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.