Information Systems and Information Practices (Population)

Judgement on contact with authorities by Cologne citizens. Topics: detailed determination of contact with authorities in the last year; attitude to authorities (scale); expected influence of a positive impression with workers at government offices on the treatment of the client; expected influence factors on prompt processing of proceedings at government offices; information on personal readiness to provide information and honesty regarding authorities; suspicions about exchange of personal data between government offices; assessment of personal persuasiveness (scale); attitude to applying for governmental social services; detailed information on friendships and neighborhood relationships; exact determination of communication frequency and communication contents with persons of immediate vicinity and farther away; readiness to provide information about personal matters; assessment of the significance of personal charisma for professional career; type of personal dealing with authorities; type of social services received; adviser in official matters; political interest and judgement on the course of political decisions in Cologne; local residency; length of company employment. Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; employment; household income; size of household. Interviewer rating: type of building; age of residential building; presence of other persons; disturbances and interruptions of interview; judgement on reliability and willingness of respondent to cooperate; length of interview.