Structure and Next-Generation Problems of Medium-Sized Companies

The occupational situation and next-generation problems of medium-sized companies from the view of various groups in a small town. Topics: General satisfaction; work satisfaction; professional history, change of occupation and change of place of work; judgement on opportunities to earn and working conditions in the nearer vicinity; advantages and disadvantages of employment in industry; criteria for occupational success; overtime; reduction in working hours; contact with colleagues; attitude to employment of women, lengthening required time in school, day school and Saturday free of school; sociability; leisure activities; media usage; shopping habits and purchases with mail-order firms; social origins; employment of grandfather; vacation and interest in company excursion; cost of living; length of residence; form of housing; rent costs. Index: extroversion and introversion. Demography: age (classified); sex; number of children; religious denomination; school education; vocational training; employment; household income; size of household; composition of household; self-assessment of social class; regional origins; refugee status; possession of durable economic goods; membership. Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; presence of other persons; housing conditions; length of interview; time of day at which interview took place; interview surroundings.