Consumer Study

Consumption and savings habits of the population.

Topics: Possession of durable consumer goods; acquisition of consumer
goods in the last few months; shopping habits; preferred type of store
and preferred form of service; regular business; health-conscious
nutrition; degree of familiarity of certain name-brand articles; extent
and attitude to maintaining individual reserves; attitude to a quality
symbol for products; membership in a consumer co-operative; access to
sources of supply for certain products at reduced price; attitude to
government price controls; attitude to the social market economy and
trade unions; reduction in working hours; working hours and overtime;
employment of women; occupational further education; housing situation
and mobility; vacation; property conditions; attitude to saving,
long-term savings program, compulsory social security and provision for
one´s old age; cost of living; personal household; additional income;
expected income and price development; judgement on the safety of
various financial investment forms; degree of familiarity of
´Volksaktien´.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious
denomination; vocational training; occupation; employment; income;
household income; size of household; head of household; city size;
state; refugee status; possession of durable economic goods; possession
of assets; membership.

Interviewer rating: judgement on residential features.