Opinions and Attitudes of German Youth

Attitudes to occupation and open institutions. Goal in life, leisure
wishes, societal, social and political fundamental philosophies of
young people between the ages of 14 and 24 years in the Federal
Republic.

Topics: Attitude to politics; authoritative or democratic attitudes;
judgement on the effectiveness of personal possibilities to influence
politics; satisfaction with the party system; party preference; image
of the political parties; evaluation of Helmut Kohl; expected changes
given a change of government; readiness for political ties; tie to a
certain party; reason for rejection of joining a party; vocational
training; free or restricted choice of occupation; times of
unemployment; contacts with the employment office; occupation exercised
currently; occupational satisfaction; attitude to work; attitude to the
achievement principle and moral orientation; readiness for action for
the occupational goal; familiarity and degree of sympathy of
personalities; idols; ideas about the goals in life achieved at 40
years of age; use of a large gift of money and of additional leisure
time; judgement on institutions; detailed determination of membership
in youth organizations and participation in their events; preferred
type of youth group; monthly sum of money at one´s disposal; estimated
money necessary for free disposal; estimated gross income of parents;
self-assessment of most effective socialization authorities; form of
housing.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; family composition; number of
siblings; religious denomination; school education; vocational
training; occupation; income; household income; size of household;
party preference (Sunday question); social origins; city size; state;
memberships.

Also encoded were: number of residents and administrative district.