Topics include: Family; television and books; personal finance; living accommodation. Summary refers to a kinship diagram but this is not included.

INTVEE lives with his daughter, her husband and their four children. He moved to the area 3 and half years ago when his wife died. He would like to go back to Abbeyhill as he liked living there in the hub of life, it is too quiet for him here, but only if he had his grandchildren with him. In Abbeyhill they had one room and a kitchen with the rent being £1 16s a month. Their neighbours were good and they were in and out of each other's houses. He has been retired 13 years, he didn't want to retire but was told he had to, he got an eight month extension but then didn't mind so much as his wife was getting ill and he had to look after her. INTVR thinks he feels dependent on his daughter's family and wants to return to Abbeyhill because he misses his independence. He goes to the Kenilworth pub once a week to have a drink and meet old friends. He didn't want to join any clubs or associations, thinks they are just for gossip. He likes watching boxing and other sport on the television, he also likes plays and Wagon Train. He likes reading crime stories and has read all Zane Gray books. He swaps books with several other old people. He used to use the library at Abbeyhill but doesn't know about the library van here. A number of other people enter the house during the interview, the INTVEE's daughter, another woman to borrow bread and one to borrow knives. They talk a bit about children, how you always say this is going to be the last and then they put the baby in your arms and it's wonderful, one of the other women thinks one is enough because it's terribly painful.