Reiseanalyse (Travel Survey Germany) 1971

Vacation and travel habits of the West German population in 1971 as
well as vacation plans for the next season.

Topics: Main focus areas of this survey were: vacation accomodations,
use of travel agency, travel agency image and short vacation trips;
travel frequency and regularity of vacation trips; destinations at home
and abroad; reasons for choice of vacation area; preferred form of
countryside; travel motives and vacation expectations; trip form and
vacation form; travel information; time of trip decision and type of
trip preparation; sources of information in trip planning; trip
organization; trip advice and use of travel agency; trip expenditures;
time of trip and trip length; means of transport used for the vacation
trip; distance to place of vacation; satisfaction with trip
accomodations; psychological demands of a vacation; particular
acquisitions for the vacation trip; travel companion; financing the
trip and exceeding trip budget; means of payment taken along; meal
habits on vacation; actual activities and desired leisure activities at
place of vacation; means of transport used for trips in the vicinity of
place of vacation; vacation satisfaction; detailed information on short
and second as well as third vacation trips; travel intents and
destination for a vacation in the coming year; means of transport
probably used and organization form; right to vacation; car possession.

The following questions were posed to those not traveling:
satisfaction with vacation at home; future vacation plans or obstacles;
year and vacation form of last trip.

Demography: age; sex; family composition; religious denomination;
school education; occupation; employment; household income; size of
household; composition of household; head of household; city size;
state.

Also encoded was: district code.