Interview with Humanity (Human Needs and Satisfactions)

Attitude to problems of the present and expectations of the future. Topics: Future desires and future concepts; fears of the future; general contentment with life and feeling of happiness; relative satisfaction in individual areas of life; satisfaction with income; frequency of financial concerns and lack of money for food and clothing; lack of money for medications; satisfaction with medical care; self-assessment of condition of health; satisfaction with family life; most important family problems; ideal number of children; most important training goals; satisfaction with personal training; expected development of the standard of living; number of friends; expected change of the role of women in the country; judgement on equal opportunities for both sexes in occupation and training; satisfaction with housework and interest in taking up employment; work satisfaction and occupational satisfaction; preferred leisure activity; satisfaction with housing conditions and group sharing a residence; preferred size of place of residence; greatest problems of the group sharing a residence; change of quality of life at place of residence; desire for increased industrialization; sense of security at place of residence; personal impact from a crime (victimization); most important problems of the country and assumed reasons for these problems; expected development of living conditions; satisfaction with life in the country; attitude to population growth; attitude to animal protection; judgement on the wealth of one´s own nation; interest in emigration; readiness to travel; preferred destinations; most respected nation; knowledge of foreign languages; attitude to foreign aid; degree of familiarity of the UN and its special organizations; knowledge about UN membership of one´s country; judgement on the effectiveness of the UN; the significance of religious belief and belief in a life after death.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; race; religious denomination; religiousness; school education; employment; household income; size of household; political orientation; possession of durable economic goods; social surroundings. Interviewer rating: willingness to cooperate und social class of respondent; economic status; housing situation.