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Activities and Satisfaction of Older People (Municipal Seniors Survey)

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2651 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2651
Abstract: 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 ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 09.1991 - 11.1991
Geographic coverage: Rhineland-Palatinate (DE-RP), Ludwigshafen
Universe:
Number of Units: 539
Sampling Procedure: The sample is divided in three parts. a) representative sample for the city: random selection of persons over 65 years with German citizenship not living in old people's homes from the resident registry, b) random selection of thirteen senior meeting places from the 17 existing in the municipal area, c) sample of persons over 65 years from the par ... more
Mode of Data Collection: Mail as well as written survey with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: H. Schroeder, Mannheim
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 127
Notes: While the survey of adult education center participants as well as the city sample were conducted by mail, in the selected senior meeting places a written survey was conducted in the presence of the interviewer.

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Schröder, Helmut - ZUMA, Mannheim | Krebs, Dagmar - ZUMA, Mannheim
Publication year: 1995
DOI: 10.4232/1.2651
Study number: ZA2651
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2651
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Reference publications

Publications: Schröder, Helmut: Über den Zusammenhang zwischen Aktivitäten und Zufriedenheit: Eine kommunale Seniorenbefragung. Mannheim: ZUMA 1993. (ZUMA-Arbeitsbericht Nr. 93/10)
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