Old People Investigation (Dreieich)

Topics: leisure activities conducted, given up and desired; family-internal division of carrying out jobs in the household; eating habits and interest in delivery of ´Meals on Wheels´; judgement on this meal service; self-assessment of ordered condition of residence; earlier and current housing situation and residence furnishings; assessment of residence suitable for the old; knowledge of residences suitable for the old in the city; preferred location for a residence suitable for the old; preference for moving into such a residence or conversion of one´s own residence; self-assessment of condition of health; frequency and regularity of visits to the doctor; contact in case of personal need of care; confinement to bed; feeling of loneliness and boredom; judgement on one´s own sociability; most frequent contact persons; meeting place for social contacts; visit of old people´s clubs; means of transport used and time expended for the trip to the old people´s club; visit of the old people´s club due to the social contacts or due to the program of events; judgement on the old people´s club (profile of characteristics); reasons for not visiting the old people´s club; attitude to payment for events at the old people´s club; monthly expenditure for entertainment and relaxation; knowledge of social fares; knowledge about city events for seniors; judgement on these events (scale); attitude to construction of an old people´s day center in a certain part of town; personal possibilities of movement within the city; interest in transportation service for older fellow-citizens; willingness of relatives to provide care in case of personal need of care; knowledge about the city nursing home; reading of the city seniors newspaper; preferred topics; general judgement on public services and willingness to make an effort for older people; local residency; relatives within the municipal area; heating costs; income and financial contributions by relatives; judgement on one´s own financial situation; religiousness; place of residence of children; number of grandchildren; memberships.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; religious denomination; religiousness; frequency of church attendance; occupation; employment; income; sources of income; household size. Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; ability to grasp new ideas and physical constitution of respondent; identification of interviewer.