The Sexual Behavior of Men in the Federal Republic of Germany

Sexual conduct (written survey): conversation partner about sex questions in developing years; judgement on one´s own sex education; openness of conversation in parental home; sex life of parents noticed; personal illegitimacy; sex education authority; number of own extra-marital or pre-marital children; judgement on time of birth of first child for the marriage; assessment of perceived burdens during pregnancy of partner; personal presence during birth process; type of contraception practised currently; attitude to the pill for men and sterilisation; number, age, status and time of getting to know steady partner(s) with whom respondent has sexual intercourse; time interval between meeting and first sexual intercourse as well as age of partner; characterization of situation at first sexual intercourse and length of this intimate relation; marriage with first intimate partner; total number of intimate partners; frequency of intimacy; stimulating situations; initiator; type and extent of sexual practices; orgasm; desired activity of partner; contacts with prostitutes; secret sexual desires; conversation about sexuality with partner; development of intensity of sexual experience in the course of time and assumed reasons for this development; fear of impotence; failure during sexual intercourse; characterization of desired sexual partner; attitude to masturbation; homosexual contacts; attitude to lesbian relations by one´s partner; attitude to prostitution and pornography; frequency of reading selected magazines; favorite name.

Demography: age; marital status; number of children; age and number of siblings; position in sibling sequence; religious denomination; school education; occupational training; occupation; employment; income; number of recipients of income; household composition; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household. Interviewer rating: social class, date of interview, length of interview; place of survey.