Older Residents of Augsburg (Private Households)

Life surroundings and situation in life of older people.

Topics: characterization of personal condition of health; attendance
at old people´s clubs or old people´s afternoons; frequency of contact
with neighbors, relatives and acquaintances as well as family and
children; desire for more contacts; judgement on contact opportunities;
hobbies; possession of a pet; reading a daily newspaper; frequency of
selected leisure activities; frequency of use and perceived deficiency
of local public transportation; knowledge and personal impression of
the old people´s homes in Augsburg; preferred time to return home in
the evening after visits or attendance at events; self-assessment of
personal social situation; person who could help with body care or in
the household as well as in need of care or confinement to bed;
assignment of responsibility for increased measures for the benefit of
the older generation; presence of selected facilities for older
fellow-citizens in the residential surroundings; sources of information
about these facilities; attitude to a social station in the part of
town; willingness to cooperate personally with social services or an
old people´s club for the benefit of older fellow-citizens in need of
help; characterization of psychological situation and satisfaction
(scale); interest in a residence for older people or old people´s home
and preferred location of such a facility; desirability of an old
people´s day center; frequency of visits at selected leisure facilities
and participation in leisure activities; judgement on the policies
regarding old people of the city of Augsburg and knowledge of political
intents of the city; political interest and assumed political
possibilities to influence the citizens; knowledge of brochures about
the housing benefit and welfare; contact with authorities; local
residency in the part of town; distance to friends, acquaintances as
well as children.

Demography: sex; year of birth; marital status; religious
denomination; school education; employment; income; size of household;
composition of household; housing situation; memberships; one´s own
occupation and that of spouse; number of rooms (excluding kitchen, hall
and bathroom); residential furnishings; possession of a telephone;
receipt of housing benefit.