The Post Communist Citizen East Germany 1992

Political culture, political and economic orientations during the transition to democracy. Topics: Political activities; watching news on TV; reading newspaper articles about politics; meaning of democracy (scale); left-right-self placement; meaning of "left" and "right"; member of a political party, associations, religious organization or trade union; satisfaction with democracy; development of the economic situation of the country in the last years and assumed changes in the next year; present corruption; conditions of the working class, peasantry, middle class and entrepreneurs during the time of present and previous regime; income differences; financial situation compared with that of the parents in former times; speed of changes; satisfaction with the previous and present government; influence on decisions at workplace; working husband/wife; influence on family decisions; satisfaction with family situation; attitudes to homosexuals, abortion and working women; trust in institutions; medical care covered by the state; limits on the amount of money that one can earn; depending on the government vs. taking care of themselves; environment vs. industrial growth; the most important conflicts in the country; power of the government; running the country for the benefit of all people; trust in government; role of elections and parliament; voting and voting decision in the last election; reasons for not voting; voting for the same party in the next election; duties of the governments; inflation vs. unemployment; decisions which violate people's interests; prospects of democracy in the country; political situation and its development next year; satisfaction with democracy; role of political parties; preferred country to live in; privatization of companies and agricultural land; character of capitalist and socialist economy; management of industrial enterprises; party and political movement affiliation; reasons for joining a strike; unconventional political participation; one- vs. multi-party system; attitude towards politics; trust in politicians; winner and looser of the regime change; ranking of living conditions in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Soviet Union, Poland and Czechoslovakia and assessment of their citizens; religion; relationship with neighbors; savings; social class self placement; ownership of a private enterprise; producing agricultural goods; replacement of the job; work overtime; extra work.