Mikrocensus 1979, 3. quarter: Smoking Habits, Job Hunting

This Mikrozensus survey contains two special programs: smoking habits and job seeking Smoking habits: Smoking poses a public health problem since it is a risk factor in connection with several diseases (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, etc.).Therefore, it is an important aiming point for preventive measures. In 1972 a Mikrozensus special survey had already been conducted on this topic (Mikrozensus MZ7201). Since then a lot of public as well as private educational work on the dangers had been done, sometimes even active intervention. Proposed by the Federal Ministry of Health and environmental protection, the study on smoking habits is now repeated. Most questions from the 1972 survey were posed again to ensure comparability. In consequence, this study does not only help with the development of new preventive measures against the so called associated diseases but it is also an examination of the effectiveness of already existing measures. Job seeking: The survey was conducted to complement the monthly statistic on persons who filed for unemployment at an unemployment office. It gives additional information on people searching for a job who did not file for unemployment at any unemployment office and who are therefore not include in the monthly statistics. This includes all unemployed people (those who lost a job as well as housewives, students, etc.) who might be looking for job as well as those who want to change their workplace because they are dissatisfied with their current job. Some questions on the topic of job seeking were already posed in the Mikrozensus survey in June 1987 (Mikrozensus MZ7802)

本微型普查（Mikrozensus）包含两项专项调查模块：吸烟习惯与求职状况。
吸烟习惯模块：吸烟作为多种疾病（癌症、心血管疾病等）的致病风险因素，已构成重大公共卫生问题，因此成为预防干预措施的重要靶向目标。1972年，针对该主题已开展过一次微型普查（Mikrozensus）专项调查（MZ7201）。自彼时起，公共与私人领域已围绕吸烟危害开展了大量科普教育工作，部分地区还实施了主动干预举措。经联邦卫生与环境部提议，本次吸烟习惯专项调查得以重启。为保障数据可比性，本次调查沿用了1972年版问卷中的绝大多数问题。因此，本调查不仅可为针对此类关联疾病的新型预防措施研发提供数据支撑，同时也可用于评估现有预防措施的实施效果。
求职状况模块：本次求职专项调查旨在补充月度失业登记统计数据。现有月度统计仅覆盖在就业服务机构登记失业的人群，而本调查可提供未在任何就业服务机构登记失业的求职群体的补充信息。此类群体涵盖所有潜在求职者：包括失业人员、家庭主妇、学生等，以及因对当前工作不满而希望更换工作单位的人群。早在1987年6月的微型普查中，就已设置过部分求职主题的相关问题（MZ7802）。