Concepts of Existence of the West German Population

Questions on socialization. Topics: importance of areas of life and educational goals; interest in university activities and college studies; attitude to academics and image of academics (scales); comparison of academics and non-academics; self-image (scale); satisfaction with personal education and occupational training (scale); attitude to work and work satisfaction; most important aspects of work; perceived work demands; work during leisure time; actual and ideal criteria of upward social mobility; perceived change of prospects of promotion in the FRG; identification of privileged population groups; perception of group differences as well as of social classes; class model; attitude to social differences (scale) as well as judgement on the level and development of inequality in the FRG; self-assessment of social class on a scale and satisfaction with personal social position; self-assessment of personal social standing based on income, occupation as well as influence in society; image of society and achievement orientation (scale); understanding of sex roles as well as assessment of the suitability of men and women for certain occupations; political interest and political participation (scale); importance of political goals; satisfaction with income.

Demography: age; marital status; religious denomination; school education; further education; occupational position; company size; sources of income; respondent is head of household; residential status; membership in a union, party or an organization; party preference. Interviewer rating: type of building; residence and business building; type of city; presence of other persons and their intervention in interview; willingness to cooperate and reliability of respondent; length of interview; number and time of contact attempts; city size; district code.