Social and Cultural Determinants of the Conduct of Foreign workers in the Federal Republic of Germany (Primary Investigation: Foreigners)

Description of one´s own working and living conditions and reasons to
move to Germany. Perception of one´s own countrymen and third-party
image of the Germans. Perceived reasons for integration difficulties.

Topics: The survey of foreign workers was conducted with questions
identical to ZA Study No. 1043.

Besides the identical part of the survey the following additional
questions were posed: country of origin; training in country of origin;
reasons for moving to Germany and information about working and living
conditions before moving to the FRG; planned length of stay before
moving to the FRG; correspondence of concepts and facts about the FRG;
satisfaction with housing situation and living conditions after
arrival; description of characteristics of first occupational activity
in the FRG (scale); satisfaction with this activity; development of
contacts with countrymen in the FRG; planned length of stay; reasons
for current stay in the FRG; ethnic infrastructure facilities in
residential area; interest in acquisition of German citizenship;
judgement on one´s own knowledge of German; feeling of national
identity.

Demography: sex; year of birth; school education; vocational training;
occupational position; employment; social origins; income; marital
status; nationality of spouse; employment and occupational position of
spouse.