Unemployment in old Rotterdam quarters 1982

Social position and behaviour on the labour market of the unemployed living in old town districts, in particular the position of ethnic minorities. Occupational career / evaluation of present or ( if unemployed ) last job / how was job obtained / r unemployed: causes of discharge / immigrant respondents: position of foreigners on labour market / best method of application, methods applied / role of labour exchange: retrain, supply of subsidized jobs, evaluation / individual handicaps to find job, preferred kind of job, refusal of bad jobs, willingness to sacrifice to obtain a ( better ) job / income versus quality of job / receiving benefit versus having a job / ( dis ) advantages of being unemployed / possibility of starting own business / volunteer work / immigrant respondents: contacts with Dutch, making use of social assistance, residence-, work permits, family situation, plans to return to land of origin, knowledge of Dutch language / housing conditions, propensity to move to a better house, quality of neighbourhood / financial position / image of r's neighbourhood: social unrest, neglect, risk of racial riots, position of the unemployed. Background variables: basic characteristics / residence / housing situation / household characteristics / place of work / occupation / employment / income / capital assets / education/ organizational membershi