Company Status and Area of Life

Industrial working world and personal life-style in a small town in the
Bergisches Land.

Topics: Local ties; regional origins; local residency; judgement on
housing situation; satisfaction with housing; rent costs; social ties;
degree of motorization of family; decision criteria in choice of
occupation; change of occupation and change of job; attitude to change
of workplace; professional history; occupational satisfaction; criteria
for occupation success; private contacts with colleagues; occupation of
father and grandfather; wage satisfaction and wage equity; overtime and
judgement on stress from shift work; attitude to the 5-day week;
company social services; vacation arrangement in the company; frequency
of vacation and vacation destinations; means of transport used on
vacation trips; participation in tourist parties; interest in a company
excursion; commuting times to work; acceptance of a job even outside of
the city; judgement on the image of local companies; breakfast habits
and meals together with the family; quiet time after work; free time
and leisure activity; detailed determination of frequency and type of
events attended; helping by the husband in housework; attitude to
employment of women; age and occupation of children; attitude to a
tenth required year of school; satisfaction with personal school
education and the education of the children; media usage; political
interest; detailed determination of shopping habits and judgement on
shopping opportunities in the city; orders with mail-order firms;
comparative judgement on the standard of living; assessment of the cost
of living.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; number of children
religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational
training; further education; professional career; size of household;
self-assessment of social class; social origins; refugee status;
possession of durable economic goods membership; military service;
health.

Interviewer rating: interview surroundings; interruptions of
interview; cabability of giving an opinion and willingness of
respondent to cooperate; housing conditions of respondent and over-all
impression of respondent.