Urban Development Data Collection (1969)

Topics: Size of residence and residential furnishings; satisfaction with housing; damage to building; having a yard; type of heating and heating costs; commercial use of residence; change of residence and length of residence; motives in house-hunting; neighborhood and leisure time; athletic activities and attendance at cultural events; visit to regular pubs; leisure behavior on weekends; satisfaction with residential area; judgement on disturbances from companies in the residential area; disturbances from traffic noise; attending a kindergarten; use of playgrounds and green areas; extent to which informed and sources of information about urban development plans; interest in city happenings; attitude to citizen involvement in city planning and priorities in urban construction planning; pride in the city; political interest; municipal political preferences; possession of transportation and use of various means of transport; parking opportunities; distances to work and school; detailed description of members of household; self-assessment of social class.

The data of the questionnaire have been augmented by the following regional data or aggregate data on the part of town: proportion of publicly supported residences; rent per square meter; living space per person; proportion of pensioners and welfare recipients; training level; one-person households; employed; employment rate; proportion of foreigners; households with children; proportion of persons over 65 years; increase or decrease of residential population from 1961 to 1970; proportion of condominiums; fertility rate; religious affiliation.