Study title

Knowledge about cancer illnesses and attitudes to preventive measures. Topics: extent to which informed about cancer illnesses and sources of information about cancer; attitude to education events; knowledge about the course of a cancer illness and typical complaints; supposed reasons for this illness; expected influence of air pollution and smoking on lung cancer; personal participation in cancer check-ups and attitude to such medical check-ups; knowledge of diagnosis and therapy methods; desire for education given a cancer treatment; cancer illnesses among family and friends and knowledge of cases of cure; attitude to financial support of cancer patients; knowledge about the program to combat cancer of the state association Wuerttemberg; last visit to the doctor and last stay in a hospital; media usage. Demography; age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; vocational training; occupation; employment; household income; size of household; composition of household. Interviewer rating: social class and willingness of respondent to cooperate; city size.