Life in Poverty in East Berlin 1992

Situation in life, mental attitudes and behavior of persons in
poverty situations.
Topics: Importance of selected areas of life such as health,
environment, work, housing, education, social security, culture,
entertainment, sexuality, travel, children, friends, partnership,
income, standard of living; current employment; financial situation;
expected financial difficulties; dealing with money; change in
satisfaction with selected areas of life (scale); length of residence
in East Berlin; number and ages of children in household or group
sharing a residence; future expectations regarding selected areas of
life (scale); composition of net household income; general attitude
to life (scale); assessment of personal situation in life; reasons
for difficulties and possible activities to overcome them;
utilization of services of the social services office; persons or
institutions that can be asked for help in financial need; possible
obstacles to utilization of welfare; satisfaction with services
granted according to the Bundessozialhilfegesetz {Federal Social Aid
Law}; need for information and forms of information for the areas
legal advice, debt counseling, psychological counseling, self-help
groups, alcohol and drug counseling; preferred leisure activities;
frequency of stays outside of Berlin; personal compensation
mechanisms with problem situations; larger acquisitions in the last
six months; participation in self-help groups; stand on foreigners;
residential status; health disturbance; general contentment with
life; preferred use of a prize.