Country Youth Groups

Topics: Social structure and living conditions of members; family conditions and position in sibling sequence; social origins; assessment of personal training and realization of desired occupation; type of income and available sum of money monthly; time worked each week; quitting time and work on Sunday; leisure time and vacation trips; participation in practical training in a foreign country; interest in attending secondary schools; political interest and participation in demonstrations; magazines and books read; reason for membership in country youth groups; membership in clubs and organizations; place and frequency of group gatherings; length of way to group event and use of various means of transport; events of the group; judgement on group evenings, the group and changes observed; judgement on group work; willingness to participate actively in the group; manner of processing the group program.

The following additional questions were posed to the group leaders: description of number of members and development of membership; place of group evenings and difficulties in obtaining a room; perceived changes of group interests; description of the primary difficulties in group work; use of work help from the state association; public relations work and advertising; distribution of tasks in the group; participation in group leader schooling.