Documentation of Indicators Participation P001 Voter Turnout at the Federal Elections Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch; Statistisches Bundesamt, Ergebnisse der Repräsentativen Wahlstatistik total, total postal voters, at the polls-male voters, at the polls-female voters, at the polls- voters aged 18-20 years, at the polls- voters aged 21-25 years, at the polls- voters aged 25-30 years, at the polls- voters aged 30-35 years, at the polls- voters aged 35-40 years, at the polls- voters aged 40-45 years, at the polls- voters aged 45-50 years, at the polls- voters aged 50-60 years, at the polls- voters aged 60 years and more Percentage of those eligible to vote who voted in the elections for the German Parliament (Bundestag) 1994/98 no Representative Statistics of Elections P002 Voter Turnout at the Elections for the European Parliament Statistisches Bundesamt, Ergebnisse der repräsentativen Wahlstatistik, 18-20 years, 21-25 years, 25-30 years, 30-35 years, 35-40 years, 40-45 years, 45-50 years, 50-60 years, 60-70 years, 70 years and more Percentage of those eligible to vote who voted in the elections for the European Parliament Page 1 of 6
P003 Voter Turnout at the Elections for the State (Bundesland) Parliaments Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Percentage of those eligible to vote who voted in the elections for the individual state parliaments (Landtage) if several country parliaments were elected in the respective year, average figures were used P004 Percentage of Political Party Members (According to the Welfare Survey) Percentage of respondents aged 18 or above that declared to be a member of a political party 2001: Welfare-Survey Trend 2001 P005 Percentage of Political Party Members (based on information from political parties) Niedermayer (2006): Parteimitgliedschaften im Jahr 2005 (in Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen) Members of the parties CDU, SPD, CSU, FDP, Grüne and Linke (PDS) as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over Page 2 of 6
P006 Percentage of Respondents Who Are Involved in Citizens' Action Groups, Political Parties or Local Politics Percentage of the respondents who answered 'every week' or 'every month' to the question "in which of the following activities are you involved in during your free time? Please tell us how often you do one of the following: participate in citizens' action groups, political parties or local politics." P008 Percentage of Those Strongly Interested in Politics Interest in Politics Percentage of respondents answering "Strongly" or "Very Strongly" to the question: "To ask a very general question: How strongly are you interested in politics?" P009 Rate of Unionisation Participation in the Employment Context MPI für Gesellschaftsforschung; Trade Unions in Western Europe since 1945 Percentage of persons in dependent employment who are union members (including the following major unions: DGB, DAG (until 2000) DBB and CGB) Page 3 of 6
P010 Companies with a Works Council Participation in the Employment Context MPI für Gesellschaftsforschung; Trade Unions in Western Europe since 1945 Number of companies that had a works council election in the respective year P011 Percentage with a Religious Affiliation Statistiken der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland; Statistiken des Sekretariats der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz total, catholic and protestant, other religions Percentage of the resident population that has affiliations with a specific religious denomination Berlin to East Germany P012 Percentage Attending Religious Services Statistiken der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland; Statistiken des Sekretariats der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz catholic, protestant Percentage of all church members who attend Sunday service Page 4 of 6
P013 Percentage of Members of Associations/Clubs Percentage of respondents who are members of at least one association or club 2001: Welfare-Survey Trend 2001 P014 Percentage of Voluntary Workers, 16-34 years, 35-59 years, 60 years and older Percentage of respondents who answered the question: "In which of the following activities do you participate during your free time? Please tell us how frequently you participate in this activity." for the response item "Voluntary work for clubs, associations or social services" with "every week" or "every month" P015 Percentage of Respondents that Provide Assistance to Their Relatives and Neighbours, 16-34 years, 35-59 years, 60 years and older Percentage of respondents who answered the question: "In which of the following activities do you participate during your free time? Please tell us how frequently you participate in this activity." for the response item "Helping out friends or neighbours if there is something to do." with "every week" or "every month" Page 5 of 6
P016 Satisfaction With the Possibilities for Subjective Evaluation The question was posed: "How satisfied are you with the overall possibilities for political participation in our country?" Respondents' average answer in terms of a scale ranging from "0" ("completely dissatisfied") to "10" ("completely satisfied") P017 Satisfaction With the Church Subjective Evaluation The question was posed: "How satisfied are you - overall - with the church?" Church members' average answer in terms of a scale ranging from "0" ("completely dissatisfied") to "10" ("completely satisfied") 1978 and 1998 only respondents with affiliation to a Christian denomination P018 Satisfaction with Democratic Institutions Subjective Evaluation The question was posed: "How satisfied are you - overall - with the democratic institutions in our country?" Respondents' average answer in terms of a scale ranging from 0 ("completely dissatisfied") to 10 ("completely satisfied") Page 6 of 6