Youth Study (1966)

Attitudes and behaviors of young people in the areas government,politics, Federal German Armed Forces, church, school, family, leisuretime and public. Topics: Socialization in the education or vocational training system;desired occupation; preferred school subjects; relationship withteachers or superiors; occupational goals; attitude to school or work;work satisfaction; achievement motivation; self-image of teenagers;attitude to parents and agreement of moral orientations; ideas aboutupbringing; authority structure in one´s family; attitude to marriageand desire for children; activity in household and understanding ofone´s role regarding the tasks of man and woman; models; contentmentwith life; fears; sociability and friendships; sociometric test;leisure activities; consumer habits and saving; preferred articles ofclothing and type of material; brand knowledge of various products;nutrition questions and consumption of semi-luxury foods, tobacco andalcohol; pocket-money and dealing with money; additional income; futureplans and dreams; media usage; theater attendance; preferred radiostations; interest in travel and means of transport used; interest insport and music; attitude to guest workers; political knowledge andinterest in political activity; attitude to sexuality andcontraception; religiousness; club membership; party preference;housing situation; social origins. Many of the topics mentioned weresurveyed by means of scales. Demography: age; sex; marital status; family composition; position insibling sequence; religious denomination; school education; occupation;employment; income; size of household; head of household; city size;state; possession of durable economic goods. Interviewer rating: presence of other persons.