Conservative, liberal and socialist ideology / progressiveness / conservatism at a meta-attitudinal, value-oriented level / authoritarian parent, child relationship / family traditionalism / moral libertarianism / conventional male, female roles / premarital and extramarital sexual permissiveness / tolerance regarding homosexuality / political tolerance / political freedom of expression / democratic attitude / internationalism / aid to developing countries / attitude towards equality of income, property, status / attitude towards government interference / general attitude towards government interference for equality of income and property / government aid to education / direct economic interference of government, nationalization of industry / income policy and tax policy / attitude towards social welfare laws / attitude towards equality of opportunity / welfare policy / trade-union policy / religious orthodoxy / conformism to church rules / political religious conservatism / attitude towards pillarization - compartmentalization ( verzuiling ) religious tolerance / religious involvement / authoritarianism / dogmatism / shortened classical scales / anomy / political alienation from the party system / optimism, pessimism / social desirability / self-evaluation / anxiety / personal history variables like relationship to parents in youth / religious education etc. / general satisfaction / neuroticism / social integration / political information and interest / opinions on foreign policy issues / perception of communist threat / exposure to mass-media / detailed data on political preference for interviewers and members of parliament.

Background variables: basic characteristics/ place of birth/ residence/ household characteristics/ characteristics of parental family/household/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ consumption of durables/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership