Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic (1980)

The social and economic situation of foreign workers in the Federal
Republic. Consumer habits and money questions.

Topics: 1. Economic and social situation: current and intended further
length of stay in the FRG; frequency of home visits in the last few
years; preferred travel month and means of transport used; family
members in the Federal Republic; time of moving to Germany by family
members; greatest concerns and difficulties in the Federal Republic;
assumed attitude of Germans to guest workers; judgement on the effort
of trade unions, authorities, organizations and associations for the
problems of foreign workers; most important tasks of trade unions; job
satisfaction; interest in German citizenship; party preference.

2. Money questions: knowledge and use of investment possibilities;
amount of total sum in German savings accounts; name of credit
institute; number of completed building loan contracts in the Federal
Republic; year of completion of contract; agent; degree to which
informed about contents of building loan contract and procedures in
general; savings purpose; satisfaction with service by the Loan and
Building Association after end of contract; amount of money transfers
and money taken home by the respondent or members of household.

3. Smoking habits: frequency of smoking selected tobacco products;
preferred brand; use of cigarettes per day; change of brand of
cigarettes; shopping place and purchase from machine; smoking behavior
yesterday in form of personal, preferred brand and other brands; extent
and brands of cigarettes taken home.

4. Consumer habits and miscellaneous: preferred type of coffee; daily
coffee consumption and manner of preparation as well as brand;
judgement on one´s own current economic situation and future
development; assessment of occupational chances in comparison to German
workers; unemployment; short time work; industry branch; housing
situation and satisfaction with housing; length of school attendance;
actual amount of rent and maximum justifiable costs; car possession and
brand; purchased new or used; car radio possession and brand; German
magazines and newspapers read.

Demography: age; sex; occupational training; occupation; employment;
area of business of company; income residential status; state.

Interviewer rating: disturbances of the course of the interview;
assessment of the ability to communicate; willingness of respondent to
cooperate; assessment of knowledge of national language as well as of
the German language; city size.