Living Quality in Langsur (2010)

Housing and town image. Infrastructure and supply. Social interaction and village community. Quality of life and perspectives. Topics: 1. Housing and town image: duration of living in the place of residence; year of moving; former place of residence in Germany or abroad; reasons for moving; intention to move; reasons for intention to move; satisfaction with the housing situation; change in housing satisfaction in recent years and reasons for change (open); change in the appearance of the place of residence; development of the number of inhabitants in the place of residence. 2. Infrastructure and supply: shopping locations; satisfaction with shopping facilities for daily needs in the place of residence; assessment of the level of living in the place of residence. 2. Infrastructure and supply: shopping locations; satisfaction with shopping facilities for daily needs in the place of residence; assessment of the effort involved in visiting the family doctor and the pharmacy; use of the pharmacy´s delivery service; satisfaction with the supply of medical care facilities and old people´s and nursing care facilities in the immediate vicinity; use of various leisure facilities in the place of residence; satisfaction with the leisure facilities in the place of residence; leisure predominantly in the place of residence or outside the place of residence; satisfaction with the supply of kindergarten places and schools in the place of residence or in the immediate vicinity; form of motorisation or non-motorisation; means of transport used for shopping; satisfaction with the bus connection to the place of residence. 3. Social togetherness and village community: frequency of participation in public events in the place of residence and in the community; open mention of public events in which the respondent takes part in the place of residence and in the community; pubs and restaurants as an important part of village life; association membership; number of association memberships; name of the association and type of membership (active or passive); satisfaction with association life; assessment of the social interaction between younger and older members of the association; concerns regarding the association; open mention of these concerns; importance of associations for the village community; voluntary work; type of voluntary work (open); interest in voluntary work and type of voluntary work; membership in a citizens´ initiative at the place of residence or in the community; opinion on the relationship between people at the place of residence; relationship with neighbours; attendance at events in neighbouring communities; open naming of events in neighbouring communities in which the respondent participates; contact with people in neighbouring communities; relationship with these people; satisfaction with the relationship or exchange with neighbouring communities; assessment of the integration of newcomers into the village community; important aspects for the successful integration of newcomers (open). 4. Quality of life and perspectives: assessment of the quality of life in the place of residence; reasons why life in the place of residence is particularly pleasant (open); suggestions for improvement (open); Internet connection at home; frequency of Internet use at home and purposes of use; perception of networks or discussion groups on the Internet with local questions; willingness to use an online portal tailored to the region (RegioWiki); purpose of use of such a RegioWiki (open); thoughts on living in old age; expected form of living in old age; current residential status; later conversion of the residential building for several residential parties (e.g. as residential neighbourhood) conceivable; Bürgerbus project: willingness to use the Bürgerbus; purpose of using the Bürgerbus (open); willingness to personally support the Bürgerbus project; willingness to work as an honorary driver; opinion of the region ´Untere Sauer´; general life satisfaction. Demography: sex; age (year of birth); marital status; partner; children; number of children; year of birth of the children; place of residence of the children; children attend a kindergarten or school in Germany or Luxembourg; size of household; household composition; for the respondent and the partner, the following was asked: school leaving certificate or university degree; employment status; full-time or part-time employment; means of transport used to get to work; occupational status; religious denomination; respondents only: church affiliation; frequency of church services attendance; self-assessment of religiousness; citizenship (born in Germany and German citizen, non-born in Germany and German citizen or foreign citizen - migration background); nationality; length of stay in Germany; pets, number and type of pets. Additonally codes: ID.