Federal Parliament Election 1965 (Preliminary Investigation, Constituencies Essen and Dinslaken-Rees)

Attitude to topics of federal and local politics and judgement on the parties. Topics: importance of areas of life; sympathy scale for SPD, CDU/CSU and FDP; behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament election 1961 and in the municipal elections 1964; party preference and party identification; pair comparison of parties one can vote for; party one cannot vote for; expectations of the member of Parliament of the constituency; familiarity and party affiliation of the candidates in the respective constituency; influence of sympathy for the candidate on behavior at the polls; issue ability of the parties as well as of local political personalities; judgement on the conduct of the Federal Government on coal mining; most important municipal political tasks; solidarity with the Ruhrgebiet; attitude to territory reform and the so-called German community work; attitudes to locating industry at place of residence; judgement on shopping opportunities; judgement on the economic situation of the FRG; membership in professional organizations and personal tie with the organization; religious ties; membership in a party and party identification; local residency. Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training; occupation; income; household income; size of household; head of household; place of birth; regional origins; refugee status. Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; type of city and city size.