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German Election Study, September 1965 (ICPSR 34880)

Released/updated on: 2013-09-09
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1965-09-01--1965-09-30
This study explored the respondents' voting behavior in the 1961 election in the Federal Republic of Germany, anticipated behavior in the 1965 election, and preferences for the government coalition and chancellorship to be elected. Broader questions dealt with the general extent of mass media usage, specifically as a political news source. The respondents' reliance on a variety of other sources of political information was also assessed. Variables probed the respondents' perceptions of whether the CDU/CSU or SPD could best deal with a set of issues facing the Federal Republic. The procedure was repeated as the respondents were asked whether Brandt or Erhard could best deal with a similar list of issues. The survey also included scalometers, which were used in evaluating the major political figures of 1965, and the major political parties. Demographic variables include age, sex, marital status, religious preference, education, occupation, and membership in voluntary associations.
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German Election Study, July 1961 (ICPSR 34872)

Released/updated on: 2013-08-28
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1961-01-01--1961-12-31
This is the first in a series of three studies that surveyed independent national samples both before and after the 1961 election in the Federal Republic of Germany. There were two pre-election studies, conducted in July and September, and one post-election study carried out in November and December. The present study examined in detail the respondents' interest in politics and sources of political information. Questions investigated the respondents' perceptions of the ability of the SPD and CDU/CSU to deal with a set of issues 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. Other questions dealt with the perceived partisan leanings of various social groups. Variables also investigated the respondents' anticipated voting behavior in the 1961 election and expectations about the election outcome, as well as the interviewees' long-term voting histories. Demographic data cover age, sex, marital status, religious preference, education, employment status, occupation, and income.
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German Social Survey (ALLBUS), 1991 (ICPSR 34865)

Released/updated on: 2013-08-20
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1991-01-01--1991-12-31
The German Social Survey (ALLBUS) monitors social trends in Germany. The special topics of investigation for this data collection included attitudes towards politics, economics, environmental issues, work and profession, social structure, marriage and family, religion, and goals of the middle class in West and East Germany, with particular emphasis on differences between the two. Basic demographic and socioeconomic data also were collected.
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German Social Survey (ALLBUS), 1994 (ICPSR 34863)

Released/updated on: 2013-08-19
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1994-01-01--1994-12-31
The German Social Survey monitors social trends in Germany. The central topics of this investigation focus on economics, the job market, education and professional fulfillment, social inequality and the welfare state, attitudes toward and contacts with foreigners living in Germany, political attitudes, the united Germany, the family, and altered gender roles. Basic demographic characteristics of respondents also were collected.
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German Social Survey (ALLBUS), 1992 (ICPSR 34864)

Released/updated on: 2013-08-19
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1992-01-01--1992-12-31
The German Social Survey monitors social trends in Germany. Major topics of the 1992 study focused on religion and world outlook, with questions on belief in God and level of religiosity. Another subject of the study was the role of marriage and the family, with an emphasis on women's responsibilities in the family in light of their professional activities. Respondents described desired characteristics for their children and specified the most important things for children to learn. The survey also collected information on respondents' political activity, including involvement in demonstrations, protests, boycotts, etc., and their views regarding citizen influence on government decisions. Respondents were asked about their participation in the last Bundestag (German parliament) elections on December 2, 1990, whom they voted for, and for whom they would vote if the elections were held on the following Sunday. Those polled expressed their views about democracy and the political system in Germany, as well as the functioning of the federal and local governments (Bundesregierung and Landesregierung). In addition to the major political themes, this study also investigated respondents' views about socialism and the need for the lustration (expurgation) of Stasi officials. Other topics of ALLBUS 1992 included AIDS, abortion, the environment, national pride, features of desired jobs, taxes, attitudes toward immigrants, and opinions about different life values (family and children, friends, job, leisure time, religion, public life, and politics). The survey also investigated the effects of German reunification. Respondents were asked whether more sacrifices were needed from former West Germans and whether more patience from former East Germans would help ease reunification strains. Respondents were asked who had benefited most from reunification so far, East Germans or West Germans. Those polled expressed their opinions about the current and future economic situation in Germany, their region, and their own household. The topic of the International Social Survey Program module in this issue, which has been included in ALLBUS since 1986, was social inequality, including income differences among various professional groups, as well as the role of government. The survey also collected information on respondents' membership in various professional and labor unions, religious groups, youth groups, etc. Demographic and other background information includes respondent's age, gender, education level, occupation, religion, nationality, marital status, left-right political self-identification, political party affiliation, personal and household income, the number of people in household, age of children in household, and region of residence.
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German Social Survey (ALLBUS), 1998 (ICPSR 34858)

Released/updated on: 2013-08-15
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1998-01-01--1998-12-31
The German Social Survey monitors social trends in Germany. The central topics of the 1998 survey were assessments of the economic health of individual households and the nation as a whole, recreation and lifestyle choices, and political opinions and activities. Respondents were asked to give their evaluations of the current state of the German economy and its prospects in the near future, as well as evaluations of their own households' current and prospective economic well-being. Included in the latter evaluation were respondents' fears of future unemployment. On another topic, respondents were asked to weigh the relative importance in their lives of family and children, work, free time and recreation, friends and acquaintances, religion and church affiliation, and politics and other forms of civic life. Questions probed for which activities occupied respondents' free time, and what their personal tastes were in entertainment and lifestyle. Specifically, respondents were queried as to the form of television reception they utilized (cable, satellite dish, etc.), the kinds of television shows that interested them (news, sports, cultural presentations, films, etc.), the frequency of newspaper reading, the sections of a newspaper that interested them most, and the number and titles of other periodicals they regularly read. Respondents were also asked to assess the credibility of various media sources, and to identify which ones were their primary sources for news and political discourse. Regarding political opinion and thought, questions focused on level of respondents' political activity (frequency of voting, party and candidate work, involvement in citizen initiatives and demonstrations, and the use of violence as a form of political expression), and the resulting perceptions of political influence or alienation. Opinions were solicited on the relative benefits and disadvantages of democratic forms of government versus nondemocratic forms, on national problems that demand government attention (inflation, environmental protection, peace and order, immigration, crime, unemployment, etc.) and their order of priority according to the Inglehart Post-Materialism Index, and on social inequalities and their causes. Special emphasis was given to the problems of German reunification. Respondents were asked whether more sacrifices were needed from former West Germans or whether more patience was needed from former East Germans to help ease reunification strains. They were also asked who had benefited most from reunification so far, Easterners or Westerners. In addition, opinions were solicited on the readiness of the East for democracy, the differences between Germans of both former states, and socialism as an idea. Basic demographic characteristics of respondents were also collected, such as age, gender, education, occupation, religion, national origin, trade union membership, personal and household income, household size and composition, and marital status.
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German Election Study, 1992 (Politbarometer West) (ICPSR 34823)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-31
Geographic coverage: Europe, Germany, Global
Time period: 1992-01-01--1992-12-31
This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer West surveys for 1992, which queried citizens of the former West Germany. In these surveys, certain topical questions were asked each month and others were asked irregularly or only once. Data cover the most important problems in Germany, level of satisfaction with democracy, party preference, vote choice in the last federal election, level of sympathy for coalition and opposition parties and politicians, attitudes toward foreigners living in Germany, the competence of the administration and the opposition in solving economic problems in East Germany, the most important federal politician, and the most important chancellor in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Those surveyed also were asked about the economy, the need for a foreign work force, the stability of the Deutsche mark, expected tax increases, the asylum policy, becoming part of the European Union, preserving the status of German as an official language, and the potential danger to Germany from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Additional questions covered housing, crime, health care reform, the need for a professional army, military intervention in the former Yugoslavia, level of sympathy toward France, Great Britain, Israel, Greece, Poland, Russia, Spain, and the United States, preference for Bill Clinton or George Bush as president of the United States, and trips to East Germany since the unification.
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German Election Study, 1991 (Politbarometer East) (ICPSR 34824)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-31
Geographic coverage: Europe, Germany, Global
Time period: 1991-01-01--1991-12-31
This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer East surveys for 1991, which queried citizens of the former East Germany. In these surveys, certain topical questions were asked each month and others were asked irregularly or only once. Data cover the most important problems in Germany, level of satisfaction with democracy, party preference, voting behavior in the last federal election, level of sympathy for coalition and opposition parties, and opinions about Gorbachev, Bush, Adenauer, Erhard, Grotewohl, Honecker, Shumacher, and Ulbricht. Those surveyed also were asked about their level of support for parties backing Kohl and Engholm, the economic situation in East Germany, their own economic situation, whom they considered to be the most important politician in the Federal Republic of Germany, and their expectations regarding the outcome of the next election for the Free Democratic Coalition (FDP). Additional questions covered the competence of the administration and the opposition in dealing with the economic situation in East Germany, the ousting of Honecker, STASI (Secret Service), Berlin or Bonn as the capital, the level of satisfaction with living circumstances under western standards, and the possibility of moving to West Germany.
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German Election Study, 1991 (Politbarometer West) (ICPSR 34825)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-31
Geographic coverage: Europe, Germany, Global
Time period: 1991-01-01--1991-12-31
This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer West surveys for 1991, which queried citizens of the former West Germany. In these surveys, certain topical questions were asked each month and others were asked irregularly or only once. Data cover the most important problems in Germany, level of satisfaction with democracy, party preference, voting behavior in the last parliamentary election, level of sympathy for coalition and opposition parties, and opinions about Gorbachev, Bush, Adenauer, Erhard, Honecker, and Ulbricht. Those surveyed also were asked about the federal railway system, preferences for chancellor, level of support for parties backing Kohl and Engholm, level of support for parties forming coalitions, the similarity/diversity of German political parties, the impact of parliamentary decisions, the economic situation in the former Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic, and the economic situation of the respondent. Additional questions concerned the competence of the East German administration to alleviate economic problems, whether the Gulf War or the unification of Germany was the main reason for the increasing taxation, the justice of sharing debt between East and West Germany, the dissatisfaction of East Germans with their living situation, the cooperation between the administration and the opposition to solve problems in the East, aid to the Soviet Union, the independence of the Baltic states, whether the Serbs or the Croats were guilty of the violence in the former Yugoslavia, and attitudes toward foreigners in Germany and the rights of asylum seekers.
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German Election Study, 1996 (Politbarometer) (ICPSR 34817)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-30
Geographic coverage: Europe, Germany, Global
Time period: 1996-01-01--1996-12-31
The Politbarometer series of German Election Studies has been administered monthly since 1977. Surveys were conducted only in West Germany until 1990, when East German Politbarometers were added to the series. The surveys are intended to assess the attitudes and opinions of eligible German voters on current events and problems, as well as on parties and politicians. In 1996, the surveys were united and were no longer designated as East or West. This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the monthly Politbarometer surveys for 1996. In these surveys, certain political questions were asked each month, while other topical questions were asked irregularly or only once. The following list of topics include: (1) Topics consistently covered in monthly Politbarometer administrations include: voting intention and party preference - voting behavior in the last federal parliamentary elections - sympathy scale for the parties - satisfaction with democracy, the activities of the federal government, and opposition parties - interest of the respondent in politics and a self-assessed position on a left-right political continuum - assessment of the economic situation in the Federal Republic (and anticipated further development) and the respondent's own economic situation (and expected development) - the competence of the government and opposition parties in ensuring the security of jobs and pensions, and seeing to improvements in the economy and environmental protection - assessments of the reputations of party leaders - comparison of the social conditions of Germany with those of neighboring West European countries - attitude toward an increased acceptance of world political power through a united Germany - perceived military threats - assessment of the security of peace in Europe - attitude toward nuclear power - attitude toward German reunification - opinion on the right of asylum in Germany - general attitude toward foreigners - evaluation of different beliefs in relation to abortion - perceived advantages arising from membership in the European Union - assessment of the most important problem confronting the German Federal Republic. (2) Topics covered in this data collection that may be unique to this survey year include: opinions of various political parties, including the Freie Demokratische Partei or Liberal Democratic Party (FDP), the Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus or Democratic Socialist Party (PDS), the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands or Social Democratic Party (SPD), and the Green Party, the CDU/CSU coalition (Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschland [Democratic Christian Party]/Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern [Bavarian Social Christian Union] coalition) - other party coalition preferences - prospective federal Chancellor candidates and selected party leaders, comparison of economic and social conditions between East and West and opinion of federal government efforts to achieve equivalent living conditions in both parts of Germany - views on current industry/labor issues, including wages, sick pay, job preservation, work week length, health insurance, civil servants and their right to strike, the "Alliance for Jobs" proposal, unemployment benefits, and overtime - preference for tax increases or additional borrowing - attitude toward the privatization of services presently provided by government - opinion of the early retirement regulation and whether to eliminate it - preference for sales tax increases versus energy taxes - opinions on general tax policy and various other public economic policy issues - attitudes toward a common European currency, welfare, crime, nuclear power, abortion, Russian politics, an annual commemorative day for the victims of National Socialism, and immigration. Demographic information on respondents includes sex, age, marital status, occupation and employment status, religious preference, and trade union membership.
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German Election Study, 1995 (Politbarometer East) (ICPSR 34819)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-30
Geographic coverage: Europe, Germany, Global
Time period: 1995-01-01--1995-12-31
The Politbarometer series of German Election Studies has been administered monthly since 1977. Surveys were conducted only in West Germany until 1990, when East German Politbarometers were added to the series. The surveys are intended to assess the attitudes and opinions of eligible German voters on current events and problems, as well as on parties and politicians. This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the monthly Politbarometer East surveys for 1995, which queried citizens of the former East Germany. In these surveys, certain political questions were asked each month, while other topical questions were asked irregularly or only once. The following list of topics include: (1) Topics consistently covered in monthly Politbarometer administrations include: voting intention and party preference - voting behavior in the last federal parliamentary elections - sympathy scale for the parties - satisfaction with democracy, the activities of the federal government, and opposition parties - interest of the respondent in politics and a self-assessed position on a left-right political continuum - assessment of the economic situation in the Federal Republic (and anticipated further development) and the respondent's own economic situation (and expected development) - the competence of the government and opposition parties in ensuring the security of jobs and pensions, and seeing to improvements in the economy and environmental protection - assessments of the reputations of party leaders - comparison of the social conditions of Germany with those of neighboring West European countries - attitude toward an increased acceptance of world political power through a united Germany - perceived military threats - assessment of the security of peace in Europe - attitude toward nuclear power - attitude toward German reunification - opinion on the right of asylum in Germany - general attitude toward foreigners - evaluation of different beliefs in relation to abortion - perceived advantages arising from membership in the European Union - assessment of the most important problem confronting the German Federal Republic. (2) Topics covered in this data collection that may be unique to this survey year include: opinions of various political parties, including the Freie Demokratische Partei or Liberal Democratic Party (FDP), the Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus or Democratic Socialist Party (PDS), the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands or Social Democratic Party (SPD), and the Green Party - party coalition preferences - prospective federal Chancellor candidates and selected party leaders - comparison of economic and social conditions between East and West and opinion of federal government efforts to achieve equivalent living conditions in both parts of Germany - topical foreign policy issues, including Russian politics and the conflict in Chechnya, the United Nations and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) interventions in Bosnia, French nuclear tests in the South Pacific, and the Turkish conflict in Kurdistan - views on the meaning of the outcome of World War II and perceived current danger from National Socialism - issues pertaining to automobiles, including traffic conditions and high ozone values - views on current industry/labor issues, including wages, job preservation, work week length, current contract negotiations between the metal industry and the IG-Metall (metal workers' union), and issues dealing with the German hard coal industry - attitudes toward a common European currency, environmental protection, welfare, crime, and nuclear power. Demographic information on respondents includes sex, age, marital status, occupation and employment status, religious preference, and trade union membership.
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German Election Study, 1992 (Politbarometer East) (ICPSR 34820)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-30
Geographic coverage: Europe, Germany, Global
Time period: 1992-01-01--1992-12-31
This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer East surveys for 1992, which queried citizens of the former East Germany. Certain topical questions were asked each month and others were asked irregularly or only once. Data cover the most important problems in Germany, level of satisfaction with democracy, party preference, vote choice in the last federal election, the ideal chancellor for Germany, level of sympathy for parties in the Parliament, coalition and opposition parties and politicians, the East German economy and the respondent's own economic situation, living standards in East Germany, the stability of the Deutsche mark, and taxation. Additional questions dealt with the rights of asylum seekers, the need for a professional German army, the European Union, Maastricht, German as an official language, STASI (the German Secret Service), Honecker's escape, and attitudes toward different European ethnic groups and nations.
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German Election Study, 1980 (ICPSR 34785)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-11
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1980-01-01--1980-12-31
This study consists of a data pool of ten separate "Politbarometer" surveys that were conducted monthly by MARPLAN and organized by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Mannheim) as project leaders. The dataset integrates the separate surveys by coding the same question from each of the surveys under one variable. To also assure the continuity of this 1980 study with the German Electoral Data (GED) Project series, the studies for June, September and October were expanded to include questions relevant to the series, especially in eliciting information on party preference, the evaluation of leading politicians, and opinions about important political and social issues. Of particular note is the measurement of attitudes toward the political parties: several different measures were used to tap the various dimensions of party preference. Respondents were asked to separately evaluate each party and leading politicians, including the candidates for the position of Chancellor, Helmut Kohl and Helmut Schmidt, and to place the political parties on several versions of the left-right ideological dimension. Another component of the election study dealt with the respondents' opinions toward important problems, including the salience of economic issues for the German population. Open-ended questions were asked concerning the respondents' views of the economic situation, the election campaigns, a new political party, the German democratic process, improved relations between East and West Germany, relations between Germany and the United States, and the reunification of Germany. Respondents were also asked about the most important tasks facing Germany and the party that could best deal with these tasks, the reasons for the electoral outcome for each party, and respondents' political participation and voting decisions during the election campaign. Also probed were respondents' views of their financial situation, the efficacy of old-age pensions, nuclear power plants, church and politics, and labor unions, and their feelings about Germany's participation in the Olympic Games, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the potential for a superpower war, the Iran hostage crisis, and the proposed economic boycott against Iran. Additional items queried respondents about their general political activities and voting behavior and intentions. Also explored were respondents' views of divorce, tolerance of opposing views, leisure time activities, and experience of stress situations. Demographic items specify age, sex, education, marital status, occupation, military status, income, union membership, political party affiliation, and religious preference.
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German Election Study, 1990 (Politbarometer East) (ICPSR 34778)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-10
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1990-01-01--1990-12-31
This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer East surveys of 1990, which queried citizens of East Germany. Though questions concerning parties and politicians are identical for each Politbarometer, some questions targeting political opinions vary with each survey administration. Respondents were asked about important political problems in the German Democratic Republic, satisfaction with democracy, parties preferred, voting behavior in the last election, preferred party for a unified German Parliament, attitudes toward unification of the two Germanies, and preferred name for the unified Germany. Other questions included attitudes toward socialism, opinions on the economic situation in East Germany and in West Germany, attitudes toward abortion and the stance of political parties on abortion, reading habits, interest in politics, and attitudes toward Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
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German Election Study, 1990 (ICPSR 34779)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-10
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1990-01-01--1990-12-31
This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer surveys of 1990, which queried citizens of West Germany. Though questions concerning parties and politicians are identical for each Politbarometer, some questions targeting political opinions vary with each survey administration. Data cover party preference, recent voting behavior, self-placement on a left-right political continuum, opinions about politicians, attitudes toward German unification and the potential consequences of East Germans moving to the Federal Republic (Uebersiedler), opinions about the necessity for a new constitution, preferred election date for the new government, fear of losing one's job, influence of survey results on an individual's voting record and on political attitudes, military intervention in the Persian Gulf region, and religiosity.
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German Election Panel Study, 1990 (ICPSR 34776)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-09
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1989-11-01--1990-12-31
Data covering opinions about politicians, parties, and political issues were gathered for the first three waves of this panel study before the Bundestag election in 1990, and again for a fourth wave after the election. Topics include voting behavior in the most recent general election, party preference, attitudes toward political candidates, issue relevance and competence of parties versus coalitions, projected results of this election, views regarding the respondent's personal economic situation, attitudes toward the 35-hour work week, opinions about the unification of Germany and the short- or long-term advantages or disadvantages of unification, interest in opinion polls and their possible influence on voting, and beliefs about television programming's neutrality in the election campaign. Other subjects covered were fear of losing one's job, interest in media coverage of political issues, preferred newspaper, political discussions among family members, education level attained, and religiosity.
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German Election Study, 1994: Post-Election Study (ICPSR 34745)

Released/updated on: 2013-07-02
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1994-10-01--1994-11-30
This data collection is part of an omnibus study on German political attitudes and behavior, with a focus on the 1994 German Federal Parliament election. In this study, German citizens were asked to give their opinions of German political parties, politicians, and media sources, as well as on political participation and German unity. Among the topics covered were assessment of the current economic situation in Germany, and expectations for further development in the next year. - respondent's interest in politics. - participation in the last two Federal Parliament elections. - respondent's party preference, inclination, and identification. - when respondents made their vote decisions. - sympathy scale for the SPD (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands or Social Democratic Party), CDU/CSU (Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands or Democratic Christian Party/Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern or Bavarian Social Christian Union), FDP (Freie Demokratische Partei or Liberal Democratic Party), Alliance 90/Greens, Republicans, and PDS (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus or Democratic Socialist Party), as well as for selected top politicians. - assessment of the capability of the various political parties to handle economic questions, to reduce unemployment and crime, to improve the housing market, to protect the environment, to find a suitable role for Germany in world politics, and to regulate the influx of foreigners. - opinions on nuclear energy, stimulation of the economy, participation of the German Armed Forces in military missions of the United Nations (UN) or NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the influx of foreigners, and participation by Germany in world politics. - attitude toward integration of foreigners and policies toward foreigners. - reading, and extent of use, of tabloids and daily newspapers. - whether the respondent watched television news, and which network. - whether the daily newspaper or television was the most important source of information about the positions of parties and of top candidates. - identity of parties whose informational materials, brochures, and election advertising on television the respondent had seen. - election meetings or election events in which the respondent participated. - frequency of political conversations with friends and family. - whether the respondent noticed election predictions before the Federal Parliament election, and the influence of these predictions on the respondent's vote decision. - self-classification on a left-right political continuum. - opinion of postmaterialism. - satisfaction with democracy. - opinion of the political system. - satisfaction with the achievements of the federal government. - what the government's priorities should be regarding spending on environmental protection, criminal prosecution, military defense, pensions, and art and culture. - opinion of socialism as an idea. - attitude toward obedience and discipline, as well as toward law and order. - future prospects and political effectiveness of the individual. - opinion of the relationship between East and West Germans after reunification. - personal participation in selected forms of politics. - national pride. - achievements one can feel pride in as a German. - assessment of the respondent's personal economic situation and future prospects. - opinion on living alone, versus with a partner. - self-classification of social class. - religious beliefs. - strength of religious ties. - frequency of prayer. - union membership in household.
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German Election Study, 1994 (Politbarometer East) (ICPSR 34722)

Released/updated on: 2013-06-21
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1994-01-01--1994-12-31
This data collection is part of an omnibus study on German political attitudes and behavior, with a focus on the 1994 German Federal Parliament election. This study is a cumulative file of monthly Politbarometer East surveys for 1994. Interviews were conducted with German citizens living in areas that were part of the former East Germany. Questions focused on a wide range of political issues, including respondents' opinions of German political parties and politicians, both before and after the German Federal Parliamentary election of 1994. These topics were covered in all of the monthly surveys: assessment of the most important political problems confronting the German Federal Republic. - respondent's party preference, inclination, and identification. - choices made at the polls in the last Federal Parliamentary election. - sympathy scale for the parties and selected politicians. - self-assessment on a left-right political continuum. - fear of loss of the respondent's own job or the jobs of others. - respondent's current union membership. - respondent's religious beliefs and practices. Other topics were covered in at least one monthly survey: preference for voting by absentee ballot versus voting in the polling station. - certainty and time of personal vote decision. - attitude toward a one-party government of CDU/CSU (Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands or Democratic Christian Party/Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern or Bavarian Social Christian Union) or SPD (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands or Social Democratic Party). - satisfaction with the result of the Federal Parliamentary election. - coalition preference. - attitude toward a statement of willingness by the SPD to form a coalition. - attitude toward a Red-Green minority government with toleration by the PDS (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus or Democratic Socialist Party). - preference for one-party government and party preference. - assessment of the chances of the SPD with Gerhard Schroeder as party candidate for chancellor, as well as the chances of the CDU without Chancellor Helmut Kohl. - sympathy scale for the present coalition and for the opposition. - assessment of who the most important politicians were in Germany at the time. - comparison of Rudolf Scharping and Kohl regarding credibility, energy, sense of responsibility, social attitude, honesty, winner type, representation of interests regarding other nations, strength of leadership, and better government team, as well as ability in economic areas. - satisfaction with democracy in Germany. - necessity for new parties. - respondent's interest in politics. - opinion on the general condition of German society and comparison of Germany to other Western European countries. - judgment on the vote to introduce the political order of the West. - opinion of socialism as an idea. - general assessment of the reunification of Germany. - fulfillment of personal expectations tied to reunification. - assessment of the economic situation in eastern Germany and the respondent's own economic situation. - expectation of Germany's further economic development. - expectation of Germany's economic recovery. - judgment on the job of the trust-company. - ability of the government versus the opposition to solve economic problems in eastern Germany, as well as in western Germany. - importance of which party governs in relation to the respondent's own economic situation. - credibility of the election promises of the parties regarding tax reductions. - ability of a federal government led by the CDU/CSU, in comparison to one led by the SPD, to protect jobs, fight crime, protect the environment, improve the housing market, and solve the asylum problem. - whether living conditions were basically the same in eastern Germany as in western Germany. - whether the federal government had achieved equivalent living conditions between the eastern and western regions, and, if conditions were not equal, whether the respondent had an expected time period for the achievement of equality. - preference for wage increases versus job security. - expectation of the retention of the high wage level in Germany, with short working hours and long vacations. - satisfaction with the year's wage negotiations. - opinion of dual citizenship. - preferred government economic measures. - opinion of the "large bugging operation" to combat organized crime. - opinion of nursing care insurance, and identification of the political party that hindered a consensus on that issue. - support for the elimination of a work holiday in order to finance nursing care insurance. - coming to terms with the former DDR's STASI (DDR Ministry for State Security or secret police). - satisfaction with the performance by the government. - comparison of the SPD to a red-green coalition as a better government. - significance of the decisions of the Municipal Council, State Parliament, and Federal Parliament, as well as the EC (European Community) Parliament. - intention to participate in, and party preference for, the European election. - advantages of EC membership for Germany. - extent to which the respondent feels adequately informed about the EC. - interest in European policies. - attitude toward an increased role for the European Parliament. - whether final responsibility for policy should lie with the federal government or with the European Union regarding the fight against unemployment and crime, as well as economic development and foreign and security policies. - fear of crime. - preferred successor to Federal President Weizsaecker. - judgment on the testimony of Prime Minister Stolpe before the investigating committee, and on demands for Stolpe's resignation. - desire to become self-employed. - perceived threat from Russia, as well as from Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky. - attitude toward the deployment of the German Armed Forces in blue-helmet missions. - opinion of the participation by Germany in a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) peace initiative in Bosnia-Herzegovina. - attitude toward United Nations (UN) military missions, given violation of the safety zones. - opinion as to a time limit on the solidarity tax. - predictions as to the winners of the impending Federal Parliament election. - significance of the second vote. - assumed coalition preference of the SPD. - credibility of the renewal of the PDS. - desirability and chances of the PDS, FDP (Freie Demokratische Partei or Liberal Democratic Party), and Greens to be elected to the Federal Parliament. - significance of the PDS as a political power in eastern Germany. - feared cautiousness of investors as a result of a PDS success. - judgment of the 5-Percent Clause. - attitude toward the exception for direct mandates in the 5-Percent Clause. - chances of the CDU/CSU having a one-party government. - evaluation of the other parties' dealings with the PDS, and coalition preferences. - perception of the FDP as an appendage of the CDU/CSU. - attitude toward a coalition of the Greens with the CDU. - most important tasks that the government faces. - preference for fee financing of the ARD (First German Television Network) and the ZDF (Second German Television Network) versus financing through advertising income. - attitude toward elimination of the church tax. - opinion on the controlled administering of drugs under medical supervision. - attitude toward elimination of the child allowance above a certain income. - attitude toward longer business hours one evening a week. - preference for a more market-oriented economy or for more social security. - opinions on the previous year and expectations for the future. Also encoded in every survey wave were day of survey and administrative district.
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German National Election Panel Study, 1972 (ICPSR 7110)

Released/updated on: 2006-08-02
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1971-01-01--1972-12-31
The intent of this panel study was to provide data for the analysis of electoral behavior in the Federal Republic of Germany, focusing on the federal elections of November 1972. The survey was administered in four waves, three before and one immediately following the election. In addition to personal background information, the study ascertained the respondents' perceptions of the political parties and the candidates, their views on the economy and on economic and price policy, as well as their opinions on foreign policy, including Ostpolitik (Federal Republic of Germany chancellor Willy Brandt's strategy of peacefully moving toward the reunification of the two Germanys through increased contact and exchange of information). Demographic variables include age, marital status, education, and occupation.
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Euro-Barometer 35.0: Foreign Relations, the Common Agricultural Policy, and Environmental Concerns, Spring 1991 (ICPSR 9697)

Released/updated on: 1998-12-07
Geographic coverage: Europe, United Kingdom, Portugal, Global, Spain, Greece, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Denmark, Italy, France, Germany
Time period: 1991-01-01--1991-12-31
This round of Euro-Barometer surveys investigated foreign policy attitudes and, in particular, the level of trust respondents felt toward the United States and the Soviet Union, their assessment of the abilities of both nations to deal responsibly with world problems, the importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the use of military force against Iraq. Respondents were also asked to evaluate the importance and influence of the European Community on their own lives, and to give their opinions on the value of a general European citizenship, the recent unification of Germany, whether aid should be given to the Soviet Union, current immigration policies, the importance of the European Parliament, the value of the proposed Single European Market, and prospective policies and composition of the European Community by the year 2000. Other queries focused on the effectiveness of the Common Agricultural Policy and the result of potential reforms of this policy on European farmers. Another set of questions probed attitudes toward energy and environmental issues. Respondents were asked about the availability and costs of energy products, whether energy prices should be uniform throughout Community countries, the importance of possible changes in the environment, future sources of energy, the value of nuclear power, and knowledge of sources of radiation and potential risks of contamination. As in previous Euro-Barometers, questions on political party preference asked respondents which party they felt closest to, how they voted in their country's last general election, and how they would vote if a general election were held tomorrow. Additional information was gathered on family income, number of people residing in the home, size of locality, home ownership, region of residence, occupation of the head of household, and the respondent's age, sex, education, religion, religiosity, subjective social class standing, socio-professional status, and left-right political self-placement.
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Euro-barometer 33.0: The Single European Market: Eastern Europe, Spring 1990 (ICPSR 9518)

Released/updated on: 1996-12-10
Geographic coverage: Europe, United Kingdom, Portugal, Global, Spain, Greece, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Denmark, Italy, France, Germany
Time period: 1990-03-19--1990-04-16
This round of Euro-Barometer surveys queried respondents on standard Euro-Barometer measures such as life satisfaction, their country's goals for the next 10 or 15 years, and awareness of and attitudes toward the Common Market and the European Community (EC), as well as special topics including the recent changes in Eastern Europe, European sports and nationalism, and nuclear energy and radioactivity. The respondent's thoughts about the social dimension of the EC were explored by questions that asked whether the respondent thought the "Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights" was a good thing, and what policy areas the respondent would favor or disfavor for inclusion in the charter. On matters concerning changes in Eastern Europe, respondents were asked how much they agreed with several proposals for how the EC could best respond to the changes, and which was more important--the Single European Market, the unification of the two German states, or the unification of Western and Eastern Europe. Other questions asked how threatening fascists and communists were to the respondent's country's way of life and whether the respondent agreed with statements detailing the level of participation of fascists and communists in the political process. The topic of sports and nationalism was addressed through questions asking whether respondents felt prouder when national sports teams won or when European teams won, whether they would favor Olympic teams from EC countries wearing a European Emblem, and whether the number of foreign "football" (soccer) players on club teams in the EC countries should be limited. The final line of query dealt with nuclear energy and radioactivity, and asked for the respondent's agreement with statements about the production, management, and wastes of nuclear power, how satisfied the respondent was with the information about radioactivity, and how much the respondent trusted several different sources of information about radioactivity. Demographic and other background information was gathered on number of people residing in the home, size of locality, home ownership, trade union membership, region of residence, and occupation of the head of household, as well as the respondent's age, sex, marital status, education, occupation, work sector, religion, religiosity, subjective social class, left-right political self-placement, and opinion leadership.
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Arms Control in the European Political Environment: French and German Elite Responses, 1964 (ICPSR 7274)

Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: Europe, France, Germany, Global
Time period: 1964-01-01--1964-12-31
This study collected data from 147 French and 173 German elite figures in order to investigate four significant aspects of French and West German politics relevant to the issue of arms control and disarmament in Western Europe. These four areas were domestic policy, foreign policy, European integration, and arms control and disarmament. The questions probed respondents' perceptions of the political system and its future, opinions on specific foreign policy issues and their relationship to domestic politics, the two Germanys question, national sovereignty versus international associations, European integration, and various nuclear strategies and arms control arrangements. Latent attitude structures were also measured. The "latent attitudes" questions tapped the respondents' interest in and emotional reactions to issues, perceptions of emotional reactions to professional roles and responsibilities, general ability to structure problems, open-mindedness, alienation, and feelings of competence. Biographical data, including standard demographic and personal information as well as data on party, military, and governmental backgrounds, were compiled from public records and interviews. Demographic variables cover age, sex, religious affiliation, level of education, military service, and past and present occupations.
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