| Demographics: |
Mean |
Std. err. |
Mean |
Std. err. |
Mean |
Std. err. |
|
|
|
Age |
48.39 |
1.569 |
52.01 |
0.841 |
51.65 |
0.781 |
|
|
|
% |
std. err. |
% |
std. err. |
% |
std. err. |
|
|
|
Higher qualification, entitling holders to study at a university |
43.35 |
0.047 |
27.23 |
0.024 |
24.18 |
0.007 |
|
Is male |
62.56 |
0.045 |
48.72 |
0.026 |
49.57 |
0.008 |
Other variables: |
| Please tell me after each one whether you have the same or a different opinion (percentage of “same opinion”): |
|
|
|
% |
Std. err. |
% |
Std. err. |
% |
Std. err. |
|
|
|
No matter what some people say, life for ordinary people is getting worse rather than better. |
77.11 |
0.039 |
75.55 |
0.022 |
78.34 |
0.007 |
|
With the future looking as it does, it’s almost irresponsible to bring children into the world. |
22.90 |
0.042 |
30.68 |
0.024 |
37.45 |
0.008 |
|
Most politicians are not really interested at all in the problems of ordinary people. |
73.67 |
0.043 |
77.57 |
0.022 |
77.58 |
0.007 |
|
Most people don’t really care in the slightest what happens to others. |
52.99 |
0.048 |
58.49 |
0.026 |
71.76 |
0.008 |
Please tell me whether in your opinion a woman should be legally permitted to have an abortion or not…(percentage of “yes, should be permitted”): |
|
% |
Std. err. |
% |
Std. err. |
% |
Std. err. |
|
|
|
if there is a strong chance of the baby being born with a severe defect? |
95.15 |
0.020 |
94.31 |
0.011 |
88.87 |
0.007 |
|
if the woman is married and doesn’t want any more children? |
61.64 |
0.046 |
59.22 |
0.026 |
52.25 |
0.012 |
|
if the pregnancy would seriously endanger the woman’s health? |
99.42 |
0.004 |
97.73 |
0.007 |
95.20 |
0.005 |
|
if the family has a very low income and can’t afford more children? |
55.95 |
0.048 |
55.62 |
0.026 |
44.52 |
0.012 |
|
|
% |
Std. err. |
% |
Std. err. |
% |
Std. err. |
|
|
|
if the pregnancy is the result of rape? |
99.51 |
0.003 |
97.24 |
0.007 |
90.82 |
0.007 |
|
if the woman is unmarried and doesn’t want to marry the child’s father? |
55.82 |
0.047 |
44.85 |
0.026 |
31.95 |
0.011 |
|
if that is what the woman wants, regardless of her reasons? |
60.53 |
0.045 |
56.06 |
0.026 |
44.19 |
0.012 |
Some people think that most people can be trusted. Others think that one can’t be careful enough when dealing with other people. What do you think? |
|
One can’t be careful enough |
22.98 |
0.044 |
31.96 |
0.024 |
42.00 |
0.008 |
|
|
How interested in politics are you? |
|
Very strongly/strongly |
42.59 |
0.048 |
33.21 |
0.024 |
28.28 |
0.007 |
Should there be Islamic religious instruction in state schools, should there only be Christian religious instruction or should there be no religious instruction at all in state schools? In state schools in Germany, there should be…
|
|
Islamic religious instruction too |
19.79 |
0.034 |
33.63 |
0.024 |
36.22 |
0.008 |
Many people use the terms “left” and “right” when they want to describe different political views. Here we have a scale which runs from left to right. Thinking of your own political views, where would you place these on this scale? |
|
Mean |
Std. err. |
Mean |
Std. err. |
Mean |
Std. err. |
|
|
|
10 point scale (1=left, 10=right) |
4.97 |
0.194 |
4.84 |
0.096 |
4.99 |
0.029 |
Would you describe yourself as more religious or less religious? Here we have a scale which runs from not religious to religious. Where would you place yourself on this scale? |
|
Mean |
Std. err. |
Mean |
Std. err. |
Mean |
Std. err. |
|
|
|
10 point scale (1=not religious, 10=religious) |
4.12 |
0.314 |
4.61 |
0.162 |
4.98 |
0.029 |