Political Attitudes (January 1955)

Topics: Comparison of personal economic situation with that of 1939; judgement on the efforts of France for German-French cooperation; attitude to a participation of the FRG in the defense of Europe, a strong national party and a leadership role of the FRG in Europe; attitude to divorce and divorce law supported: principle of irreconcilable differences or principle of guilt; attitude to rearmament and a professional army or volunteer army; attitude to the anti-rearmament demonstrations; military preparedness; personal qualification for military service (among men); membership in clubs, organizations, trade unions or a party; party preference; self-assessment of social class; religiousness.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; occupation; income; household income; head of household; state; regional origins; refugee status. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; city size. Also encoded were: number of contact attempts; identification of interviewer.