Population Census of Germany, 1970 (10%)
____ Community
____ District
____ Street / house no.
_ _ _ _ Enumeration district
Private telephone in dwelling (no.) ____
2. Date of birth
____ Month
____ Year
3. Marital status
[] Married
[] Widowed
[] Divorced
4. Position in the household
[] Head of household (HH)
[] Wife/husband of HH
[] Son (in-law), daughter of HH *)
[] Grandchild, great-grandchild of HH *)
[] Father, mother of HH *)
[] Grandfather, grandmother of HH *)
[] Another person related to HH by blood or marriage
[] Person not related to HH
*) Also of wife/husband of HH
5. Religious denomination
[] Free Protestant Church
[] Roman-Catholic Church
[] Other Christian communities
[] No community
[] Other religious communities
6. Citizenship
[] Non-German
7. Do you have another dwelling or accommodation?
[] Yes
If yes:
[] No
[] No
[] Yes, as secondary domicile
[] Not registered
[] No
8. What is your main source of livelihood?
[] Unemployment benefits or relief
[] Own pension etc.
[] Support by parents, husband, etc.
[] Own property, letting, interest, farm annuity
[] Social assistance and other benefits
9. Are you at present attending school? If so, which?
[] Compulsory part-time vocational school
[] Intermediate school
[] High school
[] Full-time or advanced full-time vocational school *)
[] Engineering school
[] University
*) Also school for technicians
10. Did you complete a school? If so, which?
[] Compulsory part-time vocational school
[] Completed 10th grade
[] Final high school examination
[] Full-time or advanced full-time vocational-school *)
[] Engineering school
[] University (also teacher training)
*) Also a school for technicians
11. Are you:
[] Farmer
[] Unpaid family worker
[] Unemployed/looking for work
[] Not economically active
[] Housewife
[] Regular soldier
For economically active persons (also self-employed, farmers, family workers) as well as pupils and students.
[Questions 12-14 were asked of economically active persons]
12. Where do you work or go to school, university?
Community and district of establishment, branch, building site or school ____
Street ____
House number ____
13. Which means of transport do you mainly use (longest distance) on your way to work or school/university?
[] Train
[] Tramway
[] Metropolitan, underground, elevated railway
[] Factory bus, school bus
[] Public or private regular bus
[] Motorcycle, moped
[] Bicycle, other means of transport (excl. car)
Car:
[] Passenger
[] over 10 km
14. How much time do you normally need for your way to work or school/university?
[] Under 15 minutes
[] 15 to under 30 minutes
[] 30 to under 60 minutes
[] 60 minutes and more
For economically active persons (also self-employed, farmers, family workers)
[Questions 15-18 were asked of economically active persons]
15. Branch of business (branch of economy, line) of the establishment (firm, agency) ____
16. Are you:
[] Industrial apprentice
[] Salaried employee
[] Commercial, technical, administrative apprentice
[] Official/judge
[] Self-employed
[] Unpaid family worker
17. How long do you normally work per week?
[] 15 to 24 hours
[] 25 to 36 hours
[] Over 36 hours
18. Do you pursue any further activities?
[] Other activity
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This page to be completed by persons with German citizenship only
For all persons [of German citizenship]
[Questions 19-21 were asked of all persons of German citizenship]
19. Residence on 1 Sept. 1939 (outbreak of war)
[] Federal Republic incl. Berlin (West)
[] Soviet zone/East Berlin
[] Eastern territories of Germany
[] Czechoslovakia (incl. Sudeten territory)
[] Eastern neighbor countries, South-Eastern Europe
[] Other regions
20. Did you arrive after the end of the war from the Soviet-occupied zone of East Berlin?
[] No
21. Do you have a Federal Expellee Identity Card or a Federal Refugee Identity Card? If so, which?
[] Identity Card B
[] Identity Card C
For economically non-active persons over 14 years (also housewives, recipients of pensions)
[Questions 22-23 were asked of economically non-active persons over 14 years]
22. Have you formerly been economically active?
[] No
23. In which year did you give up your economic activity? 19 _ _
For economically active persons (also self-employed, farmers, family workers)
[Questions 24-26 were asked of economically active persons]
24. Kind of activity pursued?
b) Description in condensed form (operation, material or commodity etc. handled) ____
25. When doing your work are you mainly operating
[] Another machine
[] No machine
26. What monthly net income do you derive from your economic activity?
[] Under 300 DM
[] 300 to under 500 DM
[] 500 to under 800 DM
[] 800 to under 1,200 DM
[] 1,200 to under 1,800 DM
[] 1,800 to under 2,500 DM
[] 2,500 DM and more
For persons in managerial or supervisory positions (excl. self-employed)
[Question 27 was asked of persons in managerial or supervisory positions]
27. Are you:
[] Foreman etc.
[] Director, manager, member of the board of directors, etc. of an enterprise or establishment
[] Working in another managerial or supervisory position
For self-employed
[Questions 28-29 were asked of self-employed persons]
28. How many persons are employed in your establishment? ____
29. Are some of them wage or salary earners?
[] No
For owners or tenants of agriculturally used areas. Garden land not under 0.5 ha (5,000 m^2)
[Question 30 was asked of owners or tenants of agriculturally used areas]
30. How large is the total area?
____ Ha
____ Ar
____ M^2
For persons over 14 years
[Questions 31-32 were asked of persons over 14 years]
31. Have you completed any practical vocational training? (Apprenticeship, on-the-job training, etc.)
[] Yes
If yes, length in years: _____
32. For which occupation was this training intended? ____
For persons who completed a vocational school or university (also teacher training)
[Questions 33-36 were asked of persons who completed a vocational school or university]
33. Which of the following schools did you attend and complete?
[] School for technicians
[] Other full-time or advanced full-time vocational school
[] Engineering school
[] University (incl. teacher training)
34. How many years did the entire education take at the schools mentioned [in question] 33 until the last level was completed?
35. Main branch of studies of last level completed? _____
36. Year of completion of last level? 19 _ _
For married, widowed and divorced persons
[Questions 37-38 were asked of married, widowed and divorced persons]
37. When was your present or last marriage contracted? 19 _ _
38. Have you ever been married before?
[] No
For women
[Question 39 was asked of women]
39. Birth years of all legitimate children born alive
1st child 19 _ _
2nd child 19 _ _
3rd child 19 _ _
4th child 19 _ _
5th child 19 _ _
6th child 19 _ _
7th child 19 _ _
8th child 19 _ _
9th child 19 _ _
10th child 19 _ _
11th child 19 _ _
12th child 19 _ _