Homelessness (Investigation in Part of Town)

Community integration of homeless in a Cologne suburb. Topics:
Characterization of the suburb Poll; closeness with the suburb or with
the city of Cologne; length of residence in the suburb; previous place
of residence and moving frequency; rent costs; size of household and
number of rooms; possession of durable economic goods; year of
construction of building; satisfaction with residence; moving plans;
possible destination of moving; particular advantages of the
residential area in Poll; favorite part of town of Cologne; familial
relations in the part of town or in the entire city; frequency of
contact with parents, grandparents, children, siblings and the rest of
the relatives; distribution of circle of friends about the part of town
and the other parts of the city; contacts with neighbors and
colleagues; location of place of work; frequency of change of place of
work; occupational mobility; desire for remaining in the part of town
given a change of occupation; shopping habits; frequency of trips
downtown; leisure activities and place of these leisure activities;
club membership; time extent of club activity; participation in
activities of the Poll Buergerverein; significance of this
organization; judgement on the moving of schools; most influencial
personalities in the suburb; most important integration factors in the
part of town; influence of the part of town on the entire city; anomy
(scale); evaluation of despicability of selected crimes; most important
reasons for development of so-called Rocker groups; most effective
measures to reduce crime; perceived differences in the old and new part
of town; identification of areas that belong together in the part of
town and assignment of different social groups to the parts of town;
assignment of social groups to the homeless settlement; significance of
the homeless problem and preferred measures to eliminate it; measures
to prevent homelessness; attitude to differential treatment of the
homeless and the rest of the population; recommendations on treatment
of the homeless; judgement on the proportion of homeless in the part of
town; personal contacts with the homeless; intensity of contacts; fear
of contact and social distance to the homeless; preferred measures in
view of the two homeless settlements in Poll; perceived differences
among the homeless; typical characteristics with which one can
recognize the homeless; judgement on a media report about the homeless
in Poll; judgement on the municipal facilities in the part of town;
personal importance of the existence of such facilities; religiousness.
Interviewer rating: residential building size and willingness of
respondent to cooperate.