Foreigners in Germany 1999

The social and economic situation of foreign employees in the Federal Republic. Topics: nationality of respondent; ethnic affiliation among respondents from former Yugoslavia; place of birth in Germany or abroad; duration of stay in Germany up to now; estimated period of time that will be spent in Germany; visit to one's native country since moving to Germany; visit to one's native country in the previous year; greatest concerns and problems in Germany; interest in German as well as dual citizenship; relinquishing previous citizenship for the sake of a German passport; perceived attitude of Germans to guest workers at work; satisfaction with current job; most sympathetic party in Germany; party preference (Sunday question); average monthly expenditures for food and everyday necessities; preferred shopping places for food and everyday necessities as well as consumer items; responsibility of respondent for housekeeping. Demography: marital status; size of household; number of working members of household; number of under 18-year-olds in household; further family members in Germany outside of personal household; family members in native country; type of employment; job title; income; age; residential status; amount of rent; rent increase for base rent or additional costs in the last year; satisfaction with residence or accomodation; number of school years completed; school degree in Germany or native country; type of school degree; self-assessment of knowledge of German (reading); completed vocational training as well as length of vocational training; car possession; car brand; new or used car; number of kilometers driven annually; net household income. Interviewer rating: presence of third persons during interview as well as influence by third parties; evaluation of communication; willingness of respondent to cooperate; knowledge of German and one's own language. Also encoded was: state; city size.