Study title

General future expectations of the population and assessment of political, personal, social and economic development. Leisure behavior and structuring of vacation. Topics: 1. Future expectations: fear of the future; personal thoughts about the future and expectation of a future worth living; detailed recording of the importance of topics of the future; perceived possibilities to influence personal future; perceived jeopardy to the future of humanity; ideals and ideologies of the future; expected development of group influences and growth of power of selected organizations in the Federal Republic; greatest desire for the next 20 years; expected development of political power blocks; perceived possibilities to secure peace; attitude to the economic future, the job market and further development of technology (scale); future time worked each week and expected arrangements of working hours and leisure time; most promising type of investment; future forms of payment in shopping; types of energy with increasing significance; expected development of the need for energy and energy prices; means of transport in the future and transport systems with growing significance; significance of the ocean for the food supply and raw material supply; reasons for the threat as well as expected development of environmental quality; assessment of adequate efforts for environmental protection; expected development of instruction methods and types of school; assessment of the development of political interest of West Germans; expected development of leisure time and frequency of vacation; vacation destinations and means of transport for the vacation trip that are becoming more significant; obstacles to distant trips; deficiencies in selected local recreational areas; the significance of the car in using local recreation opportunities; planned changes of one´s own vacation expenditures; most important reasons for vacation; athletic activity for health reasons; types of sport and hobbies...