Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic (1971)

Trips and money transfer home as well as the social situation of guest
workers in the Federal Republic.

Topics: Length of stay in Germany; frequency of travel home and means
of transport used for this; place of changing money and amount of money
taken along on the trip home; amount of financial transfers home;
assumed attitude of countrymen to Germans; particular difficulties in
the FRG; learning the German language; side job; average working hours
per week and overtime; satisfaction with housing; rent costs.

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.