Description of inhabitants of expensive, centrally located houses in Amsterdam and The Hague. Reasons for popularity of these kinds of houses / type of house: monument, nr. of rooms, ownership, price or rent / duration of living there, previous housing, consciously bought or rented ? / reasons for settling: aspects of the house, aspects of the neighbourhood, centrality and availability of facilities, personal motives / evaluation of housing situation: satisfaction with house, neighbourhood, living in a city, facilities ( schools, parks, sports, culture, restaurants, recreation, schools, public traffic ) / life style / propensity to move / reasons for moving / typology of household Background variables: basic characteristics/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ place of work/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ consumption of durables/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure