Attitude of the West German Population to Marriage and Divorce

Attitudes of the population on the role of women in society as well as
the function of family, marriage and divorce.

Topics: Judgement on the marriage of one´s parents; attitude to
marriage and the formal wedding ceremony; attitude to making divorce
easier; preference for the principle of irreconcilable differences or
the principle of the guilty party; presumable development of frequency
of divorce in the FRG; assessment of the significance of sexuality for
the functioning of a marriage; frequency and causes of differences of
opinion with spouse; personal thoughts of divorce; attitude to marriage
advice; help with housework; meals together with one´s family; circle
of friends; divorced family members and relatives; familiarity of the
individual regulations of divorce law and attitude to reform of
marriage law; decision structure and role distribution in one´s family;
attitude to independent activities of a wife such as e.g. going on
vacation alone; length of knowing spouse before marriage; time of
marriage and pregnancy at marriage; number of children; number of
previous marriages; attitude to full-time school; leisure activities;
television habits and preferred newspapers as well as magazines.

Demography: number of children; membership in clubs und organizations;
religiousness; social origins; city size; age; sex; marital status;
ages of children (classified); religious denomination; school
education; vocational training; occupation; employment; income; state;
regional origins.

Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; interest
in interview topic; length of interview.