Allocation of Chances through Education

Topics: Attitude to education and further education; support by teachers and school administration in the decision for secondary school; participation in class counseling meetings; reasons for the choice of school type; knowledge about school prerequisites for certain occupations; assessment of education costs if living out of town; occupation characteristics of selected occupations; occupation preference for the child from the view of parents as well as child; sense and purpose of university education; knowledge about possibilities of scholarships; school education and current status of education of the children; the route to school; means of transport used; distance to nearest high school, secondary school or junior high school; employment of wife and employment interruption; reasons for resumption of work; evaluation of statements about work, prospects of promotion and co-determination; personal education and occupational training and education of friends and acquaintances; personal occupational prestige and occupational prestige of family and friends; frequency of contact in one´s circle of friends; conversation partner with problems; evaluation of superiors and job atmosphere; job fears; satisfaction with payment; work satisfaction (scale); shift models; moving frequency and regional mobility; local ties; social mobility; memberships in clubs, parties and organizations; party offices accepted; party identification; company size; type of pay; degree of relationship with child.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training; occupation; professional career; income; housing situation; party preference; party membership; social origins; regional origins; present and past offices held; membership.