Residence Value and Residence Need in Greater Cologne

Judgement on residential areas and housing situation in Cologne and
vicinity.

Topics: Local residency and local ties; most important reasons for
moving to Cologne; sources of information in house-hunting; type and
number of rooms; size of residence; desire for additional rooms and
shortcomings in residence lay-out; activities that cannot be conducted
due to lack of rooms; detailed residence description; description of
furnishing; permission to use green areas or yard areas belonging to
the building; perceived noise pollution and air pollution; satisfaction
with offerings of kindergarten and schools in the nearer vicinity;
assessment of adequate opportunities for children to play; satisfaction
with local recreational areas and shopping opportunities for daily
needs; shopping habits and use of consumer markets; satisfaction with
connection to the public traffic network; car possession; judgement on
parking opportunities in the quarter and presence of a freeway entrance
in the vicinity; distance or commuting times to work and means of
transport used for this; relationship with neighborhood; intent to move
in the next few years and reasons to move; preferred type of building
and residential surroundings; dreams for a future apartment or
condominium; attitude to a ´flexible residence´ and new settlements;
residence preference in old age; current rent costs.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; school education;
occupation; employment; household income; size of household; head of
household.

Interviewer rating: situation of residence within building and type of
building; interest of respondent in survey topic; number of contact
attempts.