Reiseanalyse (Travel Survey Germany) 1971

Topics: Main focus areas of this survey were: vacation accomodations, use of travel agency, travel agency image and short vacation trips; travel frequency and regularity of vacation trips; destinations at home and abroad; reasons for choice of vacation area; preferred form of countryside; travel motives and vacation expectations; trip form and vacation form; travel information; time of trip decision and type of trip preparation; sources of information in trip planning; trip organization; trip advice and use of travel agency; trip expenditures; time of trip and trip length; means of transport used for the vacation trip; distance to place of vacation; satisfaction with trip accomodations; psychological demands of a vacation; particular acquisitions for the vacation trip; travel companion; financing the trip and exceeding trip budget; means of payment taken along; meal habits on vacation; actual activities and desired leisure activities at place of vacation; means of transport used for trips in the vicinity of place of vacation; vacation satisfaction; detailed information on short and second as well as third vacation trips; travel intents and destination for a vacation in the coming year; means of transport probably used and organization form; right to vacation; car possession.

The following questions were posed to those not traveling: satisfaction with vacation at home; future vacation plans or obstacles; year and vacation form of last trip. Demography: age; sex; family composition; religious denomination; school education; occupation; employment; household income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; city size; state. Also encoded was: district code.