Study title

Description of the housing situation in a Cologne part of town. Residence selection criteria, type and condition of residence, neighborhood relationship as well as description of residential furnishings. Topics: length of residence in building and part of town; time of moving to quarter; reasons for selection of this quarter (Nippes); knowledge of Nippes before moving; housing situation in previous residence; comparison old and new residence; reasons to move from the old residence; sources of information for current residence; residence authorization; selection of another part of town as possible alternative; stating place of previous place of residence; intent to move from current quarter and perhaps to where; composition of building residents; personal concepts of city life by means of frequency of visits to various facilities; frequency of personal leisure activities; residence selection criteria; number of residential parties in building; type of heating of residence and type of energy used; size of residence in qm; owner status of residence or entire building; rent costs; presence of condominiums in building; earlier use of possibly available condominiums; age of building; renovations taken place in the last 5 years and their perceived extent; amount of monthly additional costs; number of rooms of residence (excluding kitchen, hall and bathroom); type of kitchen; number of cars in household; frequency of utilization of paid household help; actual and preferred neighborhood relationship; sources of supply of furniture; preferred characteristics of residential furnishings (preferred style); type of foods guests are served; attitude to the gentrification process (scale). Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; number of further persons in household and their age; age of youngest child and his supervision on working days; occupational position; employment; professional career; employment and occupational position of...