First wave: political interest / national problems / party identification and membership / voting behaviour 1986 municipal elections / political issues: income policy / abortion / nuclear energy / income differences / nuclear energy / vote intention 1986 / second wave : political interest / party identification / political efficacy and cynicism / religion / effects of and satisfaction with government policy / voting behaviour 1986, 1982, of partner in 1986 / left - right rating / faith in prospective premiers / political issues :L abortion / nuclear energy / differences in income / nuclear armaments and energy / economy and social security /future voting probability / experience with unemployment / trait-evaluations of politicians / third wave: political interest / voting behaviour 1989 / government policy / political issues : nuclear energy / euthanasia / income differences / economy and social security / pollution / nuclear armaments / customs and traditions /left-right rating / expectations of economic development / experience of unemployment / future voting / participation in new social movements / progressiveness and conservatism. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ social class/ politics/ religion/ organizational membership.The data- and documentation files of this dataset can be downloaded via the option Data Files.