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Goals in life, interest in politics and extent to which informed, participation in social activities, political attitudes. Topics: Goals in life (scale); frequency of FDJ events and personal participation in them; attending political further education events (scale); knowledge of the "Communist Manifesto"; frequency of participation in technical further education, cultural and athletic activities, honorary functions; number of visits to youth clubs; participation in plan discussion 1983; work in a youth brigade; self-assessment of work performance; full or part-time employment; daily use of work time; member of SED; membership in mass organizations (scale); FDJ function practiced; reasons for or against membership in FDJ (scale); personal task in the FDJ peace contingent; conversations and accounting on the task; participation in FDJ member meetings on specific topics; possession of the "badge for good knowledge" and pride in this; intended acquisition of the badge; frequency of political conversations with other groups of persons (scale); reasons for acquisition of political and philosophical knowledge (scale); knowledge about terms from political economics and ability to discuss this (scale); knowledge about the plan goals (scale); evaluation of achievability of the plan goals and personal share; number of events of the circle "young socialists" attended; reasons for this (scale); possession of documents and materials of the party (scale); necessity of private study in preparation for the circle; effort expended to prepare (scale); evaluation of reading material (scale); active participation in the circle; evaluation of commitment and of manner of presentation by circle leader (scale); content structuring and effects of the circle (scale); evaluation of the external framework of the circle (scale); expectations of a good circle (scale); reasons for non-participation in the circle (scale); interest in political and humanity problems...