Young Marriage 1988

Partner relations and situation in life of young marriages,
expectations of and reasons for the marriage, desire for children.
Topics: Expectations of spouse (scale); length of the relation before
marriage; reasons for marriage; influence of individual persons and
events on ideas of married life (scale); length of marriage and
assessment of its development; characteristics of spouse (scale);
criteria for marriage happiness (scale); division of labor in the
household - in general and with employment of wife; realization of
equal rights for the wife in marriage; compatibility of occupational
and family duties; decision-making in family matters (scale);
attitude to divorce; frequency of common leisure activities (scale);
factors making common organization of leisure time impossible
(scale); average leisure time on work days; willingness to
participate in FDJ discussion rounds on marriage problems, marriage
and family law, social policy of the GDR, international solidarity,
organization of leisure time, raising children; utilization of
government support; attitude to FDJ and participation in FDJ
activities; time expended for honorary social work; attitude to
socialist society; trust in SED; moral orientations (scale); reasons
for or against a child (scale); reasons for two or more children
(scale); utilization of paid time off after birth; attitude to
children; stand on care of children by the wife; educational goals;
attitude to punishment of children with certain behavior (scale);
abortions up to now; methods of contraception; frequency of sexual
intercourse with partner - in fact and ideally; reasons for conflicts
in marriage and person setting them off (scale); opinion agreement in
various areas of life (scale) and their significance; full-time or
part-time employment; shift work; work demands and technical
knowledge; computer-controlled technology in the work area; change of
working conditions through new technology (scale); frequency of
changes of work demands; general significance of work; membership in
youth brigade or youth researcher collective; participation of spouse
in occupational problems; satisfaction with occupational duties and
colleagues; significance of partner relation for various areas of
life; qualification during marriage; attitude to employment of women;
attitude to qualification and further education; tenancy;
satisfaction with housing conditions; number of rooms; number of
books; procedure with common acquisitions; consumer goods; number of
children in household; assessment of personal condition of health.