A method for evaluating output signals of a rotational rate sensor unit, including providing an n-tuple of angular speed values measured by at least one rotational rate sensor of the rotational rate sensor unit, in a first step; determining an intermediate value as a function of the n-tuple of angular speed values, in a second step; calculating a new change of orientation value as a function of the intermediate value and an earlier change of orientation value stored in a register of the rotational rate sensor unit, in a third step; and storing the new change of orientation value in the register, in a fourth step, repeating the first, second, third, and fourth step until, the new change of orientation value is read out by an external data processing unit connected to the rotational rate sensor unit, and/or, an exceeding of a threshold value is detected.