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Information on employment and income situation as well as pension payments of older persons. Topics: most important hopes and fears for the immediate future; self-assessment of condition of health; time of last vacation trip; judgement on one´s own current economic situation and comparison with the situation 10 years ago as well as in comparison with all West Germans; residential status; possession of a telephone; education and occupational training; number of children and year of birth; marital status; current employment or desire for employment; reason for employment; number of hours worked each week; age at start of employment; reason and point in time of interruptions of employment; total number of years of employment as well as profession in the individual working years; refund of contributions or retroactive insurance payments; reasons for termination of employment; company size and type of business of the company for which respondent last worked; duration of employment in this company; last professional position; monthly pension payments from company retirement program or supplementary insurance; amount of pension; form of pension; support for children; receipt of pension for inability to work or conduct one´s occupation prior to receipt of retirement income; basis of pension entitlement; begin and level of payments of pensions from the Altershilfe der Landwirte {farmers´ retirement program}, retirement program for self-employed or support for victims of the war; pension from the burden-sharing program, accident pension and pensions from private life insurance policies; further income from work, leases, commercial enterprise, assets, welfare, unemployment support or sick pay; financial support from private individuals; type of health insurance; amount of premium to the health insurance company; tax class; total net income; saving; receipt of housing benefit; widow pension. After consent of respondent information on insurance premiums was obtained from...