The Influence of Television on Rural Municipalities of Tunisia (Panel: 2nd Wave, 1983)

Living and housing situation in rural municipalities in Tunisia and 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
occupation for sons or grandchildren; unmarried children; preferred
place of residence for children after marriage; personal marriage;
preferred place of residence after personal marriage; importance of
owning selected pieces of furniture and consumer goods as well as
objects from the area of home furnishing; 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 of the life of politicians
as easy or difficult; judgement on the housing situation in the city;
preferred dress style for men; 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 employment of a daughter in a modern
city hotel; judgement on personal housing situation; observing
obligatory prayer within the family; preferred dress style for women;
perceived changes in living conditions in the region; time of last
visit of a welfare worker to 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 partners; assumed attitude of
Islam to birth control; frequency of watching television and the use of
programs in French and Arabic; location of television; social position
of television as well as number of people present; main television
partner; length of watching television; frequency of watching selected
television programs; ownership of television; preferred place to watch
television; frequency of discussions about television programs;
judgement on television programs as suitable for the whole family;
ownership of television and radio by friends and neighbors; frequency
and length of use of 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 personal participation in political, religious, musical and
sporting events or watching them on television; marital status; size of
household; education level; employment status; occupation; ownership of
selected pieces of furniture, consumer goods and articles of
decoration; frequency of leaving the city.

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