Study title

Activities and satisfaction of seniors. Topics: Attitude to the expression ´seniors´; attitude to representation of interests by a special party for seniors; most important interest areas; length of residence in Ludwigshafen; residential status; number of rooms; floor and elevator available; length of living in residence; satisfaction with housing; self-assessment of condition of health; satisfaction with condition of health; assessment of personal disabilities; contact for care and with illness; others in need of care in household; frequency of selected leisure activities; satisfaction with extent of one´s own leisure activity; familiarity of the city aid for the old; source of information about the aid for the old; attending adult education courses; newly gained friendships through adult education courses; satisfaction with courses of the adult education center; frequency of trips to day centers for the old and senior meeting places; satisfaction with senior meeting places; newly gained friends through the day center for the old; judgement on the importance of day centers for the old; participation in one-day excursions; frequency of travel; general contentment with life; frequency of activities in charitable organizations, sport organizations, aid for the old, social groups and church; dissatisfaction with one´s own participation in activities of these groups; index of contentment with life (LSI, scale); number of children; number, frequency of contact, spatial closeness and satisfaction with contact with the children, family members or relatives as well as friends; living together with partner; partner satisfaction; help in personal crises; caring for grandchild; general zest for life (scale); primary income source; satisfaction with financial situation; interest in receiving the survey results. Index: contentment with life.