Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic (1982)

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 and other
groups 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; degree of familiarity of loan and building associations;
number of completed building loan contracts in the Federal Republic;
year of completion of contract; agent; savings purpose; contact with
bank employees after completing the building loan 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;
submitting income tax return and assistance used; possession and degree
of familiarity of electric equipment; judgement on one´s own current
economic situation and future development; assessment of occupational
chances in comparison to German workers; religious affiliation and
religiousness (frequence of church attendance); change of future plans
of the family due to the foreigner decrees; 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: city size; 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.