Cultural-Artistic Interests and Opportunities of Young People, 1973-1974

Leisure interests, cultural activities, media usage, attitude to socialism and the GDR, interest in music, literature, film and theater, working conditions, collective relations. Topics: Frequency of attending cultural facilities and events (scale); number of books read; preferred leisure activities (scale); frequency of reading newspapers and magazines; belonging to leisure groups; cultural activities in leisure group (scale); personal cultural and artistic activities (scale); frequency of use of radio and television stations of the FRG; personal behavior orientations from art works; interest in books and films on the present-day of the GDR and other socialist countries; structuring of cultural life in work and residential area through FDJ; attitude to the world-wide victory of socialism; pride in GDR citizenship; trust in the SED; solidarity with the Soviet Union; world view; membership in FDJ; social functions outside of FDJ; leisure facilities within reach (scale); interest in types of music (scale); preferred dance events; reasons for listening to music (scale); reasons for visit to discotheques (scale); interest in different areas of literature (scale); reasons for reading modern literature (scale); orientation on opinion of others before deciding on a book (scale); interest in theater presentations of different genres (scale); interest in films of different genres (scale); reasons for seeing modern films (scale); knowledge and valuation of current films presented (scale); member in film club; orientation on opinion of others before seeing a film (scale); evaluation of social relations in the collective; common cultural activities of the collective; intended membership in SED; struggle of the collective for the title ´collective of socialist work´; work in shift work; degree of physical or mental effort at work; involvement in culture and education plan; recommendations on cultural activities in various school subjects; orientation on suggestions in decision for leisure activities; social origins.