Young People and Adults '85 (Young People)

Topics: mistakes of adults and young people; areas in which young people can learn from adults or vice versa; perceived contrasts between young people and adults; most important problems and difficulties of young people; perceived differences between selected social groups; judgement on relationship between the generations; age concepts about self-responsible decisions of young people in economic and moral areas; personal desire for children; style of upbringing of parents as example for raising one´s own children; change suggestions for style of upbringing; strictness of one´s own upbringing; size of city in which respondent grew up; favorite games in youth; selected situations that lead to conflicts with parents; positive and negative memories of personal school life; favorite subjects; problems during time in school and training; information on one´s age at selected events such as first sexual experiences, possession of a vehicle, training times, leaving parental home, participation in dance lessions and marriage; judgement on one´s own future; particularly desirable achievements; feeling of life, attitude to life and society (scale); keeping a diary; composing essays and poems; behaviors from which one obtains new strength; idols; reasons for model character or why there are none; reference persons and conversation partner; general judgement on the future of society; assessment of future development of environmental problems, economic questions and political questions (scale); personal contributions to realization of a better future (scale); accusation of social groups or nations for jeopardy to the future; judgement on support for youth by the Federal Government; areas of additional possibilities of support; preferred leisure activities; playing a music instrument; type of sport practiced; preferred dances; technical interest and orientation of this interest; reading habits; belonging to a clique; staying at home during leisure time; belief in life after death; exercise of irrational and excessive behavior; smoking habits; use of alcohol; work orientation.

Scale indices: problems in leisure time - contact area; problems with work and school; youth-centrism; personal responsibility; privatization; dreams; self-alienation; willingness to adapt; self-assertion; future pessimism; political alternative action; pedagogical-social action. Demography: month of birth; year of birth; sex; marital status; number of children; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; religiousness; frequency of church attendance; school education; vocational training; occupational position; employment; interest in politics; party inclination; party identification; city size; degree of urbanization; state; memberships; money at one´s free disposal each month; financial situation; school education of father or mother; industry density of residential area; interest in participation in a youth competition; willingness to participate in a follow-up interview.