The Situation in Life of those over 55 Years Old in the District Bad Kreuznach

Topics: Satisfaction with housing; size of residence and residential furnishings; groups sharing residence; help in household and with personal difficulties; need of care and provision of care; provision with meals; personal problems and advice; possession of a telephone and contact via telephone; type and extent of leisure activities; athletic activities; vacation and travel activities; destination and form of trip; pet possession; judgement on personal condition of health; chronic illnesses and frequency of visits to the doctor; participation in cancer check-ups; membership in health insurance company; taking advantage of services such as ´Meals on Wheels´; interest in moving into an old people´s home and requirements of location of the home; type and extent of current or last occupation exercised; desire for retirement; sources of income.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; religious denomination; occupation; employment; income; size of household. Interviewer rating: presence of other persons and their degree of relationship to respondent; place of survey.