Household Panel 1981

Miscellaneous: inclination toward writing cards and letters (scale); memory of the Post Office advertising about writing letters; memory of special advertising slogans as well as the advertising medium in which the advertisement was seen; smoking habits; having a yard and possession of yard equipment; possession of pet; possession of second home or vacation home in the Federal Republic; possession of a telephone in second home; possession or interest in further telephone extensions in main residence; vacation frequency; means of transport used; form of organization of vacation travel.

The following additional questions were posed to women: self-classification as well as classification of spouse or friend in a fashion typology; purchase price of the last winter coat purchased for oneself or one´s partner. The following questions were posed to men: self-classification in a fashion typology as well as purchase price of the last coat purchased. Demography: sex; year of birth; marital status; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupational position; employment; household income; size of household; composition of household; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household; characteristics of person managing household; year of household founding; number of persons in household with their own income; residential status; readiness for a telephone interview.

Also encoded was: city reference number; place of work; date of interview.