The Situation of Mothers in 1966 (Federal Republic, Half-Families)

The economic and social situation of single mothers. Changes of the
situation in life through pregnancy and the relation of the father to
the child and his mother.

Topics: Length of living together with husband; size of household and
head of household; help in housekeeping; comparison between
neighborhood help and help from relatives; contacts with friends and
colleagues; type and extent of employment; work satisfaction; desired
pregnancy; complaints during pregnancy; change of social surroundings
through pregnancy; change of job in connection with pregnancy; course
of birth; interest of father in the child; characterization of father
and place of getting to know him; length of acquaintance until
pregnancy; attitude of one´s parents to the father of the child; type
and frequency of contacts between father and child and mother; contact
with family of father; difficulties in paying alimony; contacts with
the Youth Welfare Department, welfare worker and guardian; conduct with
differences of opinion; decision structure in one´s family; judgement
on one´s own sex education and the knowledge of means of contraception
before first pregnancy; attitude to pre-marital sexual relation;
frequency of nervousness and tiredness; concepts of marriage and the
role of women; judgement on the marriage of parents; strictness of
one´s own parents in moral things; desire for one´s own child in youth;
priorities in raising children; most important concerns as mother;
number and education status of children; psychological characterization
of children; judgement on the standing of a married woman or a woman
with children; recommendations on improvement in the situation of
single mothers; personally growing up in a home; feeling of security;
judgement on one´s own economic situation and the economic situation
after separation from the father of the child; detailed listing of
composition of personal income and the cost of living; position in
sibling sequence; age of parents at birth of respondent; type of
tenancy and perceived rent gouging; moving in the last year;
house-hunting during pregnancy; media usage; last vacation; membership
in clubs and organizations; religiousness; religious affiliation of
one´s own parents, the father of the child as well as the child.

With divorced persons: reasons for the divorce.

Demography: marital status; number of children; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation; employment; household income; composition of household; housing situation; state; refugee status.

Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to
cooperate; situation of residence; condition of residence; city size;
judgement on satisfaction of respondent.

Beyond this the respondent was characterized psychologically by the
interviewer in extensive form (semantic differential).