Life in Old Age

The psycho-social situation as well as communication and consumer
habits of older people in the Federal Republic.

Topics: information on course of the day; media usage and topics of
editorial interests; travel activities; travel duration; destinations
and motives for travel; organization of the trip and means of transport
used; attitudes and conduct as consumer; acquisition plans for the
residence; frequency of use of cosmetics and medications; attitude to
use of nutrition and semi-luxury foods, tobacco and alcohol; shopping
habits; generally preferred businesses; residential environment and
housing situation; satisfaction with housing; local residency; social
surroundings; presence and vicinity of reference persons; frequency of
contacts with various reference persons and general integration;
satisfaction with public services; criticism and demands of government
and authorities; memberships and activities in clubs; frequently
exercised activities; interest in various sports and types of games;
attitude to facilities for adult education; self-assessment of
personality traits; contentment with life and disengagement (scale);
orientation in the future and wishes for the future; satisfaction with
health; structure of household income and assets; cost of living and
structure of expenditures; rent costs; savings habits and forms of
investment.

Demography: sex; marital status; religious denomination; school
education; household size; housing situation; local residency;
memberships.

Indices: social integration; consumer behavior; life feeling.

Interviewer rating: disabilities of respondent; residential area;
housing situation; type of home for the aged.