Continuous items for most waves watching tv / reading papers / taking part in discussions on political issues / political knowledge / political participation / party preference / questions concerning importance of different political issues / left and right in politics. Wave 24: Visiting sports / soccer ( amateur, professional ) / emancipatory statements ( work, bringing up children, politics, abortion, domestic work ) / political efficacy statements / political action statements / car / car sage ( self, disadvantages ) / relation car - environment / judging several political personalities / interview ( day, ( length of ) time ). Background variables: basic characteristics/ place of birth/ residence/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ politics/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership