Allocation of Chances through Education

The reasons of parents in the decision for or against attendance of a
secondary school for children in the 4th school year.

Topics: Attitude to education and further education; support by
teachers and school administration in the decision for secondary
school; participation in class counseling meetings; reasons for the
choice of school type; knowledge about school prerequisites for certain
occupations; assessment of education costs if living out of town;
occupation characteristics of selected occupations; occupation
preference for the child from the view of parents as well as child;
sense and purpose of university education; knowledge about
possibilities of scholarships; school education and current status of
education of the children; the route to school; means of transport
used; distance to nearest high school, secondary school or junior high
school; employment of wife and employment interruption; reasons for
resumption of work; evaluation of statements about work, prospects of
promotion and co-determination; personal education and occupational
training and education of friends and acquaintances; personal
occupational prestige and occupational prestige of family and friends;
frequency of contact in one´s circle of friends; conversation partner
with problems; evaluation of superiors and job atmosphere; job fears;
satisfaction with payment; work satisfaction (scale); shift models;
moving frequency and regional mobility; local ties; social mobility;
memberships in clubs, parties and organizations; party offices
accepted; party identification; company size; type of pay; degree of
relationship with child.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; ages of children (classified);
religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational
training; occupation; professional career; income; housing situation;
party preference; party membership; social origins; regional origins;
present and past offices held; membership.