Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic (1982)

Money questions: knowledge and use of investment possibilities; amount of total sum in German savings accounts; name of credit institute; degree of familiarity of loan and building associations; number of completed building loan contracts in the Federal Republic; year of completion of contract; agent; savings purpose; contact with bank employees after completing the building loan contract; amount of money transfers and money taken home by the respondent or members of household. 3.

Smoking habits: frequency of smoking selected tobacco products; preferred brand; use of cigarettes per day; change of brand of cigarettes; shopping place and purchase from machine; smoking behavior yesterday in form of personal, preferred brand and other brands; extent and brands of cigarettes taken home. 4. Consumer habits and miscellaneous: preferred type of coffee; daily coffee consumption and manner of preparation as well as brand; submitting income tax return and assistance used; possession and degree of familiarity of electric equipment; judgement on one´s own current economic situation and future development; assessment of occupational chances in comparison to German workers; religious affiliation and religiousness (frequence of church attendance); change of future plans of the family due to the foreigner decrees; unemployment; short time work; industry branch; housing situation and satisfaction with housing; length of school attendance; actual amount of rent and maximum justifiable costs; car possession and brand; purchased new or used; car radio possession and brand; German magazines and newspapers read.

Demography: age; sex; occupational training; occupation employment; area of business of company; income; residential status; state. Interviewer rating: city size; disturbances of the course of the interview; assessment of the ability to communicate; willingness of respondent to cooperate; assessment of knowledge of national language as well as of the German language.