Study title

Social situation and political attitudes of seniors. Topics: Residential area; frequency of use of public transportation; assessment of public transportation; change of mobility in the city since the "turning point"; car possession; use of freedoms newly obtained with the "turning point" (scale); change of frequency of contact with closest family members, friends, acquaintances, a party, church and former company; general contentment with life; condition of health; need of care; satisfaction with health care; recognition as handicapped; personal residence; housing situation; residence partner; satisfaction with residence and housing situation; size of residence; fear of loss of residence; property conditions of residential building; rent; preferred form of housing for advanced age; membership in a senior organization; number of senior meeting places in the vicinity; dealing with new government offices and new pension and insurance system; extent of counseling offered; memory of the election regarding the Federal Parliament election 1990; Sunday question; reasons for problems in Eastern Germany; possibilities for political participation; stand on German-German unification; advantages and disadvantages of unification; disappointment of the people about unification; occupation characteristics; economic area; number of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; size of household.