Monitoring position of the immigrant population in Dutch society. Age at which respondent came to the Netherlands / year of first marriage / care for partner, children, relatives, other persons in country of origin / year of immigration / reasons for coming to the Netherlands / temporary stay in other country before coming to the Netherlands / duration of stay in the Netherlands / educational career abroad / educational career in the Netherlands / present education / working experience in country of origin / working experiences in the Netherlands / unemployment experiences / employment history in the Netherlands / whether job and education match / registered at the Employment Exchange / duration of registration at the Employment Exchange / job seeking behaviour / housing situation / getting rent-subsidy / presence of country-men in same district / contacts with country-men and immigrant organizations / contacts with immigrant pupulation / contacts of children with immigrant and Dutch children / use of Dutch language / remigration / use of welfare facilities / income matters / residence permit / use of social facilities / willingness to participate in next survey / Dutch respondents: attitude towards immigrants Background variables: basic characteristics / place of birth / housing situation / household characteristics / occupation / employment / income / capital assets / education / religion / readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership