Living in Aach (2014)

-<br>Housing and family. Family, kinship and neighbourhood relationships. Help and support functions of families. Village community, neighbourhood, associations, leisure time, village infrastructure. Health, care, life in old age, values, religion, faith, church.

Wave 1: Living in Aach and family
Topics: 1. living: Satisfaction in Aach in general; evaluation of the place of residence; satisfaction with the current housing situation; influence of various aspects on the living situation; other factors with positive or negative effects on the quality of life (open); reasons for a pleasant life in Aach; suggestions for improvement; assessment of the quality of life in Aach; length of residence in Aach (since birth or year of moving in); moving within Aach; reasons for moving within Aach; reasons for moving to Aach; decision to move to Aach already regretted; intention to move; regret regarding planned move; expected date of move; region of move (within Aach, within Germany, abroad, not yet known); reasons for planned move; family: Circle of persons in the immediate family and place of residence of these persons (in the same house, in Aach, postcode and town ); married; first partnership; siblings; number of sisters and brothers; place of residence of siblings; children; number of children; year of birth and place of residence of children; importance of immediate family members, relatives, friends and neighbours; selected family members with whom there is a close relationship; other family members with whom there is a close relationship (open); family members with whom there is no longer contact; contact persons for advice, for worries and wishes, and for practical help; characterisation of the relationship with various close family members with regard to frequency of: Disagreements and arguments, of anger and rage, sharing what is bothering them, sharing secrets and innermost feelings, showing appreciation for what they are doing, showing that they like each other, talking about sorrows and worries, feeling great affection even if just angry with each other.
Only respondents who live with a steady (married) partner: Division of labour with regard to various tasks and errands within the marriage or partnership; satisfaction of the respondent and the partner with this division of labour.

Adolescents and young adults only: intention to marry; desire to have children.

Demography: age (year of birth); sex; highest general education degree; employment status; temporary or permanent employment; year of temporary employment; place of work; mode of transport used to get to work; travel time in minutes between home and work; occupation if not employed; students were asked: Type of school currently attended and location; mode of transport used to travel to school; travel time in minutes to travel between home and school; pets; type of pets; importance of pet to respondent; self-assessment of class; assessment of household financial situation.

Household mantle questionnaire: Housing status; acquisition of the house through purchase, new construction or inheritance; year of construction of the house; living space; number of living rooms; balcony, terrace, garage, garden; garden size; type of garden use; household size.

Additionally coded were: Questionnaire number; important topic areas for the further waves (open).

Wave 2: Village community, neighbourhood, clubs, leisure time, village infrastructure.
Topics: Neighbourhood: characterisation of the neighbourhood relationship; characterisation of the intergenerational relationship in the neighbourhood; proportion of neighbours with whom there is a friendly relationship; people in the village who do not want neighbourly contact; rather many refusers of contact vs. rather the exception; disturbances or perceived restrictions by neighbours; minor or major disputes in the neighbourhood; particularly large number of disputes in the neighbourhood. major disputes in the neighbourhood; particularly good or disturbing aspects in the neighbourhood (open); village community: General assessment of community life in Aach; participation of all residents in village life; different treatment of old residents and newcomers; assessment of integration of newcomers in Aach; people in Aach without interest in integration into the village community; unnoticed illness or loneliness of people living alone in Aach is possible; conflicts between the four parts of the village; description of problems or conflicts (open); ´better´ or ´worse´ neighbourhoods in Aach; open naming of these better and worse neighbourhoods; eyesores in Aach; description of these eyesores (open); place of residence of friends and acquaintances; voluntary work and associations: Voluntary work; areas of voluntary work; place of voluntary work; club membership in Aach; type of club; problems in the club; type of problems; importance of clubs and groups for the village community in Aach; particularly important clubs or groups; wishes or suggestions for improvement with regard to clubs in Aach; club membership outside Aach; leisure time: Leisure facilities used and place of use; satisfaction with leisure facilities in Aach; participation in most public events in Aach; opinion on various customs and traditional events; further traditional events that should be revived or taken over from other places; infrastructure in Aach and surroundings: Assessment of public transport in Aach; distance (minutes) from home to nearest bus stop; arduous walk between home and bus stop; bus use; requirements for regular bus use; satisfaction with grocery shopping facilities in Aach; location of grocery shopping; internet use at home; frequency of internet use; type of internet access; assessment of speed of internet connection; use of social networks; services that the respondent could offer now or would offer in the future or would would use; areas of village infrastructure in great need of improvement.

Demography: sex; age (year of birth); number of cars in the household; respondent speaks Aacher Platt; Aacher Platt is spoken at home.

Wave 3: Health, care, life in old age
Topics: Medical care: Self-assessment of health status; general practitioner; postcode and location of general practitioner´s office; frequency of consultations with general practitioner in the last 12 months; means of transport used to visit general practitioner; travel time to general practitioner; assessment of effort; willingness to use a medical care centre (MVZ); taking prescription medication; location and postcode of pharmacy normally used; medication delivery service of pharmacy; medication delivery service used before; assessment of medical care in the region; physical condition (carrying shopping bag, climbing stairs, walking longer distances uphill, lifting heavy objects); expected future problems with medical care in Aach; type of expected problems (open); responsibility in the family for health care issues and care of the sick; Responsible persons; family members or relatives in need of care; number, care levels and places of residence of those in need of care; persons involved in care; sufficient support from care insurance; expected need for care by other family members; in need of care themselves; persons involved in own care; support from care insurance; sufficient support; preferences for own care; suitability of Aach for living in old age with regard to different aspects; opinion on different forms of living in old age; accessibility of the house/apartment; possible options if a barrier-free flat is needed; barrier-free living environment; importance of different offers for living in old age; other important offers (open); willingness to use a home emergency call.

Wave 4: Values, religion, faith, church
Topics: Attitudes to life and values; frequency of thoughts about the meaning of life; contact person in case of severe blows of fate; attitude towards the meaning of life; religiosity and faith: self-assessment of religiosity; effect of religiosity on selected areas of life; frequency of occupation with questions of faith; conversations with other persons about religious topics; frequency of conversations about religious topics with different persons; belief in God; belief in: life after death, heaven, hell, reincarnation, miracles, spirits, angels, saints, devils, fate; religious practice and church membership: Churchgoing frequency; place of churchgoing; frequency of prayers; occasional time for meditation, pilgrimage/ pilgrimages, setting up candles, participation in processions, praying the rosary, other; use of certain Christian rituals; change due to the changed affiliation of the Catholic parish of Aach to the parish community of Welschbillig; negative influence of this merger on church life in the village; assessment of possible changes due to the merger; perception of further activities of the Catholic church in Aach beyond church services; nature of these activities (open); familiarity with the pastor of the parish in Aach; church loyalty and criticism of the church: Denomination; previous membership in a church or religious community; attachment to the church; reasons for belonging to the church; attachment to the Catholic parish in Aach; opinion on leaving the church; agreement with various critical statements about the church; justified accusations against the Catholic Church; attitude towards various issues currently being discussed in the Catholic Church; church involvement; desire for church involvement in Aach.

Demography: sex; age (year of birth).