Residence Value and Residence Need in Greater Cologne

Topics: Local residency and local ties; most important reasons for moving to Cologne; sources of information in house-hunting; type and number of rooms; size of residence; desire for additional rooms and shortcomings in residence lay-out; activities that cannot be conducted due to lack of rooms; detailed residence description; description of furnishing; permission to use green areas or yard areas belonging to the building; perceived noise pollution and air pollution; satisfaction with offerings of kindergarten and schools in the nearer vicinity; assessment of adequate opportunities for children to play; satisfaction with local recreational areas and shopping opportunities for daily needs; shopping habits and use of consumer markets; satisfaction with connection to the public traffic network; car possession; judgement on parking opportunities in the quarter and presence of a freeway entrance in the vicinity; distance or commuting times to work and means of transport used for this; relationship with neighborhood; intent to move in the next few years and reasons to move; preferred type of building and residential surroundings; dreams for a future apartment or condominium; attitude to a ´flexible residence´ and new settlements; residence preference in old age; current rent costs.

Demography: age (classified); sex; marital status; school education; occupation; employment; household income; size of household; head of household. Interviewer rating: situation of residence within building and type of building; interest of respondent in survey topic; number of contact attempts.