Problems of the Presence of American Troops in Germany

Judgement on the presence of American troops in West Germany.

Topics: Most important problems of the FRG; attitude to participation
of the FRG in the costs of stationing NATO military forces and to
American troops remaining in the FRG; attitude to a reduction in
American military forces; general judgement on the American soldiers;
perceived changes in the relationship of American soldiers to the
German civilian population; criticism of the way of life of American
soldiers; frequency of contact with American soldiers after the war;
attitude to construction of housing settlements for the families
living in Germany; perception of the Americans as occupying forces or
protective forces; attitude to children of members of the occupying
forces and their mothers; judgement on the confiscation of buildings
by Americans; residency; participation in the world war and deployment
in battle against the Americans.

Demography: membership in clubs, trade unions or a
party und offices taken on there; party preference; age (classified);
sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; occupation;
employment; household income; head of household; state;

Interviewer rating:
social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate;
number of contact attempts; city size.

Also encoded was:
identification of interviewer;
sex of interviewer and age of interviewer.