Old People in Duesseldorf-Mettmann (Private Households)

Determination of the economic and social situation of older people in
Mettmann.

Topics: Attitude to family, extended family and one´s own children;
spatial distance and contact with the children; support by the
children; economic situation; type and amount of income; rent and
housing conditions; satisfaction with housing; social contacts;
attitude to the old people´s home; self-assessment of condition of
health; age complaints; contact with doctors; club membership and
acceptance of offices; affiliation and attitude to selected age groups;
self-image of older people; loneliness; need of help and mobility;
nutrition habits; attitude to retirement and occupation in old age.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; number of children;
ages of children (classified); religious denomination; religiousness;
occupation; professional position; employment; income; size of
household; refugee status; health.

Interviewer rating: location of residence and building; size of
residence; condition of residence; willingness of respondent to
cooperate.