Reiseanalyse (Travel Survey Germany) 1983

Vacation and travel habits of the West German population in 1983 as
well as vacation plans for the next season.

The content of the study is largely identical to the content of the
other travel analyses.

Topics: demands of vacation and taking vacation; frequency of vacation
in the last 3 years; characterization of one´s own vacation preference;
psychological demands of a vacation; point in time and length of
vacation decision; most important criteria for travel planning; sources
of information; times of vacation and length of vacation; preferred
forms of countryside; preferred form of organization of vacation trip;
means of transport used; lodging and meals at place of vacation; travel
companion; most important requirements of a vacation appropriate for
children or families; vacation with parents; vacation expenditures;
preferred activities and athletic activities on vacation; travel agency
and booking; general vacation satisfaction; future destinations at home
and abroad; most important criteria for a future main vacation;
personal opinion leadership or opinion allegiance in the matter of
vacation; detailed information on second and third trips.

The following additional questions were posed to those not traveling:
reasons for not taking a vacation trip; vacation habits and activities
on vacation; year of last vacation trip and reasons against vacation
trip; destination and means of transport of the last vacation trip.

Miscellaneous: car possession; size of residential building; consumer
areas in which economies could be achieved given falling standard of
living; judgement on one´s own economic situation and assessment of
future development.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; ages of
children (classified); religious denomination; school education;
occupation; occupational position; employment; household income; size
of household; composition of household; respondent is head of
household; characteristics of head of household; residential status;
living together with a partner; number of persons in household with
their own income; number of families also living in the building
(estimate); having a yard; readiness for participation in a similar
follow-up survey.

Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; interest
of respondent in survey topic; place of survey; length of interview;
date and time of interview; ZIP (postal) code; city size.