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What prompted you to move to the City of Zurich?

Please answer the following questions spontaneously. You need about 5 minutes for this. Your information will of course be treated confidentially and remain anonymous. Your personal data is used for statistical purposes only.

Welcome to the City of Zurich!

We are delighted that you have chosen Zurich as your new home. May we ask what made you decide to move to Zurich? By taking part in our survey, you are helping us to further enhance the attractiveness of our city. Thank you for your honest feedback, and I look forward to welcoming you to Zurich.

Corine Mauch, Mayor

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Previous place of residence:

I was already living in Switzerland

I moved to Zürich from abroad.

From which country did you move to Zürich?

Please select your country.

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American-Samoa

Andorra

Anguilla

Antarctica

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Ascension

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Bouvet Island

Brazil

British Indian Ocean Territory

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Canary Islands

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Christmas Island

Cocos Islands

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Curaçao

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Falkland Islands

Faroe Islands

Fiji

Finland

France

French Guiana

French Polynesia

French Southern Territories

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Gibraltar

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guam

Guatemala

Guernsey

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jersey

Jordan

Kiribati

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macao

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Maritania

Marshall Islands

Martinique

Mauritius

Mayotte

Mexico

Micronesia

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Montserrat

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Niue

Norfolk Island

North Macedonia

Northern Mariana Islands

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Pitcairn

Polan

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Republic of Korea

Réunion

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saint Barthélemy

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan de Cunha

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Martin

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Sint Maarten

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Sweden

Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tokelau

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Turks and Caicos Islands

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

United States Minor Outlying Islands

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Venezuela

Viet Nam

Virgin Islands (British)

Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Wallis and Futuna

Western Sahara

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Current post code

Please state the post code of your previous place of residence.

Please fill in this field

New city district in the City of Zurich

Please mark the city district in which you will be living.

only if you don’t know the number of the city district: Please enter the new postcode in Zurich

(The postcode has four digits and starts with 80)

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Were you given notice to leave your former accommodation or did you give notice yourself?

I was given notice

I gave notice

Neither (e.g. first flat, moved out after separation)

Why were you given notice at your last flat?

Demolition of house or housing estate

Fixed-term lease

Notice given due to personal use (owner or landlord)

Lease requirements not (no longer) fulfilled

Rent increase

Renovation or refurbishment of house or housing estate

Dispute / difference of opinion

Conversion of the flat (ownership, offices)

Subtenancy

Change in owner

Other, please note:

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What prompted you to move to the City of Zurich?

What reasons were important to you?

Please tick "important" or "not important" for each reason

Professional reasons

	important	not important
Professional reasons
Shorter commute

Education/training

	important	not important
Education or training

Family or personal reasons

	important	not important
Moved out of parental home, out of a flatshare; dissolution of partnership
Move into flatshare, move in with partner
Starting a family or addition to family
Loss of partner (death)
Move into old people's home or nursing home or into an apartment suitable for old people

Housing reasons

	important	not important
Have not found suitable accommodation (size, balcony, convenience) at previous place of residence
Unable to find affordable accommodation at previous place of residence
Buy my own home/owner-occupied flat
Have found nice rented accommodation in the City of Zurich

City living, living environment

	important	not important
Wanted to move to the city
Living environment
School situation for the children
Aircraft noise pollution at previous place of residence
Proximity to cultural amenities

Urban policy

	important	not important
Tax burden
General political climate in the City of Zurich

Other reasons (open question):

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What reason was the most important for you?

Tick only one box

Career change

Education/training

Family or personal reasons

Housing reasons

City living, living environment

Urban policy

Other reason

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In what type of household will you be living in Zurich?

Single person

Couple

Family

Flatshare

Gender

Female

Male

Inter/non-binary

Nationality

Swiss

Foreign

Duration of stay in the previous municipality

Less than 2 years

2-4 years

5-9 years

10 years or more

Gross income of your entire previous household per year

Under CHF 30,000

CHF 30,000 - 59,999

CHF 60,000 - 89,999

CHF 90,000 - 119,999

CHF 120,000 - 149,999

CHF 150,000 – 199,999

CHF 200,000 or more

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Your information will be treated confidentially and remain anonymous. If multiple members of the same household complete the survey, they can only do so from different devices (mobile, laptop etc.) or if you register different accounts. The results are important for urban development.

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