European Election Studies, 1989, wave 2

Second wave of the European election studies 1989 contains information about interest in and knowledge of several aspects of the European Community and voting behaviour/intentions, three months before the European elections 1989. date and duration of interview, persons present at interview, cooperation of respondent / being entitled to vote / intended electoral participation European elections 1989 and intended party choice / intended electoral participation in national elections and intended party choice / participation and party choice in last national elections / European Parliament party group 1984 of the intended party choice of European elections in 1989 / probability to vote for parties at European elections / information and knowledge of - the powers of - the European Parliament / impression of the Commission of the European Community / has heard of the Single European Market ( SEM ) / feeling european / for or against european unification / membership of European Community ( EC ) is good or bad / own country benefits from EC / feelings about dissolution of EC / opinion about SEM and Common Agricultural Policy / EC is considered ( not ) important / ( dis )advantages of SEM: no more customs control/ may reside and work in entire EC/ buy products from and carry money in entire EC/ Value added tax ( VAT ) harmonisation/ easy payments within EC/ freedom of banking and contracting / importance of several issues: 4 national issues/ unemployment/ stable prices/ european unification/ arms limitation/ agricultural surplus/ environment/ Turkey in EC/ realization of SEM / party best able to handle first, second and third most important issue / Inglehart's materialist post-materialist index / left-right position and political interest of respondent / opinion about violence / participation in: citizen action group, signing petition, boycott, lawful demonstration, rent strike and tax-strike, wildcat strike, occupying factories, blocking traffic, damaging property, violence against others / ( dis )approval of government reactions: police baton charges/ severe penalties/ prohibit public protest/ troops to break strikes / satisfaction with democracy / preference for revolution or maintain status quo / party attachment: strength and direction / age when respondent left school / size of firm and number of people supervised by respondent / former occupation / life satisfaction.

Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership