1. The city of Stuttgart in a European comparison
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2. Starting point The starting point of doing research of quality of life in Stuttgart is, not only the objective statistical data of the Urban Audit Project are important, also the evaluation of living conditions by citizens are important, too
Tradition
In Stuttgart and many other cities in Germany there is a long tradition of asking people, and doing local surveys. Since 1995, a opinion survey is carried out. Every two years people were asked: How satisified are you with the city you are living in?
Debate The debate carried out at OECD and EU level about the relation between economic growth and real welfare enhancements is becoming more and more prominent in Germany as well. There is a renewed interest in opion surveys since well-being is included in conceptional framework (e.g. Beyond GNP, Better life)
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3. Coordinated German Perception survey
Since 2004, German cities conduct a perception survey with the
same questions and method (telephone interviews) as DG Regional and Urban Policy Coordination and Implementation of the survey is done by the Working Group „Local Survey“ within the Association of German Municipal Statisticians (VdSt).
Since 2006, City of Stuttgart is participating. A total of 20 german Cities now taking part in the Coordinated German Perception Survey.
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4. Perception surve y , DG Regional and Urban Policy (EU)
Berlin Dortmund Essen Hamburg Leipzig Rostock Aalborg Amsterdam Ankara Antalya Antwerpen Athina Barcelona Belfast Bialystok Bologna Bordeaux Braga Bratislava Bruxelles Bucuresti Budapest Burgas Cardiff Cluj-Napoca Diyarbakir Dublin Gdansk Genève Glasgow Graz Groningen Helsinki Iraklio Istanbul Kobenhavn Kosice Krakow Liège Lille Lisboa Ljubljana London Luxembourg Madrid Málaga Malmö Manchester Marseille Miskolc Nápoli Newcastle-upon-Tyne Nicosia (Lefkosa) Oslo Ostrava Oulu Oviedo Palermo Paris Piatra-Neamt Praha Rennes Reykjavík Riga Roma Rotterdam Sofia Stockholm Strasbourg Tallinn Torino Valletta Verona Vilnius Warszawa Wien Zagreb Zürich.
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5. Survey Characteristics
Quality of Life
Quality of life as …
Survey Characteristics
Quality of life of individuals
Satisfaction with life, Happiness, Satisfaction with various domains of life
Quality of Society
Satisfaction with public services and institutions like public transport, health care, sports facilities
Framework
Questionnaire of Perception Survey can related to Quality of Life research. But a differenciation is helpful.
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6. Coordinated German Perception Survey 2012 (CGPS)
Modules and Cities
Core
Satisfaction with public institutions and services, Evaluation of Living Conditions and Importance of Issues
Perception Survey questionnaire (European Union)
20 Cities
Active Aging
Occupation, retirement, volunteering, training, social contacts
own questionnaire
3 Cities (Braunschweig, Bremen, Oberhausen)
Inclusion
Social Inclusion of people with disabilities
2 Cities (Bremen, Wiesbaden)
Partici-pation
Political participation, forms of civic and political participation
3 Cities (Koblenz, Saarbrücken, Wiesbaden)
Family
Family-friendliness of the city
1 City (Braunschweig)
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7. Coordinated German Perception Survey 2012 (CGPS)
Cities by population size ( ) and Sample Size
Frankfurt ( )
Kassel ( )
Stuttgart ( )
Saarbrücken ( )
Düsseldorf ( )
Darmstadt ( )
Bremen ( )
Heilbronn ( )
Dresden ( )
Fürth ( )
Nürnberg ( )
Koblenz ( )
Konstanz (
Mannheim ( )
Zwickau ( )
Wiesbaden ( )
Augsburg ( )
Braunschweig ( )
Freiburg ( )
Oberhausen ( )
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8. Coordinated German Perception Survey 2012 (CGPS)
Cities
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9. Coordinated German Perception Survey 2012 (CGPS)
Dimensions and Indicators (Core Module)
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10. Coordinated German Perception Survey 2012 (CGPS)
Dimensions and Indicators (Core Module)
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11. Methodological Details
Single City Index (Module Core)
Analysis City of Stuttgart
Question
All criteria are evaluated by citizen on a 4 point-scale.
Missing Values The category ‘Don’t know/no answer’ is treated not as a missing value but rather as a kind of neutral position of a respondent.
Standardization Single City Index
Difference of percentage of the category ‘satisfied’ and ‘unsatisfied’ or ‘agree’ and ‘disagree’ [-100 %; %]. The resulting value is rescaled so that a score of 100 indicates maximum possible relative satisfaction or agreement and a score of 0 maximum possible relative dissatisfaction or disagreement. A score of 50 indicates a polarized perception or opinion in respect to a specific issue.
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12. „It is easy to find a job“
Results 2012
Economic Aspects – Employment Opportunities
City Index by population (German Cities)
„It is easy to find a job“
Source: Coordinated Perception Survey 2012.
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13. „It is easy to find a job?“
Results 2012
Economic Aspects – Employment Opportunities
City Index by population (All Cities)
„It is easy to find a job?“
Source: Coordinated Perception Survey 2012, Perception Survey 2012 (EU)
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14. Results 2012 Social Aspects – Housing
City Index by population (All Cities)
Source: Coordinated Perception Survey 2012, Perception Survey 2012 (EU)
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15. Results 2012 Environment - Air City Index by population (All Cities)
The Quality of the air
Source: Coordinated Perception Survey 2012, Perception Survey 2012 (EU)
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16. Results 2012 City Index City Index “It is easy to find a job”
73 of 99 cities reach values under 50 points.
Half of european cities reach values under 39 points.
City Index “It is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price”
70 of 99 cities reach values under 50 points.
Half of european cities reach values under 38 points.
City Index “I am satisfied with the quality of air”
23 of 99 cities reach values under 50 points.
Half of european cities reach values under 71 points.
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17. Coordinated German Perception Survey 2012 (CGPS)
Statistical Interpretation
Sample size
The larger the sample size, the more sure the answers reflect the population. This indicates that for a given confidence level, the larger the sample size, the smaller the confidence interval. The sample size range between 500 and 1000.
Confidence Level
The 95% confidence level is used.
Confidence Intervall
Overlapping Intervalls indicates not significant values.
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18. Results 2012 Statistical Interpretation: It is easy to find a job
Benchmark: Highest score in European Cities: Stuttgart 74 Points
The graphic shows the mean of city index and standard error of the mean (+/- 2; Design Effect).
Cities within confidence level (95 percent): München, Frankfurt
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19. Results 2012
Statistical Interpretation: It is easy to find a good housing at a reasonable price
Benchmark: Highest score in European Cities: Oviedo 72 Points
The graphic shows the mean of city index and standard error of the mean (+/- 2; Design effect).
Cities within confidence level (95 percent): Leipzig, Zwickau
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20. Results 2012 Statistical Interpretation:The quality of the air
Benchmark: Highest score in European Cities: Rostock 95
The graphic shows the mean of city index and standard error of the mean (+/- 2; Design effect).
Cities within confidence level (95 percent): Leipzig, Freiburg, Konstanz, Zwickau
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21. Citation: European Social Survey (2012), Sampling for the European Social Survey Round VI: Principles and Requirements, Mannheim, European Social Survey, GESIS Guide1, Basic principles for sampling in cross-cultural surveys.
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22. Contact City of Stuttgart Statistical Office + 49 711 216 - 98553
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