Reproductive Behavior of Women and Couples. Social-Economic and Psycho-Social Determinants 1990 (Population Survey)

Socio-epidemiological investigation on the situation of women in
various areas of life at the time of the social turning point in the GDR.
Topics: Having grown up in rural or urban area; reference persons in
childhood; number of siblings; today's relationship with parents;
marital status; length of living together with current partner;
characterization of current partner relation; desire to grow old
together; assessment of the partnership up to now (scale); division
of labor in the household (scale); time available each day for
personal interests; desire for children of respondents and partners
under specific and under ideal circumstances; reasons against another
child (scale); number and ages of children; problems after delivery;
condition of health of newborn babies; care of youngest child in
first three years; preference for certain persons for care of
children in first three years from today's view; satisfaction with
child-raising and care in day-nursery; preference for or against
day-nursery in its current form; age at first menstruation and first
intimacy; regularity of gynecological check-ups; stillbirths or
miscarriages; previous pregnancies: their course and result; desire
for pregnancy; special treatment to promote pregnancy; stand on
contraception in general; method of contraception practiced; reasons
against contraception; level of information regarding methods of
contraception; current pregnancy and stand on it; reasons for or
against the pill (scale); medical advice on methods of contraception;
frequency of intimacy; stand on the legal situation regarding
abortion in the GDR; self-assessment of condition of health; medical
care; current illnesses and regular use of medication; type of sex
life in partner relation and satisfaction with it; further
information of respondents also about partners regarding current
school or occupational training or further education, school degree
or vocational certificate, current employment and shift work;
full-time or part-time employment, management activity,
classification of social class; satisfaction with employment and its
agreement with occupational goal; preference for family or
occupation; tenancy; size and equipment of residence; number of
members of household; property relationship regarding residence;
satisfaction with housing conditions; number of members of household
with their own income; amount of net household income;
self-assessment of financial situation and standard of living.