Study of Life Situations (25-60 Year-Old Persons)

Complete information on course of life and occupation since the 15th
year of life, about retirement program, both private and through
professional group, and about financial circumstances, participation in
supplementary retirement program as well as entitlement in the
compulsory retirement insurance.

Topics: judgement on one´s own economic situation at time of survey
and expected economic situation in old-age; participation in
discussions with pension counselors or pension advisers; information on
current employment status and pension payment; part-time employment or
secondary occupation in the course of life; information on occupational
and school education; refund of contributions; year of marriage; number
and year of birth of children; reduction in earning capacity;
conclusion of a supplementary insurance for workers and employees in
the civil service or a company retirement program; information on
duration of insurance; savings in the framework of the 624-DM law; year
of appointment and salary group for civil servants; size of
agricultural company and payment of contributions to the Altershilfe
{retirement fund}; voluntary payment of contributions to the compulsory
retirement insurance and payment of contributions to a professional
group insurance; information on completed life insurance policies;
completed accident insurance policies; detailed information on types of
income and types of assets; receipt of housing benefit and child
allowance; marital property status; detailed demographic information on
members of the household (max. 7 persons); detailed information about
amount and type of pensions received or insurance payments.

In the framework of a verification of retirement account status after
obtaining agreement of respondent the following information was
obtained from the responsible insurance providers: times of
contribution; times in lieu of contribution; times of no contribution;
current information on earnings from previous years.