| Period of Data Collection: May 1993 to December 1993 |
| Data Collector: Centre of Sociological Research at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Sample: Randomly sampled persons born between 1922 and 1966 who were interviewed in POLPAN 1988 (POLPAN panel sample) and those who were part of a reserve sample of POLPAN 1988. |
| Total Number of Completed Interviews: 2,259 |
| Mode of Data Collection:Pen and Paper Personal Interviews (PAPI) with standardized questionnaire |