International Relations (March 1972)

Topics: Assessment of the current situation and prognosis of the future world political situation; judgement on the USSR, the USA, the People´s Republic of China in general; assessment of the constellation of interests between the countries mentioned; trust in the ability of the great powers to cope with problems; rank order of the 12 ´best´ countries; current and future strongest power; reason for loss of power; assessment of the strongest military, economic and nuclear power; possibility and type of threat to the FRG from the People´s Republic of China, the USSR, USA and Japan; trust in the alliance faithfulness of the USA and FRG; judgement on the Nixon trip to the People´s Republic of China and the planned trip to the USSR; sources of information about the visit of state; evaluation of USA commitment in Europe and in the rest of the world; questions on Arab-Israel, Indian-Pakistan conflict, the situation in Vietnam and National China.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; religiousness; school education; occupation; household income; city size; state. Interviewer rating: length of interview; date of interview; willingness of respondent to cooperate; presence of other persons; number of contact attempts; identification of interviewer.