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Living conditions of foreign citizens, migration behavior, assessment of relations between Germans and foreigners. Topics: Year of arrival; reasons for moving to Eastern Germany; native country; entry country; GDR as transit country; longer stay in other countries; previous and intended length of stay in GDR; destination country on leaving GDR; residence permit; striving for German citizenship; number of children; city of stay of family; fetching family later; nationality of partner; personal residence; number of persons in room of residence home; employment; size of household; prospects for the future; life chances with introduction of the market economy; expectations of the introduction of the German Mark; job security; chances for a new job; jeopardy to foreign jobs in comparison to those of Germans; conduct with jeopardy to job; conduct of the citizens of the GDR at the time of entry; changes in this conduct compared to then; understanding for and knowledge about the culture of one's native country; maintaining cultural traditions of native country in GDR; parties and organizations as representation of interests of foreigners; participation in cultural and political events of countrymen; contact persons with conflict situations; just treatment in leisure area, in work, daily life and political life; German friends; mastery of the German language; most important characteristics of Germans; conduct of Germans regarding foreigners with conflicts; German friends for one's own children; acceptance of this friendship by German parents; leaving residence key with German neighbors during absence.