Study title

Follow-up survey of the married couples selected in ZA Study No. 1559 Housing situation and satisfaction with residence; residential furnishings and equipment desired in the next year; decision structure within the family; attitude to children; desired number of children; family planning and resultant plans for professional life of wife; child care; comment on company and characterization of work; most important demands of work; a woman as superior; personal occupational satisfaction and satisfaction of spouse with his occupation; disadvantage of women in society; objective in occupation; readiness to make sacrifices for occupation; attitude of spouse to this; occupation or family; work orientation of wife; frequency of agreement of spouses in various areas of experience; characterization of a good wife and a good husband; attitude to sex-specific child-raising; pre-marital relations; characterization of current marital situation; importance of areas of life; living together before marriage; relationship with parents-in-law; social origins; number of siblings; employment of mother; distance to parents and frequency of contact; contact with difficulties in the marriage; year of marriage; naming circle of friends and acquaintances; characterization of ideal wife or husband; designation of characteristics the spouse doesn´t have; changes perceived in respondent and spouse since marriage; disappointed expectations in marriage; sensitivity of spouse for mutual emotional life; most important reasons for marriage conflicts; strategies to cope with conflict; possible reasons for divorce; priority for occupational further development for oneself or spouse; fatalistic attitude to life; distribution of tasks in household; satisfaction with division of labor in household; perceived deficits from employment of both spouses; club membership and interest in organizing; priority for leisure time or occupation; differences of opinion with spouse; favorite topics of conversation of spouse; interest of spouse in topics of conversation of the other; significance of religion in parental home and in one´s own family; wife´s right of disposal over a personal bank account and money; arrangement of financial affairs in marriage; financial quarrels. Demography: year of birth; vocational training; income; income of partner. Interviewer rating: completeness of interview; willingness of respondent to cooperate; length of interview.