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.