The Situation of Mothers in 1966 (Federal Republic, Half-Families)

Changes of the situation in life through pregnancy and the relation of the father to the child and his mother. Topics: Length of living together with husband; size of household and head of household; help in housekeeping; comparison between neighborhood help and help from relatives; contacts with friends and colleagues; type and extent of employment; work satisfaction; desired pregnancy; complaints during pregnancy; change of social surroundings through pregnancy; change of job in connection with pregnancy; course of birth; interest of father in the child; characterization of father and place of getting to know him; length of acquaintance until pregnancy; attitude of one´s parents to the father of the child; type and frequency of contacts between father and child and mother; contact with family of father; difficulties in paying alimony; contacts with the Youth Welfare Department, welfare worker and guardian; conduct with differences of opinion; decision structure in one´s family; judgement on one´s own sex education and the knowledge of means of contraception before first pregnancy; attitude to pre-marital sexual relation; frequency of nervousness and tiredness; concepts of marriage and the role of women; judgement on the marriage of parents; strictness of one´s own parents in moral things; desire for one´s own child in youth; priorities in raising children; most important concerns as mother; number and education status of children; psychological characterization of children; judgement on the standing of a married woman or a woman with children; recommendations on improvement in the situation of single mothers; personally growing up in a home; feeling of security; judgement on one´s own economic situation and the economic situation after separation from the father of the child; detailed listing of composition of personal income and the cost of living; position in sibling sequence; age of parents at birth of respondent; type of tenancy and perceived rent gouging; moving in the last year; house-hunting during pregnancy; media usage; last vacation; membership in clubs and organizations; religiousness; religious affiliation of one´s own parents, the father of the child as well as the child.

With divorced persons: reasons for the divorce. Demography: marital status; number of children; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation; employment; household income; composition of household; housing situation; state; refugee status. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; situation of residence; condition of residence; city size; judgement on satisfaction of respondent.