Study title
Living Conditions and Way of Life of Older Citizens 1986
Creator
Institut für Soziologie und Sozialpolitik an der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Berlin
Study number / PID
ZA6992, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)
Data access
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Abstract
Social conditions and relations in old age, social care services and
need of care.
Topics: Employment during the last 20 years; earlier shift work and
management functions; current employment; reasons for non-employment;
residential status; satisfaction with residence; availability of
sources of day-to-day needs; shopping opportunities; desired changes
regarding shopping opportunities; local residency; length of
residence in current residence; place of residence of children;
number of children; care during illness; current medical treatment;
condition of health; need of care; help with jobs in household; daily
warm meal; interest in provision of lunch; persons providing help in
household; responsibility for looking after older citizens; concerns
in daily life; availability of a telephone; reading a daily
newspaper; information about events for older citizens; reasons for
non-participation in these events; areas of interest (scale);
opportunities for realization of interests; income; additional income.