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B1 Residen ial En i onmen Ques ions
PL1 Ques ions a e only o he ollowing sub-s udies
CORE 1
REF 2
PL1:1 housing p e_s udy Pa ial s udy
PL1:1 housing2023 p e_s udy [de] Teils udie
1Did any language p oblems a ise in making con ac wi h he household?
No, no language p oblems 1
Yes, some language p oblems 2
Yes, majo language p oblems 3
No con ac 4
1:wum4 housing housing4 Language p oblems when making con ac
1:wum4 housing2023 housing4 [de] Sp achp obleme bei Kon ak au nahme
2How would you desc ibe he esiden ial a ea in gene al?
Excellen , upscale condi ion 1
No especially no iceable p oblems, good condi ion 2
Mixed imp ession, pa ly neglec ed condi ion 3
Ra he un-down, dilapida ed imp ession 4
2:wum5 housing housing14 Desc ip ion Residen ial a ea
2:wum5 housing2023 housing14 [de] Besch eibung Wohnlage
3How would you desc ibe he condi ion o he house in gene al?
Excellen , upscale condi ion 1
No especially no iceable p oblems, good condi ion 2
Mixed imp ession, pa ly neglec ed condi ion 3
Ra he un-down, dilapida ed imp ession 4
3:wum6 housing housing6 Condi ion o he house
3:wum6 housing2023 housing6 [de] Zus and des Hauses
4We e he e any pa icula p oblems accessing he house?
Yes, due o ba ie s o a locked en ance o he building 1
Yes, due o he in e com sys em 1
Yes, o he 1
No 1
4:wum701 housing housing701 Access p oblems: Ba ie / blocked house access
4:wum701 housing2023 housing701 [de] Zugangsp obleme: Abspe ung/ e schl.
Hauszugang
4:wum702 housing housing702 Access p oblems: In e com sys em
4:wum702 housing2023 housing702 [de] Zugangsp obleme: Sp echanlage
4:wum703 housing housing703 Access p oblems: O he
4:wum703 housing2023 housing703 [de] Zugangsp obleme: Sons iges
4:wum704 housing housing704 Access p oblems: No
4:wum704 housing2023 housing704 [de] Zugangsp obleme: Nein
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5Wha was you eeling he e on his s ee o in his apa men complex? How did i make
you eel?
Ve y sa e and com o able 1
Mos ly sa e and com o able 2
Somewha unsa e and uncom o able 3
Ve y uncom o able, somewha h ea ening 4
5:wum8 housing housing8 Sense o su oundings
5:wum8 housing2023 housing8 [de] Umgebungsge ühl
6How would you desc ibe he esiden ial a ea he e?
Pu ely esiden ial a ea wi h mainly old buildings 1
Pu ely esiden ial a ea wi h mainly new buildings 2
Mixed a ea wi h bo h esiden ial and comme cial buildings 3
Comme cial a ea (s o es, banks, adminis a i e o ices) wi h ew esiden ial
buildings
4
Business pa k o indus ial a ea wi h ew esiden ial buildings 5
O he 6
6:wum3 housing housing13 Neighbou hood desc ip ion
6:wum3 housing2023 housing13 [de] Besch eibung Wohngegend
7Wha ype o building is i ?
Ag icul u al esidence / a mhouse 1
De ached one o wo- amily house 2
One o wo- amily ow house o semi-de ached house 3
Residen ial building wi h 3 o 4 apa men s 4
Residen ial building wi h 5 o 8 apa men s 5
Residen ial building wi h 9 o mo e apa men s (bu no mo e han 8 loo s; no a
high- ise building)
6
High- ise building (9 loo s o mo e) 7
O he 8
7:wum1 housing housing1 House ype
7:wum1 housing2023 housing1 [de] Haus yp
7;wum1=2
7a Would you desc ibe he house as a mansion, palace, o illa?
Yes, as a illa wi hou a pa k-like ya d 1
Yes, as a illa wi h a pa k-like ya d 2
Yes, as a mansion, palace, o illa 3
No 4
Don’ know 5
7a:wum711 housing housing21 House name: la ge house
7a:wum711 housing2023 housing21 [de] Hausbezeichnung: g oßes Haus
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7;wum1=4:7
7b Is he apa men a pen house (exclusi e oo op apa men ) o lo (con e ed ac o y
space)?
Yes 1
No 2
Don’ know 3
7b:wum72 housing housing22 House name: Pen house/ Lo
7b:wum72 housing2023 housing22 [de] Hausbezeichnung: Pen house/ Lo
8Is i a hos el, do m, boa ding house, o simila accommoda ion?
Do m o uni e si y o high school s uden s / eens 1
Boa ding house o p o essionals 2
Re i emen home / nu sing home / senio esidence 3
Re ugee accommoda ion 4
O he ype o home / accommoda ion 5
No 6
8:wum2 housing housing23_ 2 House name: Residence/ Boa ding house
8:wum2 housing housing23_h House name: Residence/ Boa ding house
PL1;p e _s udie=2
9[de] In welche A on Un e kun leb de be ag e Haushal ?
[de] In eine Gemeinscha sun e kun ü Ge lüch e e 1
In a p i a e apa men , a p i a e house 2
[de] ande e Un e kun 3
9:iwu1 housing housing12 Type o accommoda ion
9:iwu1 housing2023 housing12 [de] A de Un e kun
PL1;p e _s udie=2 & 9;iwu1=1
10 [de] Um was ü eine A on Gemeinscha sun e kun handel es sich?
A en / camp 1
A con aine o as cons uc ion 2
A hall (e.g. a gym o e en s hall) 3
A pe manen builidng wi h se e al esiden ial uni s 4
O he 5
10:iwu2 housing housing11 Type o sha ed accommoda ion
10:iwu2 housing2023 housing11 [de] A de Gemeinscha sun e kun
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