Youth, Education and Leisure Time (1980)

The leisure activities, cultural interest and further education habits
of young people in the Federal Republic.

Topics: detailed determination of the popularity and frequency of
leisure activities; music interest and musical instrument played;
preferred type of art; type of photographic equipment and preferred
motifs; interest in dancing; type of tape recordings; type and extent
of sport activities; belonging to a film club; frequency of watching
television and duration; type of program selection and preferred
broadcasts; frequency of going to the movies and reading books; reading
interests; guiding authority in selection of literature; use of a
library and book last checked out; technical interest; sources of
information about technology; participation in youth work open to all
and membership in a youth organization; motives for participation in
international youth meetings; participation in cultural events and
further education facilities; interest in higher education; reasons for
the lack of opportunity to attend secondary school; preferred education
functions of school; judgement on preparation for employment by the
school; assessment of the most important socialization factors; career
orientation; attitude to ´student fraternities´; political interest and
political activities; party preference; attitude to training in social
behavior; reference groups and reference persons for contact with
people; attitude to consideration for older people; length of time
worked each week and commuting time to work or to school; detailed
information on time budget of available leisure time on working days,
Saturdays and Sundays (information on selected activities in hours);
monthly earnings or pocket-money at one´s disposal; cost of living or
money expended for food; skin problems and cosmetics used; frequency of
use and brand of preparation used.

Demography: age; sex; religious denomination; school education;
occupational position; employment; number of recipients of income;
household income; household size; household composition; respondent is
head of household; characteristics of head of household; person
managing household; city size; state.

Interviewer rating: weekday of interview;