Spring Study 1982

Judgement on parties and politicians. Political attitudes. Topics: judgement on current economic situation in the Federal Republic and economic development of personal household; political interest; trust in selected sources of information about political events; party preference (ballot procedure); importance of areas of life; psychological characterization of personal situation in life at home; person to confide in; general contentment with life; judgement on the conditions in the Federal Republic and most important political tasks; satisfaction with the Federal Government, opposition and democracy in the Federal Republic; self-classification on a left-right continuum; issue relevance and issue ability of the parties; behavior at the polls in the last Federal Parliament election and personal change in party voted for since 1949; judgement on equal rights for men and women in the Federal Republic as well as in the area of one´s own family and occupation; significance of family for a fulfilled life; attitude to marriage; ideal number of children; division of labor in household; satisfaction with division of labor in household; characteristics of a desirable society; behavior at the polls in the last state parliament election; party preference at the state level (Sunday question); attitude to one party remaining in government responsibility for a long time (at federal as well as state level); general agreement of one´s own political opinions with selected politicians and parties; postmaterialism index; judgement on freedom and development possibilities in the Federal Republic; attitude to use of nuclear power plants; attitude to a possible coalition change of the FDP; party inclination and party identification. In Bavaria beyond the federal part the following additional questions were posed: comparison of Bavaria with the other states; satisfaction with housing in Bavaria; satisfaction with the solution of political tasks in the state; agreement of one´s own political opinions with the top politicians and the CDU/CSU in Bavaria; particular advantages and disadvantages of the state of Bavaria and the people living there (scale); assessment of the vote ratio in one´s residential area; attitude to the Green List (scale). In Hesse beyond the federal part the following additional questions were posed: general agreement of one´s own political opinions with the top politicians and parties in Hesse; satisfaction with the state government and state opposition; judgement on general mood in Hesse; voting intent in the next state parliament election; assumed election winner and preferred coalition partner for the FDP; perceived influence of the state parliament election result on the Federal Government; federal and municipal political aspects in personal voting decision (Sunday question); judgement on election slogans (rank order procedure) and assignment to the parties.