Interview with Humanity (Human Needs and Satisfactions)

Situation in life, hopes, fears and satisfaction of the people on six
continents.

Attitude to problems of the present and expectations of the future.

Topics: Future desires and future concepts; fears of the future;
general contentment with life and feeling of happiness; relative
satisfaction in individual areas of life; satisfaction with income;
frequency of financial concerns and lack of money for food and
clothing; lack of money for medications; satisfaction with medical
care; self-assessment of condition of health; satisfaction with family
life; most important family problems; ideal number of children; most
important training goals; satisfaction with personal training; expected
development of the standard of living; number of friends; expected
change of the role of women in the country; judgement on equal
opportunities for both sexes in occupation and training; satisfaction
with housework and interest in taking up employment; work satisfaction
and occupational satisfaction; preferred leisure activity; satisfaction
with housing conditions and group sharing a residence; preferred size
of place of residence; greatest problems of the group sharing a
residence; change of quality of life at place of residence; desire for
increased industrialization; sense of security at place of residence;
personal impact from a crime (victimization); most important problems
of the country and assumed reasons for these problems; expected
development of living conditions; satisfaction with life in the
country; attitude to population growth; attitude to animal protection;
judgement on the wealth of one´s own nation; interest in emigration;
readiness to travel; preferred destinations; most respected nation;
knowledge of foreign languages; attitude to foreign aid; degree of
familiarity of the UN and its special organizations; knowledge about UN
membership of one´s country; judgement on the effectiveness of the UN;
the significance of religious belief and belief in a life after death.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; race;
religious denomination; religiousness; school education; employment;
household income; size of household; political orientation; possession
of durable economic goods; social surroundings.

Interviewer rating: willingness to cooperate und social class of
respondent; economic status; housing situation.