Issue Dimensions and Voting Decision (June 1968)

Attitude to political controversies and voting intent. Topics: Political interest; behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament election 1965; party preference (Sunday question) and sympathy scale for CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP and NPD; party proportions in the constituency; party preference of family and friends; preferred candidate for chancellor; issue ability of the parties in economic, social and foreign policy questions; attitude to recognition of the GDR and the grand coalition; perceived and desired influence of organizations and special interest groups on German politics; membership in clubs and organizations; self-assessment of social class; religiousness. Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation; professional position; employment; household income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; state; refugee status; possession of durable economic goods. Interviewer rating: social class of respondent; type of building; city size.