The Influence of Television on Rural Municipalities of Tunisia (Panel: 3rd Wave, 1985)

Living and housing situation in rural municipalities in Tunisia as well
as the influence of television on the rural population.

Topics: knowledge of selected personalities from the areas of
politics, sport and music; preferred names for children (index of
modernity); children or grandchildren without work; preferred work for
sons and grandchildren; unmarried children; preferred place of
residence for the children after marriage; personal marriage; preferred
place of residence after personal marriage; traditional vs. modern
objects; attitude to life in a large European or American city as
dangerous; knowledge of a person who spent time in Europe in the last
year; judgement on the life of a politician as easy or difficult;
judgement on the housing situation in the city; preferred dress style
for men; attitude to a life without work; preferred occupations (index
of modernity); attitude to family planning; personal opinion leadership
in the city; assumed frequency of selected activities of politicians;
frequency of political discussions about the Tunisian government;
unmarried daughters; attitude to a daughter´s employment in a modern
city hotel; judgement on personal housing situation; observing
obligatory prayer within the family; preferred dress style for women;
perceived changes in the living conditions in the region; time of last
visit of a welfare worker in the city; ownership of a television set by
the most politically aware people in the city; judgement on life in a
large Tunisian city; political discussion partner; assumed attitude of
Islam to birth control; frequency of watching television as well as the
use of programs in French and Arabic; location of television; social
situation of television as well as number of people present; main
television partner; length of watching television; frequency of
watching selected programs; ownership of television set; preferred
place to watch television; frequency of discussions about television
programs; judgement on television programs as suitable for the whole
family; possession of television and radio by friends and neighbors;
frequency and length of use of radio; possession of a radio; ability to
read; frequency of reading magazines; preferred medium for information
on politics, sport, as well as topics from the areas of culture,
religion and education; preference for personally taking part in
political, religious, musical and sporting events or watching them on
television; preferred acquisition in the case of having a particular
sum of money; preferred occupations for young family members; attitude
to birth control; attitude to wife or daughter taking part in a public
political event; preferred time of the day and leisure preferences;
attitude to work; frequency of leaving the city; perceived use of
foreign aid programs; marital status; size of household; education
level; employment status; occupation; ownership of selected pieces of
furniture, consumer goods and articles of decoration.

Additionally encoded were: respondent´s place of residence; place of
interview; presence of third party during the interview; date of
interview; length of interview; interviewer identification.