Study title

Attitude of the German population and census critics on the census after census day, 31 May 1987. Political attitudes. Topics: political interest; attitude to the census; conversations about the census in social surroundings and topics discussed; attitude to the census in circle of friends and acquaintances; perceived attitude of the population to the census; time of personal opinion making on the census; changes in attitude to the census; personally knowing the canvasser; type of questionnaire distribution; conversation contact with canvasser at house door or in residence; remarks by canvasser about his attitude to the census and tendency of content of these comments; questions of canvasser about residents of a neighboring residence; questionnaire filled out personally or by canvasser; help or explanation of canvasser when filling it out; help requested or offered by canvasser; length of stay of canvasser in household; individually filling out questionnaire or information on entire household from a single person; duration of filling it out; response or boycott behavior during the survey; type of questionnaire return; knowledge about census questions before start of survey; judgement on clarity of survey questionnaire; census questions causing difficulties or reluctantly answered; additionally expected questions; attitude to the question program of the census and personal changes in attitude after knowledge of questionnaire content; participation in boycott initiatives and events against the census; intensity of one´s own boycott inclination; extent to which informed about avoiding fines; receipt of a written request to fill out the questionnaire; co-ordinated conduct of entire household regarding the census; boycott inclination in circle of friends and acquaintances; topics of noticed media reports about the census and tendency of the content of these articles; attitude to use of canvassers; assessment and importance of trustworthiness of canvasser; influence...