Collection of articles based on the results of the 1984-1985 Sozio-ökonomisches Panel, a survey of 6,000 households conducted jointly by the Universities of Frankfurt and Mannheim, the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, and Infratest Sozialforschung in the framework of the Sonderforschungsbereich 3 "Mikroanalytische Grundlagen der Gesellschaftspolitik." Includes sections devoted ...