPLICATES REMOVED, MISSING CARDS WERE REPLACED BY MISSING DATA VALUES. THE DATA WERE THEN CHECKED FOR ILLEGAL (WILD) CODES AND INCONSISTENCIES WHICH, WHENEVER FOUND WERE ASSIGNED TO MISSING DATA VALUES. THE CODEBOOK WAS REORDERED TO PRESERVE THE ORDER OF THE ORIGINAL QUESTIONNAIRE. INDICES WERE INCLUDED AS CREATED BY THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATORS. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BRACKETED IN < AND > SIGNS, WERE INSERTED BY THE STUDY PROCESSOR IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE CODEBOOK IN ORDER TO FACILITATE NON- SEQUENTIAL REFERENCING AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER EXPLANATORY INFORMATION. 1 -XII- - THE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CONSORTIUM AND THE ZENTRALARCHIV FUER EMPIRISCHE SOZIALFORSCHUNG IN TWO FORMATS: A CARD IMAGE FILE, OR AN OSIRIS DATASET. THE CARD IMAGE FILE CONTAINS 5 DECKS PER RESPONDENT IN A FORMAT BASED ON 80 COLUMN PUNCHED CARDS. THE DECKS FOR EACH RESPONDENT ARE SORTED IN ASCENDING ORDER. THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE OSIRIS DATASET. THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY GIVES THE FORMAT AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR EACH VARIABLE IN THE OSIRIS DATA FILE. THE DICTIONARY OR DICTIONARY- CODEBOOK IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A SINGLE LOGICAL RECORD PER RESPONDENT. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY BY SOFTWARE PACKAGES WHICH DO NOT USE THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY BY SPECIFYING THE TAPE LOCATIONS OF THE DESIRED VARIABLES. THESE TAPE LOCATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE OSIRIS CODEBOOK. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN BY KAI HILDEBRANDT, ICPR. THE TRANSLATION ATTEMPTS TO RETAIN AS MUCH OF THE LITERAL PHRASING AS POSSIBLE, EXCEPT IN INSTANCES WHERE THE MEANING WOULD BE UNCLEAR IF PHRASING WERE NOT CHANGED. IN A FEW INSTANCES TERMS IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE ENCLOSED IN (" AND ") WERE INCLUDED AS AN INDICATOR OF A CLEARER SENSE OF THE TEXT. THE MORE ESSENTIAL OF THESE GERMAN TERMS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE GLOSSARY CONTAINED IN THIS CODEBOOK. DATA PROCESSING AND CLEANING OF THIS EDITION OF THE STUDY WERE DONE BY ERWIN ROSE, ZENTRALARCHIV. RUSSELL DALTON, ICPR, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OSIRIS DATASETS AND OSIRIS DOCUMENTATION. MARIA WIEKEN-MAYSER, ZENTRALARCHIV, COORDINATED THE ZENTRALARCHIV WORKING GROUP. 1 -XIII- 0 CONTENTS 0 VAR. PAGE NO. NO. - **************************** * * * SEPTEMBER 1961 * * * * PRE-ELECTION STUDY * * * **************************** 0 1 ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7100 1 2 INTERVIEW NUMBER 3 WEIGHT 4 ELECTORATE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE FILTER 0 R'S ECONOMIC SITUATION 5 HAS R'S ECONOMIC SITUATION IMPROVED IN LAST YEAR 2 6 WILL R'S ECONOMIC SITUATION IMPROVE IN NEXT YEAR 7 WILL ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE GFR IMPROVE IN NEXT FIVE YEARS 8 IS R SATISFIED WITH R'S ACHEIVEMENTS IN LIFE 3 0 SOURCES OF POLITICAL INFORMATION 9 HOW FREQUENTLY DOES R DISCUSS POLITICS 10 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM 4 FEATURE MAGAZINES 11 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS 12 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM THE RADIO 13 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM 5 DISCUSSIONS WITH R'S FAMILY 14 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE INTERESTED IN POLITICS 15 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM TV 6 16 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM NEWSPAPERS 1 CONTENTS 0 VAR. 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NO. 0 SOURCES OF POLITICAL INFORMATION (CONT'D) 17 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM 7 PARTY MEETINGS AND POLITICAL RALLIES 18 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM MOVIES AND WEEKLY NEWSREELS 19 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM NEWSLETTERS 20 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM 8 NEWS MAGAZINES 21 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM BILLBOARDS 22 HOW MUCH DOES R LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM 9 CAMPAIGN LITERATURE 0 IMPORTANCE OF LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT 23 MOST IMPORTANT LEVEL OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY 24 LEAST IMPORTANT LEVEL OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY 10 0 POLITICIANS R HAS SEEN IN PERSON 25 HAS R SEEN A POLITICIAN IN PERSON 26 R MENTIONS SEEING BRANDT IN PERSON 27 R MENTIONS SEEING ADENAUER IN PERSON 11 28 R MENTIONS SEEING ERHARD IN PERSON 29 R MENTIONS SEEING MENDE IN PERSON 12 30 R MENTIONS SEEING ANOTHER CDU/CSU POLITICIAN IN PERSON 31 R MENTIONS SEEING ANOTHER SPD POLITICIAN IN PERSON 32 R MENTIONS SEEING ANOTHER POLITICIAN IN PERSON 13 0 EVENT WHERE R SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN 33 R HAS SEEN POLITICIAN AT A CAMPAIGN SPEECH 34 R HAS SEEN POLITICIAN AT A CAMPAIGN MEETING 14 35 R HAS SEEN POLITICIAN AT A CAMPAIGN TRIP 36 R HAS SEEN POLITICIAN ON TELEVISION-- BERLIN CRISIS 37 R HAS SEEN POLITICIAN AT A CEREMONY 15 38 R HAS SEEN POLITICIAN AT A NON-CAMPAIGN MEETING 39 R HAS SEEN POLITICIAN AT ANOTHER OCCASION 16 1 CONTENTS 0 VAR. PAGE NO. NO. 0 HAS R SEEN A LEADING POLITICIAN ON TELEVISION 40 R MENTIONS SEEING BRANDT ON TELEVISION 41 R MENTIONS SEEING ADENAUER ON TELEVISION 17 42 R MENTIONS SEEING STRAUSS ON TELEVISION 43 R MENTIONS SEEING MENDE ON TELEVISION 44 R MENTIONS SEEING ERHARD ON TELEVISION 18 45 R MENTIONS SEEING C. SCHMID ON TELEVISION 46 R MENTIONS SEEING GERSTENMEIER ON TELEVISION 47 R MENTIONS SEEING ANOTHER CDU/CSU POLITICIAN ON TV 19 48 R MENTIONS SEEING ANOTHER SPD POLITICIAN ON TV 49 R MENTIONS SEEING ANOTHER GERMAN POLITICIAN ON TV 20 50 R MENTIONS SEEING AN AMERICAN POLITICIAN ON TV 51 R MENTIONS SEEING ALL POLITICIANS ON TELEVISION 52 QUESTIONNAIRE FORM FILTER 21 0 SCALOMETER - POLITICAL FIGURES 53 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT ADENAUER 54 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT C. SCHMID 22 55 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT ERHARD 56 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT STRAUSS 23 57 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT BRANDT 24 58 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT MENDE 0 SCALOMETER - POLITICAL PARTIES 59 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT THE SPD 25 60 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT THE CDU/CSU 61 WHAT DOES R THINK ABOUT THE FDP 26 0 WHICH PARTY WOULD R NEVER SUPPORT 62 WHICH PARTY WOULD R NEVER VOTE FOR IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS 63 WHICH PARTY WOULD R NEVER VOTE FOR AT ALL 27 1 CONTENTS 0 VAR. PAGE NO. NO. 0 R'S PERCEPTION OF THE SPD 64 DOES THE SPD ONLY CARE FOR ITS OWN 28 65 DOES THE SPD PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR 66 DOES THE SPD CREATE DISCORD 29 67 DOES THE SPD FIGHT CORRUPTION 68 DOES THE SPD LEAN TOWARDS ABSOLUTE POWER 69 DOES THE SPD PREVENT A DICTATORSHIP 30 70 DOES THE SPD DESTROY THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY 71 DOES THE SPD DEFEND THE PUBLIC GOOD 31 72 DOES THE SPD PROMISE TOO MUCH 73 DOES THE SPD PROMOTE PUBLIC DISCUSSION 74 IS THE SPD AN INSTRUMENT OF THE RICH 32 75 DOES THE SPD REPRESENT THE NATIONAL INTEREST 76 DOES THE SPD CARE FOR THE LITTLE MAN 33 77 DOES THE SPD PREVENT THE ABUSE OF POWER 78 IS THE SPD TOO IDEOLOGICAL 79 DOES THE SPD PROVIDE SECURITY AND PEACE 34 0 R'S PERCEPTION OF THE CDU/CSU 80 DOES THE CDU/CSU ONLY CARE FOR ITS OWN 81 DOES THE CDU/CSU PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR 35 82 DOES THE CDU/CSU CREATE DISCORD 83 DOES THE CDU/CSU FIGHT CORRUPTION 84 DOES THE CDU/CSU LEAN TOWARDS ABSOLUTE POWER 36 85 DOES THE CDU/CSU PREVENT A DICTATORSHIP 86 DOES THE CDU/CSU DESTROY THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY 37 87 DOES THE CDU/CSU DEFEND THE PUBLIC GOOD 88 DOES THE CDU/CSU PROMISE TOO MUCH 89 DOES THE CDU/CSU PROMOTE PUBLIC DISCUSSION 38 90 IS THE CDU/CSU AN INSTRUMENT OF THE RICH 91 DOES THE CDU/CSU REPRESENT THE NATIONAL INTEREST 39 92 DOES THE CDU/CSU CARE FOR THE LITTLE MAN 93 DOES THE CDU/CSU PREVENT THE ABUSE OF POWER 94 IS THE CDU/CSU TOO IDEOLOGICAL 40 95 DOES THE CDU/CSU PROVIDE SECURITY AND PEACE 1 CONTENTS 0 VAR. 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NO. 0 PERCEIVED PARTY PREFERENCE OF SOCIAL GROUPS 96 DO CATHOLICS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 97 DO FARMERS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 41 98 DO REFUGEES LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 99 DO ACADEMICS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 42 100 DOES THE MIDDLE CLASS LEAN TOWARDS CDU/CSU OR SPD 101 DO RETIREES LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 43 102 DO UNION MEMBERS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 103 DO PROTESTANTS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 44 104 DO WORKERS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 105 DOES TELEVISION LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 106 DO INDUSTRIALISTS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 45 107 DOES RADIO LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 108 DOES THE BILD-ZEITUNG LEAN TOWARD CDU/CSU OR SPD 46 109 DOES THE PRESS LEAN TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR SPD 0 1961 ELECTION: ELECTION OUTCOME 110 WILL THE SPD RECEIVE MORE VOTES THAN IN 1957 111 WILL THE CDU/CSU RECEIVE MORE VOTES THAN IN 1957 47 112 WILL THE FDP RECEIVE MORE VOTES THAN IN 1957 113 WHICH PARTY WILL EMERGE FROM ELECTION AS STRONGEST 114 WILL THE CDU/CSU RECEIVE AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY 48 115 WILL THE SPD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INFLUENCE CDU/CSU 116 WILL THE FDP BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED 49 0 R'S VOTING HISTORY 117 IS R ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 118 HAS R VOTED FOR THE SPD SINCE 1945 119 HAS R VOTED FOR THE CDU/CSU SINCE 1945 50 120 HAS R VOTED FOR THE FDP SINCE 1945 121 HAS R VOTED FOR THE BP SINCE 1945 51 122 HAS R VOTED FOR THE DP SINCE 1945 123 HAS R VOTED FOR THE BHE SINCE 1945 124 HAS R VOTED FOR THE KPD SINCE 1945 52 125 HAS R VOTED FOR THE DRP SINCE 1945 126 HAS R VOTED FOR THE ZENTRUM SINCE 1945 53 127 HAS R VOTED FOR ANOTHER PARTY SINCE 1945 128 WHICH PARTY DID R VOTE FOR IN 1949 54 129 WHICH PARTY DID R VOTE FOR IN 1953 130 WHICH PARTY DID R VOTE FOR IN 1957 55 1 CONTENTS 0 VAR. 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NO. 0 1961 ELECTION: VOTING BEHAVIOR 131 IS R SURE WHETHER R WILL VOTE 132 IS R SURE FOR WHICH PARTY R WILL VOTE 56 133 (SURE) FOR WHICH PARTY WILL R VOTE 57 134 (SURE) WHEN DID R DECIDE R'S VOTE 135 (UNSURE) FOR WHICH PARTY MAY R VOTE 58 136 (UNSURE) WHEN DID R DECIDE POSSIBLE VOTE 0 THREAT OF WAR -- BERLIN CRISIS 137 DID ADENAUER OR BRANDT ACT MORE CORRECTLY DURING 59 BERLIN CRISIS 138 WHAT IS THE DANGER OF WAR IN THE NEXT 3-4 YEARS 139 HAS THE DANGER OF WAR INCREASED IN PAST MONTHS 60 140 IN DANGER OF WAR WHOM WOULD R PREFER AS CHANCELLOR 0 PERSONAL DATA 141 R'S RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 142 R'S MARITAL STATUS 61 143 R'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS 144 R'S OCCUPATION 62 145 IS R EMPLOYED FULL OR PART TIME 63 146 R'S OCCUPATIONAL STATUS 147 IS R A WIDOW 148 (NOT IN LABOR FORCE) IS R'S FATHER ALIVE 64 149 OCCUPATION OF FATHER/DECEASED HUSBAND 150 EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 65 151 OCCUPATION OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 152 R'S AGE 66 153 R'S EDUCATION 67 0 FAMILY INCOME 154 WHAT IS THE MONTHLY INCOME OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 68 155 HOW MANY IN HOUSEHOLD HAVE OWN INCOME 156 WHAT IS THE MONTHLY INCOME OF THE FAMILY 69 1 CONTENTS 0 VAR. 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NO. 0 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION 157 HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN R'S HOUSEHOLD 70 158 NUMBER OF MALES IN R'S HOUSEHOLD 159 NUMBER OF FEMALES IN R'S HOUSEHOLD 71 160 ARE THERE PERSONS UNDER 6 YEARS OF AGE IN HOUSEHOLD 161 ARE THERE PERSONS 6-13 YEARS OF AGE IN HOUSEHOLD 162 ARE THERE PERSONS 14-15 YEARS OF AGE IN HOUSEHOLD 72 163 ARE THERE PERSONS 16-17 YEARS OF AGE IN HOUSEHOLD 164 R'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE 0 R'S PARTISAN PREFERENCE 165 R'S PARTISAN PREFERENCE 73 166 STRENGTH OF R'S PARTISAN PREFERENCE 0 PERSONAL DATA (CONT'D) 167 IS R A REFUGEE OR EXPELLEE 74 168 R'S SEX 169 SOCIAL STRATUM 0 INTERVIEW AND SAMPLING INFORMATION 170 SIZE OF TOWN IN WHICH INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED 75 171 FEDERAL STATE IN WHICH INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED 76 172 R'S COOPERATION DURING THE INTERVIEW 173 NUMBER OF CALLBACK DAYS 77 0 CONSTRUCTED INDICES 174 COMPARATIVE PARTY PREFERENCE INDEX 175 INDEX OF SOCIAL STATUS 78 176 R'S LIFE CYCLE DESCRIPTION 80 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 1 - 0 VAR 0001 REF 0001 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7100 NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 1- 4 0 ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7100 ........................ '1' DK 1 COL 5 ... 0 VAR 0002 REF 0002 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 5 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 6- 9 0 RESPONDENT NUMBER ................. THIS VARIABLE UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH RESPONDENT. 0 VAR 0003 REF 0003 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WEIGHT NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 9 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 10-11 1 DEC PLACE(S) 0 WEIGHT VARIABLE ............... THIS WEIGHT VARIABLE CORRECTS FOR SEX AND AGE BIASES IN THE DATA AND PRODUCES A SAMPLE REPRESENTATIVE OF CITIZENS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OVER AGE 15. 0 VAR 0004 REF 0004 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SAMPLE FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 11 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 12 0 ELECTORATE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE FILTER ...................................... THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR THIS STUDY INCLUDED TWO ELEMENTS OF THE POPULATION WHO ARE GENERALLY NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS: CITIZENS OF WEST BERLIN AND CITIZENS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE. THIS VARIABLE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO AID IN FILTERING OUT THESE TWO GROUPS OF GENERALLY NON-ELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS AND PRODUCING A CROSS- SECTION SAMPLE OF THE ELIGIBLE ELECTORATE RESIDING IN THE 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 2 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 10 STATES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. 235 0. NON-ELIGIBLE ELECTORATE RESPONDENT 1409 1. ELIGIBLE ELECTORATE RESPONDENT 0 0 VAR 0005 REF 0005 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CHNG IN S.L. LAST YEAR MD=9 LOC 12 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 13 0 Q.1. IS YOUR ECONOMIC SITUATION RIGHT NOW BETTER, WORSE, OR ABOUT THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME? ......................................................... 389 1. BETTER 1036 2. ABOUT THE SAME 211 3. WORSE 9 9. NO OPINION, NA 0 0 VAR 0006 REF 0006 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S FUTURE ECON SIT MD=9 LOC 13 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 14 0 Q.2. AND HOW WILL IT BE A YEAR FROM NOW? DO YOU THINK THAT YOUR ECONOMIC SITUATION THEN WILL BE BETTER, WORSE OR ABOUT THE SAME AS NOW? .......................................................... 260 1. BETTER 1077 2. ABOUT THE SAME 155 3. WORSE 153 9. NO OPINION, NA 0 0 VAR 0007 REF 0007 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-FUTURE ECON SIT GFR MD=9 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 15 0 Q.3. BY AND LARGE, DO YOU THINK THAT OUR ECONOMIC SITUATION WILL IMPROVE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, OR DO YOU THINK THAT IT WILL BECOME WORSE? ............................................................ 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 3 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 252 1. IMPROVE 721 2. REMAIN THE SAME 310 3. BECOME WORSE 361 9. NO OPINION, NA 0 0 VAR 0008 REF 0008 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SATISFIED W LIFE ACHIEV MD=9 LOC 15 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 16 0 Q.4. ALL IN ALL, ARE YOU VERY SATISFIED, SATISFIED, SOMEWHAT SATISFIED, OR NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED IN YOUR LIFE SO FAR? ......................................................... 195 1. VERY SATISFIED 1037 2. SATISFIED 307 3. SOMEWHAT SATISFIED 105 4. NOT AT ALL SATISFIED 9. NO OPINION, NA 0 0 VAR 0009 REF 0009 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-FRQNC OF POLTL DSCSN MD=9 LOC 16 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 17 0 Q.5. HOW IS IT, DO YOU DISCUSS POLITICS WITH OTHER PEOPLE? DO YOU DO THAT ALMOST DAILY, ONCE A WEEK, OCCASIONALLY OR NEVER? ............................................................ 163 1. ALMOST DAILY 94 2. ONCE A WEEK 714 3. OCCASIONALLY 616 4. NEVER 10 5. OTHER RESPONSE 46 9. DK, NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 4 - 0 VAR 0010 REF 0010 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO (FTR) MGZNS MD=9 LOC 17 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 18 0 Q.6(A). I AM NOW GOING TO MENTION SOME WAYS IN WHICH ONE CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT POLITICS. HOW MUCH WOULD YOU SAY YOU PERSONALLY LEARN ABOUT POLITICS FROM (FEATURE) MAGAZINES, VERY MUCH, A LOT, SOMETHING, LITTLE, OR NOTHING? ........................................................... 24 1. VERY MUCH 65 2. A LOT 189 3. SOMETHING 415 4. LITTLE 899 5. NOTHING 53 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0011 REF 0011 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO FRIENDS MD=9 LOC 18 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 19 0 Q.6(B). TALKS WITH FRIENDS, PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH AND ACQUAINTANCES? ........................................................... 35 1. VERY MUCH 138 2. A LOT 426 3. SOMETHING 401 4. LITTLE 597 5. NOTHING 48 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0012 REF 0012 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO RADIO MD=9 LOC 19 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 20 0 Q.6(C). THE RADIO? ........................................................ 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 5 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 188 1. VERY MUCH 388 2. A LOT 467 3. SOMETHING 314 4. LITTLE 257 5. NOTHING 30 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0013 REF 0013 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO FAMILY MD=9 LOC 20 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 21 0 Q.6(D). TALKS WITHIN YOUR FAMILY AND WITH RELATIVES? ....................................................... 33 1. VERY MUCH 127 2. A LOT 264 3. SOMETHING 535 4. LITTLE 640 5. NOTHING 45 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0014 REF 0014 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO POLTL ACTVSTS MD=9 LOC 21 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 22 0 Q.6(E). DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN POLITICS? ....................................................... 44 1. VERY MUCH 127 2. A LOT 181 3. SOMETHING 287 4. LITTLE 953 5. NOTHING 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 6 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 52 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0015 REF 0015 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO TELEVISION MD=9 LOC 22 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 23 0 Q.6(F). TELEVISION? .................................................... 149 1. VERY MUCH 202 2. A LOT 240 3. SOMETHING 194 4. LITTLE 812 5. NOTHING 47 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0016 REF 0016 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO NEWSPAPERS MD=9 LOC 23 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 24 0 Q.6(G). DAILY NEWSPAPERS? .......................................................... 282 1. VERY MUCH 437 2. A LOT 378 3. SOMETHING 239 4. LITTLE 273 5. NOTHING 35 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 7 - 0 VAR 0017 REF 0017 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO PTY MEETINGS MD=9 LOC 24 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 25 0 Q.6(H). PARTY MEETINGS AND POLITICAL RALLIES? .................................................... 20 1. VERY MUCH 59 2. A LOT 83 3. SOMETHING 146 4. LITTLE 1287 5. NOTHING 50 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0018 REF 0018 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO MOVIES MD=9 LOC 25 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 26 0 Q.6(I). THE MOVIES AND WEEKLY NEWSREELS? ........................................................ 11 1. VERY MUCH 23 2. A LOT 128 3. SOMETHING 307 4. LITTLE 1130 5. NOTHING 45 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0019 REF 0019 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO ORGNS/PARTIES MD=9 LOC 26 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 27 0 Q.6(J). COMMUNICATIONS FROM INTEREST GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTIES? ...................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 8 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 15 1. VERY MUCH 40 2. A LOT 103 3. SOMETHING 165 4. LITTLE 1269 5. NOTHING 51 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0020 REF 0020 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO NEWS MAGS MD=9 LOC 27 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 28 0 Q.6(K). NEWS MAGAZINES AND WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS? ......................................................... 13 1. VERY MUCH 79 2. A LOT 187 3. SOMETHING 332 4. LITTLE 987 5. NOTHING 47 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0021 REF 0021 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO BILLBOARDS MD=9 LOC 28 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 29 0 Q.6(L). BILLBOARDS? .................................................... 18 1. VERY MUCH 45 2. A LOT 197 3. SOMETHING 469 4. A LITTLE 876 5. NOTHING 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 9 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 40 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0022 REF 0022 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-POLTL INFO HANBILLS MD=9 LOC 29 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 30 0 Q.6(M). CAMPAIGN LITERATURE SUCH AS HANDBILLS AND MASS MAILINGS? ........................................................ 8 1. VERY MUCH 42 2. A LOT 134 3. SOMETHING 307 4. A LITTLE 1113 5. NOTHING 41 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0023 REF 0023 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-MST IMP LEVEL OF GOVT MD=GE 8 LOC 30 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 31 0 Q.7(A). IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT: THE ACTIVITY OF THE POLITICIANS IN THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT, IN THE STATES OR IN THE COMMUNITY? .......................................................... 431 1. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT 44 2. THE STATES 71 3. THE COMMUNITY 16 4. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT AND THE STATES 996 5. ALL LEVELS EQUALLY IMPORTANT 15 8. NA 71 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 10 - 0 VAR 0024 REF 0024 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-LST IMP LEVEL OF GOVT MD=GE 8 LOC 31 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 32 0 Q.7(B). WHICH IS THE LEAST IMPORTANT ? ......................................................... 41 1. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT 154 2. THE STATES 282 3. THE COMMUNITY 3 4. THE STATES AND THE COMMUNITY 996 5. ALL LEVELS EQUALLY IMPORTANT 97 8. NA 71 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0025 REF 0025 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-HAS R SEEN LEADNG POLTCN MD=9 LOC 32 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 33 0 Q.8. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, HAVE YOU SEEN ONE OF THE LEADING POLITICIANS OF THE SPD, OF THE CDU/CSU OR OF THE FDP IN PERSON? ...................................................... 181 1. YES 1463 2. NO 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0026 REF 0026 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R HAS SEEN BRANDT MD=GE 8 LOC 33 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 34 0 Q.8(A). (IF R HAS SEEN A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON) WHO WAS THAT? WHOM ELSE DID YOU SEE? Q.8(A1). BRANDT-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN IN PERSON. ....................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 11 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 78 0. NOT MENTIONED 103 1. MENTIONED 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0027 REF 0027 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R HAS SEEN ADENAUER MD=GE 8 LOC 34 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 35 0 Q.8(A2). ADENAUER-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN IN PERSON. .................................................... 141 0. NOT MENTIONED 40 1. MENTIONED 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0028 REF 0028 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R HAS SEEN ERHARD MD=GE 8 LOC 35 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 36 0 Q.8(A3). ERHARD-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN IN PERSON. .................................................... 153 0. NOT MENTIONED 28 1. MENTIONED 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 12 - 0 VAR 0029 REF 0029 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R HAS SEEN MENDE MD=GE 8 LOC 36 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 37 0 Q.8(A4). MENDE-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN IN PERSON. .................................................... 169 0. NOT MENTIONED 11 1. MENTIONED 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0030 REF 0030 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R HAS SEEN OTR CDU/CSU MD=GE 8 LOC 37 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 38 0 Q.8(A5). OTHER CDU/CSU POLITICIAN-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN IN PERSON. .................................................... 148 0. NOT MENTIONED 33 1. MENTIONED 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0031 REF 0031 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R HAS SEEN OTR SPD PLTCN MD=GE 8 LOC 38 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 39 0 Q.8(A6). OTHER SPD POLITICIAN-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN IN PERSON. .................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 13 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 165 0. NOT MENTIONED 16 1. MENTIONED 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0032 REF 0032 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R HAS SEEN OTR POLTCN MD=GE 8 LOC 39 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 40 0 Q.8(A7). OTHER POLITICIAN-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN IN PERSON. .................................................... 173 0. NOT MENTIONED 7 1. MENTIONED 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0033 REF 0033 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW POLTCN CMPGN SPECH MD=GE 8 LOC 40 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 41 0 Q.8(B). (IF R HAS SEEN A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON) WHAT WAS THE OCCASION OR THE EVENT? Q.8(B1). CAMPAIGN SPEECH-- MENTIONED BY R AS AN OCCASION WHERE HE SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON. ....................................................... 166 0. NOT MENTIONED 4 1. MENTIONED 10 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 14 - 0 VAR 0034 REF 0034 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW POLTCN CMPGN MTNG MD=GE 8 LOC 41 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 42 0 Q.8(B2). CAMPAIGN MEETING, CAMPAIGN RALLY, VARIETY SHOW ORGANIZED BY A PARTY-- MENTIONED BY R AS AN OCCASION WHERE HE SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON. ........................................................ 72 0. NOT MENTIONED 98 1. MENTIONED 10 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0035 REF 0035 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW POLTCN CMPGN TRIP MD=GE 8 LOC 42 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 43 0 Q.8(B3). CAMPAIGN TRIP, WHISTLE STOP SPEECH-- MENTIONED BY R AS AN OCCASION WHERE HE SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON. .................................................... 147 0. NOT MENTIONED 24 1. MENTIONED 10 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0036 REF 0036 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW POLTCN TV: BERLIN MD=GE 8 LOC 43 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 44 0 Q.8(B4). TELEVISION: BERLIN CRISIS, WEST BERLIN CITY HALL-- 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 15 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 MENTIONED BY R AS AN OCCASION WHERE HE SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON. .................................................... 140 0. NOT MENTIONED 31 1. MENTIONED 10 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0037 REF 0037 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW POLTCN OFFCL EVNTS MD=GE 8 LOC 44 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 45 0 Q.8(B5). EXECUTIVE AND CEREMONIAL ACTS-- MENTIONED BY R AS AN OCCASION WHERE HE SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON. .................................................... 158 0. NOT MENTIONED 13 1. MENTIONED 10 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0038 REF 0038 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW POLTCN MTNGS/CNVTN MD=GE 8 LOC 45 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 46 0 Q.8(B6). MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS (OUTSIDE OF CAMPAIGN)-- MENTIONED BY R AS AN OCCASION WHERE HE SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON. .......................................................... 165 0. NOT MENTIONED 5 1. MENTIONED 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 16 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 10 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0039 REF 0039 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW POLTCN OTR OCCSION MD=GE 8 LOC 46 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 47 0 Q.8(B7). OTHER OCCASION-- MENTIONED BY R AS AN OCCASION WHERE HE SAW A LEADING POLITICIAN IN PERSON. .................................................... 165 0. NOT MENTIONED 5 1. MENTIONED 10 8. NA 1463 9. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 0 0 VAR 0040 REF 0040 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW BRANDT ON TV MD=9 LOC 47 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 48 0 Q.9. AND WHICH LEADING POLITICIANS HAVE YOU SEEN ON TELEVISION DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS? WHOM ELSE? Q.9(A). BRANDT-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 71 0. NOT MENTIONED 600 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 17 - 0 VAR 0041 REF 0041 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW ADENAUER ON TV MD=9 LOC 48 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 49 0 Q.9(B). ADENAUER-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 105 0. NOT MENTIONED 567 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0042 REF 0042 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW STRAUSS ON TV MD=9 LOC 49 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 50 0 Q.9(C). STRAUSS-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 470 0. NOT MENTIONED 201 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0043 REF 0043 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW MENDE ON TV MD=9 LOC 50 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 51 0 Q.9(D). MENDE-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 444 0. NOT MENTIONED 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 18 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 228 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0044 REF 0044 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW ERHARD ON TV MD=9 LOC 51 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 52 0 Q.9(E). ERHARD-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 370 0. NOT MENTIONED 301 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0045 REF 0045 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW C. SCHMID ON TV MD=9 LOC 52 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 53 0 Q.9(F). CARLO SCHMID-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 615 0. NOT MENTIONED 56 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0046 REF 0046 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW GERSENMEIER ON TV MD=9 LOC 53 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 54 0 Q.9(G). GERSTENMEIER-- 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 19 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 627 0. NOT MENTIONED 44 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0047 REF 0047 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW OTR CDU/CSU ON TV MD=9 LOC 54 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 55 0 Q.9(H). OTHER CDU/CSU POLITICIAN-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 544 0. NOT MENTIONED 128 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0048 REF 0048 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW OTR SPD ON TV MD=9 LOC 55 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 56 0 Q.9(I). OTHER SPD POLITICIAN-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 625 0. NOT MENTIONED 47 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 20 - 0 VAR 0049 REF 0049 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW OTR GERMAN POLTCN MD=9 LOC 56 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 57 0 Q.9(J). OTHER GERMAN POLITICIAN-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 653 0. NOT MENTIONED 18 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0050 REF 0050 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW AMERICAN POLTCN MD=9 LOC 57 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 58 0 Q.9(K). KENNEDY, JOHNSON, CLAY-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 648 0. NOT MENTIONED 23 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0051 REF 0051 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R SAW ALL POLTCNS ON TV MD=9 LOC 58 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 59 0 Q.9(L). ALL OF THEM-- MENTIONED BY R AS A POLITICIAN R HAS SEEN ON TELEVISION. ........................................................ 667 0. NOT MENTIONED 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 21 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 4 1. MENTIONED 973 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0052 REF 0052 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-QUESTIONAIRE FORM FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 59 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 60 0 QUESTIONNAIRE FORM FILTER THERE WERE TWO QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS FOR THIS STUDY WHICH DIFFERED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH POLITICIANS WERE PRESENTED FOR SCALOMETER EVALUATIONS (Q.10), AND THE ORDER IN WHICH THE RESPONDENT WAS ASKED TO CHARACTERIZE THE SPD AND CDU (Q.16). ......................................................... 840 1. QUESTIONNAIRE FORM A 804 2. QUESTIONNAIRE FORM B 0 0 VAR 0053 REF 0053 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- ADENAUER MD=GE 98 LOC 60 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 61-62 0 Q.10. NOW I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF SOME OF THE LEADING POLITICIANS IN GERMANY. HERE IS SOMETHING LIKE A THERMOMETER. THE HIGHER YOU GO UP ON THE WHITE SQUARES, THE MORE YOU LIKE THE PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL; THE FURTHER YOU GO DOWN ON THE BLACK SQUARES, THE MORE YOU REJECT HIM. Q.10(A). WHAT DO YOU THINK OF KONRAD ADENAUER? .......................................................... QUESTIONNAIRE FORM A PRESENTED THE POLITICIANS IN THE ORDER OF Q.10(A) - Q.10(F), QUESTIONNAIRE FORM B USED THE REVERSE ORDER. SEE REF. NO. 52 FOR QUESTIONNAIRE FORM. 87 01. REJECTS POLITICIAN 22 02. . 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 22 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 45 03. . 37 04. . 36 05. . 134 06. UNDECIDED 106 07. . 162 08. . 241 09. . 188 10. . 388 11. LIKES POLITICIAN 9 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS POLITICIAN 190 99. NA, REFUSED 0 0 VAR 0054 REF 0054 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- C. SCHMID MD=GE 98 LOC 62 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 63-64 0 Q.10(B). CARLO SCHMID? .............................................. 37 01. REJECTS POLITICIAN 15 02. . 29 03. . 34 04. . 56 05. . 212 06. UNDECIDED 141 07. . 185 08. . 205 09. . 113 10. . 74 11. LIKES POLITICIAN 343 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS POLITICIAN 202 99. NA, REFUSED 0 0 VAR 0055 REF 0055 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- ERHARD MD=GE 98 LOC 64 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 65-66 0 Q.10(C). LUDWIG ERHARD? ............................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 23 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 15 01. REJECTS POLITICIAN 10 02. . 18 03. . 24 04. . 26 05. . 109 06. UNDECIDED 106 07. . 177 08. . 287 09. . 250 10. . 368 11. LIKES POLITICIAN 61 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS POLITICIAN 193 99. NA, REFUSED 0 0 VAR 0056 REF 0056 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- STRAUSS MD=GE 98 LOC 66 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 67-68 0 Q.10(D). FRANZ JOSEF STRAUSS? ...................................................... 166 01. REJECTS POLITICIAN 66 02. . 74 03. . 81 04. . 93 05. . 233 06. UNDECIDED 152 07. . 157 08. . 152 09. . 91 10. . 82 11. LIKES POLITICIAN 98 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS POLITICIAN 200 99. NA, REFUSED 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 24 - 0 VAR 0057 REF 0057 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- BRANDT MD=GE 98 LOC 68 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 69-70 0 Q.10(E). WILLY BRANDT? .............................................. 91 01. REJECTS POLITICIAN 40 02. . 50 03. . 46 04. . 52 05. . 170 06. UNDECIDED 115 07. . 170 08. . 210 09. . 183 10. . 290 11. LIKES POLITICIAN 36 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS POLITICIAN 190 99. NA, REFUSED 0 0 VAR 0058 REF 0058 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- MENDE MD=GE 98 LOC 70 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 71-72 0 Q.10(F). ERICH MENDE? ............................................. 68 01. REJECTS POLITICIAN 21 02. . 31 03. . 41 04. . 49 05. . 270 06. UNDECIDED 113 07. . 150 08. . 152 09. . 72 10. . 61 11. LIKES POLITICIAN 428 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS POLITICIAN 188 99. NA, REFUSED 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 25 - 0 VAR 0059 REF 0059 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- SPD MD=GE 98 LOC 72 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 73-74 0 Q.11. AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE GERMAN PARTIES. LET US AGAIN USE THIS THERMO- METER. NOW PLEASE TELL ME, QUITE GENERALLY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SPD? ........................................................... 109 01. REJECTS PARTY 46 02. . 62 03. . 59 04. . 76 05. . 258 06. UNDECIDED 135 07. . 158 08. . 214 09. . 175 10. . 227 11. LIKES PARTY 3 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS PARTY 122 99. NA 0 0 VAR 0060 REF 0060 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- CDU/CSU MD=GE 98 LOC 74 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 75-76 0 Q.12. AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CDU/CSU? ............................................ 58 01. REJECTS PARTY 22 02. . 30 03. . 32 04. . 59 05. . 202 06. UNDECIDED 135 07. . 209 08. . 233 09. . 213 10. . 336 11. LIKES PARTY 3 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS PARTY 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 26 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 113 99. NA 0 0 VAR 0061 REF 0061 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SCALOMETER- FDP MD=GE 98 LOC 76 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 77-78 0 Q.13. AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FDP? ......................................... 105 01. REJECTS PARTY 33 02. . 50 03. . 54 04. . 70 05. . 527 06. UNDECIDED 163 07. . 187 08. . 155 09. . 86 10. . 47 11. LIKES PARTY 19 98. DOES NOT KNOW THIS PARTY 149 99. NA 0 0 VAR 0062 REF 0062 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-PTY NVR VT FEDL ELECTN MD=9 LOC 78 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 79 0 Q.14. WHICH OF THESE THREE PARTIES -- SPD, CDU/CSU, FDP -- WOULD YOU NEVER VOTE FOR IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS? ........................................................... 354 1. SPD 179 2. CDU/CSU 335 3. FDP 13 4. SPD AND CDU/CSU 87 5. FDP AND CDU/CSU 102 6. SPD AND FDP 441 7. DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES, R WOULD VOTE FOR ANY OF THESE 7 8. WOULD NOT VOTE FOR ANY OF THESE 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 27 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 126 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0063 REF 0063 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-PTY NVR VT FOR AT ALL MD=9 LOC 79 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 80 0 Q.15. AND WHICH OF THESE THREE PARTIES-- SPD, CDU/CSU, FDP-- WOULD YOU NEVER VOTE FOR AT ALL? ....................................................... 374 1. SPD 199 2. CDU/CSU 369 3. FDP 5 4. SPD AND CDU/CSU 37 5. FDP AND CDU/CSU 39 6. SPD AND FDP 476 7. DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES, R WOULD VOTE FOR ANY OF THESE 3 8. WOULD NOT VOTE FOR ANY OF THESE 142 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0001 REF 0001 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7100 NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 2 COL 1- 4 0 ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7100 ........................ '2' DK 2 COL 5 ... 0 VAR 0002 REF 0002 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 5 WIDTH 4 DK 2 COL 6- 9 0 RESPONDENT NUMBER ................. THIS VARIABLE UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH RESPONDENT. 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 28 - 0 VAR 0064 REF 0064 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- ONLY CRS FOR OWN MD=9 LOC 80 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 10 0 Q.16. HERE ARE SOME CARDS WITH OPINIONS CONCERNING POLITICAL PARTIES WHICH ARE OFTEN HEARD. PLEASE GO THROUGH THESE CARDS, ONE BY ONE, AND TELL ME WHICH ATTITUDES APPLY TO THE SPD AND WHICH APPLY TO THE CDU/CSU. Q.16(A). LET US START WITH THE SPD. WHICH VIEWS APPLY TO THE SPD? PLEASE TELL ME FOR EACH OPINION WHETHER OR NOT IT APPLIES TO THE SPD. Q.16(A1). IT ONLY CARES FOR ITS OWN INTERESTS-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. .......................................................... QUESTIONNAIRE FORM A PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING SERIES OF QUESTIONS FIRST WITH RESPECT TO THE SPD (Q.16(A)) THEN WITH RESPECT TO THE CDU/CSU (Q.16(B)); QUESTIONNAIRE FORM B FIRST ASKED WITH RESPECT TO THE CDU/CSU (Q.16(B)). SEE REF. NO. 52 FOR QUESTIONNAIRE FORM. 853 0. DOES NOT APPLY 529 1. APPLIES 263 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0065 REF 0065 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- PROTECTS RGHTS POOR MD=9 LOC 81 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 11 0 Q.16(A2). IT SEES TO IT THAT THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR AND THE WEAK ARE PROTECTED AS WELL-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ........................................................ 290 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1076 1. APPLIES 278 9. NA 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 29 - 0 VAR 0066 REF 0066 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- CREATES DISCORD MD=9 LOC 82 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 12 0 Q.16(A3). IT CREATES DISCORD-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 916 0. DOES NOT APPLY 448 1. APPLIES 280 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0067 REF 0067 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- FIGHTS CORRUPTION MD=9 LOC 83 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 13 0 Q.16(A4). IT FIGHTS CORRUPTION-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 454 0. DOES NOT APPLY 839 1. APPLIES 351 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0068 REF 0068 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- LNS TWRD ABSLT PWR MD=9 LOC 84 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 14 0 Q.16(A5). IT LEANS TOWARD ABSOLUTE POWER-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 861 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 30 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 475 1. APPLIES 308 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0069 REF 0069 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- PREVENTS DICTATOR MD=9 LOC 85 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 15 0 Q.16(A6). IT PREVENTS A DICTATORSHIP-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 370 0. DOES NOT APPLY 950 1. APPLIES 324 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0070 REF 0070 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- DESTROYS NATL CMNTY MD=9 LOC 86 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 16 0 Q.16(A7). IT DESTROYS THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ("VOLKSGEMEINSCHAFT")-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 1152 0. DOES NOT APPLY 208 1. APPLIES 285 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 31 - 0 VAR 0071 REF 0071 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- DEFENDS PUBLIC GOOD MD=9 LOC 87 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 17 0 Q.16(A8). IT DEFENDS THE PUBLIC GOOD-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 342 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1007 1. APPLIES 295 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0072 REF 0072 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- PROMISES TOO MUCH MD=9 LOC 88 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 18 0 Q.16(A9). IT PROMISES MORE THAN IT CAN KEEP-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. .............................................. 533 0. DOES NOT APPLY 826 1. APPLIES 285 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0073 REF 0073 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- PROMOTES PUBLC DISC MD=9 LOC 89 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 19 0 Q.16(A10). IT SEES TO IT THAT THE PROBLEMS OF THE PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. .................................................. 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 32 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 322 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1031 1. APPLIES 291 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0074 REF 0074 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- INSTRUMENT OF RICH MD=9 LOC 90 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 20 0 Q.16(A11). IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF THE RICH AND POWERFUL-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. .......................................................... 1199 0. DOES NOT APPLY 146 1. APPLIES 299 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0075 REF 0075 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- RPRSNTS NATL INTRST MD=9 LOC 91 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 21 0 Q.16(A12). IT REPRESENTS THE NATIONAL INTEREST-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ................................................. 387 0. DOES NOT APPLY 948 1. APPLIES 309 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 33 - 0 VAR 0076 REF 0076 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- DOESN'T CARE LTL MN MD=9 LOC 92 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 22 0 Q.16(A13). IT DOES NOT CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THE LITTLE MAN-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. .......................................................... 1010 0. DOES NOT APPLY 339 1. APPLIES 294 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0077 REF 0077 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- PREVENTS ABUSE PWR MD=9 LOC 93 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 23 0 Q.16(A14). IT PREVENTS THE ABUSE OF POWER-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 413 0. DOES NOT APPLY 908 1. APPLIES 323 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0078 REF 0078 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- TOO IDEOLOGICAL MD=9 LOC 94 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 24 0 Q.16(A15). IT IS TOO IDEOLOGICAL-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ............................................. 818 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 34 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 505 1. APPLIES 321 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0079 REF 0079 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SPD- PROVIDES SECURITY MD=9 LOC 95 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 25 0 Q.16(A16). IT PROVIDES FOR SECURITY AND PEACE-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE SPD. ................................................ 365 0. DOES NOT APPLY 969 1. APPLIES 310 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0080 REF 0080 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- ONLY CRS FOR OWN MD=9 LOC 96 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 26 0 Q.16(B). AND WHICH VIEWS APPLY TO THE CDU/CSU? PLEASE TELL ME FOR EACH OPINION WHETHER OR NOT IT APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. Q.16(B1). IT ONLY CARES FOR ITS OWN INTERESTS-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ........................................................... QUESTIONNAIRE FORM A PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING SERIES OF QUESTIONS FIRST WITH RESPECT TO THE SPD (Q.16(A)) THEN WITH RESPECT TO THE CDU/CSU (Q.16(B)); QUESTIONNAIRE FORM B FIRST ASKED WITH RESPECT TO THE CDU/CSU (Q.16(B)). SEE REF. NO. 52 FOR QUESTIONNAIRE FORM. 832 0. DOES NOT APPLY 569 1. APPLIES 244 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 35 - 0 VAR 0081 REF 0081 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- PROTECTS RGHTS POOR MD=9 LOC 97 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 27 0 Q.16(B2). IT SEES TO IT THAT THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR AND THE WEAK ARE PROTECTED AS WELL-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ........................................................ 519 0. DOES NOT APPLY 882 1. APPLIES 244 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0082 REF 0082 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- CREATES DISCORD MD=9 LOC 98 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 28 0 Q.16(B3). IT CREATES DISCORD-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 1028 0. DOES NOT APPLY 340 1. APPLIES 276 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0083 REF 0083 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- FIGHTS CORRUPTION MD=9 LOC 99 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 29 0 Q.16(B4). IT FIGHTS CORRUPTION-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 36 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 526 0. DOES NOT APPLY 785 1. APPLIES 334 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0084 REF 0084 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- LNS TWRD ABSLT PWR MD=9 LOC 100 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 30 0 Q.16(B5). IT LEANS TOWARD ABSOLUTE POWER-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 584 0. DOES NOT APPLY 800 1. APPLIES 260 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0085 REF 0085 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- PREVENTS DICTATOR MD=9 LOC 101 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 31 0 Q.16(B6). IT PREVENTS A DICTATORSHIP-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 456 0. DOES NOT APPLY 896 1. APPLIES 293 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 37 - 0 VAR 0086 REF 0086 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- DESTROYS NATL CMNTY MD=9 LOC 102 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 32 0 Q.16(B7). IT DESTROYS THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ("VOLKSGEMEINSCHAFT")-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 1204 0. DOES NOT APPLY 173 1. APPLIES 267 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0087 REF 0087 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- DEFENDS PUBLIC GOOD MD=9 LOC 103 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 33 0 Q.16(B8). IT DEFENDS THE PUBLIC GOOD-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 387 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1016 1. APPLIES 241 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0088 REF 0088 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- PROMISES TOO MUCH MD=9 LOC 104 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 34 0 Q.16(B9). IT PROMISES MORE THAN IT CAN KEEP-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 38 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 763 0. DOES NOT APPLY 605 1. APPLIES 276 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0089 REF 0089 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- PROMOTES PUBLC DISC MD=9 LOC 105 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 35 0 Q.16(B10). IT SEES TO IT THAT THE PROBLEMS OF THE PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. .................................................. 570 0. DOES NOT APPLY 815 1. APPLIES 258 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0090 REF 0090 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- INSTRUMENT OF RICH MD=9 LOC 106 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 36 0 Q.16(B11). IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF THE RICH AND POWERFUL-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. .......................................................... 763 0. DOES NOT APPLY 621 1. APPLIES 260 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 39 - 0 VAR 0091 REF 0091 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- RPRSNTS NATL INTRST MD=9 LOC 107 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 37 0 Q.16(B12). IT REPRESENTS THE NATIONAL INTEREST-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 256 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1132 1. APPLIES 256 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0092 REF 0092 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- DOESN'T CARE LTL MN MD=9 LOC 108 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 38 0 Q.16(B13). IT DOES NOT CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THE LITTLE MAN-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. .......................................................... 741 0. DOES NOT APPLY 661 1. APPLIES 242 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0093 REF 0093 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- PREVENTS ABUSE PWR MD=9 LOC 109 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 39 0 Q.16(B14). IT PREVENTS THE ABUSE OF POWER-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 507 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 40 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 840 1. APPLIES 297 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0094 REF 0094 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- TOO IDEOLOGICAL MD=9 LOC 110 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 40 0 Q.16(B15). IT IS TOO IDEOLOGICAL-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 818 0. DOES NOT APPLY 508 1. APPLIES 317 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0095 REF 0095 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CDU- PROVIDES SECURITY MD=9 LOC 111 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 41 0 Q.16(B16). IT PROVIDES FOR SECURITY AND PEACE-- DOES R THINK THIS OPINION APPLIES TO THE CDU/CSU. ................................................. 265 0. DOES NOT APPLY 1135 1. APPLIES 244 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0096 REF 0096 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CATHOLICS LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 112 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 42 0 Q.17. I WILL NOW NAME SOME GROUPS AND INSTITUTIONS. 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 41 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL GROUP, WHETHER THIS GROUP, IN YOUR OPINION, GENERALLY LEANS MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU, THE SPD, OR LEANS EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES? Q.17(A). CATHOLICS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 1387 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 157 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 12 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 88 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0097 REF 0097 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-FARMERS LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 113 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 43 0 Q.17(B). FARMERS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 1052 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 392 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 98 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 102 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0098 REF 0098 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-REFUGEES LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 114 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 44 0 Q.17(C). REFUGEES-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 42 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ................... 526 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 689 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 306 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 123 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0099 REF 0099 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-ACADEMICS LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 115 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 45 0 Q.17(D). PROFESSORS, PERSONS WITH UNIVERSITY EDUCATION-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ......................................................... 805 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 572 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 124 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 143 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0100 REF 0100 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-MDDL CLASS LEANS SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 116 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 46 0 Q.17(E). MIDDLE CLASS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 708 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 566 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 264 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 43 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 106 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0101 REF 0101 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RETIREES LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 117 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 47 0 Q.17(F). RETIREES, PEOPLE WITH PENSIONS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 448 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 533 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 547 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 116 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0102 REF 0102 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-UNION MBRS LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 118 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 48 0 Q.17(G). LABOR UNION MEMBERS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 45 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 203 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 1294 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 102 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 44 - 0 VAR 0103 REF 0103 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-PROTESTANTS LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 119 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 49 0 Q.17(H). PROTESTANTS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 282 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 842 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 403 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 117 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0104 REF 0104 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WORKERS LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 120 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 50 0 Q.17(I). FACTORY WORKERS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 73 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 310 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 1161 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 100 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0105 REF 0105 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-TELEVISION LEANS SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 121 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 51 0 Q.17(J). TELEVISION-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 45 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 200 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 1179 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 64 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 201 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0106 REF 0106 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NDTRLSTS LEAN SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 122 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 52 0 Q.17(K). INDUSTRIALISTS AND BUSINESSMEN-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 1126 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 335 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 59 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 124 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0107 REF 0107 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RADIO LEANS SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 123 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 53 0 Q.17(L). RADIO-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 196 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 1219 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 77 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 152 9. NA 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 46 - 0 VAR 0108 REF 0108 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-BILD-ZEITUNG LNS SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 124 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 54 0 Q.17(M). "BILD-ZEITUNG"-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 83 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 978 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 367 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 216 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0109 REF 0109 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-THE PRESS LEANS SPD/CDU MD=9 LOC 125 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 55 0 Q.17(N). THE PRESS-- R'S PERCEPTION OF WHETHER THIS GROUP LEANS TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU OR THE SPD. ...................................................... 166 1. MORE TOWARDS THE CDU/CSU 1231 2. EQUALLY TOWARDS BOTH PARTIES 87 3. MORE TOWARDS THE SPD 161 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0110 REF 0110 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WILL SPD RECEIVE MR VTS MD=9 LOC 126 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 56 0 Q.18. WHAT DO YOU THINK, WILL THE SPD IN THE UPCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION RECEIVE MORE VOTES OR FEWER VOTES THAN IT DID IN THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION IN 1957? .......................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 47 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 1045 1. MORE VOTES 365 3. FEWER VOTES 234 9. NA, DK 0 0 VAR 0111 REF 0111 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WILL CDU/CSU RCV MR VTS MD=9 LOC 127 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 57 0 Q.19. WHAT DO YOU THINK, WILL THE CDU/CSU IN THE UPCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION RECEIVE MORE VOTES OR FEWER VOTES THAN IT DID IN THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION IN 1957? .......................................................... 573 1. MORE VOTES 817 3. FEWER VOTES 255 9. NA, DK 0 0 VAR 0112 REF 0112 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WILL FDP RECEIVE MR VTS MD=9 LOC 128 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 58 0 Q.20. WHAT DO YOU THINK, WILL THE FDP IN THE UPCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION RECEIVE MORE VOTES OR FEWER VOTES THAN IT DID IN THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION IN 1957? .......................................................... 749 1. MORE VOTES 585 3. FEWER VOTES 310 9. NA, DK 0 0 VAR 0113 REF 0113 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WCH PTY EMERGE STRONGEST MD=9 LOC 129 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 59 0 Q.21. WHICH PARTY WILL, IN YOUR OPINION, EMERGE AS THE STRONGEST PARTY FROM THE FEDERAL ELECTION, THE SPD OR THE CDU/CSU? ......................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 48 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 242 1. SPD 1032 2. CDU/CSU 370 9. NO OPINION, NA 0 0 VAR 0114 REF 0114 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WILL CDU/CSU HV MAJORITY MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 130 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 60 0 Q.21A. (IF R DOES NOT THINK THE SPD WILL EMERGE FROM THE ELECTION AS THE STRONGEST PARTY) DO YOU CONSIDER IT PROBABLE THAT THE CDU/CSU WILL RECEIVE THE ABSOLUTE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES, THAT IS, MORE THAN HALF THE VOTES, OR DO YOU CONSIDER THIS IMPROBABLE? ............................................................ 566 1. ABSOLUTE MAJORITY PROBABLE 700 2. ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IMPROBABLE 136 9. NA, DK 242 0. INAP., CODED 1 IN Q.21 0 0 VAR 0115 REF 0115 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WILL SPD BE STRONG MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 131 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 61 0 Q.21B. (IF R DOES NOT THINK THE SPD WILL EMERGE FROM THE ELECTION AS THE STRONGEST PARTY) HOW MANY VOTES DO YOU THINK THE SPD WILL RECEIVE IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION: WILL THE SPD BE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE PARLIAMENT SO THAT THE CDU/CSU WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION, OR WILL THE SPD NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE PARLIAMENT SO THAT THE CDU/CSU WILL NOT HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION? .......................................................... 771 1. SPD WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH 466 2. SPD WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH 166 9. NA, DK 242 0. INAP., CODED 1 IN Q.21 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 49 - 0 VAR 0116 REF 0116 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WILL FDP BE STRONG MD=9 LOC 132 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 62 0 Q.22. AND HOW MANY VOTES DO YOU THINK THE FDP WILL RECEIVE IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION: WILL THE FDP BE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE PARLIAMENT SO THAT THE OTHER PARTIES WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION, OR WILL THE FDP NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE PARLIAMENT SO THAT THE OTHER PARTIES WILL NOT HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION? ........................................................... 464 1. FDP WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH 968 2. FDP WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH 212 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0117 REF 0117 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-IS R ELIGIBLE TO VOTE MD=9 LOC 133 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 63 0 Q.23. ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION THIS SEPTEMBER? ............................................................ 248 0. NO 1396 1. YES 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0118 REF 0118 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED SPD SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 134 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 64 0 Q.24. (IF R IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE) NOW WHEN YOU CONSIDER ALL THE ELECTIONS IN WHICH YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED SINCE 1945, WHICH PARTIES DID YOU EVER VOTE FOR? Q.24(A). SPD-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ........................................................ 660 0. NOT MENTIONED 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 50 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 403 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0119 REF 0119 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED CDU/CSU SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 135 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 65 0 Q.24(B). CDU/CSU-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 354 0. NOT MENTIONED 709 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0120 REF 0120 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED FDP SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 136 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 66 0 Q.24(C). FDP-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 950 0. NOT MENTIONED 114 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 51 - 0 VAR 0121 REF 0121 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED BP SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 137 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 67 0 Q.24(D). BP ("BAYERNPARTEI")-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 1047 0. NOT MENTIONED 17 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0122 REF 0122 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED DP SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 138 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 68 0 Q.24(E). DP ("DEUTSCHE PARTEI")-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 1028 0. NOT MENTIONED 36 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0123 REF 0123 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED BHE SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 139 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 69 0 Q.24(F). BHE ("BUND DER HEIMATVERTRIEBENEN UND ENTRECHTETEN")-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 52 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 1005 0. NOT MENTIONED 58 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0124 REF 0124 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED KPD SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 140 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 70 0 Q.24(G). KPD ("KOMMUNISTISCHE PARTEI DEUTSCHLANDS")-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ...................................................... 1059 0. NOT MENTIONED 4 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0125 REF 0125 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED DRP SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 141 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 71 0 Q.24(H). DRP ("DEUTSCHE REICHSPARTEI")-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 1055 0. NOT MENTIONED 9 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 53 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0126 REF 0126 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED ZENTRUM SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 142 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 72 0 Q.24(I). "ZENTRUM"-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 1056 0. NOT MENTIONED 7 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0127 REF 0127 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-VOTED OTR PTY SINCE 1945 MD=GE 7 LOC 143 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 73 0 Q.24(J). OTHER PARTY-- MENTIONED BY R AS A PARTY R HAS VOTED FOR SINCE 1945. ..................................................... 1055 0. NOT MENTIONED 9 1. MENTIONED 200 7. NO PARTY, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 132 8. NA 248 9. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 54 - 0 VAR 0128 REF 0128 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S VOTE IN 1949 MD=0 OR GE 98 LOC 144 WIDTH 2 DK 2 COL 74-75 0 Q.25. (IF R IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE) DO YOU STILL REMEMBER FOR WHICH PARTY YOU VOTED IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION OF 1949? .......................................................... 212 01. SPD 416 02. CDU/CSU 45 03. FDP 17 04. DP ("DEUTSCHE PARTEI") 28 05. BHE ("BUND DER HEIMATVERTRIEBENEN UND ENTRECHTETEN") 2 06. DRP ("DEUTSCHE REICHSPARTEI") 7 07. BP ("BAYERNPARTEI") 3 08. KPD ("KOMMUNISTISCHE PARTEI DEUTSCHLANDS") 3 09. "ZENTRUM" 2 10. OTHER PARTY 501 98. DID NOT VOTE, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 163 99. NA 248 00. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0129 REF 0129 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S VOTE IN 1953 MD=0 OR GE 98 LOC 146 WIDTH 2 DK 2 COL 76-77 0 Q.26. (IF R IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE) FOR WHICH PARTY DID YOU VOTE IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION OF 1953? .......................................................... 252 01. SPD 510 02. CDU/CSU 53 03. FDP 14 04. DP ("DEUTSCHE PARTEI") 30 05. BHE ("BUND DER HEIMATVERTRIEBENEN UND ENTRECHTETEN") 4 06. DRP ("DEUTSCHE REICHSPARTEI") 8 07. BP ("BAYERNPARTEI") 4 08. KPD ("KOMMUNISTISCHE PARTEI DEUTSCHLANDS") 5 09. OTHER PARTY 362 98. DID NOT VOTE, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 155 99. NA 248 00. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 55 - 0 VAR 0130 REF 0130 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S VOTE IN 1957 MD=0 OR GE 98 LOC 148 WIDTH 2 DK 2 COL 78-79 0 Q.27. (IF R IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE) AND FOR WHICH PARTY DID YOU VOTE IN THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION OF 1957? .......................................................... IN INSTANCES WHERE THE RESPONDENT MENTIONED VOTING FOR TWO DIFFERENT PARTIES IN 1957, BOTH PARTIES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE FOLLOWING CODE CATEGORIES. HOWEVER, CODING PROCEDURES OF THE STUDY DO NOT EXPLICITLY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND BALLOT VOTES. 311 11. SPD 4 12. SPD - CDU/CSU 1 13. SPD - FDP 2 15. SPD - BHE 570 22. CDU/CSU 2 23. CDU/CSU - FDP 2 24. CDU/CSU - DP 2 25. CDU/CSU - BHE 2 27. CDU/CSU - BP 52 33. FDP 1 34. FDP - DP 1 35. FDP - BHE 7 44. DP 22 55. BHE 4 66. DRP 4 77. BP 2 88. OTHER PARTY 256 98. DID NOT VOTE, WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE 151 99. NA 248 00. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0131 REF 0131 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-IS R SURE WILL VOTE MD=0 OR GE 8 LOC 150 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 80 0 Q.28. (IF R IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE) ARE YOU ALREADY QUITE SURE WHETHER YOU WILL VOTE IN THE UPCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION? ........................................................ 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 56 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 1175 1. AM QUITE SURE 167 2. AM NOT SURE 49 8. WILL NOT VOTE 5 9. NA 248 0. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23 0 0 VAR 0001 REF 0001 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7100 NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 3 COL 1- 4 0 ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7100 ........................ '3' DK 3 COL 5 ... 0 VAR 0002 REF 0002 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 5 WIDTH 4 DK 3 COL 6- 9 0 RESPONDENT NUMBER ................. THIS VARIABLE UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH RESPONDENT. 0 VAR 0132 REF 0132 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-IS R SURE HOW WILL VOTE MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 151 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 10 0 Q.29. (IF R IS SURE HE WILL VOTE) ARE YOU ALREADY SURE FOR WHICH PARTY YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION THIS SEPTEMBER, OR DO YOU THINK IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU WILL DECIDE BETWEEN NOW AND THE ELECTION TO VOTE FOR A DIFFERENT PARTY AFTER ALL? ......................................................... 989 1. QUITE SURE 186 2. CHANGE UNTIL ELECTION POSSIBLE 9. NA 469 0. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23, OR CODED 2,8 OR 9 IN Q.28 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 57 - 0 VAR 0133 REF 0133 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-(SURE) WCH PTY VOTE FOR MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 152 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 11 0 Q.29(A). (IF R IS SURE FOR WHICH PARTY R WILL VOTE) WHICH PARTY ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE FOR IN THE UPCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION? ........................................................... 324 1. SPD 448 2. CDU/CSU 66 3. FDP 18 4. DP/GP/BHE ("DEUTSCHE PARTEI"/"GESAMTDEUTSCHE PARTEI"/ "BUND DER HEIMATVERTRIEBENEN UND ENTRECHTETEN") 6 5. DFU ("DEUTSCHE FRIEDENSUNION") 1 6. DRP ("DEUTSCHE REICHSPARTEI") 1 7. SSW ("SUEDSCHLESWIGSCHE WAEHLERGEMEINSCHAFT") 126 9. NA 655 0. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23, OR CODED 2,8 OR 9 IN Q.28, OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.29 0 0 VAR 0134 REF 0134 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-(SURE) WHEN MD VT DSCSN MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 153 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 12 0 Q.29(B). (IF R IS SURE FOR WHICH PARTY HE WILL VOTE) WHEN DID YOU DECIDE THIS? ..................................................... 594 1. HAVE ALWAYS VOTED THIS WAY, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT 53 2. DECIDED BEFORE ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ELECTIONS 46 3. DECIDED BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN BUT AFTER THE LAST ELECTION 60 4. IN THE MONTHS (6 MONTHS) OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN 54 5. DURING THE BERLIN CRISIS (AUGUST, 1961) 40 6. OTHER RESPONSE 142 9. NA, DK 655 0. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23, OR CODED 2,8 OR 9 IN Q.28, OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.29 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 58 - 0 VAR 0135 REF 0135 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-(USURE) WCH PTY VOTE FOR MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 154 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 13 0 Q.30. (IF R IS NOT SURE WHETHER HE WILL VOTE OR FOR WHICH PARTY) WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU BE MOST INCLINED TO VOTE FOR IN THE UPCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION? .......................................................... 90 1. SPD 112 2. CDU/CSU 31 3. FDP 5 4. DP/BHE ("DEUTSCHE PARTEI"/"GESAMTDEUTSCHE PARTEI") 4 5. DFU ("DEUTSCHE FRIEDENSUNION") 2 6. DRP ("DEUTSCHE REICHSPARTEI") 7. SSW ("SUEDSCHLESWIGSCHE WAEHLERGEMEINSCHAFT") 158 9. NA 1242 0. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23, OR CODED 9 IN Q.28, OR CODED 1 IN Q.28 AND CODED 1 OR 9 IN Q.29 0 0 VAR 0136 REF 0136 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-(USURE) WHEN MD VT DSCSN MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 155 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 14 0 Q.30(A). (IF R IS NOT SURE WHETHER HE WILL VOTE OR FOR WHICH PARTY) WHEN DID YOU DECIDE THIS? ....................................................... 53 1. HAVE ALWAYS VOTED THIS WAY, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT 9 2. DECIDED BEFORE ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ELECTIONS 10 3. DECIDED BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN BUT AFTER THE LAST ELECTION 17 4. IN THE MONTHS (6 MONTHS) OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN 39 5. DURING THE BERLIN CRISIS (AUGUST, 1961) 19 6. OTHER RESPONSE 62 7. HAVE NOT DECIDED YET 193 9. NA, DK 1242 0. INAP., CODED 9 OR 0 IN Q.23, OR CODED 9 IN Q.28, OR CODED 1 IN Q.28 AND CODED 1 OR 9 IN Q.29 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 59 - 0 VAR 0137 REF 0137 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-BRANDT/ADNAUER BRLN CRS MD=9 LOC 156 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 15 0 Q.31. WHO HAS ACTED MORE CORRECTLY DURING THE BERLIN CRISIS, ADENAUER OR BRANDT? ..................................................... 460 1. ADENAUER 60 2. BOTH ACTED EQUALLY 816 3. BRANDT 308 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0138 REF 0138 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WHAT IS DANGER OF WAR MD=99 LOC 157 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 16-17 0 Q.32. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE DANGER OF A NEW WORLD WAR WITHIN THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR YEARS. HERE IS SOMETHING LIKE A THERMOMETER: WOULD YOU PLEASE SHOW ME ON THIS THERMOMETER WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THE DANGER OF SUCH A WORLD WAR? .......................................................... 295 00. 00 DEGREES -- NO DANGER OF WAR 74 01. 10 135 02. 20 195 03. 30 129 04. 40 278 05. 50 108 06. 60 105 07. 70 71 08. 80 43 09. 90 45 10. 100 DEGREES -- WAR WILL COME FOR SURE 167 99. NO OPINION 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 60 - 0 VAR 0139 REF 0139 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CHNG IN WAR DANGER MD=9 LOC 159 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 18 0 Q.33. DO YOU THINK THE DANGER OF A WORLD WAR HAS INCREASED OR DECREASED DURING THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS? ............................................................ 1175 1. INCREASED 277 2. REMAINED THE SAME 22 3. DECREASED 171 9. NO OPINION, NA 0 0 VAR 0140 REF 0140 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WHOM PRFR AS CHANCELLOR MD=0 LOC 160 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 19 0 Q.34. IF THE DANGER OF WAR INCREASES EVEN MORE BECAUSE OF THE BERLIN CRISIS, WHOM WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO SEE AS OUR CHANCELLOR? ........................................................ 516 1. ADENAUER 508 2. BRANDT 107 3. ERHARD 28 4. MENDE 22 5. CARLO SCHMID 21 6. STRAUSS 24 7. OTHER PERSON 5 8. NO SUITABLE MAN AVAIABLE 14 9. GENERAL RESPONSE 399 0. NA, DK 0 0 VAR 0141 REF 0141 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S RELATION TO H.H. MD=9 LOC 161 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 20 0 Q.II. R'S RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD ........................................ 776 1. R IS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 508 2. R IS WIFE OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 61 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 262 3. CHILD, SON OR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 32 4. PARENT, PARENT-IN-LAW OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 15 5. OTHER 51 6. R IS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0142 REF 0142 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S MARITAL STATUS MD=9 LOC 162 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 21 0 Q.III. RESPONDENT'S MARITAL STATUS IS: ....................................... 330 1. SINGLE 1071 2. MARRIED 215 3. WIDOWED 28 4. DIVORCED, SEPARATED 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0143 REF 0143 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS MD=9 LOC 163 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 22 0 Q.IV(A). RESPONDENT'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS ........................................ 822 1. EMPLOYED 7 2. UNEMPLOYED 145 3. NO OCCUPATION, RETIRED, RECEIVING PENSION 58 4. IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING 612 5. HOUSEWIFE 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 62 - 0 VAR 0144 REF 0144 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT'S OCCUPATION MD=99 LOC 164 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 23-24 0 Q.IV(B). RESPONDENT'S OCCUPATION ................................. IF R'S INITIAL RESPONSE WAS UNEMPLOYED, NO OCCUPATION, OR RETIRED THAT RESPONSE WAS CODED IN Q.IV(A); THE INTERVIEWER THEN ASKED FOR PRIOR OCCUPATION AND IF AVAILABLE, CODED THE PRIOR OCCUPATION HERE. 17 11. PROFESSIONAL 6 21. SELF-EMPLOYED -- TOP LEVEL (E.G., OWNER OR EXECUTIVE OF LARGE BUSINESS) 15 22. SELF-EMPLOYED - MEDIUM LEVEL (E.G., PROPRIETOR OF A LARGER STORE, CHIEF SALES REPRESENTATIVE) 91 23. SELF-EMPLOYED - LOWER LEVEL (E.G., SMALL SHOP- KEEPER, CRAFTSMAN) 29. SELF-EMPLOYED, LEVEL NA 12 31. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE IN A MANAGERIAL POSITION (E.G., DEPARTMENT HEAD, DIRECTOR) 56 32. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE - MEDIUM LEVEL (E.G., ACCOUNTANT, CASHIER) 130 33. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE - LOWER LEVEL (E.G., SALES CLERK, SECRETARY) 2 39. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE, LEVEL NA 7 41. CIVIL SERVANT - TOP LEVEL (BEGINNING AT "REGIERUNGSRAT") 32 42. CIVIL SERVANT -- MEDIUM LEVEL (UP TO "AMTMANN" AND "ASSESSOR") 44 43. CIVIL SERVANT -- LOWER LEVEL (UP TO "OBERSEKRETAER") 1 49. CIVIL SERVANT, LEVEL NA 66 51. HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER 185 52. SKILLED WORKER 59. SKILLED WORKER, LEVEL NA 112 61. SEMI-SKILLED WORKER 111 62. UNSKILLED WORKER 69. WORKER, LEVEL NA 69 71. FARMER 20 81. FARM WORKER 612 91. HOUSEWIFE 58 92. IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING 93. UNEMPLOYED; NO PRIOR OCCUPATION ASCERTAINED 94. NO OCCUPATION, RETIRED, RECEIVING PENSION; NO PRIOR OCCUPATION ASCERTAINED 99. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 63 - 0 VAR 0145 REF 0145 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-IS R EMPLOYED MD=9 LOC 166 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 25 0 Q.VI. IS R EMPLOYED FULL OR PART TIME ...................................... 816 1. FULL TIME 33 2. PART TIME 1 3. EMPLOYED, TIME NA 794 4. NOT EMPLOYED 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0146 REF 0146 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S OCCUPATION STATUS MD=9 LOC 167 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 26 0 Q.VII. R'S OCCUPATIONAL STATUS ............................... 821 1. EMPLOYED 7 2. UNEMPLOYED 142 3. RETIRED, RECEIVES PENSION 3 4. NO OCCUPATION, LIVES OFF OWN PROPERTY 1 5. MILITARY SERVICE (NOT PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER) 33 6. IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING 25 7. IN SCHOOL 612 8. HOUSEWIFE 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0147 REF 0147 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-IS R A WIDOW MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 168 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 27 0 Q.VII(A). (IF R IS RETIRED OR LIVES OFF OWN PROPERTY) WHAT IS R'S SEX? Q.VII(AA). (IF R IS RETIRED AND A FEMALE OR R IS A HOUSEWIFE) IS R A WIDOW? ............................................................ 118 1. R IS A MALE 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 64 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 165 2. R IS A FEMALE AND A WIDOW 474 3. R IS A FEMALE AND NOT A WIDOW 9. NA 887 0. INAP., CODED 1,2,5,6 OR 7 IN Q.VII 0 0 VAR 0148 REF 0148 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-(YNG ML) IS FATHR LIVING MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 169 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 28 0 Q.VII(B). (IF R IS IN MILITARY SERVICE, IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING, OR IN SCHOOL) IS YOUR FATHER STILL ALIVE? ...................................................... 43 1. YES 14 2. NO 2 9. NA 1585 0. INAP., CODED 1,2,3,4 OR 8 IN Q.VII 0 0 VAR 0149 REF 0149 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-OCCUP FATHER/DCSD HUSBND MD=0 OR GE 99 LOC 170 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 29-30 0 Q.VII(AAA). (IF R IS A WIDOW) OCCUPATION OF DECEASED HUSBAND Q.VII(BA). (IF R IS IN MILITARY SERVICE, IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING, OR IN SCHOOL) OCCUPATION OF DECEASED FATHER ............................................................ 3 11. PROFESSIONAL 21. SELF-EMPLOYED -- TOP LEVEL (E.G., OWNER OR EXECUTIVE OF LARGE BUSINESS) 2 22. SELF-EMPLOYED - MEDIUM LEVEL (E.G., PROPRIETOR OF A LARGER STORE, CHIEF SALES REPRESENTATIVE) 16 23. SELF-EMPLOYED - LOWER LEVEL (E.G., SMALL SHOP- KEEPER, CRAFTSMAN) 8 31. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE IN A MANAGERIAL POSITION (E.G., DEPARTMENT HEAD, DIRECTOR) 13 32. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE - MEDIUM LEVEL (E.G., ACCOUNTANT, CASHIER) 14 33. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE - LOWER LEVEL (E.G., SALES CLERK, SECRETARY) 4 41. CIVIL SERVANT - TOP LEVEL (BEGINNING AT 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 65 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 "REGIERUNGSRAT") 4 42. CIVIL SERVANT -- MEDIUM LEVEL (UP TO "AMTMANN" AND "ASSESSOR") 16 43. CIVIL SERVANT -- LOWER LEVEL (UP TO "OBERSEKRETAER") 9 51. HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER 24 52. SKILLED WORKER 2 59. SKILLED WORKER, LEVEL NA 16 61. SEMI-SKILLED WORKER 15 62. UNSKILLED WORKER 2 69. WORKER, LEVEL NA 23 71. FARMER 5 81. FARM WORKER 4 99. NA 1465 00. INAP., CODED 1,2 OR 9 IN Q.VII, OR CODED 1,3 OR 9 IN Q.VII(A) AND CODED 1 OR 9 IN Q.VII(B) 0 0 VAR 0150 REF 0150 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-H.H'S EMPOYMENT STATUS MD=9 LOC 172 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 31 0 Q.VIII(A). EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD .................................................. 1230 1. EMPLOYED 7 2. UNEMPLOYED 199 3. NO OCCUPATION, RETIRED, RECEIVING PENSION 5 4. IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING 204 5. HOUSEWIFE 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0151 REF 0151 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-H.H'S OCCUPATION MD=99 LOC 173 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 32-33 0 Q.VIII(B). OCCUPATION OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD ........................................... IF R'S INITIAL RESPONSE WAS UNEMPLOYED, NO OCCUPATION, OR RETIRED THAT RESPONSE WAS CODED IN Q.VIII(A); THE INTERVIEWER THEN ASKED FOR PRIOR OCCUPATION AND IF AVAILABLE, CODED THE PRIOR OCCUPATION HERE. 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 66 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 36 11. PROFESSIONAL 10 21. SELF-EMPLOYED -- TOP LEVEL (E.G., OWNER OR EXECUTIVE OF LARGE BUSINESS) 33 22. SELF-EMPLOYED -- MEDIUM LEVEL (E.G., PROPRIETOR OF LARGER STORE, CHIEF SALES REPRESENTATIVE) 137 23. SELF-EMPLOYED -- LOWER LEVEL (E.G., SMALL SHOP- KEEPER, CRAFTSMAN) 29. SELF-EMPLOYED, LEVEL NA 27 31. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE IN MANAGERIAL POSITION (E.G., DEPARTMENT HEAD, DIRECTOR) 79 32. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR WORKER -- MEDIUM LEVEL (E.G., ACCOUNTANT, CASHIER) 121 33. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR WORKER -- LOWER LEVEL (E.G., SALES CLERK, SECRETARY) 2 39. SALARIED WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEE, LEVEL NA 14 41. CIVIL SERVANT -- TOP LEVEL (BEGINNING AT "REGIERUNGSRAT") 54 42. CIVIL SERVANT -- MEDIUM LEVEL (UP TO "AMTMANN" AND "ASSESSOR") 74 43. CIVIL SERVANT -- LOWER LEVEL (UP TO "OBERSEKRETAER") 1 49. CIVIL SERVANT, LEVEL NA 102 51. HIGHEST QUALIFIED SKILLED WORKER 311 52. SKILLED WORKER 59. SKILLED WORKER, LEVEL NA 133 61. SEMI-SKILLED WORKER 147 62. UNSKILLED WORKER 1 69. WORKER, LEVEL NA 35 71. FARMER, LARGE FARM 49 72. FARMER, MEDIUM SIZED FARM 16 73. FARMER, SMALL FARM 34 79. FARMER, SIZE OF FARM NA 18 81. FARM WORKER 204 91. HOUSEWIFE 5 92. IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING 93. UNEMPLOYED; NO PRIOR OCCUPATION ASCERTAINED 94. NO OCCUPATION, RETIRED, RECEIVING PENSION; NO PRIOR OCCUPATION ASCERTAINED 99. NA 0 0 VAR 0152 REF 0152 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT'S AGE MD=99 LOC 175 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 34-35 0 Q.IX. MAY I ASK HOW OLD YOU ARE? ................................. 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 67 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 50 01. 16-17 YEARS OLD 92 02. 18-20 147 03. 21-24 148 04. 25-29 142 05. 30-34 137 06. 35-39 114 07. 40-44 134 08. 45-49 310 09. 50-59 122 10. 60-64 95 11. 65-69 18 12. 70 135 13. 71 AND OLDER 99. NA 0 0 VAR 0153 REF 0153 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT'S EDUCATION MD=99 LOC 177 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 36-37 0 Q.X. WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL DID YOU ATTEND? (IF ONLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ("VOLKSSCHULE")) DID YOU COMPLETE AN APPRENTICESHIP OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING? ...................................................... 752 11. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WITHOUT COMPLETED APPRENTICE- SHIP OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING 621 21. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WITH COMPLETED APPRENTICESHIP OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING 68 22. SECRETARIAL-, TRADE- OR COMMERCIAL SCHOOL ("HANDELSSCHULE"), "MITTELSCHULE" WITHOUT DIPLOMA 14 23. SOME SECONDARY SCHOOL ("HOEHERE SCHULE") BUT WITHOUT 10TH GRADE DIPLOMA 8 24. SOME SECONDARY SCHOOL, AMOUNT NA 66 31. SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH 10TH GRADE DIPLOMA ("MITTLERE REIFE") 37 32. SECONDARY SCHOOL BEYOND 10TH GRADE DIPLOMA BUT WITHOUT "ABITUR" 14 41. HIGHER SPECIALIZED OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL, WITH DIPLOMA ("HOEHERE FACHSCHULE MIT ABSCHLUSS") 24 42. SECONDARY SCHOOL THROUGH 13TH GRADE ("ABITUR") 9 43. UNIVERSITY, WITHOUT DEGREE 33 51. UNIVERSITY, WITH DEGREE 99. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 68 - 0 VAR 0154 REF 0154 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-H.H'S NET INCOME MD=99 LOC 179 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 38-39 0 Q.XI. WOULD YOU PLEASE INDICATE BY REFERRING TO THIS LIST WHAT THE MONTHLY NET INCOME OF THE HEAD OF THIS HOUSEHOLD IS? (IF R IS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD) THAT IS, SINCE YOU ARE THE HEAD OF THIS HOUSEHOLD, WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL NET INCOME? BY NET INCOME, I MEAN THE AMOUNT THAT YOU HAVE LEFT AFTER TAXES AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE DEDUCTED. PLEASE TELL ME THE GROUP WHICH FITS THE HEAD OF THIS HOUSEHOLD. (IF DK OR NA) IT WILL BE ENOUGH IF YOU WILL JUST GIVE ME AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT. ........................................................... DOLLAR EQUIVALENTS FOR 1961 WERE COMPUTED ON AN EXCHANGE RATE OF $25.00 = 100 DM. THIS EXCHANGE RATE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE "MONATSBERICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN BUNDESBANK." 41 01. UP TO 149 GERMAN MARKS (DM) 209 02. 150-299 DM <$37-74> 229 03. 300-399 DM <$75-99> 309 04. 400-499 DM <$100-124> 258 05. 500-599 DM <$125-149> 175 06. 600-699 DM <$150-174> 93 07. 700-799 DM <$175-199> 67 08. 800-899 DM <$200-225> 41 09. 900-999 DM <$226-249> 61 10. 1,000-1,499 DM <$250-374> 15 11. 1,500-1,999 DM <$375-499> 15 12. 2,000 DM AND ABOVE <$500 AND ABOVE> 131 99. NA 0 0 VAR 0155 REF 0155 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO. FMLY MBRS W INCOME MD=9 LOC 181 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 40 0 Q.XII. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAVE THEIR OWN INCOME, THAT IS, HOW MANY PERSONS RECEIVE THEIR OWN INCOME, OR AN INCOME FROM RETIREMENT INCOME, PENSIONS, RENTS, INTERESTS AND SO ON? ....................................................... 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 69 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 926 1. 1 PERSON 506 2. 2 166 3. 3 33 4. 4 14 5. 5 OR MORE PERSONS 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0156 REF 0156 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-FAMILY NET INCOME MD=99 LOC 182 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 41-42 0 Q.XIII. NOW WHEN YOU ADD THE INCOMES OF THE VARIOUS PERSONS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD TOGETHER, THAT IS, IN ADDITION TO INCOME FROM EMPLOYMENT, INCOME FROM RETIREMENT INCOME, PENSIONS, RENTS, INTEREST AND SO ON, WHAT APPROXIMATELY IS THE MONTHLY NET INCOME THAT ALL OF YOU IN THIS HOUSEHOLD HAVE TOGETHER? NET INCOME AGAIN IS ONLY THE AMOUNT THAT IS LEFT AFTER DEDUCTING TAXES AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS. (IF DK OR NA) PLEASE MAKE A GUESS WHICH OF THESE GROUPS MATCHES THE TOTAL NET INCOME OF THIS HOUSEHOLD. ............................................................ DOLLAR EQUIVALENTS FOR 1961 WERE COMPUTED ON AN EXCHANGE RATE OF $25.00 = 100 DM. THIS EXCHANGE RATE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE "MONATSBERICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN BUNDESBANK." 22 01. UP TO 149 GERMAN MARKS (DM) 119 02. 150-299 DM <$37-74> 141 03. 300-399 DM <$75-99> 220 04. 400-499 DM <$100-124> 206 05. 500-599 DM <$125-149> 199 06. 600-699 DM <$150-174> 144 07. 700-799 DM <$175-199> 107 08. 800-899 DM <$200-225> 107 09. 900-999 DM <$226-249> 163 10. 1,000-1,499 DM <$250-374> 39 11. 1,500-1,999 DM <$375-499> 30 12. 2,000 DM AND ABOVE <$500 AND ABOVE> 146 99. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 70 - 0 VAR 0157 REF 0157 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD MD=0 LOC 184 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 43 0 Q.XIV. HOW MANY PERSONS ALL TOGETHER BELONG TO YOUR HOUSEHOLD? (WE MEAN ALL PERSONS WHO ARE OFFICIALLY REGISTERED IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD AS THEIR MAIN RESIDENCE, EVEN IF THEY ARE TEMPORARILY ABSENT -- BUT EXCLUDING RENTERS OR SERVANTS). ..................................................... 203 1. 1 PERSON 418 2. 2 396 3. 3 289 4. 4 180 5. 5 81 6. 6 48 7. 7 20 8. 8 11 9. 9 OR MORE PERSONS 0. NA 0 0 VAR 0158 REF 0158 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO. MALES IN HOUSEHOLD MD=9 LOC 185 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 44 0 Q.XIV(A). NUMBER OF MALE PERSONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD .................................................. 211 1. NO MALE PERSONS 675 2. 1 486 3. 2 176 4. 3 96 5. 4 OR MORE MALE PERSONS 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 71 - 0 VAR 0159 REF 0159 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO. FEMALES IN HOUSEHOLD MD=9 LOC 186 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 45 0 Q.XIV(B). NUMBER OF FEMALE PERSONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD .................................................... 46 1. NO FEMALE PERSONS 847 2. 1 482 3. 2 173 4. 3 97 5. 4 OR MORE FEMALE PERSONS 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0160 REF 0160 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO OF CHILDREN UNDER 6 MD=9 LOC 187 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 46 0 Q.XIV(C). UNDER SIX YEARS OLD? ......................................................... 369 0. NO PERSON UNDER 6 YEARS 367 1. PERSON UNDER 6 YEARS IN THE HOUSEHOLD 909 9. NO PERSON UNDER 18 IN HOUSEHOLD 0 0 VAR 0161 REF 0161 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO OF CHILDREN 6 TO 13 MD=9 LOC 188 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 47 0 Q.XIV(D). BETWEEN SIX AND THIRTEEN YEARS OLD? ......................................................... 352 0. NO PERSON BETWEEN 6 AND 13 YEARS 383 1. PERSON BETWEEN 6 AND 13 YEARS IN THE HOUSEHOLD 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 72 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 909 9. NO PERSON UNDER 18 IN HOUSEHOLD 0 0 VAR 0162 REF 0162 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO OF CHILDREN 14 TO 15 MD=9 LOC 189 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 48 0 Q.XIV(E). BETWEEN FOURTEEN AND FIFTEEN YEARS OLD? ......................................................... 620 0. NO PERSON BETWEEN 14 AND 15 YEARS 116 1. PERSON BETWEEN 14 AND 15 YEARS IN THE HOUSEHOLD 909 9. NO PERSON UNDER 18 IN HOUSEHOLD 0 0 VAR 0163 REF 0163 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO OF CHILDREN 16 TO 17 MD=9 LOC 190 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 49 0 Q.XIV(F). BETWEEN SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD? ......................................................... 593 0. NO PERSON BETWEEN 16 AND 17 YEARS 142 1. PERSON BETWEEN 16 AND 17 YEARS IN THE HOUSEHOLD 909 9. NO PERSON UNDER 18 IN HOUSEHOLD 0 0 VAR 0164 REF 0164 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT'S RELIGION MD=9 LOC 191 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 50 0 Q.XV. R'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE IS: ................................... 741 1. CATHOLIC 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 73 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 824 2. PROTESTANT/LUTHERAN 78 3. OTHER OR NONE 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0165 REF 0165 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-WCH PTY DOES R LK BEST MD=0 OR GE 9 LOC 192 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 51 0 Q.XVI. WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHICH POLITICAL PARTY YOU LIKE BEST? ...................................................... 473 1. SPD 659 2. CDU/CSU 96 3. FDP 21 4. DP/BHE ("DEUTSCHE PARTEI"/"BUND DER HEIMATVER- TRIEBENEN UND ENTRECHTETEN") 11 5. DFU ("DEUTSCHE FRIEDENSUNION") 3 6. DRP ("DEUTSCHE REICHSPARTEI") 4 7. OTHER PARTY 68 8. LIKE NO PARTY 108 9. DK, REFUSED 203 0. NA 0 0 VAR 0166 REF 0166 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-STRENGTH OF PTY PREFRNC MD=GE 8 LOC 193 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 52 0 Q.XVI(A). (IF R HAS A PARTY PREFERENCE) WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE A CONVINCED SUPPORTER OF THE OR WOULD YOU RATHER SAY YOU FAVOR THE BECAUSE IT SEEMS BETTER SUITED TO YOU GIVEN THE PRESENT CONDITIONS? ......................................................... 808 0. BEST SUITED GIVEN THE PRESENT CONDITIONS 452 1. CONVINCED SUPPORTER 5 8. NA 379 9. INAP., CODED 8,9 OR 0 IN Q.XVI 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 74 - 0 VAR 0167 REF 0167 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-IS R REFUGEE/EXPELLEE MD=9 LOC 194 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 53 0 Q.VII. ARE YOU A REFUGEE OR EXPELLEE? ...................................... 163 1. REFUGEE 143 2. EXPELLEE 1338 3. NEITHER 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0168 REF 0168 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT'S SEX MD=9 LOC 195 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 54 0 Q.A. RESPONDENT'S SEX IS: .......................... 752 1. MALE 892 2. FEMALE 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0169 REF 0169 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-RESPONDENT'S SOC STRATUM MD=9 LOC 196 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 55 0 Q.B. SOCIAL STRATUM .................... 23 1. A (HIGH) 215 2. B 927 3. C 417 4. D1 63 5. D2 (LOW) 9. NA THE SOCIAL STRATUM SCALE IS AN INTERVIEWER DETERMINED RATING OF THE SOCIAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENT'S FAMILY SETTING. THE SCALING VARIABLES WHICH WERE USED INCLUDE THE OCCUPATION AND INCOME OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, THE 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 75 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 EDUCATION OF THE RESPONDENT, AND THE PROPERTY HOLDINGS OF THE FAMILY. THE WEIGHTING OF THE VARIOUS MEASURES WAS BASED ON ONLY VERY ROUGH STANDARDS. THEREFORE, THE USER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE IMPRECISION OF THIS SCALE. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF SCALE CATEGORIES WAS ABSTRACTED FROM: DIVO-INSTITUT, BUCH UND LESER IN DEUTSCHLAND, (GUETERSLOH: BERTELSMANN VERLAG, 1965), PP. 118-120. CATEGORY A: CONTAINS PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS WHO ARE FAR ABOVE AVERAGE IN TERMS OF SOCIAL STATUS, INCOME OR PROPERTY HOLDINGS. BECAUSE THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT, A DOCTOR WOULD BE CLASSIFIED IN CATEGORY B IF HE WAS NOT SELF-EMPLOYED. WHEREAS, A HIGH EXECUTIVE IN A LARGE CORPORATION WOULD BE CLASSIFIED IN CATEGORY A, EVEN IF HE HAD ONLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLING. CATEGORY B: INCLUDES ALL CIVIL SERVANTS (EXCEPT THOSE IN THE UPPERMOST POSITIONS), SELF-EMPLOYED BUSINESSMEN WITH MIDDLE-SIZED PROPERTY HOLDINGS, WELL-TO-DO SALES REPRESENTATIVES OF LARGE CORPORATIONS, PROSPEROUS SELF- EMPLOYED CRAFTSMEN, OWNERS OF FINER HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS, AND SIMILAR OCCUPATIONS. ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THIS CATEGORY HAVE A GOOD EDUCATION, AND SUBSTANTIAL INCOME OR PROPERTY HOLDINGS. CATEGORY C: INCLUDES THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE EDUCATION OR OCCUPATIONAL STATUS WOULD CLASSIFY THEM IN CATEGORY B, BUT THEIR INCOME OR PROPERTY HOLDINGS LOWERED THEM TO CATEGORY C. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY ARE MOST BLUE COLLAR WORKERS. CATEGORIES D1, D2: CONTAIN ALL EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS WITH VERY LOW INCOMES. THIS CATEGORY ALSO INCLUDES RETIRED PERSONS, WIDOWS WHO LIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY OR PENSIONS, AND PERSONS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED. THIS GROUP IS FURTHER BROKEN DOWN INTO CATEGORY D1 FOR THOSE WITH INCOMES ABOVE SUBSISTENCE LEVEL, AND CATEGORY D2 FOR THOSE WITH INCOMES BELOW SUBSISTENCE LEVEL. 0 0 VAR 0170 REF 0170 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-SIZE OF TOWN NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 197 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 56 0 Q.C. SIZE OF TOWN .................. 379 1. UP TO 1,999 INHABITANTS 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 76 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 271 2. 2,000-4,999 116 3. 5,000-9,999 108 4. 10,000-19,999 127 5. 20,000-29,999 92 6. 50,000-99,999 97 7. 100,000-199,999 104 8. 200,000-499,999 350 9. 500,000 AND MORE 0 0 VAR 0171 REF 0171 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-FEDL STATE OF INTERVIEW NO MISSING DATA CODES LOC 198 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 57-58 0 Q.D. FEDERAL STATE ................... 87 01. SLESWIG-HOLSTEIN ("SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN") 37 02. HAMBURG 202 03. LOWER SAXONY ("NIEDERSACHSEN") 12 04. BREMEN 470 05. NORTHRHINE-WESTPHALIA ("NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN") 108 06. HESSE ("HESSEN") 96 07. RHINELAND-PALATINATE ("RHEINLAND-PFALZ") 212 08. BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG 275 09. BAVARIA ("BAYERN") 47 10. SAARLAND 97 11. BERLIN 0 0 VAR 0172 REF 0172 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S COOPERATION W INTRVW MD=9 LOC 200 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 59 0 Q.E. COOPERATION OF RESPONDENT ............................... 1149 1. NO DIFFICULTIES 363 2. SOME DIFFICULTIES 97 3. GREAT DIFFICULTIES 36 4. EXTREMELY GREAT DIFFICULTIES 9. NA 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 77 - 0 VAR 0173 REF 0173 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-NO OF CALLBACK DAYS MD=9 LOC 201 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 60 0 Q.F. DAY THE INTERVIEW WAS OBTAINED .................................... 852 1. INTERVIEWED R IMMEDIATELY THE FIRST DAY 360 2. INTERVIEWED R THE FIRST DAY, AFTER AN INITIAL VISIT 328 3. INTERVIEWED R THE SECOND DAY OF VISITS 105 4. INTERVIEWED R AFTER 3 OR MORE DAYS OF VISITS 9. NA 0 0 VAR 0174 REF 0174 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-CMPRTV PTY PRFRC INDEX MD=99 LOC 202 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 61-62 0 COMPARATIVE PARTY PREFERENCE INDEX .................................. THIS INDEX WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE BASIS OF A COMPARISON OF THE SCALOMETER SCORES THE RESPONDENT GAVE TO THE SPD (Q.11), THE CDU/CSU (Q.12) AND THE FDP (Q.13). 189 01. SPD PREFERRED TO CDU/CSU; CDU/CSU PREFERRED TO FDP 126 02. SPD PREFERRED TO FDP; FDP PREFERRED TO CDU/CSU 121 03. SPD PREFERRED TO CDU/CDU AND FDP; CDU/CSU AND FDP EQUALLY RATED 99 04. SPD AND CDU/CSU EQUALLY RATED; SPD AND CDU/CSU PREFERRED TO FDP 202 05. CDU/CSU PREFERRED TO SPD; SPD PREFERRED TO FDP 284 06. CDU/CSU PREFERRED TO FDP; FDP PREFERRED TO SPD 159 07. CDU/CSU PREFERRED TO SPD AND FDP; SPD AND FDP EQUALLY RATED 48 08. CDU/CSU AND FDP EQUALLY RATED; CDU/CSU AND FDP PREFERRED TO SPD 23 09. FDP PREFERRED TO SPD; SPD PREFERRED TO CDU/CSU 64 10. FDP PREFERRED TO CDU/CSU; CDU/CSU PREFERRED TO SPD 34 11. FDP PREFERRED TO CDU/CSU AND SPD; CDU/CSU AND SPD EQUALLY RATED 18 12. FDP AND SPD EQUALLY RATED; FDP AND SPD PREFERRED TO CDU/CSU 105 13. SPD AND CDU/CSU AND FDP EQUALLY RATED 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 78 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 172 99. NA (NA ON ONE OR MORE SCALOMETERS) 0 0 VAR 0175 REF 0175 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-INDEX OF SOCIAL STATUS MD=9 LOC 204 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 63 0 INDEX OF SOCIAL STATUS ...................... SCORE INDEX CATEGORIES RANGE 269 1. LOWER LOWER CLASS 0-14 451 2. UPPER LOWER CLASS 15-22 283 3. LOWER MIDDLE CLASS 23-29 182 4. MIDDLE MIDDLE CLASS 30-39 76 5. UPPER MIDDLE CLASS 40-49 42 6. UPPER CLASS 50-70 342 9. NOT STRATIFIED THE INDEX OF SOCIAL STATUS IS A MEASURE OF THE RESPONDENT'S SOCIAL STATUS BASED ON AN ADDITIVE SCORING OF THE RESPONDENT'S EDUCATION, AND THE OCCUPATION AND INCOME OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD. IF THE RESPONDENT WAS LACKING VALID DATA ON ANY OF THE THREE VARIABLES, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS MISSING DATA ON THE INDEX. THE RANGE OF SCORES FOR THE INDEX CATEGORIES, AND THE SCORES FOR EACH OF THE VARIABLE CATEGORIES COMPRISING THE INDEX ARE THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE BASIC SCHEUCH INDEX: ERWIN K. SCHEUCH, "SOZIALPRESTIGE UND SOZIALE SCHICHTUNG," IN DAVID V. GLASS AND RENE KOENIG (EDS.), SOZIALE SCHICHTUNG UND MOBILITAET, SONDERHEFT 5, KOELNER ZEITSCHRIFT FUER SOZIOLOGIE UND SOZIALPSYCHOLOGIE (KOELN: OPLADEN, 1961) PP. 102-103. INDEX VARIABLES COMPRISING THE INDEX SCORE RESPONDENT'S EDUCATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITHOUT COMPLETED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 2 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH COMPLETED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 4 SECONDARY SCHOOL AND SOME TRADE SCHOOL 5 SECONDARY SCHOOL THROUGH 9TH GRADE 7 SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH 10TH GRADE DIPLOMA 9 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 79 - (CONTINUED) ........... 0 SECONDARY SCHOOL BEYOND 10TH GRADE, WITHOUT "ABITUR" 11 HIGHER SPECIALIZED SCHOOL WITH DIPLOMA 12 SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH "ABITUR" 14 UNIVERSITY, WITHOUT DEGREE 18 UNIVERSITY, WITH DEGREE 20 SECONDARY SCHOOL, AMOUNT NA NA HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD'S OCCUPATION PROFESSIONAL 25 SELF-EMPLOYED -- TOP LEVEL 30 SELF-EMPLOYED -- MEDIUM LEVEL 20 SELF-EMPLOYED -- LOWER LEVEL 15 SALARIED WHITE COLLAR, MANAGERIAL POSITION 27 SALARIED WHITE COLLAR -- MEDIUM LEVEL 16 SALARIED WHITE COLLAR -- LOWER LEVEL 10 CIVIL SERVANT -- TOP LEVEL 23 CIVIL SERVANT -- MEDIUM LEVEL 16 CIVIL SERVANT -- LOWER LEVEL 10 HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER 13 SKILLED WORKER 9 SEMI-SKILLED WORKER 4 UNSKILLED WORKER 1 FARMER, LARGE FARM 25 FARMER, MEDIUM SIZE FARM 20 FARMER, SMALL FARM 15 HOUSEWIFE, RETIRED, UNEMPLOYED, OR IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL NA OCCUPATION WITH LEVEL NA NA HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME UP TO 149 GERMAN MARKS (DM) 1 150-299 DM 3 300-399 DM 5 400-499 DM 6 500-599 DM 8 600-699 DM 9 700-799 DM 10 800-899 DM 13 900-999 DM 13 1000-1499 DM 16 1500-1999 DM 19 2000 DM AND ABOVE 20 0 1 THE SEPTEMBER 1961 GERMAN ELECTION STUDY PAGE 80 - 0 VAR 0176 REF 0176 DATA SET ID-'7100' NAME-R'S LIFE CYCLE DESC MD=99 LOC 205 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 64-65 0 RESPONDENT'S LIFE CYCLE DESCRIPTION ................................... THIS INDEX WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE BASIS OF RESPONSES GIVEN TO Q.V (AGE), Q.VI (MARITAL STATUS), AND Q.XI (HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION). 138 11. SINGLE, NO CHILDREN, UNDER 30 YEARS OLD 33 12. SINGLE, NO CHILDREN, 30-49 YEARS OLD 27 13. SINGLE, NO CHILDREN, 50-64 YEARS OLD 13 14. SINGLE, NO CHILDREN, 65 YEARS AND OLDER 43 21. MARRIED, NO CHILDREN, UNDER 30 YEARS OLD 116 22. MARRIED, NO CHILDREN, 30-49 YEARS OLD 231 23. MARRIED, NO CHILDREN, 50-64 YEARS OLD 107 24. MARRIED, NO CHILDREN, 65 YEARS AND OLDER 189 31. MARRIED, CHILDREN ALL UNDER 6 YEARS 143 32. MARRIED, SOME CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS, SOME CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 AND 18 242 33. MARRIED, ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 AND 18 YEARS 3 41. WIDOWED OR DIVORCED, NO CHILDREN, UNDER 30 YEARS OLD 31 42. WIDOWED OR DIVORCED, NO CHILDREN, 30-49 YEARS OLD 74 43. WIDOWED OR DIVORCED, NO CHILDREN, 50-64 YEARS OLD 92 44. WIDOWED OR DIVORCED, NO CHILDREN, 65 YEARS AND OLDER 6 51. WIDOWED OR DIVORCED, CHILDREN ALL UNDER 6 YEARS 7 52. WIDOWED OR DIVORCED, SOME CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS, SOME CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 AND 18 29 53. WIDOWED OR DIVORCED, ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 AND 18 YEARS 119 99. NOT CLASSIFIABLE 1 L TERMINATION OF CODEBOOK LIST.