Study title
Perception of Social Inequality among Workers and Employees
Creator
Eckart, Christel (Institut für Sozialforschung, Universität Frankfurt)
Herding, Richard (Institut für Sozialforschung, Universität Frankfurt)
Järisch, Ursula (Institut für Sozialforschung, Universität Frankfurt)
Japp, Klaus (Institut für Sozialforschung, Universität Frankfurt)
Kirchlechner, Bernd (Institut für Sozialforschung, Universität Frankfurt)
Study number / PID
ZA0821, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)
Data access
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Abstract
Job situation and perception of social inequality in working life and
society.
Topics: Work satisfaction; characterization of good and bad sides of
one´s own job; satisfaction with payment; evaluation of prospects of
promotion; attitude to income differences and general judgement on
income development in the FRG; interest in occupational independence;
attitude to performance-based pay; number of monthly overtime hours;
attitude to danger bonus versus improvement in safety at work; number
of monthly overtime hours; assessment of discrimination against women,
workers, and employees in occupational life; equal work and equal wage;
attitude to the amount of welfare payments and a better education
benefit for apprentices; occupation plans for one´s children;
assessment of prospects of advancement for one´s children; frequency of
personal unemployment and unemployment of father; judgement on one´s
own job security and fear of a new economic crisis; personal membership
and membership of father in a trade union; offices accepted; attitude
to the necessity of trade unions; personal willingness to strike; most
important tasks of the government; party soonest representing the
interests of workers; assignment of responsibility for price stability
and future increase in standard of living; attitude to house
occupations; satisfaction with democracy in the FRG; political
interest; party preferences; company size and city size; judgement on
one´s own economic situation and future development; satisfaction with
personal standard of living.
Demography: party preference; company size; self-assessment of
vertical mobility; consciousness of social stratification; housing
situation and rent costs; age (classified); sex; marital status; number
of children; school education; vocational training; occupation; income;
household income; size of household; interest in politics; social
origins; city size; state; present and past offices held.