Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic (1970)

Vacation trips, trips home, image of Germany and social situation of
guest workers in the Federal Republic.

Topics: Length of stay in Germany; sources of information for trip
planning; trip home and means of transport used for this;
characterization of preferred means of travel; judgement on the travel
offerings of the German Federal Railway; vacation trips within the FRG;
positive and negative sides of the stay in the FRG; image of Germany in
the native country and disillusioned concepts; general judgement on
one´s own situation; actual and desired contacts with countrymen and
Germans; dealing with authorities; naming positive German
characteristics; assumed attitudes of countrymen regarding Germans;
perceived changes of the attitude of Germans to foreign workers;
occupational further education and learning the German language; job
satisfaction and frequency of change of job; trip to leisure homes;
membership in an organization or club; media usage; place of stay of
family; rent costs and housing situation; money transfers home.

Demography: age (classified); sex; nationality; marital status; number
of children; school education; vocational training; occupation;
professional position; income; size of household; housing situation;
state; possession of durable economic goods.

Interviewer rating: judgement on language proficiency and possible
communication difficulties; willingness of respondent to cooperate;
presence of other persons; city size.