Study title

Analysis of choice of occupation and transfers into training and employment of young people in the East of Germany. Topics: Change of living conditions since the political turning point in the GDR; future expectations (scale); goals in life (scale); right-left classification; Sunday question; residence sought; expectations of occupation work (scale); activities in protecting one's place of work (scale); problems in applying for work (scale); reasons for selection and obtaining training occupation or university/college opening (scale); grades at high school graduation or vocational certificate; readiness to work in the old or new states; willingness to compromise to obtain a job (scale); problems in transfer into current occupation (scale); feelings from threat of unemployment; salience of work in life; valuation of one's own training achievements; training demands; motives for learning in training; valuation of primary activities of training occupation; valuation of future occupation; training disadvantages in the new states; reasons for possibly terminating training and consequences; branch of economy and size of company doing the training; reputation of different occupations; characteristics which determine the reputation of an occupation; desired study facility and subject; aids in transfer into employment; housing situation and migration intents; reasons for change of city; evaluation of significance of various organizations; membership in trade union; expectations of and evaluation of representation of interests by trade union (scale); employment situation of parents; evaluation of family situation; members of household; national identity (scale); school degree and vocational certificate as well as activity of parents.