Residents´ survey Halle 2005

Quality of life, housing situation and urban image of Halle. Evaluation of leisure activities.

Topics: Satisfaction with the apartment and the living environment; length of residence in this apartment; owner of the inhabited real estate; number of living space; square meters of the apartment; monthly rent; housing equipment; wish to relocate in the following two years; possible reasons for relocation; activities to find an apartment; preferred status of the new apartment; preferred place to live; preferred condition of the new apartment; solidarity with the city and the the district, the country and the region; living in Halle since birth; image and specific characteristics of the city of Halle; main municipal tasks; assessment of urban redevelopment; frequency of visits to the Peißnitz; type of personal use; preferred design of the Peißnitz (semi-natural area, landscape or adventure park); the most urgent wishes for improvement and wishes for the redesign of the Peißnitz; own sportive activity; sufficient sports facilities in Halle; satisfaction with the overall condition and the quality of sports opportunities; political interest in general and municipal as well as interest in the participation in a party; intention to vote; party preference (Sunday question); assessment the current and expected own economic situation, and the situation in the eastern German federal states and in the city of Halle; membership and active function in: church or religious community, professional interest group, party, neighbourhood club, sports club, cultural club, leisure club, self-help group, nature and environmental protection association or social association; life satisfaction; most important goals in life and life principles (scale); the most important demands on a city and the satisfaction with the living conditions in Halle (scales); most important worries: rising cost of living, ruthlessness, violent crime, fraud, possible apartment loss, pollution, immigration of foreigners, right-wing radicalism, left-wing radicalism, illness and unemployment (scale); preferred contact person for selected social difficulties (social network); kind of support.

Demography: duration of residence in Halle; sex; age (year of birth, grouped); marital status; living together with a partner; school leaving certificate; professional qualification; professional activity; occupational status; household size; household composition: number of children under 6, from 6 to 9 and from 10 to 18 years; net household income.

Additionally coded was: municipality; household type; interest in the results of the study; weighting factors.