Foreigners in Germany 1999 - 1st Wave

The social and economic situation of foreign employees in the Federal Republic.
Topics:
nationality of respondent;
ethnic affiliation of respondents from former Yugoslavia;
place of birth in Germany or abroad;
duration of stay in Germany up to now;
estimated time period still to be spent in Germany;
visits to one's native country since moving to Germany;
visit to one's native country in the previous year;
greatest concerns and problems in Germany;
interest in German as well as dual citizenship;
relinquishing previous citizenship for the sake of a German passport;
perceived attitude of Germans to guest workers at work;
satisfaction with current job;
most sympathetic party in Germany;
party preference (Sunday question);
average monthly expenditures for food and everyday necessities;
preferred shopping places for groceries and everyday necessities as well as consumer items;
responsibility of respondent for housekeeping.
Demography:
marital status;
size of household;
number of working members of the household;
number of persons under 18 years old in the household;
further family members in Germany outside of personal household;
family members in native country;
type of employment;
job title;
income;
age;
residential status;
amount of rent;
rent increase for base rent or additional costs in the last year;
satisfaction with residence or accomodation;
number of years of school completed;
school degree in Germany or native country;
type of school degree;
self-assessment of knowledge of German (reading);
vocational training completed as well as length of vocational training;
possession of a car;
brand of car;
new or used car;
number of kilometers driven annually;
net household income.
Interviewer rating:
presence of third persons during interview as well as
influence through third parties;
evaluation of communication;
willingness of respondent to cooperate;
knowledge of German and one's own language.
Also encoded was:
state;
city size.