Perception of Social Inequality among Workers and Employees

Topics: Work satisfaction; characterization of good and bad sides of one´s own job; satisfaction with payment; evaluation of prospects of promotion; attitude to income differences and general judgement on income development in the FRG; interest in occupational independence; attitude to performance-based pay; number of monthly overtime hours; attitude to danger bonus versus improvement in safety at work; number of monthly overtime hours; assessment of discrimination against women, workers, and employees in occupational life; equal work and equal wage; attitude to the amount of welfare payments and a better education benefit for apprentices; occupation plans for one´s children; assessment of prospects of advancement for one´s children; frequency of personal unemployment and unemployment of father; judgement on one´s own job security and fear of a new economic crisis; personal membership and membership of father in a trade union; offices accepted; attitude to the necessity of trade unions; personal willingness to strike; most important tasks of the government; party soonest representing the interests of workers; assignment of responsibility for price stability and future increase in standard of living; attitude to house occupations; satisfaction with democracy in the FRG; political interest; party preferences; company size and city size; judgement on one´s own economic situation and future development; satisfaction with personal standard of living.

Demography: party preference; company size; self-assessment of vertical mobility; consciousness of social stratification; housing situation and rent costs; age (classified); sex; marital status; number of children; school education; vocational training; occupation; income; household income; size of household; interest in politics; social origins; city size; state; present and past offices held.