Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic (1978)

Contacts with country of origin and desire to return. Topics: current and planned further length of stay in the FRG; frequency of trips home in the last few years and means of transport used for this; number of children and family size; family members coming later; greatest concerns and difficulties in the FRG; assumed attitude of Germans to guest workers; most important tasks of the trade unions; job satisfaction; money transfers and taking money home; use of guest worker programs on radio and television; use of print media; interest in German citizenship; authorities, organizations and associations that make the greatest effort for foreign workers; use of cigarettes and preferred brand; brand of cigarettes taken home; brand and price of watch purchased in the last year; purchase of the watch second-hand; detailed determination of possession of durable economic goods; financial investment possibilities used; interest in return home and type of employment planned there; judgement on one´s own economic situation and social development in native country; assessment of the chances of foreign workers in the FRG; short time work; preparing meals and cooking opportunities in one´s residence; difficulties of one´s children in school; coffee consumption and preferred brand of coffee; making as well as frequency of consumption of coffee.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; ages of children (classified); school education; vocational training; occupation; employment; area of business of company; income; housing situation; residential status; satisfaction with residence; monthly rent; maximum bearable rent; party inclination; nationality; occupation of father; local residency; car possession; used car; car radio. Interviewer rating: city size; presence of other persons during the interview; communication difficulties; judgement on language knowledge of respondent; state.