v002 issues database
1 = very often
2 = often
3 = seldom
4 = never

v003 first cabinet
0 = no
1 = yes
99 = not applicable

v004 second cabinet
1 = more debate
2 = less debate
3 = same as first cabinet
99 = not applicable

v005 third cabinet
1 = as first cabinet
2 = as second cabinet
3 = more debate
4 = less debate
99 = not applicable

v006 discussions
1 = unformal ministerial
2 = cabinet commitees
3 = Prime Minister and ministers
4 = parties
5 = bureaucracy
6 = interest groups
7 = parliament
8 = president
9 = other
99 = not applicable

v009 second cabinet
1 = more conflictual
2 = less conflictual
99 = not applicable

v010 third cabinet
1 = as first cabinet
2 = as second cabinet
3 = different than second and third cabinet
99 = not applicable

v011 disagreement (first cabinet)
1 = consensus
2 = coalition council
3 = president
4 = PM imposes
5 = referred to cabinet committee
6 = referred to discussions between PM and a minister
7 = referred to discussions between PM and ministers
8 = referred back to sponsoring department
9 = referred to discussions among ministers
99 = not applicable

v014 satisfied (first cabinet)
1 = very satisfied
2 = satisfied
3 = dissatisfied
4 = very dissatisfied

v015 satisfied (second cabinet)
1 = very satisfied
2 = satisfied
3 = dissatisfied
4 = very dissatisfied
99 = not applicable

v018 effective (second cabinet)
1 = very often
2 = often
3 = seldom
4 = never
99 = not applicable

v021 influence
1 = mostly positive
2 = mostly negative
3 = not relevant
99 = not applicable

v027 important minister
1 = foreign
2 = domestic
3 = finance
4 = economics
5 = justice
6 = other

v028 important
1 = substance of minister
2 = status
3 = seniority of minister
4 = official post
5 = his/her party position
6 = other reasons

v029 minister of finance
1 = too junior in party
2 = too "new" minister
3 = other
99 = not applicable

v030 conflict
1 = drop the issue
2 = go to PM
3 = go to cabinet
4 = other
99 = not applicable

v032 reasons
1 = innovative
2 = politically hot
3 = cost large
4 = coordination
5 = other
99 = not applicable

v033 strategy
1 = agreement with other ministers
2 = cabinet committee
3 = discussions with PM
4 = cabinet secretariat
5 = directly to cabinet
6 = other

v034 first PM was ...
1 = a strong leader
2 = a weak leader
3 = neither/nor
99 = not applicable

v036 influence on matters (first PM)
1 = overall govermental organisation
2 = special domain
3 = economy
4 = social affairs
5 = foreign affairs
6 = defence
7 = your department
8 = coalition problems
9 = all these areas
10 = others
99 = not applicable

v039 influence (first PM)
1 = consensus
2 = talking on ministers individually
3 = forcing the issue
4 = taking new initiaves
5 = shaping the external context
6 = other
99 = not applicable

v040 influence (second PM)
1 = consensus
2 = talking on miinisters individually
3 = forcing the issue
4 = taking new initiaves
5 = shaping the external context
6 = other
99 = not applicable

v045 if yes (first PM)
0 = no change
1 = more influence
2 = less influence
99 = not applicable

v048 PM´s office
1 = administrative role
2 = political role
3 = administrative and political role

v049 differences (first PM)
0 = no
1 = yes
2 = somewhat
99 = not applicable

v050 office (first PM)
1 = preparation of agenda
2 = control of policy suggestions
3 = advising PM politically
4 = developing own policy suggestions for cabinet
5 = building support on goverment
6 = steering the discussion through advising
7 = channelling external interests

v052 office (second PM)
1 = preparation of agenda
2 = control of policy suggestions
3 = advising PM politically
4 = developing own policy suggestions for cabinet
5 = building support on goverment
6 = steering the discussion through advising
7 = channelling external interests
99 = not applicable

v055 influence
1 = too large
2 = adequate
3 = too limited

v056 experiences
1 = prior knowledge of the subject matter of your department
2 = your technical capacity or your knowledge as administrator
3 = your experience as MP
4 = your experience as a junior minister

v057 minister - civil servant
1 = good collaboration
2 = overselling by civil servants
3 = blocking by civil servants
4 = mutual blocking
5 = other

v058 information
1 = yes mostly
2 = yes sometimes
3 = rarely
4 = not at all

v060 party
1 = very important
2 = important
3 = a little important
4 = of no importance
99 = not applicable

v061 party meetings
1 = some official
2 = some unofficial, e.g, fraction
3 = both official and unofficial
4 = none
99 = not applicable

v062 party executive
1 = close cooperation
2 = little cooperation
3 = no cooperation
99 = not applicable

v066 second coalition
1 = party summits
2 = informal collaboration
3 = informal competition
4 = no contact
99 = not applicable

v068 reasons
1 = Prime Minister
2 = parties
3 = Prime Minister and parties
4 = other
99 = not applicable

v069 briefing
1 = cabinet secretariat
2 = your officials
3 = your personal staff
4 = your own party/ the party that nominated you
5 = outside policy adviser
6 = other

v070 influence (topics)
0 = no
1 = yes

v094 party family
1 = Communist Party
2 = Socialist Party
3 = Social Democratic Party
4 = Green Party
5 = Left Liberal Party
6 = Liberal Party
7 = Right Liberal Party
8 = Conservative Party
9 = Christian Democratic Party
10 = Agrarian Party
11 = Ethnic Party
12 = Right-Wing and Nationalist Party
13 = Regionalist Party
15 = One-Issue Party
16 = Electoral Coalition
99 = not applicable

v095 occupation coded
-1 = not known
1 = farmer
2 = industrial business banking
3 = professional, excl. law
4 = legal profession
5 = judge
6 = teacher
7 = university teacher / lecturer / professor or equivalent
8 = law professor
9 = civil servant
10 = senior civil servant
11 = military
12 = journalist / media
13 = cadre engineer technician
14 = white collar employee
15 = blue collar employee
16 = other
17 = unemployed
18 = full-time politician
19 = full-time union official
20 = full-time business association official
21 = housewife
22 = no previous occupation
23 = clergy
24 = economist
25 = medical doctor

v084 type of goverment (first)
1 = single party goverment
2 = minimal winning coalition
3 = surplus coalition
4 = single party minority goverment
5 = multi party minority goverment
6 = caretaker goverment

v085 type of goverment (second)
1 = single party goverment
2 = minimal winning coalition
3 = surplus coalition
4 = single party minority goverment
5 = multi party minority goverment
6 = caretaker goverment
99 = not applicable

v088 country code
LT = Lithuania
SVK = Slovakia
POL = Poland
BUL = Bulgaria
ROM = Romania
SLN = Slovenia
HUN = Hungary
LAT = Latvia
EST = Estonia
cze = Czech Republic

v092 portfolio
0 = prime minister or president of the council
1 = vice prime minister or vice president of the council
14 = minister of social affairs, health, family
15 = minister of labour, employment, prof. information
17 = minister of construction, housing, urbanization
28 = minister of planning, of land management

v093 sex
0 = male
1 = female
99 = not known

0 = Nicht ausgewählt
1 = Ausgewählt