Desire for Children 1987 - Objective and Subjective Factors of Birth Development

Compatibility of occupation, family and household, reasons for and against children, character of partner relation, evaluation of social-political measures, housing conditions. Topics: Assessment by respondent and partner of ideal number of children under favorable circumstances; reasons for or against life with one, two or three children (scale); significance of growing up with siblings for desire for children; number of siblings; ideal number of children per family in the GDR; significance of various areas of life (scale); number and ages of children in household; possible changes of circumstances with a further child (scale); significance of selected characteristics of employment (scale); effects of changes of work in the framework of scientific-technical progress on fulfillment of the desire for children; doing without occupational development for a short time for the sake of the child; attitudes to employment of women in the context of upbringing and care of children, housework, further education, acceptance of management functions; attitudes to living together with children and to long-term relationship (scale); care of parents in need of care or parents-in-law; life in social security; judgement on social-political measures in their influence on birth and life with children in one's family (scale); judgement on social-political measures to support birth and motherhood; personal significance of social-political measures; living together with partner; desire to grow old with partner; significance of selected sides of living together in partnership; type of tenancy; size of residence; satisfaction with residence; number of members of household; housing situation at birth of children; length of residence at place of residence; qualification and self-classification in shift work of respondents and partners; full-time or part-time employment; type of shift work; social functions, government management functions and management level. Supplemental form for women: number of children by birth; age at birth of first child; ideal age at birth of first child or for fulfillment of desire for children and reasons for this (scale); desire for children of respondent and of partner; personal significance of social-political measures regarding desire for children; further desire for children and reasons for or against a further child (scale). Supplemental form for men: number of natural children; age at birth of first child; ideal age of the woman at birth of the first child or for fulfillment of the desire for children and reasons for this (scale); desire for children of respondent and partner; personal significance of social political measures regarding desire for children; reasons for or against a further child (scale).