Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic (1972)

Trips home, media usage, satisfaction and social situation of guest
workers in the Federal Republic.

Topics: Length of stay in Germany; trips home and means of transport
used for this; particular difficulties in the FRG; positive and
negative sides of the stay in Germany; general judgement on well-being;
amount of financial transfers home; dealing with authorities; assumed
attitude of countrymen to Germans; contacts with countrymen and
Germans; learning the German language and occupational further
education; job satisfaction and frequency of change of job; paying
attention to radio and television broadcasts for foreign workers;
membership in clubs; trips to leisure homes; place of stay of family;
satisfaction with housing.

Demography: age (classified); sex; nationality; marital status; number
of children; school education; vocational training; occupation;
professional position; income; size of household; housing situation;
state; possession of durable economic goods.

Interviewer rating: judgement on language proficiency and possible
communication difficulties; willingness of respondent to cooperate;
presence of other persons; city size.