Study title

Political orientations, memberships and judgement on contact with authorities and parties. East-West comparisons.$Topics: 1. Memberships: detailed recording of memberships in clubs, initiatives, professional associations and parties; trust in institutions; perceived representation of interests by selected groups, parties, citizen movements and initiatives as well as classification of the importance of these organizations. 2. Contact with authorities and judgement on parties: judgement on authorities and offices as well as judgement on contact with authorities (scale); most important political goals of the country; current party preference and party identification; length of party identification; understanding of democracy (scale); issue ability of the parties; year of birth and month of birth; employment in the civil service; living together with a partner; ties to church; behavior at the polls in the last Federal Parliament election; party preference (Sunday question); non-voters were asked which party they most likely would vote for. 3. East-West comparison from the point of view of former citizens of the GDR: the following questions were also posed to residents of the GDR before the turning point: preferred West party before the turning point; party identification; comparative evaluation of possibilities and situations in the GDR and with current conditions, e.g. in building or house-hunting, influence on municipal political decisions, the situation on the job market, travel opportunities, saving, medical care, participation in decisions at work, free expression of opinion and influence on politics of the country.