This dataset covers the beneficiaries of housing assistance for the elderly (HEPA or ASH) and the corresponding departmental expenditure in 2023, presented by Intercommunalité. The data relate to the period during which the services were provided (service provided). The proposed visualization illustrates the expenditures of HEPA by EPCI. Older people who cannot usefully be helped at home can, if they consent, be accommodated in facilities, subject to their entitlement to social assistance. Older people can then be welcomed into: • EHPADs (including PASA, UHR and some PUVs): the residential establishment for dependent elderly persons provides residents collectively with the necessary accommodation, catering, maintenance and care; • EHPAs (including PUVs, and autonomous residences): the independent residence is an EHPA intended for collective housing as the principal residence of non-dependent elderly people, in a building comprising both private premises and common premises intended for collective living. The payment of social assistance to the beneficiary in autonomous residence stops on the day of the latter’s death; • non-departmental structures located on French territory. Metadata Link to metadata Additional information Website of the Seine-Maritime Department: https://www.seinemaritime.html and https://www.seinemaritime.fr/docs/RDAS%20Update%2001%202023.pdf The Department’s official website provides a page dedicated to out-of-home care for older people, including contact details. You can also download the departmental social assistance regulation, which explains in detail the criteria and procedures for admission to the aid concerned, the consequences of the allocation of the aid (effective date, payment arrangements, etc.). Sheets 1-11 and 1-13 concern the permanent or temporary accommodation of the elderly. Data-DRESS website: https://data.drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/explore/dataset/376_les-depenses-d-aide-sociale-departementale/information/, https://data.drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/explore/dataset/les-beneficiaires-de-l-aide-sociale-departementale-aux-personnes-agees-ou-handic/information/ and https://data.drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/explore/dataset/les-caracteristiques-des-de-aide-sociale-departementale-aux-pers/information/ The official opendata site for public statistics on health and social services provides downloadable data on social assistance for housing for people aged 199 to 2021, as well as data on beneficiaries and their profiles. 1996-2021 and their characteristics (age and gender). Public Service website: https://www.service-public.fr/individuals/your rights/F2444 The official website of the French administration offers a page dedicated to social assistance for the accommodation (ASH) of an elderly person in institutions. The approach is very concrete and is a good first approach for potential applicants.

The basic purpose of the Health Interview Survey is to obtain information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kind of health services people receive. There are five core files within the 1979 survey, each in a separate data file. The variables in the Household File (Part 1) include type of living quarters, size of family, region, condition list assigned, and type of PSU. The Person File (Part 2) includes information on sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, industry and occupation codes, and limits on activity. The Condition File (Part 3) contains information for each reported health condition, with specifics on injury and accident reports. The Hospital Episode File (Part 4) provides information on medical conditions, hospital episodes, type of service, type of hospital ownership, date of admission and discharge, number of nights in hospital, and operations performed. The Doctor Visit File (Part 5) documents doctor visits within the time period and identifies acute or chronic conditions. A sixth and a seventh data set have been added to the core files. The Home Care Supplement File (Part 6) documents basic demographic information, eating habits, in-home mobility, hospital visits, and the extent that basic living activities and needs are performed with or without aid. Also in the Person file are the Home Care Supplement variables which were used to define the need for personal (individual) home care as a result of a chronic health condition, as well as the use of eyeglasses and contact lenses and hearing aids. The Residential Mobility Supplement File (Part 7) includes basic demographic variables and length of hospital stay, amount of time one has lived at the same residence, and reasons for moving.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The purpose of this study was to give a descriptive account of the characteristics of elderly persons living in Telford, to estimate the level of need for specific services (including housing), to assess the level of provision for the elderly in Telford and to estimate the extent of unmet need for services and support. Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Satisfaction with general state of health, details of illnesses or conditions which make life difficult. Whether registered as disabled, whether in receipt of a disability pension, whether illness is worse at different times of the year. Frequency of depression, whether treatment received, whether inability to cope felt through depression, whether ever experienced a nervous breakdown (date), whether treatment received in hospital. Whether ever been housebound or bedridden, number of times during last 12 months, duration of confinement. If in hospital - whether still attending out-patients' clinic. Problems with mobility, any special equipment used to aid mobility in home or garden/outside home, situations in which mobility problems occur (e.g. climbing stairs, bending). Details of domestic work, problems and difficulties. Interviewer's assessment of physical ability, whether help received/desired (type), who provided help and who respondent would like. Help given to others by respondent, whether paid or voluntary, distance travelled. Mealtime arrangements and preferences, use and opinion of the 'Meals on Wheels' service. Problems with height, position or design of equipment/fittings in the home and suggested improvements, problems encountered visiting various places (reasons for any inability), methods of travel, help required. Reasons for non-use of any services. Details of service provided by nurse/district nurse where appropriate. Date of last consultation with doctor (reasons and location). Details of difficulties with, treatment for and aids for hearing and sight. Whether calls from health visitor desired, respondent's opinion of convalescent holiday and loan of equipment services, whether prepared to pay for service. Type of heating in home (at present and preferred), reasons for non-implementation of choice, opinion of an emergency service, whether press button or telephone preferred. Lifestyle preference if unable to manage alone, any existing places respondent considers ideal. Background Variables Age of respondent, head of household and other household members, employment status of all household members, occupation of head of household. Total household income per week, type of dwelling, number of bedrooms. Stratified, random sample of households in the designated area, plus all old persons in two small geographical sub-areas Face-to-face interview

The 2006-07 Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) is a nationally representative survey of 4,843 households, 4,987 women age 15-49, and 4,156 men age 15-49. The SDHS also included individual interviews with boys and girls age 12-14 and older adults age 50 and over. The survey of persons age 12-14 and age 50 and over was carried out in every other household selected in the SDHS. Interviews were completed for 459 girls and 411 boys age 12-14, and 661 women and 456 men age 50 and over. The 2006-07 SDHS is the first national survey conducted in Swaziland as part of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme. The data are intended to furnish programme managers and policymakers with detailed information on levels and trends in fertility; nuptiality; sexual activity; fertility preferences; awareness and use of family planning methods; breastfeeding practices; nutritional status of mothers and young children; early childhood mortality and maternal mortality; maternal and child health; and awareness and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. The survey also collected information on malaria prevention and treatment. The 2006-07 SDHS is the first nationwide survey in Swaziland to provide population-based prevalence estimates for anaemia and HIV. Children age 6 months and older as well as adults were tested for anaemia. Children age 2 years and older as well as adults were tested for HIV. The principal objective of the 2006-07 Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) was to provide up-to-date information on fertility, childhood mortality, marriage, fertility preferences, awareness, and use of family planning methods, infant feeding practices, maternal and child health, maternal mortality, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and behaviour and prevalence of HIV and anaemia. More specifically the 2006-07 SDHS was aimed at achieving the following; Determine key demographic rates, particularly fertility, under-five mortality, and adult mortality rates Investigate the direct and indirect factors which determine the level and trends of fertility Measure the level of contraceptive knowledge and practice of women and men by method Determine immunization coverage and prevalence and treatment of diarrhoea and acute respiratory diseases among children under five Determine infant and young child feeding practices and assess the nutritional status of children 6-59 months, women age 15-49 years, and men aged 15-49 years Estimate prevalence of anaemia Assess knowledge and attitudes of women and men regarding sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, and evaluate patterns of recent behaviour regarding condom use Identify behaviours that protect or predispose the population to HIV infection Examine social, economic, and cultural determinants of HIV Determine the proportion of households with orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) Determine the proportion of households with sick people taken care at household level Determine HIV prevalence among males and females age 2 years and older Determine the use of iodized salt in households Describe care and protection of children age 12-14 years, and their knowledge and attitudes about sex and HIV/AIDS. This information is intended to provide data to assist policymakers and programme implementers to monitor and evaluate existing programmes and to design new strategies for demographic, social and health policies in Swaziland. The survey also provides data to monitor the country's achievement towards the Millenium Development Goals. MAIN RESULTS Fertility in Swaziland has been declining rapidly, with the TFR falling from 6.4 births per woman in 1986 to 3.8 births at the time of the SDHS. As expected, fertility is higher in rural areas (4.2 births per woman) than in urban areas (3.0 births per woman). Fertility differentials by education and wealth are substantial. Women with no education have on average 4.9 children compared with 2.4 children for women with tertiary education. Fertility varies widely according to household wealth. Women in the highest wealth quintile have 2.9 children fewer than women in the lowest quintile (2.6 and 5.5 births per woman, respectively). Knowledge of family planning is universal in Swaziland. The most widely known method is the male condom (99 percent for both males and females). Among women, other widely known methods include injectables (96 percent), the pill (95 percent), and the female condom (91 percent). For men, the best known methods besides the male condom are the female condom (94 percent) and the pill and injectables (84 percent each). Children are considered fully vaccinated when they receive one dose of BCG vaccine, three doses each of DPT and polio vaccines, and one dose of measles vaccine. BCG coverage among children age 12-23 months is nearly universal (97 percent); coverage is also high for the first doses of DPT (96 percent) and polio (97 percent). The proportion of children receiving subsequent doses of DPT and polio vaccines drops slightly, with 92 percent of children receiving the third dose of DPT and 87 percent receiving the third dose of polio. Ninety-two percent of children had received a measles vaccination by the time of the SDHS. Overall, 82 percent of children age 12-23 months are fully immunised. In Swaziland, almost all women who had a live birth in the five years preceding the survey received antenatal care from health professionals (97 percent); 9 percent received care from a doctor, and 88 percent received care from a trained nurse or midwife. Only 3 percent of mothers did not receive any antenatal care Overall, 87 percent of children in Swaziland are breastfed for some period of time (ever breastfed). The median duration of any breast-feeding in Swaziland is almost 17 months. However, the median duration of exclusive breast-feeding is much shorter (0.7 months). In interpreting the malaria programme indicators in Swaziland, it is important to recognise that the disease affects an estimated 30 percent of the population where malaria is most prevalent (the Lubombo Plateau, the lowveld, and parts of the middleveld). Malaria is also seasonal, occurring mainly during or after the rainy season (from November to March). A substantial part of the SDHS fieldwork took place outside of this period. Results from the HIV testing component in the 2006-07 SDHS indicate that 26 percent of Swazi adults age 15-49 are infected with HIV. Among women, the HIV rate is 31 percent, compared with 20 percent among men. HIV prevalence peaks at 49 percent for women age 25-29, which is almost five times the rate among women age 15-19 and more than twice the rate observed among women age 45-49. HIV prevalence increases from 2 percent among men in the 15-19 age group to 45 percent in the age group 35-39 and then decreases to 28 percent among men age 45-49. HIV prevalence for women and men age 50 or over is 12 percent and 18 percent, respectively. Among the population age 2-14 years, 4 percent of girls and boys are infected.

This round of Euro-Barometer surveys queried respondents on standard Euro-Barometer measures, such as how satisfied they were with their present life, whether they attempted to persuade others close to them to share their views on subjects they held strong opinions about, whether they discussed political matters, what their country's goals should be for the next ten or fifteen years, and how they viewed the need for societal change. The surveys also focused on health problems. Questions about smoking examined whether the respondent had heard of the European Code Against Cancer and whether the respondent smoked. Smokers were asked what tobacco products they used, how many cigarettes they smoked in a day, and whether they planned to cut down on their tobacco consumption. Queries focusing on other health issues included respondents' subjective ratings of their health and diet, the basis for their foodstuff selections, the extent and impact of alcohol consumption on their driving, the extent of the problem of drinking and driving, how the problem of drinking and driving would be best addressed, and respondents' own use of alcohol. Opinions on alcohol and drug abuse were elicited through questions such as what type of problem the respondent considered alcohol and drug use to be, whether current measures were enough to solve abuse, what measures should be taken to solve the problems, the respondent's knowledge of drugs and the use of drugs, drug use among acquaintances, and how drug testing should be implemented. AIDS-related items focused on how the respondent thought AIDS could be contracted and which manner of transmission the respondent most feared, which interventions should be used to eliminate or to slow the spread of AIDS, which interventions should be undertaken by the European Community, how best to handle those who had AIDS or were HIV-positive, whether the respondent personally knew anyone with AIDS/HIV+, how the emergence and spread of AIDS had changed the respondent's personal habits, and what precautions were effective against contracting AIDS. Questions concerning the respondent's work history asked whether there had been periods without work lasting more than a year. A series of items focused on the longest period without pay: how long the period was, the age of the respondent during this period, the main reason for leaving the previous job, what the previous occupation was and whether it was part-time, what the new occupation was and whether it was part-time, and how the level of the new occupation compared to the previous occupation. The interaction of raising children and pursuing a career was investigated through questions including how many children the respondent had, what effect changes in family life had on working life, whether the respondent worked full- or part-time while raising children, and whether the respondent would prefer to care for children full-time, care for children part-time and work part-time, or work full-time. A series of questions pertained to the period prior to the respondent's first three children attending school: whether the respondent worked during this period, what the respondent's occupation was, the attributes of the occupation that concerned the family, the attributes of the partner's occupation that concerned the family, who the primary caregivers were, whether the partner was the primary caregiver, and whether there were difficulties making last-minute arrangements for child care. Additional information was gathered on family income, number of people residing in the home, size of locality, home ownership, region of residence, occupation of the head of household, and the respondent's age, sex, occupation, education, religion, religiosity, subjective social class standing, political party and union membership, and left-right political self-placement. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09577.v1. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.

Abstract

The 2005 Guyana HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey (GAIS) is the first household-based, comprehensive survey on HIV/AIDS to be carried out in Guyana. The 2005 GAIS was implemented by the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) for the Ministry of Health (MoH). ORC Macro of Calverton, Maryland provided technical assistance to the project through its contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the MEASURE DHS program. Funding to cover technical assistance by ORC Macro and for local costs was provided in their entirety by USAID/Washington and USAID/Guyana.

The 2005 GAIS is a nationally representative sample survey of women and men age 15-49 initiated by MoH with the purpose of obtaining national baseline data for indicators on knowledge/awareness, attitudes, and behavior regarding HIV/AIDS. The survey data can be effectively used to calculate valuable indicators of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS), the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Orphan and Vulnerable Children unit (OVC), and the World Health Organization (WHO), among others. The overall goal of the survey was to provide program managers and policymakers involved in HIV/AIDS programs with information needed to monitor and evaluate existing programs; and to effectively plan and implement future interventions, including resource mobilization and allocation, for combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Guyana.

Other objectives of the 2005 GAIS include the support of dissemination and utilization of the results in planning, managing and improving family planning and health services in the country; and enhancing the survey capabilities of the institutions involved in order to facilitate the implementation of surveys of this type in the future.

The 2005 GAIS sampled over 3,000 households and completed interviews with 2,425 eligible women and 1,875 eligible men. In addition to the data on HIV/AIDS indicators, data on the characteristics of households and its members, malaria, infant and child mortality, tuberculosis, fertility, and family planning were also collected.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

• Individuals;
• Households.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The primary objective of the 2005 GAIS is to provide estimates with acceptable precision for important population characteristics such as HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. The population to be covered by the 2005 GAIS was defined as the universe of all women and men age 15-49 in Guyana.

The major domains to be distinguished in the tabulation of important characteristics for the eligible population are: • Guyana as a whole • The urban area and the rural area each as a separate major domain • Georgetown and the remainder urban areas.

Administratively, Guyana is divided into 10 major regions. For census purposes, each region is further subdivided in enumeration districts (EDs). Each ED is classified as either urban or rural. There is a list of EDs that contains the number of households and population for each ED from the 2002 census. The list of EDs is grouped by administrative units as townships. The available demarcated cartographic material for each ED from the last census makes an adequate sample frame for the 2005 GAIS.

The sampling design had two stages with enumeration districts (EDs) as the primary sampling units (PSUs) and households as the secondary sampling units (SSUs). The standard design for the GAIS called for the selection of 120 EDs. Twenty-five households were selected by systematic random sampling from a full list of households from each of the selected enumeration districts for a total of 3,000 households. All women and men 15-49 years of age in the sample households were eligible to be interviewed with the individual questionnaire.

The database for the recently completed 2002 Census was used as a sampling frame to select the sampling units. In the census frame, EDs are grouped by urban-rural location within the ten administrative regions and they are also ordered in each administrative unit in serpentine fashion. Therefore, this stratification and ordering will be also reflected in the 2005 GAIS sample.

Based on response rates from other surveys in Guyana, around 3,000 interviews of women and somewhat fewer of men expected to be completed in the 3,000 households selected.

Several allocation schemes were considered for the sample of clusters for each urban-rural domain. One option was to allocate clusters to urban and rural areas proportionally to the population in the area. According to the census, the urban population represents only 29 percent of the population of the country. In this case, around 35 clusters out of the 120 would have been allocated to the urban area. Options to obtain the best allocation by region were also examined. It should be emphasized that optimality is not guaranteed at the regional level but the power for analysis is increased in the urban area of Georgetown by departing from proportionality. Upon further analysis of the different options, the selection of an equal number of clusters in each major domain (60 urban and 60 rural) was recommended for the 2005 GAIS. As a result of the nonproportionalallocation of the number of EDs for the urban-rural and regional domains, the household sample for the 2005 GAIS is not a self-weighted sample.

The 2005 GAIS sample of households was selected using a stratified two-stage cluster design consisting of 120 clusters. The first stage-units (primary sampling units or PSUs) are the enumeration areas used for the 2002 Population and Housing Census. The number of EDs (clusters) in each domain area was calculated dividing its total allocated number of households by the sample take (25 households for selection per ED). In each major domain, clusters are selected systematically with probability proportional to size.

The sampling procedures are more fully described in "Guyana HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2005 - Final Report" pp.135-138.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Two types of questionnaires were used in the survey, namely: the Household Questionnaire and the Individual Questionnaire. The contents of these questionnaires were based on model questionnaires developed by the MEASURE DHS program. In consultation with USAID/Guyana, MoH, GRPA, and other government agencies and local organizations, the model questionnaires were modified to reflect issues relevant to HIV/AIDS in Guyana. The questionnaires were finalized around mid-May.

The Household Questionnaire was used to list all the usual members and visitors in the selected households. For each person listed, information was collected on sex, age, education, and relationship to the head of the household. An important purpose of the Household Questionnaire was to identify women and men who were eligible for the individual interview.

The Household Questionnaire also collected non-income proxy indicators about the household's dwelling unit, such as the source of water; type of toilet facilities; materials used for the floor, roof and walls of the house; and ownership of various durable goods and land. As part of the Malaria Module, questions were included on ownership and use of mosquito bednets.

The Individual Questionnaire was used to collect information from women and men age 15-49 years and covered the following topics: • Background characteristics (age, education, media exposure, employment, etc.) • Reproductive history (number of births and—for women—a birth history, birth registration, current pregnancy, and current family planning use) • Marriage and sexual activity • Husband’s background • Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and exposure to specific HIV-related mass media programs • Attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS • Knowledge and experience with HIV testing • Knowledge and symptoms of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) • The malaria module and questions on tuberculosis

Cleaning operations

The processing of the GAIS questionnaires began in mid-July 2005, shortly after the beginning of fieldwork and during the first visit of the ORC Macro data processing specialist. Questionnaires for completed clusters (enumeration districts) were periodically submitted to GRPA offices in Georgetown, where they were edited by data processing personnel who had been trained specifically for this task. The concurrent processing of the data—standard for surveys participating in the DHS program—allowed GRPA to produce field-check tables to monitor response rates and other variables, and advise field teams of any problems that were detected during data entry. All data were entered twice, allowing 100 percent verification. Data processing, including data entry, data editing, and tabulations, was done using CSPro, a program developed by ORC Macro, the U.S. Bureau of Census, and SERPRO for processing surveys and censuses. The data entry and editing of the questionnaires was completed during a second visit by the ORC Macro specialist in mid-September. At this time, a clean data set was produced and basic tables with the basic HIV/AIDS indicators were run. The tables included in the current report were completed by the end of November 2005.

Response rate

• From a total of 3,055 households in the sample, 2,800 were occupied. Among these households, interviews were completed in 2,608, for a response rate of 93 percent. • A total of 2,776 eligible women were identified and

The purpose of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is to obtain information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of health services people receive. Implementation of a redesigned NHIS, consisting of a basic module, a periodic module, and a topical module, began in 1997 (see NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1997 [ICPSR 2954]). The 2006 NHIS contains the Household, Family, Person, Sample Adult, and Sample Child files from the basic module. Each record in Part 1, Household Level, contains data on type of living quarters, number of families in the household responding and not responding, and the month and year of the interview for each sampling unit. Part 2, Family Level, is made up of reconstructed variables from the person-level data of the basic module and includes information on sex, age, race, marital status, Hispanic origin, education, veteran status, family income, family size, major activities, health status, activity limits, and employment status, along with industry and occupation. As part of the basic module, Part 3, Personl Level, provides information on all family members with respect to health status, limitation of daily activities, cognitive impairment, and health conditions. Also included are data on years at current residence, region variables, height, weight, bed days, doctor visits, hospital stays, and health care access and utilization. A randomly-selected adult in each family was interviewed for Part 4, Sample Adult, regarding respiratory conditions, use of nasal spray, renal conditions, AIDS, joint symptoms, health status, limitation of daily activities, and behaviors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity in addition to questions regarding stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and weight control. Part 5, Sample Child, provides information from an adult in the household on medical conditions of one child in the household, such as respiratory problems, seizures, allergies, and use of special equipment like hearing aids, braces, or wheelchairs. Also included are variables regarding child behavior, the use of mental health services, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as responses to the SDQ, the Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire on child mental health. The 2006 data contain the Child Mental Health Brief (CMB), Child Mental Health Services (CMS) and Child Influenza Immunization (CFI) sections. Part 6, Injury/Poison Episode, is an episode-based file that contains information about the external cause and nature of the injury or poisoning episode and what the person was doing at the time of the injury or poisoning episode, in addition to the date and place of occurrence. Part 7, Injury/Poison Episode Verbatim, contains edited narrative text descriptions of the injury or poisoning, provided by the respondent. Imputed income files for 2006 are now available through the NCHS Web site . (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR -- https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20681.v3. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they made this dataset available in multiple data formats.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The aims and objectives of this survey were to: Describe the experience of and attitudes towards the care of people with AIDS or related conditions; describe the social context in which requirements of health care are negotiated; look at the continuity of care between hospital and community; describe balance of care between professional and lay carers; describe views and perceptions of care of patients and formal and informal carers; examine process of obtaining care; examine balance of care between hospital and community; look at social consequences of care received. Main Topics: Methodological issues in research; care of pwas; needs for health and social care of pwas; receiving a positive HIV antibody test; use of general practitioner services; care from the home support team; role of informal carers; role of the voluntary sector; symptoms of AIDS and their relief. No sampling (total universe) Face-to-face interview Identification of pwas through interviews with professionals based at two hospitals and two wards of the hospital and through home support team (HST). Questionnaire interviews with pwas, and follow-up 6-9 months later. Questionnaire interviews with all formal and informal carers, and follow-up for informal carers if pwa died (all specific patients). Additional general questionnaire for formal carers (informal carers nominated by pwas).

Social network, familiarity and use of existing institutions of the public aid to the old, familiarity of the seniors office and readiness for honorary involvement in this facility. Topics: evaluation of offerings for older people in Offenburg and naming missing offerings; friends or relatives to whom it would be easy to establish contact; knowledge of facilities in which older people can get together, missing facilities; visit to facilities during the past 12 months and future planned visit to such a facilities as well as reasons against future use; knowledge of offerings for seniors in the areas of education and culture, missing offerings, participation during the past 12 months and future planned participation in such an offering as well as reasons against future use; knowledge of offerings for seniors in the areas of sport, gymnastics and dance, missing offerings; participation in such an offering during the past 12 months and future planned participation in such an offering as well as reasons against future use; knowledge of travel, vacation and relaxation offerings for seniors, missing offerings; participation in such offerings during the past 12 months and future planned participation in such offerings as well as reasons against future use; place to obtain information or advice from the aid for old; place to obtain help with possible need for advice; knowledge and use of or missing the following aid offerings in Offenburg: emergency home telephone number, Meals on Wheels, ambulant nursing care services, facilities to help with housekeeping, facilities of daytime and short time nursing care; honorary activity; familiarity of the seniors office and its offerings as well as visit to the seniors office and reasons for this; willingness to participate in the seniors office, number of hours, expected compensation as well as reasons for and against participation; familiarity of the seniors advisory council of the city of Offenburg and the district seniors council; satisfaction with housing; living in a group sharing a residence with older people or readiness for this; living in a group sharing a residence with younger people or readiness for this. Demography: number of persons in household and relation; year of birth; employment; retirement; occupation last exercised; search for work; school degree; personally particularly missed offerings or facilities in the area of aid for the old or seniors work; sex; marital status. Also encoded was: length of interview, part of town. Soziales Netzwerk, Bekanntheit und Nutzung bestehender Einrichtungen der offenen Altenhilfe, Bekanntheit des Seniorenbüros und Bereitschaft zu ehrenamtlichem Engagement in dieser Einrichtung. Themen: Bewertung der Angebote für ältere Menschen in Offenburg und Nennung fehlender Angebote; Bekannte oder Verwandte, zu denen leicht Kontakt hergestellt werden kann; Kenntnis von Einrichtungen, in denen sich ältere Menschen treffen können, vermisste Einrichtungen; Besuch der Einrichtungen während der vergangenen 12 Monate und zukünftig geplanter Besuch solcher Einrichtungen sowie Gründe gegen eine zukünftige Nutzung; Kenntnis von Angeboten für Senioren auf den Gebieten Bildung und Kultur, vermisste Angebote, Teilnahme während der vergangenen 12 Monate und zukünftig geplante Teilnahme an solchen Angeboten sowie Gründe gegen eine zukünftige Nutzung; Kenntnis von Angeboten für Senioren auf den Gebieten Sport, Gymnastik und Tanz, vermisste Angebote; Teilnahme an solchen Angeboten während der vergangenen 12 Monate und zukünftig geplante Teilnahme an solchen Angeboten sowie Gründe gegen eine zukünftige Nutzung; Kenntnis von Reise-, Ferien- und Erholungsangeboten für Senioren, vermisste Angebote; Teilnahme an solchen Angeboten während der vergangenen 12 Monate und zukünftig geplante Teilnahme an solchen Angeboten sowie Gründe gegen eine zukünftige Nutzung; Anlaufstelle für Informationen oder Beratung der Altenhilfe; Anlaufstellen für eventuellen Beratungsbedarf; Kenntnis und Nutzung bzw. Vermissen folgender Hilfsangebote in Offenburg: Hausnotruf, Essen auf Rädern, Ambulante Pflegedienste, Einrichtungen zur Hilfe bei der Haushaltsführung, Einrichtungen der Tages- und Kurzzeitpflege; ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit; Bekanntheit des Seniorenbüros und seiner Angebote sowie Besuch des Seniorenbüros und Gründe dafür; Bereitschaft zur Mitarbeit im Seniorenbüro, Stundenzahl, erwartete Entschädigung sowie Gründe für und gegen die Mitarbeit; Bekanntheit des Seniorenbeirats der Stadt Offenburg und des Kreisseniorenrates; Wohnzufriedenheit; Leben in einer Wohngemeinschaft mit älteren Menschen bzw. Bereitschaft dazu; Leben in einer Wohngemeinschaft mit jüngeren Menschen bzw. Bereitschaft dazu. Demographie: Anzahl der Personen im Haushalt und Verwandschaftsverhältnis; Geburtsjahr; Berufstätigkeit; Ruhestand; zuletzt ausgeübter Beruf; Arbeitssuche; Schulabschluss; persönlich besonders vermisste Angebote oder Einrichtungen im Bereich der Altenhilfe bzw. Seniorenarbeit; Geschlecht; Familienstand. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Interviewdauer, Stadtteil. Sample from the resident registry of the city; in equal numbers persons were selected from the age classes 60-65, 65-70, 70-75, 75-80 as well as 80 and older. Excluded from the sample were home residents. Auswahl aus den Melderegistern der Stadt, zu gleichen Teilen wurden Personen der Altersklasse 60-65, 65-70, 70-75, 75-80 sowie 80 und älter ausgewählt. Ausgenommen von der Stichprobe wurden Heimbewohner.