Study title

Attitudes and expectations in advance of the German-German unification, changes in the situation in life and satisfaction with this, behavior at the polls. Topics: General contentment with life; changes of the situation in life since currency union; prospects for the future of political and economic development of the GDR and reasons for this; opinion on the constitution discussion; pace of German-German unification; employment of women and men; significance of employment; effects of introduction of the market economy on family and partnership; responsibility for child-raising within family or long-term relationship; representation of interests of women in parties and organizations (party preference); part-time employment; satisfaction with job security, job opportunities, price development, business and supply, services, opportunities to become self-employed, income, culture and leisure offerings; expected changes in the areas health, environment, work, supply, housing, leisure time, further education, foreigners, equal status of the sexes, economic situation; opinion on ability of parties and movements; assessment of parties and movements in the election campaign; factors influencing voting decision (scale); prediction of election result (state parliament election 1990); frequency of use of various means of information about parties and their objectives; trust in politicians of the GDR as well as of the FRG; preferred characteristics of a politician; election question (state parliament election 1990); number of children in household; religiousness; behavior at the polls (election for the East German Parliament 1990 and municipal elections 1990).