Gentrification in Cologne

Description of the housing situation in a Cologne part of town.
Residence selection criteria, type and condition of residence,
neighborhood relationship as well as description of residential
furnishings.

Topics: length of residence in building and part of town; time of
moving to quarter; reasons for selection of this quarter (Nippes);
knowledge of Nippes before moving; housing situation in previous
residence; comparison old and new residence; reasons to move from the
old residence; sources of information for current residence; residence
authorization; selection of another part of town as possible
alternative; stating place of previous place of residence; intent to
move from current quarter and perhaps to where; composition of building
residents; personal concepts of city life by means of frequency of
visits to various facilities; frequency of personal leisure activities;
residence selection criteria; number of residential parties in
building; type of heating of residence and type of energy used; size of
residence in qm; owner status of residence or entire building; rent
costs; presence of condominiums in building; earlier use of possibly
available condominiums; age of building; renovations taken place in the
last 5 years and their perceived extent; amount of monthly additional
costs; number of rooms of residence (excluding kitchen, hall and
bathroom); type of kitchen; number of cars in household; frequency of
utilization of paid household help; actual and preferred neighborhood
relationship; sources of supply of furniture; preferred characteristics
of residential furnishings (preferred style); type of foods guests are
served; attitude to the gentrification process (scale). Demography:
age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education;
number of further persons in household and their age; age of youngest
child and his supervision on working days; occupational position;
employment; professional career; employment and occupational position
of partner; employment of father; number of persons in household with
income; household income; party preference (Sunday question);
citizenship.

Also encoded was: presence of other persons during
interview; date of interview; length of interview; interview number;
interview room within residence; type of floor; structuring of walls,
ceilings and windows; type of cabinets; amount of space; general
condition of housing space; language of respondent; double-pane
windows; outside painted; number of floors; gable extension; loft
extension.