Courses of Life and Social Change: The Between-the-War Cohort in Transition to Retirement (Life History Study LV-West II T - Telephone Interview)

Detailed information and judgements on courses of life in the areas
family, education and employment.

Topics: 1. Family origin of target person: social origin; information
on natural mother, natural father or stepparents and foster parents as
well as on siblings; information on courses of life of siblings.

2. Residential history and places of stay: residence description and
reasons for change; supplemental questions on household structure and
mobility.

3. School and occupational biography: school and occupational
training.

4. Employment history, occupation and work life: positions and
activities of employment life; times of no contribution to retirement
program; gaps in employment; side jobs; occupational further education;
work efforts; memberships; illness history.

5. Personal family: marriage biography; partner situation; information
on earlier spouse; information on current spouse or companion through
life; information on children.

6. Economic situation: assets; income; pension situation. $7. Politics
and religion: biography of personal behavior at the polls; behavior at
the polls of parents; interest in politics in parental home; religious
upbringing, leaving the church and religious affiliation.

8. Present activities; interests and needs; strain from interview. $9.
Also encoded were: estimated length of interview; problems in
conducting the interview; reasons for interruption.