10.3886/ICPSR06189.v1 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Mannheim) German Election Study, 1990 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 1994 attitudes candidates economic conditions elections German reunification military intervention Persian Gulf War political attitudes political campaigns political change political interest political participation political parties public confidence public opinion voter attitudes voting behavior 1994-03-10 2013-09-18 1990 survey data 6189 1 This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer surveys of 1990, which queried citizens of West Germany. Though questions concerning parties and politicians are identical for each Politbarometer, some questions targeting political opinions vary with each survey administration. Data cover party preference, recent voting behavior, self-placement on a left-right political continuum, opinions about politicians, attitudes toward German unification and the potential consequences of East Germans moving to the Federal Republic (Uebersiedler), opinions about the necessity for a new constitution, preferred election date for the new government, fear of losing one's job, influence of survey results on an individual's voting record and on political attitudes, military intervention in the Persian Gulf region, and religiosity.