Questionnaire to those who have recently moved to Älmhult municipality Firstly, a few questions about you. Please tick one option per question: 1. Gender o Woman o Man o Other o Do not want to specify 2. Age o – 20 o 21-30 o 31-40 o 41-50 o 51-65 o 65+ 3. Occupation o Employed o Pensioner (go to question 6) o Student (go to question 6) o Unemployed (go to question 6) o Other (go to question 6) 4. Please specify what suits you best: o I work in the private sector o I work in the public sector 5. Please specify what suits you best: o Employed o Employed with managerial responsibility o Own business o Other 6. What is the highest level of education you have completed? o Compulsory school o Upper-secondary school (2, 3 or 4 years)/Post upper-secondary vocational training o University/university college o Other 7. Marital status o Married/cohabiting o In a relationship but not cohabiting o Single o Widow/widower o Other 8. Where do you currently live? o In Älmhult itself o In another small village in the municipality o In the country o Other, ____________________ 9. What type of housing do you live in? o Detached house o Terraced/linked house o Tenant-owner apartment o Rented apartment o Farm/house in the country o Other, ____________________ 10. How did you acquire the accommodation you live in today? o Älmhultsbostäder municipal housing, via housing queue o Private landlord o Built detached/terraced house o Bought detached/terraced house o Bought tenant-owner apartment o Subletting o Other, ____________________ 11. How many are you in your household (including yourself)? o 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 o 5 or more 12. How many of these are children? o None o 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 or more 13. Where did you move to Älmhult municipality from? o From another county in Sweden/within the county. If yes, which? o Kronoberg county o Jönköping county o Kalmar county o Blekinge county o Skåne county o Västra Götaland county o Stockholm county o Other o From another country. If yes, which part of the world? o Europe o Asia o Africa o North America o South America o Australia We will now ask you a few questions about why you chose to live in Älmhult municipality. 14. What was the main reason that you moved to Älmhult municipality? o I work in Älmhult o My partner works in Älmhult o To study o My partner lives in Älmhult o Family/relatives/friends live in Älmhult o I could get a better place to live in Älmhult o The advantages of a small town o Other reasons – which? ____________________ 15. Prior to the move, where did you look for information on Älmhult municipality? Tick the most important sources of information. You can tick more than one option. o Via family/partner/friends/colleagues o Via Älmhult municipality website o Internet/Google o Personally got in touch with Älmhult municipality o Via another authority/organisation/company o I didn’t look for information on Älmhult municipality (go to question 19) o Other, ____________________ 16. If you searched for information on the Älmhult municipality website, how satisfied were you with the information you found? o Very satisfied o Satisfied o Not particularly satisfied o Dissatisfied o I didn’t search for information on the municipality’s website o No idea/don’t know 17. If you personally got in touch with Älmhult municipality, how satisfied were you with how they treated you and the information you received? o Very satisfied o Satisfied o Not particularly satisfied o Dissatisfied o I didn’t get in touch personally 18. Was there anything you found it difficult to get information about? o Yes o No If yes, what? You can tick more than one box. o Accommodation o Schools o Childcare o Cultural and leisure activities o Labour market o Care and welfare o Communications (local/regional train and bus services) o Practical tips prior to moving o Other, ____________________ Please explain in more detail so that we can improve our service: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Below are some statements on Älmhult municipality as a location. We would like you to decide the extent to which you agree with them. 19. Älmhult Completely Partly Don’t Don’t Don’t municipality … agree agree agree agree at all know ... is a pleasant municipality to live in ... is a safe municipality ... is a welcoming municipality ... is a municipality with a lot going on ... offers a varied programme of cultural activities ... offers a wide range of leisure activities ... has good schools/childcare ... is a municipality with good career opportunities ... has low housing costs ... is a municipality with good communications ... has a wide range of housing ... has a commercial centre with good opening hours ... has a vibrant centre with good shopping opportunities and a wide range of restaurants and cafés ... is close to nature ... is close to lakes 20. What is the best thing about living in Älmhult municipality? Briefly describe the positive characteristics of Älmhult as a place to live. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 21. What is missing in Älmhult municipality? Briefly describe what you think is missing, or things that would make Älmhult a better place to live. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Write your contact information here, if you would like to enter the lottery: Name: E-mail: Phone: .