Residential Habits (Hannover, Braunschweig)

Current housing situation and interest in moving to a satellite town to
be constructed.

The significance of transportation connections for this decision.

Topics: Judgement on the selection on the local housing market;
criteria for selection of residence; moving frequency; local residency
and satisfaction with residential area and residence; description of
residential area and its merits; size of residence and residential
furnishings; rent costs; assumed reasons for residences remaining
empty; significance of infrastructure for the mobility decision;
commuting time to workplace and means of transport used; demands of
features of the residence and residential surroundings of satellite
towns; interest in moving to a satellite town and purchase of a
condominium; judgement on the ´Haemelerwald´ as location for a
satellite town; judgement on the fares of the train and the effects of
a reduction in price of fares; assessment of the price development and
attitude to avoiding price increases through employment of foreign
construction companies, in particular from the East Bloc.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious
denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training;
occupation; household income; city size.