Effects of Public Social Services on the Socialization Process

Development and child-raising in pre-school age. General questions on
family socialization as well as the economic and social situation of
the respondent.

Topics: 1. On family structure: children living in the household and
their demographic characteristics; financial support payments for
children living outside the home; detailed recording of all remaining
persons living in the house; handicapped members of the household and
those in need of care.

2. On housing situation: housing conditions; size of residence;
residence financing; receipt of housing benefit; length of residence;
frequency of moving, year of construction of residential building.

3. On residential surroundings: contacts, activities, errands and
utilization of various infrastructure facilities as well as services in
one´s part of town or outside; knowledge and utilization of selected
public advice facilities for mothers; characterization of residential
area regarding location as well as environmental pollution and
suitability for children; perception of social control by the
neighbors.

4. On employment: previous and current employment; commuting time to
place of work; work satisfaction; attitude to continued employment
given a hypothetical receipt of child benefit; judgement on selected
statements on the problem of employment and family.

5. On raising children: reading pedagogical books; most important
child-raising problems; attitude to raising children and preferred
child-raising style (scale); evaluation of raising children in
kindergartens; participation in parents meetings; desired number of
children; expected problems with an additional child; child care during
personal absence; participation of husband in raising children,
housework and pedagogical further education events.

6. On development and child-raising of the target child (preschool-age
child): opportunities to play; opportunities to sleep; own room for the
child; furnished with toys and children´s books as well as their
frequency of use; type and length of occupation with the child;
learning activities; contact with dangerous household objects; expected
school achievements and school degree sought for the child; conduct in
language education; number and characteristics of playmates; frequency
of games in one´s household; condition of health of the child.

7. Miscellaneous: social origin.

Demography: age; marital status and length of marital status.

Interviewer rating: number of contact attempts; length of interview;
day of interview; refreshments for the interviewer from the respondent;
number of contact persons and their relation to respondent.

8. In the form of a written survey detailed information on the source
of income and the use of income was obtained, e.g. also, completed
insurance policies, savings contracts and property available; income
conditions of parents.