Study title

Image of the municipality of Heerlen with respect to living, architecture, neatness, shopping facilities, traffic, public transport, crime, safety, culture, recreation. Involvement with city, most important problems in Heerlen / visits to local events, visits to city centre, satisfaction with visits, suggestions for improvements, evaluation of plans to improve the city centre / problems in r.'s residential quarter, satisfaction with local facilities, importance of community centre, contacts with neighbours / 'social renewal' (Sociale Vernieuwing): a government project to improve the situation of people with a social leeway, proposed target groups, expected effects for r. / making use of welfare, health, cultural, recreational and educational public facilities / evaluation of municipal services, contacts with civil servants / judgement of the communication between municipality and citizens, personal initiatives / political initiatives / political knowledge, criticism, interest in local politics, sense of political efficacy / reason for not voting at municipal elections / wishes for changes in the distribution of the council budget: r.'s priorities with respect to municipal tasks / willingness to pay for higher local taxes. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ place of work/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ politics