German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) Questionnaire ZA5300 (Pre-Release 1.3)

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1 German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) Questionnaire ZA5300 (Pre-Release 1.3) Component 1 Pre-election Cross Section Field Period: 10 th August through 26 th September 2009 Principle Investigators Prof. Dr. Hans Rattinger (University of Mannheim) Prof. Dr. Sigrid Rossteutscher (University of Frankfurt) Prof. Dr. Ruediger Schmitt-Beck (University of Mannheim) PD Dr. Bernhard Wessels (Social Science Research Center Berlin)

2 2 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Note: The Pre-election Cross Section is an Advance Release, published by GESIS in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Wahlforschung (DGfW). Advance Releases are made available to grant preliminary access to the data as fast as possible to the scientific community. Although these data have been carefully prepared and examined, GESIS and the DGfW cannot guarantee that Advance Release products will already meet Full Release quality standards. Should you notice an error, please send us a message so that the problems can be handled; a new version of the data file will be released shortly afterwards. For this reason, we recommend to always use the latest version of the Advance Release. Please send your comments or problem descriptions to: GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences gles@gesis.org

3 Questionnaire 3 Overview over the content question program: Number lfdn Date DAT Sex D01 1,00 Age D01 1A Interest in politics Pre087 2,00 Interest, election campaign Pre088 3,00 Interest in the outcome oft he election Pre089 4,00 Satisfaction with democracy Pre155 5,00 Political knowledge: First/Second ballot Pre112 6,00 Hypothetical voter turnout (under 18) Pre161 7,00 Hypothetical voter decision (under 18) Pre162 8,00 Intention to vote Pre001 9,00 Voting decision, postal vote Pre234 10,00 Voting intentions Pre002 11,00 Hypothetical voting decision Pre004 12,00 Certainty of voting intentions Pre008 13,00 Reason for voting decision Pre160 14,00 Reason for voting decision hypothetical Pre235 15,00 Political knowledge: 5% threshold Pre113 16,00 Probability of smaller parties entering parliament Pre046 17,00 Own financial circumstances, current Pre030 18,00 Own financial circumstances, retrospective Pre029 19,00 Responsibility for own financial circumstances Pre014 20,00 Own financial circumstances, future Pre031 21,00 Scalometer, political parties Pre016 22,00 Tie-breaker, party rating Pre017 23,00 Scalometer politicans Pre018 24,00 General economic situation, current Pre034 25,00 General economic situation, retrospective Pre032 26,00 Responsibility for general financial circumstances Pre033 27,00 General economic situation, future Pre035 28,00 Local economic situation, current Pre036 29,00 East-West Pre037 30,00 Worries, economic crisis Pre134 31,00 Most important problem Pre023 32,00 Second most important problem Pre025 33,00 Third most important problem Pre027 34,00 Ability to solve the most important issue Pre024 35,00 Ability to solve the second most important issue Pre026 36,00 Ability to solve the third most important issue Pre028 37,00 Preferred chancellor Pre020 38,00 Characteristics of the candidates for position of chancellor, Merkel Pre019 39,00 Characteristics of the candidates for position of chancellor unknow Steinmeier Pre237 39,10 Characteristics of the candidates for position of chancellor, Steinmeier Pre194 40,00 Characteristics of the candidates for position of chancellor unknown Merkel Pre238 40,10 Battery of values Pre126 41,00 Eligibility to vote BTW2005 Pre191 42,00 Recall last federal election Pre005 43,00 Contact with political parties during the election campaign Pre198 44,00 Contact with political parties: Electoral events - political parties Pre199 45,00 Contact with political parties: s - political parties Pre200 46,00

4 4 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Contact with political parties: s - candidates Pre201 47,00 Contact with political parties: Information material parties Pre202 48,00 Contact with political parties: Information material candidates Pre203 49,00 Contact with political parties: Campaign adverts parties Pre205 50,00 Contact with political parties: Campaign adverts candidates Pre206 51,00 Contact with political parties: Billboards candidates Pre207 52,00 Contact with political parties: Canvassing parties Pre208 53,00 Contact with political parties: Party political broadcasts parties Pre204 54,00 Campaign advertising: Direct contact with local candidates Pre158 55,00 Campaign advertising, direct contact with local candidate - Political party Pre172 56,00 Left-right classification of political parties Pre038 57,00 Left-right classification of leading candidates Pre149 58,00 Left-right classification of leading candidates Merkel unknown Pre239 58,10 Left-right classification of leading candidates Steinmeier unknown Pre240 58,20 Left-right self assesment Pre040 59,00 Party positions, socioeconomic dimension Pre041 60,00 Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension Pre043 61,00 Party positions, nuclear energy Pre137 62,00 Own position, socioeconomic dimension Pre042 63,00 Own position, libertarian-authoritarian dimension Pre044 64,00 Own position, nuclear energy Pre136 65,00 Salience, socioeconomic dimension Pre045 66,00 Salience, libertarian-authoritarian dimension Pre047 67,00 Salience, nuclear energy Pre138 68,00 Attitudes to politics in general Pre117 69,00 Work of the federal government Pre011 70,00 Work of the governing parties Pre012 71,00 Performance of selected party BTW05 Pre015 72,00 Other forms of participation Pre116 73,00 Forms of participation Political party Pre195 74,00 Scalometer, coalitions Pre010 75,00 Perception of coalition signals Pre048 76,00 Anticipated majorities Pre049 77,00 Expected government Pre050 78,00 Credibility of SPD-Die Linke Pre176 79,00 Constituency winner Pre051 80,00 Familiarity with constituency candidates Pre021 81,00 Assessment of the known constituency candidates Pre022 82,00 Left-right position of constituency candidates Pre039 83,00 Representation norm Pre119 84,00 Expectations of parliamentary deputies Pre120 85,00 Election for parties or candidates Pre107 86,00 Most important source of information Pre053 87,00 Use of TV news programs Pre054 88,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs ARD Pre064 89,00 Party political bias, TV news on ARD Pre065 90,00 Party political bias, ARD Political party Pre173 91,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs ZDF Pre066 92,00 Party political bias, TV news on ZDF Pre067 93,00 Party political bias, ZDF Political party Pre174 94,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs RTL Pre226 95,00 Party political bias, TV news on RTL Pre227 96,00

5 Questionnaire 5 Party political bias, RTL Political party Pre228 97,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs Sat.1 Pre229 98,00 Party political bias, TV news on Sat.1 Pre230 99,00 Party political bias, Sat.1 Political party Pre ,00 Use of daily newspaper Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs BILD Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on BILD Pre ,00 Party political bias, BILD Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs FAZ Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on FAZ Pre ,00 Party political bias, FAZ Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs Die Welt Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on Die Welt Pre ,00 Party political bias, Die Welt Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs Sueddeutsche Zeitung Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on Sueddeutsche Zeitung Pre ,00 Party political bias, Sueddeutsche Zeitung Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs Frankfurter Rundschau Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on Frankfurter Rundschau Pre ,00 Party political bias, Frankfurter Rundschau Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs taz Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on taz Pre ,00 Party political bias, taz Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with which daily newspaper read: 1. Lokalzeitung bei zwei Pre ,00 genannten Zeitungen Frequency with use of TV news programs 1. local newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on 1. local newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, 1. local newspaper Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs 2. local newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on 2. local newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, 2. local newspaper Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs Online newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on Online newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, Online newspaper Political party Pre ,00 Frequency with use of TV news programs other national newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, TV news on other national newspaper Pre ,00 Party political bias, other national newspaper Political party Pre ,00 Internet use, political information Pre ,00 Type of use of the Internet, election campaign? Pre ,00 Internet use, political parties Pre ,00 Internet use, constituency candidates Pre ,00 Internet use, news Pre ,00 Internet use, information offered Pre ,00 Party identification Pre ,00 Strength of party identification Pre ,00 Persistence party identification Pre ,00 Form of party identification Pre ,00 General trust Pre ,00 Personality battery Pre ,00 Recall European elections Pre ,00 Recall last elections to the Landtag (state election) Pre ,00 Recall last elections to the Landtag Pre ,00

6 6 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Voting intentions, elections to the Landtag Pre ,00 Discussions about politics Pre ,00 First discussion partner: relationship Pre ,00 First discussion partner: Knowledge of politics Pre ,00 First discussion partner: Differences of opinion Pre ,00 First discussion partner: Voting decision Pre ,00 Other discussion partners Pre ,00 Second discussion partner: Relationship (A) Pre ,00 Second discussion partner: Relationship (B) Pre ,00 Second discussion partner: Knowledge of politics Pre ,00 Second discussion partner: Differences of opinion Pre ,00 Second discussion partner: Voting decision Pre ,00 Party identification, mother Pre ,00 Party identification, father Pre ,00 Justice/ Egalitarianism Pre ,00 Fairness of the distribution system Pre ,00 Month of birth D ,00 Household size D ,00 Age of household members D ,00 Marital status D ,00 Respondent has a partner D ,00 School leaving certificate D ,00 Envisaged school leaving certificate D ,00 Vocational and professional training D ,00 Gainful employment D ,00 Previous gainful employment D ,00 Length of time unemployed D ,00 Unemployment over the last 10 years D ,00 Profession D ,00 Profession, follow-up question, farmer D ,00 Profession, follow-up question, independent professional D ,00 Profession, follow-up question, self-employed in trade or craft, industry, D ,00 service sector, etc. Profession, follow-up question, civil servant/judge/professional soldier D ,00 Profession, follow-up question, employee D ,00 Profession, follow-up question, manual worker D ,00 Profession, follow-up question, in vocational training D ,00 Occupation D ,00 Supervisory function D ,00 Employment sector D ,00 Sector of the economy D ,00 Temporary/Agency work D ,00 Fear of redundancy D ,00 Fear of loss of livelihood D ,00 Former profession D ,00 Former profession, follow-up question, farmer D ,00 Former profession, follow-up question, independent professional D ,00 Former profession, follow-up question, self-employed in trade or craft, D ,00 industry, service sector, etc. Former profession, follow-up question, civil servant/judge/professional soldier D ,00 Former profession, follow-up question, employee D ,00 Former profession, follow-up question, manual worker D ,00

7 Questionnaire 7 Former profession, follow-up question, in vocational training D ,00 Former occupation D ,00 Former supervisory function D ,00 Former employment sector D ,00 Former sector of the economy D ,00 Partner s school leaving certificate D ,00 Partner s employment D ,00 Partner s former employment D ,00 Length of time of partner s unemployment D ,00 Partner s profession D ,00 Partner s profession, follow-up question, farmer D ,00 Partner s profession, follow-up question, independent professional D ,00 Partner s profession, follow-up question, self-employed in trade or craft, D ,00 industry, service sector, etc. Partner s profession, follow-up question, civil servant/judge/professional soldier D ,00 Partner s profession, follow-up question, employee D ,00 Partner s profession, follow-up question, manual worker D ,00 Partner s profession, follow-up question, in vocational training D ,00 Partner s occupation D ,00 Partner s supervisory function D ,00 Partner s employment sector D ,00 Partner s sector of the economy D ,00 Partner s temporary/agency work D ,00 Respondents fear of partner's redundancy D ,00 Partner s fear of loss of livelihood D ,00 Partner s former profession D ,00 Partner s former profession, follow-up question, farmer D ,00 Partner s former profession, follow-up question, independent professional D ,00 Partner s former profession, follow-up question, self-employed in trade or D ,00 craft, industry, service sector, etc. Partner s former profession, follow-up question, civil servant/judge/ D ,00 professional soldier Partner s former profession, follow-up question, employee D ,00 Partner s former profession, follow-up question, manual worker D ,00 Partner s former profession, follow-up question, in vocational training D ,00 Partner s former occupation D ,00 Partner s former supervisory function D ,00 Partner s former employment sector D ,00 Partner s former sector of the economy D ,00 Net household income D ,00 Subjective perception of class D ,00 Parents class D ,00 Religious denomination D ,00 Church attendance D ,00 Synagogue attendance D ,00 Mosque attendance D ,00 Religious views D ,00 German citizenship D ,00 German citizenship, since D ,00 Country of birth D ,00 Age on immigration D ,00 Partner s country of birth D ,00

8 8 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Parent s country of birth D ,00 Mother s country of birth D ,00 Father s country of birth D ,00 Language spoken at home D ,00 Membership of organizations D ,00 Trade union membership D ,00 Membership of oragnisation Trade union (A) D ,00 Membership of oragnisation Trade union (A) D ,00 Candidate of CDU/CSU kand1 Candidate of SPD kand2 Candidate of Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen kand3 Candidate of FDP kand4 Candidate of Die Linke kand4 East-West quelle East-West weighting gewicht_ow Transformation weighting tran_gew Representation weighting (Germany) IPFWEIGHT Representation weighting (East) IPFWEIGHT_VWOST Representation weighting (West) IPFWEIGHT_VWWEST Town size classes gkbik10c Federal state land Name of the constituency in which the respondent lives wkrnr Structural data at the constituency level W1 W38 Classification of occupations according to ISCO-88 I88 Classification of occupations according to siops siops Classification of occupations according to isei isei Classification of occupations according to mps mps

9 Questionnaire 9 DAT Survey day Please enter today's date. (yyyymmdd == year month day) Q1 Gender Pre-election D01 Is the respondent male or female? Male 01 Female 02 Q1A Age Pre-election D01 INT.: Please enter the respondent's age in the box below. What is your age? Q2 Interest in politics Pre-election pre087 INT.: Display list and leave displayed. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. In general terms: How interested in politics are you? Very interested, fairly interested, Middling, Not very interested or Not interested at all. Very interested 01 Fairly interested 02 Middling 03 Not very interested 04 Not interested at all Q3 Interest, election campaign Pre-election pre088 INT.: List still displayed. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. And how interested are you in particular in the current campaign for the forthcoming federal election? Very interested 01 Fairly interested 02 Middling 03 Not very interested 04 Not interested at all Q4 Interest in the outcome of the election Pre-election pre089 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. And how important are the results of the forthcoming federal election to you personally? Very important, Fairly important, Neither/Nor, Fairly unimportant or Completely unimportant? Very important 01 Fairly important 02 Neither/Nor 03

10 10 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Fairly unimportant 04 Completely unimportant Q5 Satisfaction with democracy Pre-election pre155 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. On the whole, how satisfied or not are you with the way democracy works in Germany? Are you... very satisfied, fairly satisfied, neither/nor, fairly dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? Very satisfied 01 Fairly satisfied 02 Neither/Nor 03 Fairly dissatisfied 04 Very dissatisfied Q6 Political knowledge: First/Second ballot Pre-election pre112 INT.: Response categories, do NOT read out. One response only. You have two votes in the federal election, a first vote and a second vote. How does the system work, which of the two ballots actually determines the number of seats a party wins in the Bundestag? The first vote 01 The second vote 02 Both are equally important Q7 Hypothetical voter turnout (under 18) Pre-election pre161 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. FILTER: => /Q9 if NOT Q1A<18 (Only ask this question if the respondent is younger than 18) Many people vote at elections. Others don't get around to voting or don't take part in the election for other reasons. Just assuming you were eligible to vote: How likely is it that you would vote in the federal election on 27 September? Please select the applicable response from this list. Certain to vote 01 Likely to vote 02 Might vote 03 Not likely to vote 04 Certain not to vote Q8A Hypothetical voting decision (under 18) First Vote Pre-election pre162 INT.: Display list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category. FILTER: => /Q16 if NOT (Q7=01,02,03,98,99) (Only ask the question if Q7=1, 2, 3, 98, 99)

11 Questionnaire 11 You were eligible to vote twice in the federal election. First for a candidate from your constituency and secondly for a party. This is an example ballot paper which is similar to the one you would be given in federal elections. Where would you place your crosses on your ballot paper? Please tell me the applicable number for your first vote. Candidate for CDU/CSU 01 Candidate for SPD 02 Candidate for Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 03 Candidate for FDP 04 Candidate for Die Linke 05 Candidate for NPD 06 Candidate for Republikaner 07 Candidate for other party Q8AA Hypothetical voting decision (under 18) First Vote Other Party Pre-election pre162 INT.: DO NOT read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q8A=08 (Only ask the question if Q8A=8) What other party is the candidate from? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely: Q 8B Hypothetical voting decision (under 18) Second Vote Pre-election pre162 INT.: Display list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category. And now for your second vote please. CDU/CSU 21 SPD 22 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 23 FDP 24 Die Linke 25

12 12 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section NPD 26 Republikaner 27 Other Party Q8BB Hypothetical voting decision (under 18) Pre-election pre162 Second Vote Other Party INT.: DO NOT read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q8B=28 (Only ask the question if Q8B=28) What other party? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely: Q9 Intention to vote Pre-election pre001 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. FILTER: => /TEXT5 if Q1A<18 (Do not ask respondents under 18 this question, but continue to Q15) Many people vote at elections. Others don't get around to voting or don't take part in the election for other reasons. Looking at this list please say how likely it is that you will vote in the federal election on 27 September. Certain to vote 01 Likely to vote 02 Might vote 03 Not likely to vote 04 Certain not to vote 05 I have already sent off my postal vote

13 Questionnaire 13 Q10A Voting decision, postal vote First vote Pre-election pre234 INT.: Display (example ballot paper) list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category. FILTER: => /+4 if NOT (Q9=06) (Only ask the question if Q9=6) You were entitled to two postal votes in the Bundestag election. First for a candidate from your constituency and secondly for a party. This is an example ballot paper which is similar to the one you were given for a postal vote in the federal election. Where did you place your crosses on your ballot paper? Please tell me the applicable number for your first and for your second vote. Please give the number now for your first vote. Candidate for CDU/CSU 01 Candidate for SPD 02 Candidate for Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 03 Candidate for FDP 04 Candidate for Die Linke 05 Candidate for NPD 06 Candidate for Republikaner 07 Candidate for a different party Q10AA Voting decision, postal vote First vote Other Party Pre-election pre234 INT.: DO NOT read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q10A=08 (Only ask the question if Q10A=8) What other party is the candidate from? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely Q10B Voting decision, postal vote Second vote Pre-election pre234 INT.: Display (example ballot paper) list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category.

14 14 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Please give the number now for your second vote. CDU/CSU 21 SPD 22 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 23 FDP 24 Die Linke 25 NPD 26 Republikaner 27 Other Party Q10BB Voting decision, postal vote Pre-election pre234 Second vote Other party INT.: Do not read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q10B=28 (Only ask the question if Q10B=28) What other party? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely Q11A Voting intentions First vote Pre-election pre002 INT.: Display list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category. FILTER: => /+4 if NOT (Q9=01,02,03,98,99) (Only ask the question if Q9=1, 2, 3, 98, 99) You are entitled to vote twice in the Bundestag election. First for a candidate from your constituency and secondly for a party. This is an example ballot paper which is similar to the one you are given in federal elections. Where will you place your crosses on your ballot paper? Please tell me the applicable number for your first and for your second vote. Please give the number now for your first vote. Candidate for CDU/CSU 01 Candidate for SPD 02 Candidate for Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 03

15 Questionnaire 15 Candidate for FDP 04 Candidate for Die Linke 05 Candidate for NPD 06 Candidate for Republikaner 07 Candidate for a different party Q11AA Voting intentions First vote Other party Pre-election pre002 INT.: DO NOT read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q11A=08 (Only ask the question if Q11A=8) What other party is the candidate from? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely Q11B Voting intentions Second vote Pre-election pre002 INT.: Display list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category. And now for your second vote please. CDU/CSU 21 SPD 22 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 23 FDP 24 Die Linke 25 NPD 26 Republikaner 27 Other Party

16 16 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Q11BB Voting intentions Second vote Other party Pre-election pre002 INT.: DO NOT read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q11B=28 (Only ask the question if Q11B=28) What other party? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely Q12A Hypothetical voting decision First vote Pre-election pre004 INT.: Display (example ballot paper) list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category. FILTER: => /+4 if NOT (Q9=04,05) (Only ask the question if Q9=4, 5) Assuming you intended to vote in the election, which political party would you vote for? This is an example ballot paper which is similar to the one you are given in federal elections. Where would you place your crosses on your ballot paper? Please tell me the applicable number for your first and for your second vote. Candidate for CDU/CSU 01 Candidate for SPD 02 Candidate for Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 03 Candidate for FDP 04 Candidate for Die Linke 05 Candidate for NPD 06 Candidate for Republikaner 07 Candidate for a different party Q12AA Hypothetical voting decision First vote Other party Pre-election pre004 INT.: DO NOT read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q12A=08 (Only ask the question if Q12A=8)

17 Questionnaire 17 What other party is the candidate from? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely Q12B Hypothetical voting decision Second vote Pre-election pre004 INT.: Display (example ballot paper) list. Get respondent to choose and assign number. CAREFUL! Number = code category. FILTER: => /+4 if NOT (Q9=04,05) (Only ask the question if Q9=4, 5) And now for your second vote please. CDU/CSU 21 SPD 22 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 23 FDP 24 Die Linke 25 NPD 26 Republikaner 27 Other Party Q12BB Hypothetical voting decision Second vote other party Pre-election pre004 INT.: DO NOT read out. Get respondent to choose and assign. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q12B=28 (Only ask the question if Q12B=28) What other party? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06

18 18 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely Q13 Certainty of voting intentions Pre-election pre008 INT.: Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. If follow up question, which vote: Second vote FILTER: => /+1 if NOT ((Q10B>0 AND Q10B<28) OR (Q10BB>0 AND Q10BB<98) OR (Q11B>0 AND Q11B<28) OR (Q11BB>0 AND Q11BB<98)) (Only ask the question if a political party is referred to in Q10B, Q10BB, Q11B or Q11BB) How sure are you about the voting decision you just told me about? Quite sure, fairly sure, a bit unsure or very unsure? Quite sure 01 Fairly sure 02 A bit unsure 03 Very unsure TEXT modules for the following questions Q14 and Q15 TEXT5: => * if IF((Q8B=28),02,01) <Q8B> 01 <Q8BB> 02 Political party named for the "hypothetical voting decision for under 18s" Q8B and Q8BB. TEXT6: => * if IF((Q10B=28),02,01) <Q10B> 01 <Q10BB> 02 Political party named for "voting decision, postal vote" Q10B and Q10BB. TEXT7: => * if IF((Q11B=28),02,01) <Q11B> 01 <Q11BB> 02 Political party named for "voting decision" Q11B and Q11BB. TEXT8: => * if IF((Q12B=28),02,01) <Q12B> 01 <Q12BB> 02 Political party named for "hypothetical voting decision" Q12B and Q12BB.

19 Questionnaire 19 Q14 Reason for voting decision Pre-election pre160 INT.: Make a note of response. For follow up question: The party meant is the one you would give your second vote to, in other words <TEXT6> <TEXT7> FILTER: => /+1 if NOT ((Q10B>0 AND Q10B<28) OR (Q10BB>0 AND Q10BB<98) OR (Q11B>0 AND Q11B<28) OR (Q11BB>0 AND Q11BB<98)) (Only ask the question if a political party is referred to in Q10B, Q10BB, Q11B or Q11BB) And why will you vote for <TEXT6> <TEXT7>? Please tell me the most important reason. Make a note of response Q15 Reason for voting decision - hypothetical Pre-election pre235 INT.: Make a note of response. For follow up question: The party meant is the one you would give your second vote to, in other words <TEXT5> <TEXT8> FILTER: => /+1 if NOT ((Q12B>0 AND Q12B<28) OR (Q12BB>0 AND Q12BB<98) OR (Q8B>0 AND Q8B<28) OR (Q8BB>0 AND Q8BB<98)) (Only ask the question if a political party is referred to in Q8B, Q8BB, Q12B or Q12BB) And why would you vote for <TEXT5> <TEXT8>? Please tell me the most important reason. Make a note of response Q16 Political knowledge: 5% threshold Pre-election pre113 INT.: Make a note in percent in the box below. Please round percentage figures up or down to nearest whole number Now I would like to know what percentage of the national vote a political party must receive in order to be represented in the Bundestag? Q17A Probability of smaller parties entering parliament: FDP Pre-election pre046 INT.: Display list. One response in each case. How likely do you think it is that the following political parties will gain enough votes in the next federal election to be able to enter the Bundestag? Very likely, fairly likely, fairly unlikely or very unlikely? And what about the FDP? Very likely 01 Fairly likely 02 Fairly unlikely 03 Very unlikely

20 20 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Q17B Pre-election pre046 Probability of smaller parties entering parliament: Buendnis90/Die Gruenen INT.: Display list. One response in each case. How likely do you think it is that the following political parties will gain enough votes in the next federal election to be able to enter the Bundestag? Very likely, fairly likely, fairly unlikely or very unlikely? And what about the Buendnis90/Die Gruenen? Very likely 01 Fairly likely 02 Fairly unlikely 03 Very unlikely Q17C Probability of smaller parties entering parliament: Die Linke Pre-election pre046 INT.: Liste vorlegen. Jeweils eine Nennung. How likely do you think it is that the following political parties will gain enough votes in the next federal election to be able to enter the Bundestag? Very likely, fairly likely, fairly unlikely or very unlikely? And what about Die Linke? Very likely 01 Fairly likely 02 Fairly unlikely 03 Very unlikely Q18 Own financial circumstances, current Pre-election pre030 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. And now to some questions about your financial circumstances. How would you describe your own financial circumstances? Please use this list to answer. Very good 01 Good 02 So so 03 Bad 04 Very bad Q19 Own financial circumstances, retrospective Pre-election pre029 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. Have your financial circumstances improved a lot in the last one to two years, improved a bit, stayed the same, got a bit worse or got a lot worse? Improved a lot 01 Improved a bit 02 Stayed the same 03 Got a bit worse 04 Got a lot worse 05

21 Questionnaire Q 20 Responsibility for own financial circumstances Pre-election pre014 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q19<90 (Only ask if a valid response was given to Q19) In your opinion: How strongly have the policies of the federal government affected the way your financial circumstances have changed: Very strongly, fairly strongly, middling, not very strongly or not at all? Very strongly 01 Fairly strongly 02 Midding 03 Not very strongly 04 Not at all Q21 Own financial circumstances, future Pre-election pre031 INT.: Display list. Check with a cross as applicable. One response only. What do you think your financial circumstances will be like in a year's time? Improved a lot 01 Improved a bit 02 Stayed the same 03 Got a bit worse 04 Got a lot worse Q22A Scalometer, political parties: CDU Pre-election pre016 INT.: One response only. What is your general opinion of each of the political parties? Please tell me what you think using this scale? -5 means that you have a very negative view of the political parties, +5 means that you have a very positive view of the political parties. You can use the numbers in between to state your opinion more precisely. (-5) Have a very negative view of this political party 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) Have a very positive view of this political party

22 22 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Q22B Scalometer, political parties: CSU Pre-election pre016 INT.: One response only. What do you think of the CSU? (-5) Have a very negative view of this political party 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) Have a very positive view of this political party Q22C Scalometer, political parties: SPD Pre-election pre016 INT.: One response only. What do you think of the SPD? (-5) Have a very negative view of this political party 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) Have a very positive view of this political party Q22D Scalometer, political parties: FDP Pre-election pre016 INT.: One response only. What do you think of the FDP? (-5) Have a very negative view of this political party 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) Have a very positive view of this political party

23 Questionnaire 23 Q22E Scalometer, political parties: Buendnis90/Die Gruenen Pre-election pre016 INT.: One response only. What do you think of the Buendnis90/Die Gruenen? (-5) Have a very negative view of this political party 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) Have a very positive view of this political party Q22F Scalometer, political parties: Die Linke Pre-election pre016 INT.: One response only. What do you think of Die Linke? (-5) Have a very negative view of this political party 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) Have a very positive view of this political party Q23 Tie-breaker, party rating 1 Pre-election pre017 INT.: Read out response categories. One response only. FILTER: => /+1 if RNK(1,B22A,B22B,B22C,B22D,B22E,B22F)<2 OR (Q22A>90 AND Q22B>90 AND Q22C>90 AND Q22D>90 AND Q22E>90 AND Q22F>90) (Only ask the question if more than one political party is rated at the top of the political party scalometer (Q22A to Q22F)) And if you think again about the political parties <C22A>, <C22B>, <C22C>, <C22D>, <C22E>, <C22F>: Which of these parties do you have the highest opinion of? CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke

24 24 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Q24 Scalometer, politicians Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. Please tell me what you think about some leading politicians. Please use the scale from - 5 to + 5 again for this purpose. If you don't think you know enough about a politician, you don't have to rate him or her, of course. Q 24A Scalometer, politicians: Angela Merkel Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. What about Angela Merkel? (-5) I have a very negative view of this politician 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) I have a very positive view of this politician Don t know (politican) 96 Q24B Scalometer, politicians: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. What about Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg? (-5) I have a very negative view of this politician 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) I have a very positive view of this politician Don t know (politican) 96 Q24C Scalometer, politicians: Frank-Walter Steinmeier Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. What about Frank-Walter Steinmeier?

25 Questionnaire 25 (-5) I have a very negative view of this politician 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) I have a very positive view of this politician Don t know (politican) 96 Q24D Scalometer, politicians: Guido Westerwelle Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. What about Guido Westerwelle? (-5) I have a very negative view of this politician 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) I have a very positive view of this politician Don t know (politican) 96 Q24E Scalometer, politicians: Renate Kuenast Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. What about Renate Kuenast? (-5) I have a very negative view of this politician 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) I have a very positive view of this politician Don t know (politican) 96

26 26 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Q24F Scalometer, politicians: Oskar Lafontaine Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. What about Oskar Lafontaine? (-5) I have a very negative view of this politician 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) I have a very positive view of this politician Don t know (politican) 96 Q24G Scalometer, politicians: Gregor Gysi Pre-election pre018 INT.: Display list. Please read out text. What about Gregor Gysi? (-5) I have a very negative view of this politician 01 (-4) 02 (-3) 03 (-2) 04 (-1) 05 (0) 06 (+1) 07 (+2) 08 (+3) 09 (+4) 10 (+5) I have a very positive view of this politician Don t know (politican) 96 Q25 General economic situation, current Pre-election pre034 Now we come to the economic situation in Germany. How in general terms would you rate the current economic situation in Germany? Please use this list to answer. Very good 01 Good 02 Neither/Nor 03 Bad 04 Very Bad Don t Know 98

27 Questionnaire 27 Q26 General economic situation, retrospective Pre-election pre032 Has the general economic situation in Germany improved a lot in the last one to two years, improved a bit, stayed the same, got a bit worse or got a lot worse? Improved a lot 01 Improved a bit 02 Stayed the same 03 Got a bit worse 04 Got a lot worse Q27 Responsibility for general economic situation Pre-election pre033 FILTER: => /+1 if Q26>90 (Only ask if a valid response was given to Q26) In your opinion: How strongly have the policies of the federal government affected the way the general economic situation has changed: Very strongly, fairly strongly, middling, not very strongly or not at all? Very strongly 01 Fairly strongly 02 Midding 03 Not very strongly 04 Not at all Q28 General economic situation, future Pre-election pre035 What do you think the general economic situation will be like in a year's time? Improved a lot 01 Improved a bit 02 Stayed the same 03 Got a bit worse 04 Got a lot worse Q29 Local economic situation, current Pre-election pre036 And what is the general economic situation currently like in the region in which you live? Very good, good, neither/nor, bad or very bad? Very good 01 Good 02 Neither/Nor 03 Bad 04

28 28 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section Very Bad Don t Know 98 Q30 East-West Pre-election pre037 INT.: One response only. Do you think that not enough has been done yet, enough has been done or too much has been done to bring the standards of living in eastern and western Germany closer together? Not enough has been done yet 01 Enough has been done 02 Too much has been done Don t Know 98 Q31 Worries, economic crisis Pre-election pre134 And what do you think about the current economic crisis? Do you worry about the crisis? Please tell me how you feel using this scale from 1 to 7. 1 means that you don't worry at all, 7 means that you worry a lot. You can (only pre: use the numbers in between to state your opinion more precisely). (1) Don t worry at all 01 (2) 02 (3) 03 (4) 04 (5) 05 (6) 06 (7) Worry a lot Don t Know 98 Q32 Most important issue Pre-election pre023 INT.: Make a note of response. And now the situation in Germany. In your opinion what is the most important political issue facing Germany at the moment? Make a note of response Don t Know 98 Q33 Second most important issue Pre-election pre025 INT.: Make a note of response. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q32=01 (Only ask the question if problem referred to in Q32) In your opinion what is the second most important political issue facing Germany at the moment? Make a note of response

29 Questionnaire 29 Don t Know 98 Q34 Third most important issue Pre-election pre027 INT.: Make a note of response. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q33=01 (Only ask the question if problem referred to in Q33) In your opinion what is the third most important political issue facing Germany at the moment? Make a note of response Don t Know 98 Q35A Ability to solve the most important issue Pre-election pre024 INT.: Displayed list. One response only. FILTER: => /Q36A if NOT Q32=01 (Only ask the question if problem referred to in Q32) And which political party do you think is best able to solve < Q32:O > the problem? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 Other party 40 All parties are as good as each other 41 No party Don t Know 98 Q35B Ability to solve the most important issue: other parteis Pre-election pre024 INT.: One response; where applicable make a note. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q35A=40 (Only ask the question if a different political party was referred to in Q35A) What other party? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen - Generationspartei 13

30 30 German Longitudinal Election Study, Component 1: Pre-election Cross Section FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18 SSW (Suedschleswigscher Waehlerverband) 19 Other party, namely Don t Know 98 Q36A Ability to solve the second most important issue Pre-election pre026 INT.: List still displayed. One response only. FILTER: => /Q37A if NOT Q33=01 (Only ask the question if a different political party was referred to in Q33) And which political party do you think is best able to solve < Q33:O > the problem? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 Other party 40 All parties are as good as each other 41 No party Don t Know 98 Q36B Ability to solve the second most important issue: other party Pre-election pre026 INT.: One response; where applicable make a note. FILTER: => /+1 if NOT Q36A=40 (Only ask the question if a different political party was referred to in Q36) What other party? CDU/CSU 01 CDU 02 CSU 03 SPD 04 FDP 05 Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen 06 Die Linke 07 NPD 08 Republikaner 09 DVU 10 WASG 11 Tierschutzpartei 12 Die Grauen Generationspartei 13 FAMILIE (Familien-Partei Deutschlands) 14 DIE FRAUEN 15 OEDP (Oekologisch-Demokratische Partei) 16 FW Freie Waehler 17 Piratenpartei 18