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Leisure interests, media usage, social activity as well as attitudes to social development in the GDR dependent on social origins. Topics: Membership in the circle or in community of interest; interest in and participation in the fair of the masters of tomorrow; frequency of reading magazines and newspapers (scale); frequency of listening to the broadcasts of the youth studios "DT 64"; leisure partner; attitude to intercepting and watching western broadcasters; attitude to compatibility of occupation and marriage; interest in and readiness for participation in local representative bodies; attitude to the paramilitary athletic action "Signal GDR 20"; judgement on relationship with parents; frequency of conversations about politics with father or mother and agreement with political views; opinions on treatment of political questions in school, collective, FDJ leadership and FDJ life; personal participation and desires for structuring FDJ-work; assessment of the information from radio and television in politics, sport, culture, science; agreement of political views with friends; self-assessment of socialist class attitude; love of native country and reasons for this (scale); opinions on the building of socialism in GDR, destruction of imperialism in West Germany, non-recognition of the GDR, the 20th anniversary of the GDR; readiness for defense of the GDR; reasons for service in the NVA; acceptance of the military entry into the CSSR; opinions on rapproachment of capitalism and socialism through technical revolution, world-wide achievement of socialism; attitude to cooperation with the Soviet Union and reasons for this (scale); assessment of the stability of the socialist camp; pride in GDR citizenship; world view; readiness to join political party and which; reasons for membership in FDJ; frequency of participation in member meetings; agreement with action of class leaders; assessment of housing conditions; presence of one's...