Political Climate and Social Conditions in the GDR 1988/89

Future expectations, goals in life and contentment with life,
scientific-technical progress as well as work, housing and leisure conditions.
Topics:
Moral orientations and goals in life (scale);
personal and social future expectations into the year 2000 (scale);
world view;
solidarity with GDR and SU;
willingness to defend the GDR;
experiences regarding recognition of achievement, extent to which informed,
improvement in housing and living conditions, responsibility of the individual;
FDJ as representative of interests;
participation in FDJ events, MMM and innovator movement;
significance of work in life;
expectations regarding personal effects of the scientific-technical revolution
(scale);
attitude to generation problems (scale);
frequency of smoking and use of nicotine;
frequency of visit to leisure events and facilities such as movies,
youth clubs, dance, libraries, sporting events;
frequency of receiving television and radio media of the GDR and the FRG;
current and future structuring of vacation;
military service performed in the NVA and form of military service;
current and future highest occupational qualification;
highest occupational qualification of father, mother and partner;
satisfaction with housing conditions;
part time or full time employment;
monthly net income of respondent and partner;
participation in the Mathematics Olympics;
membership in parties and organizations;
Supplemental form A:
average leisure time on work days;
frequency and forms of athletic activity;
frequency of visit to theater, movies, museums, concerts, art exhibitions;
membership in various leisure groups (scale);
preferred leisure activities in the cultural, social and occupational area;
weekly alcohol use;
Supplemental form B:
frequency of political discussions with groups of persons
in personal and social area (scale);
confidence regarding one's own development for the next 10 years (scale);
expected generation experiences regarding elimination of the danger of war,
elimination of hunger, elimination of nuclear weapons in Europe;
solidarity with FDJ, SED, GDR, FRG;
feeling of being informed about restructuring in the SU
through media of the GDR or FRG;
sympathy for policies of Gorbachev;
satisfaction in work, leisure, partnership, living conditions;
paths to successful further development of the GDR;
assessment of the collective;
extent to which informed about personal plan duties and
status of plan fulfillment of the collective;
attitude to occupational further education and migration;
occupational employment with microelectronics and computer technology and
frequency of certain activities (scale);
membership in youth brigade or youth researcher collective;
Supplemental form C:
size of place of residence in childhood;
necessary commuting time between place of work and place of residence;
intended change of place of residence;
satisfaction with housing conditions regarding shopping conditions,
leisure time, traffic conditions, local recreation, child care,
condition and size of residential building;
preferred city size for housing and work;
possession of durable consumer goods (scale);
preferred group of persons with personal concerns (scale);
characteristic of the domestic atmosphere (scale);
opinion agreement in personal and social life questions
between parents and children.