Consumer Survey (January 1963)

Topics: Assessment of price development; knowledge of trade classes for fruit; expected development with elimination of price fixing; savings habits; savings goals; vacation destinations; vacation length; vacation plans; assessment of the situation of Berlin and the influence of the policies of Adenauer on the situation in Berlin; attitude to employment of West German and foreign workers in Berlin; political knowledge; voting intent and party preference; benefit of the EEC for consumers; work satisfaction; change of job, overtime and wage system; personal condition of health; number, reasons as well as length of times reported sick; knowledge about health insurance; radio commercials and television commercials; reading newspapers; going to the movies; knowledge about empirical social research; participation in an earlier survey and readiness to participate in further surveys.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; occupation; professional position; employment; household income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; number of adults in household; city size. Interviewer rating: economic situation, social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; interest of respondent in survey topic; weekday of interview.