Individual Modernization in Bulgaria

Attitudes of Bulgarian employees to social changes in the country.
Judgement on the situation in one´s family, at work and in relations
between people.

Topics: duration of employment; description of activity; work
experience; position of leadership; pay received for work performed;
choosing the current occupation again given the opportunity; judgement
on changes in work and in modernization of work methods;
recommendations for changes at work; interest in more occupational
responsibility; most important determining factors in establishing
wages and salaries; use of literature specific to the occupation and of
measures for further education; interest in further qualification and
operation of the most modern machines; job satisfaction (scale); intent
to quit; characteristics of an ideal colleague; conduct in case of
differences of opinion; interest in further education; level of
eductional aspirations for one´s own children; attitude to university
education and to scientific research; most important goals of a
university education; necessity of training technical capabilities;
planning for the future; judgement on the chances of young people;
comparison of personal standard of living with others; expected
improvement in financial situation; assessment of the consideration of
the state for the opinion of ordinary people; the significance of
relations; luck or personal capabilities as determining factors for
success; satisfaction with goals in life achieved; most important
factors for social prestige; assessment of the general difficulty of
getting along in life; social origins; major problems of the country;
future expectation; attitude to referendum in important social
problems; desired influence on decision-making processes; political
participation; sense of justice; judgement on influence on government
institutions through contacts; attitude to acceptance of the office of
the prime minister by a woman; most important sources of information
about world events; reading habits; listening to the radio and watching
television; political and geographic knowledge; belief in the peaceful
resolution of conflicts; preference for local or national news; ties to
home; openness to strangers; willingness to help relatives; most
important person to relate to and person to confide in; possession of
durable economic goods; do-it-yourself repair of electric equipment;
stays abroad; attitude to being on time with appointments; ideal number
of children; educational goals; attitude to protection of children and
young people by age-rating films; attitude to pre-marital sexual
intercourse and to single mothers; attitude to a personal circle of
friends of married women; conduct in financial disputes in marriage;
faith in God and judgement on the current development of belief in God
in the country; associations with age; sleeplessness; nervousness and
specification of further health indicators; headaches; depression; size
of city of origin; description of sanitary facilities in residence;
belonging to clubs or political organizations; offices held;
satisfaction with standard of living.