Study title

Education consciousness as well as knowledge and assessment of further education possibilities. Education readiness and participation in education events. Topics: 1. On education in general: judgement on one´s own education and training; main focus areas of one´s own education; assumed attitude of spouse to attendance at further education events; expected influence of social position of parents on school education of children; preferred education of children; opinion on the class structure of society; assumed reasons for the hypothetical classes in society; recommendations on raising the general education level in the FRG; reason for the value of a high education level. 2. On further education: attitudes to institutions of adult education and knowledge of further education facilities, such as e.g. adult education center; attendance at further education events; reading books and magazines; general desire to learn; attitude to adults in school; significance of television for education or further education; use of the third television station; media usage. 3. Miscellaneous: important aspects of work satisfaction (scale); influence of technical progress on occupation practiced; interest in co-determination; authority structure in one´s family; political interest; education and occupation of spouse; regional mobility; city size; company size; party preference; party membership; possession of car and telephone; assumed income development; religiousness; personal membership in a trade union as well as that of father; social origins. Demography: age (classified); marital status; religious denomination; school education; employment; type of company; household income; occupational group; household composition; residential status; social class of respondent; local residency; state. Interviewer rating: length of interview. Also encoded was: identification of interviewer.