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Detailed information and judgements on courses of life in the areas family, education and employment. Topics: 1. Family origin of target person: social origin; information on natural mother, natural father or stepparents and foster parents as well as on siblings; information on courses of life of siblings. 2. Residential history and places of stay: residence description and reasons for change; supplementary questions on household structure and mobility. 3. School and occupational training biography: school and occupational training. 4. Employment history, occupation and work life: positions and activities of employment life; times of no contribution to retirement program; gaps in employment; side jobs; occupational further education; current working conditions; expected occupational changes and possible reactions of respondent; unemployment and its consequences; military service; illness history. 5. Personal family: marriage biography; partner situation; information on earlier spouse; information on current spouse or companion through life; information on children; social contacts; assistance received and given; importance of areas of life; role of man and woman; comparison of living conditions GDR / FRG. 6. Economic situation: possession of durable economic goods; income; savings; travels. 7. Politics and religion: sympathy scale for the parties; behavior at the polls; party membership of parents; memberships and functions in organizations; political participation; interest in politics in parental home; religious upbringing; religious affiliation. 8. Also encoded were: number of contact attempts; number and length of presence of other persons during interview; interventions of other persons in the course of the interview; reliability of respondent answers; length of interview; date of interview; identification of interviewer.