Social Structure and Quality of Life 1993

Social conditions, social structural upheavals in connection with
changes in value structure and conduct.
Topics:
Constant part:
Importance of selected areas of life such as occupation, environment,
possession of money, standing up for political convictions,
relationship to colleagues, self-realization, children, marriage / partnership,
friends, sex, self-determination in one's own work, relation to foreigners;
hopes and fears regarding:
job security, occupational development, income, residence, cost of living,
personal freedom, possibilities of self-realization,
education of children / grandchildren, fight against crime and drug addiction;
future plans;
citizenship;
living together with partner;
concrete work activity;
lay-off;
limited employment;
utilization of an employment office support measure;
economic area of one's place of work;
form of property of employing company / business;
qualification of spouse;
judgement on political development in Germany;
personal participation in changes;
renewed voting for the party preferred at the last Federal Parliament election;
influence of social development on personal behavior;
ownership and time of purchase of consumer goods;
preferred leisure activities;
stand on Blue Helmet and combat missions of Federal German Armed Forces,
tax reduction for businesses, the move of the Federal Government,
cancellation of paragraph 218 {abortion}, eliminating the right to asylum,
trust-company policies, taxation of those with high incomes,
compulsory registration for unemployed and Olympia 2000;
preferred measures for complete unification of Germany;
reading daily, weekly and scientific magazines, picture magazines,
mail-order company catalogs;
preferred daily newspaper;
frequency of reading individual categories of the daily newspaper;
political activities at municipal level;
amount of rent;
moves since the turning point;
intended move and reasons for this;
handicapped persons in household and type of disability;
place of work in the old states / West Berlin;
commuting between place of work and place of residence;
change of workplace since 1989 and reasons for this;
evaluation of change of occupational activity;
occupation characteristics;
independence in fulfillment of work task;
shift work;
part-time work;
ideas about personal occupational future;
future of job;
possibility to save money;
financial situation of household;
religiousness;
party preference;
size and character of place of residence;
presence and availability of supply and service facilities.
Variable part A:
familiarity / dealing with financial investment and insurance, law,
application forms at government offices, traffic density,
competition among one another, the flood of advertising, price comparison;
importance of behavior such as tolerance, solidarity, self-confidence,
conflict capability, honesty, strictness, diligence, ability to adapt etc.;
possibilities to influence in the areas of politics, trade unions,
parties and in the city;
active participation in these areas;
stand on elimination of the "wall ";
assessment of the influence of government, opposition, trade unions, economy,
trust-company, media, churches and the individual on political structuring;
reasons for discrimination and preferential treatment;
stand on gambling machines and amusement arcades;
stand on foreigners living in Germany;
possibilities to solve unification problems;
influence factors for development of the standard of living;
time intervals of life planning in the areas marriage / partnership, children,
acquisitions and leisure time;
realization of life plans;
stand on socialism;
vacation destination 1992;
participation in short trips;
influence of social development on size of circle of friends;
intensity of the relations with parents, children, relatives, colleagues,
neighbors, friends, members of parliament, mayor and pastor;
frequency of gatherings with friends and relatives;
contents of conversations with friends;
importance of leisure activities;
leisure groups.
Variable part B:
number of living-rooms;
form of housing;
residential furnishings;
time expended for the route to work, shopping and leisure time;
readiness to change place of residence given job offer;
satisfaction with selected areas of life;
length and frequency of unemployment and retraining;
length of current employment;
side job;
weekly number of working hours;
job before 1989;
activity and qualification at start of occupation;
frequency of change of activity before 1989 and reasons for this;
school degree, qualification and activity of parents;
moving place of residence into the old states
in the circle of relatives and reasons for this;
composition of net household income;
purpose of saving money;
in a situation of need turning to relatives, friends, social services office,
welfare, church, advice centers;
stand on homelessness and possibility of being impacted by it oneself;
assessment of family situation.