Gentrification and Migration in Cologne

Description of the change of housing situation of former residents of
Cologne Nippes. Residence selection criteria, type and condition of
residence, description of residential furnishings.

Topics: length of
residence in building and part of town; time of to the quarter; reasons
for the selection of this quarter; knowledge about the quarter before
moving; comparison of old and new residence regarding housing
situation, size of residence in qm, size of household, residence
parties in the building, owner status of residence or the building,
rent costs, heating costs, age of building and number of rooms;
personal assessment of improvement in housing situation; criteria of
improvement (scale); reasons for moving away; moving away voluntarily;
insistence of landlord on moving and possible compensation offers;
source of information for current residence; residence authorization;
personal concepts of city life by means of frequency of visits of
various facilities; residence selection criteria; renovations conducted
since moving and their perceived extent; number of car in household;
sources of supply of furniture; preferred characteristics of
residential furnishings (preferred style); type of foods guests are
served. 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 areas; language of respondent.