Property Accumulation and Provision for Old Age among Members of the Self-Employed Middle Class

Topics: General economic situation of the last few years and assessment of the economic development (Katona questions); expected development of monetary value; preferred investment form; image of selected forms of financial investment; property accumulation; detailed information on type and amount of stocks and shares possessed; experience with shares; inclination to speculate; conduct with stock market fluctuations; maintaining a bank account; significance of government measures to support property accumulation with saving with a building and loan association, saving with government premium in addition to interest, insurance saving; possibilities and problems of personal responsibility for or compulsory provision for old age; expenditures for insurance premiums; attitude to compulsory insurance; leisure time and vacation trips; vacation duration and vacation costs; house and land possession and interest in acquiring a house; company size and production branch; party preference.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; number of children; religious denomination; school education; occupation; type of company; income; household income; size of household; composition of household; head of household; state; refugee status; possession of durable economic goods; possession of assets. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; number of contact attempts; length of interview; impression of respondent and residence furnishing.