Old People Investigation (Dreieich)

The situation in life of older people in Dreieich.

Topics: leisure activities conducted, given up and desired;
family-internal division of carrying out jobs in the household; eating
habits and interest in delivery of ´Meals on Wheels´; judgement on this
meal service; self-assessment of ordered condition of residence;
earlier and current housing situation and residence furnishings;
assessment of residence suitable for the old; knowledge of residences
suitable for the old in the city; preferred location for a residence
suitable for the old; preference for moving into such a residence or
conversion of one´s own residence; self-assessment of condition of
health; frequency and regularity of visits to the doctor; contact in
case of personal need of care; confinement to bed; feeling of
loneliness and boredom; judgement on one´s own sociability; most
frequent contact persons; meeting place for social contacts; visit of
old people´s clubs; means of transport used and time expended for the
trip to the old people´s club; visit of the old people´s club due to
the social contacts or due to the program of events; judgement on the
old people´s club (profile of characteristics); reasons for not
visiting the old people´s club; attitude to payment for events at the
old people´s club; monthly expenditure for entertainment and
relaxation; knowledge of social fares; knowledge about city events for
seniors; judgement on these events (scale); attitude to construction of
an old people´s day center in a certain part of town; personal
possibilities of movement within the city; interest in transportation
service for older fellow-citizens; willingness of relatives to provide
care in case of personal need of care; knowledge about the city nursing
home; reading of the city seniors newspaper; preferred topics; general
judgement on public services and willingness to make an effort for
older people; local residency; relatives within the municipal area;
heating costs; income and financial contributions by relatives;
judgement on one´s own financial situation; religiousness; place of
residence of children; number of grandchildren; memberships.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; religious
denomination; religiousness; frequency of church attendance;
occupation; employment; income; sources of income; household size.

Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; ability to
grasp new ideas and physical constitution of respondent; identification
of interviewer.