Attitude of the West German Population to Marriage and Divorce

Topics: Judgement on the marriage of one´s parents; attitude to marriage and the formal wedding ceremony; attitude to making divorce easier; preference for the principle of irreconcilable differences or the principle of the guilty party; presumable development of frequency of divorce in the FRG; assessment of the significance of sexuality for the functioning of a marriage; frequency and causes of differences of opinion with spouse; personal thoughts of divorce; attitude to marriage advice; help with housework; meals together with one´s family; circle of friends; divorced family members and relatives; familiarity of the individual regulations of divorce law and attitude to reform of marriage law; decision structure and role distribution in one´s family; attitude to independent activities of a wife such as e.g. going on vacation alone; length of knowing spouse before marriage; time of marriage and pregnancy at marriage; number of children; number of previous marriages; attitude to full-time school; leisure activities; television habits and preferred newspapers as well as magazines.

Demography: number of children; membership in clubs und organizations; religiousness; social origins; city size; age; sex; marital status; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation; employment; income; state; regional origins. Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; interest in interview topic; length of interview.