Ostdeutsche Wohnmilieus im Wandel

Judgement on housing situation before and after the turning point. Topics: Residence: satisfaction with housing; most important advantagesand disadvantages of the residence as well as of the residential area;length of residing in residence, in residential area as well as incity; members of the household; number of rooms; size of residence insquare meters; residence equipment; renovation or modernization of theresidence conducted personally before or after the currency union;personal participation in renovation work; comparison of residenceshortage with the immediate vicinity; willingness to help withmaintenance; residential status; rent costs (basic rent and rentincluding heating) before and after the currency union; receipt ofhousing benefit; reasons for possible intent to move; preference forother city or other part of town; most important change in the housingsituation since the turning point; shopping place; satisfaction withshopping opportunities in residential area. Residential area:frequencies of use of and satisfaction with green areas, sportfacilities, old meeting places, offerings of the church parishes,kindergartens, children´s play areas and facilities for young people;characterization of the residential area (semantic differential);changes in the residential area since the turning point. Neighborhood:integration in the neighborhood; assistance in the neighborhood; mutualvisits; frequency of visits; relatives or friends and acquaintances inthe residential area or in the part of town; size of group of personsand frequency of visit contacts; effects of the turning point onneighborhood relations (scale); judgement on the so-called house booksfrom the time of the GDR; depression and fear of the future (scale).Planning in the residential area: interest in the local part of thenewspaper; political involvement in the residential area before theturning point; changes in this involvement since the turning point;preferred sources of information in city planning; possible forms ofpersonal political involvement; attitude to renovation measures in theresidential area (scale). City: local ties; most important demands ofan ideal city and satisfaction with these demands at place ofresidence; favorite place in the city; unpleasant parts of town;frequency of trips downtown; desired changes in the city. Work:employment of respondent and partner; place of work in vicinity ofresidence; opportunities for second occupation in the residential area;personal secondary occupation; current employment situation inhousehold as well as before the turning point; assumed reasons forincreased employment of women in the GDR; importance of areas of life;shifting of this importance since the turning point. Leisure time:having a yard; preferred place of leisure time; change of leisurebehavior since the turning point; preferred place of leisure time forthe children; memberships. Traffic: possession of car, bicycle or mopedbefore currency union and at time of survey; possession of garage;means of transport used for the drive to work, in leisure time and forlarger purchases; change in use of various means of transport since theturning point; most important reasons for this; preferred measures toimprove the traffic situation in the residential area; judgement on theparking situation; acceptable distance and monthly rent for the nearestgarage. Demography. Also encoded was: readiness of respondent for afurther interview; interview in residence of respondent; interest ofrespondent in survey; assessment of productivity of a possibleintensive interview; residential building size and number of floors;length of interview; identification of interviewer.