Study title

Vacation and travel conduct of the West German population in 1980 as well as vacation plans for the next season. Topics: The content of the study is largely identical to the other travel analyses, as described in ZA Study No. 0832. Among others the following questions were posed: importance of areas of life and importance of vacation, even in financially difficult times; sequence of planning steps in structuring vacation; demands of an optimal form of vacation; utilization of travel agencies and other information providers; price sensitivity regarding vacation costs; personal opinion leadership or opinion allegiance regarding vacation travels. Judgement on the economic situation of the Federal Republic and one´s own economic situation. Demography: age; sex; marital status; ages of children in household religious denomination; school education; occupational position; employment; household income; household composition; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household. Also encoded were: city size; district code; identification of interviewer.