DOI: 10.6077/r6wh-sz85
title: Political Climate and Social Conditions in the GDR, 1988-1989

description: &lt;p&gt;Future expectations, goals in life and contentment with life, scientific-technical progress as well as work, housing and leisure conditions. Topics: Moral orientations and goals in life (scale); personal and social future expectations into the year 2000 (scale); world view; solidarity with GDR and SU; willingness to defend the GDR; experiences regarding recognition of achievement, extent to which informed, improvement in housing and living conditions, responsibility of the individual; FDJ as representative of interests; participation in FDJ events, MMM and innovator movement; significance of work in life; expectations regarding personal effects of the scientific-technical revolution (scale); attitude to generation problems (scale); frequency of smoking and use of nicotine; frequency of visit to leisure events and facilities such as movies, youth clubs, dance, libraries, sporting events; frequency of receiving television and radio media of the GDR and the FRG; current and future structuring of vacation; military service performed in the NVA and form of military service; current and future highest occupational qualification; highest occupational qualification of father, mother and partner; satisfaction with housing conditions; part time or full time employment; monthly net income of respondent and partner; participation in the Mathematics Olympics; membership in parties and organizations; Supplemental form A: average leisure time on work days; frequency and forms of athletic activity; frequency of visit to theater, movies, museums, concerts, art exhibitions; membership in various leisure groups (scale); preferred leisure activities in the cultural, social and occupational area; weekly alcohol use; Supplemental form B: frequency of political discussions with groups of persons in personal and social area (scale); confidence regarding one's own development for the next 10 years (scale); expected generation experiences regarding elimination of the danger of war, elimination of hunger, elimination of nuclear weapons in Europe; solidarity with FDJ, SED, GDR, FRG; feeling of being informed about restructuring in the SU through media of the GDR or FRG; sympathy for policies of Gorbachev; satisfaction in work, leisure, partnership, living conditions; paths to successful further development of the GDR; assessment of the collective; extent to which informed about personal plan duties and status of plan fulfillment of the collective; attitude to occupational further education and migration; occupational employment with microelectronics and computer technology and frequency of certain activities (scale); membership in youth brigade or youth researcher collective; Supplemental form C: size of place of residence in childhood; necessary commuting time between place of work and place of residence; intended change of place of residence; satisfaction with housing conditions regarding shopping conditions, leisure time, traffic conditions, local recreation, child care, condition and size of residential building; preferred city size for housing and work; possession of durable consumer goods (scale); preferred group of persons with personal concerns (scale); characteristic of the domestic atmosphere (scale); opinion agreement in personal and social life questions between parents and children.&lt;/p&gt;
description: collection_notes: Representative, multi-stage sample of ministerial areas and companies.