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This dataset contains political preferences of Austrian citizens eligible to vote (age 16 and older) after the national parliamentary election on 29.9.2013. Telephone interviews (CATI) were conducted in the period 1.10. – 29.10.2013. 1000 respondents were selected based on proportionally stratified probability sampling. This survey is part of the international Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. Important variables are, among others, participation in the election and vote choice; preferences concerning raising/cutting public expenditure in certain policy areas; party closeness; party preferences and party identification; satisfaction with democracy; self- and party-placements on a left-right scale; political participation; perception of campaign ads; and political knowledge. Additional variables capture demographics, weights, and interview ratings. Topics: Preference for an increase or decrease in public spending on health care, education, unemployment benefits, national defence, pensions, promotion of business and industry, police and social services; likelihood of a higher standard of living in the next ten years; change in the economic situation in the country in the last year; change in the economic situation of the region compared to Austria as a whole; change in own economic situation; agreement with the demand for government measures to reduce income disparities; participation in the National Council election on 29. September 2013 and voting decision; preferential vote cast; voting decision of non-voters; participation in the last National Council election in September 2008 and voting decision; importance of those in government and one´s own vote for policy-making; satisfaction with democracy; party proximity and party identification; intensity of party identification; sympathy scalometer for the parties SPÖ, ÖVP, FPÖ, BZÖ, the Greens, Team Stronach and NEOS and for selected top politicians; ranking of parties on a left-right continuum; self-ranking...