The Situation of Mothers in 1962 (Federal Republic, Non-Agricultural Intact Families)

Topics: Attitude to employment of women; type and extent of personal employment; child care during absence from home; particularly perceived burdens in household; household help; love of order; doing housework on Sundays; satisfaction with occupation as housewife (scale) and assumed concepts of spouse about the role of women; frequency of nervousness and tenseness; ideas about improvement in the situation of mothers; type of differences of opinion with spouse; discussion about educational goals with spouse; importance of educational goals; discussion points avoided in one´s family; satisfaction with marriage and attitude to career orientation of husband; most important concerns; leisure activities of the two spouses; decision structure in one´s family; daily newspapers read and particularly interesting reports; reading women magazines, fashion magazines, film magazines and other picture magazines; listening to radio broadcasts and preferred broadcasts; preferred television broadcasts; going to the movies; frequency of contact with friends and acquaintances; topics of conversation; last visit to the doctor; personal opinion allegiance; determination of address of opinion leader mentioned; participation in further education measures; training in home economics; membership in clubs and organizations; religiousness; housing conditions; satisfaction with income; savings goals; judgement on one´s own economic situation; last vacation; use of cosmetics.

Demography: age (classified); religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation; employment; income; household income; size of household; composition of household; social origins; state; possession of durable economic goods; media usage. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; city size; condition of residence; type and situation of residence; assessment of satisfaction of respondent.