Effects of Public Social Services on the Socialization Process

On residential surroundings: contacts, activities, errands and utilization of various infrastructure facilities as well as services in one´s part of town or outside; knowledge and utilization of selected public advice facilities for mothers; characterization of residential area regarding location as well as environmental pollution and suitability for children; perception of social control by the neighbors. 4. On employment: previous and current employment; commuting time to place of work; work satisfaction; attitude to continued employment given a hypothetical receipt of child benefit; judgement on selected statements on the problem of employment and family. 5.

On raising children: reading pedagogical books; most important child-raising problems; attitude to raising children and preferred child-raising style (scale); evaluation of raising children in kindergartens; participation in parents meetings; desired number of children; expected problems with an additional child; child care during personal absence; participation of husband in raising children, housework and pedagogical further education events. 6.

On development and child-raising of the target child (preschool-age child): opportunities to play; opportunities to sleep; own room for the child; furnished with toys and children´s books as well as their frequency of use; type and length of occupation with the child; learning activities; contact with dangerous household objects; expected school achievements and school degree sought for the child; conduct in language education; number and characteristics of playmates; frequency of games in one´s household; condition of health of the child. 7.

Miscellaneous: social origin. Demography: age; marital status and length of marital status. Interviewer rating: number of contact attempts; length of interview; day of interview; refreshments for the interviewer from the respondent; number of contact persons and their relation to respondent. 8.

In the form of a written survey detailed information on the source of income and the use of income was obtained, e.g. also, completed insurance policies, savings contracts and property available; income conditions of parents.