Continuous items for most waves left, right in politics / watching tv / reading newspapers / taking part in discussions on political issues / political knowledge / political participation / party preference / questions concerning importance of different political issues / reasons not voting for different political parties / knowledge about the position of political parties in various political issues, r's position in this matters creation of new jobs by government, cruise-missiles, nuclear power, abortion, more prisons and police, women's liberation / image of leading politicians. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion