SOEP-Core - 2024: Report of survey methodology and fieldwork

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The Socio-
Economic Panel (SOEP) is conduc ed by in as Ins i u e o Applied Social
Sciences on behal o he Ge man Ins i u e o Economic Resea ch (DIW Be lin). This
wa e epo documen s he main s eps o he empi ical implemen a ion and execu-
ion o he 41 h su ey wa e o all subsamples o he main s udy including he IAB-
SOEP-Mig a ion Sample and he IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey 2024
, which we e
conduc ed in a mixed-
mode design. All su ey documen s used a e documen ed in
he appendix. The ables in he epo a e based on he su ey da a as o 26.02.2025.
in as Ins i u e o Applied Social Sciences
Con en s
1 In oduc ion 10
2 Main s udy 12
2.1 Panel Samples (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 15
2.1.1 G oss Sample 17
2.1.2 Design 20
2.1.3 Resul s 38
2.2 Re eshmen Samples S, M10 54
2.2.1 G oss Sample 55
2.2.2 Design 57
2.2.3 Resul s 59
2.3 Re eshmen Sample M8d 74
2.3.1 G oss Sample 75
2.3.2 Design 76
2.3.3 Resul s 77
2.4 In e iewe Moni o ing 86
2.5 Da a Checking, P ocessing and Deli e y 87
2.5.1 Da a Cleaning and Da a P ocessing 87
2.5.2 Da a Deli e y 89
3 IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey 91
3.1 Panel Samples (M3-M6, M9) 92
3.1.1 G oss Sample 93
3.1.2 Design 97
3.1.3 Resul s 106
3.2 In e iewe Moni o ing 125
3.3 Da a Deli e y 126
A achmen 128
Lis o Figu es
Figu e 1 The Mixed-mode Design (A-R, M1, M2, M7) 20
Figu e 2 Con ac S a egy in 2024 o Subsamples A-R, M1, M2, M7 and CAPI-
S a e s M8a, M8b, M8c 29
Figu e 3 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a-M8c) 39
Figu e 4 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (S) 61
Figu e 5 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (M10) 61
Figu e 6 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (M8d) 78
Figu e 7 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (M3-M6, M9) 106
Lis o Tables
Table 1 O e iew o Subsamples (A-S, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8d, M10) 13
Table 2 Summa y Fieldwo k (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 15
Table 3 Panel S a us o Households Be o e he S a o he 2024 Main S udy
Su ey Wa e by Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 17
Table 4 G oss Sample by Household Size and Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a, M8b, M8c) 18
Table 5 G oss Sample by Fede al S a e and Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a,
M8b, M8c) 18
Table 6 G oss Sample by Municipali y Size and Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a, M8b, M8c) 19
Table 7 O e iew o Su ey Ins umen s (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 23
Table 8 O e iew o Communica ion/Su ey Documen s (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a-M8c) 32
Table 9 Cha ac e is ics o he In e iewe S a (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
37
Table 10 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el by Type o Household (HAAPOR
Codes) (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 39
Table 11 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el by Subsample (HAAPOR Codes) (A-R,
M1, M2, M7, M8a, M8c) 41
Table 12 Numbe o In e iewe Con ac s by Field Resul (HAAPOR Codes) (A-R,
M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 42
Table 13 Resul s o Con ac Da a Upda e in Ad ance Le e a Household Le el
(A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 42
Table 14 Resul s o Le e o Non-con ac s a Household Le el (A-R, M1, M2,
M7, M8a-M8c) 43
Table 15 Resul s o PAPI Con e sion-le e a Household Le el (A-R, M1, M2,
M7) 43
Table 16 Resul s o Follow-up Le e CAWI-S a e s (M8a, M8b, M8c) 44
Table 17 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el by Subsample (PAAPOR Codes) (A-R,
M1, M2, M7, M8a, M8b, M8c) 45
Table 18 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a, M8b,
M8c) 46
Table 19 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Household Size (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c) 46
Table 20 Resul s o Swi ch o PAPI a Indi idual Le el (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c) 47
Table 21 Resul s o Swi ch o CAWI a Indi idual Le el (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c) 47
Table 22 Resul s o Con e sion Le e a Indi idual Le el (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a-M8c) 48
Table 23 Numbe o In e iews by Subsample and Ques ionnai e (A-R, M1, M2,
M7, M8a, M8b, M8c) 48
Table 24 Response Ra es by Ques ionnai e (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c) 49
Table 25 In e iew Leng h by Ques ionnai e (in Minu es) (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a-M8c) 50
Table 26 In e iewing Modes by Ques ionnai e (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)51
Table 27 In e iewing Languages by Ques ionnai e (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c) 52
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Table 1 O e iew o Subsamples (A-S, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8d, M10)
Iden i ie
Subsamples
Yea o ini ial su ey
Households in he g oss
sample 2024*
A Residen s in he Fede al Republic
o Ge many
1984 846
B Fo eigne s in he Fede al Republic
o Ge many
1984 100
C Ge man esiden s in he Ge man
Democ a ic Republic (GDR)
1990 551
D
Immig an s
1994/1995
92
E
Re eshe
1998
36
F
Re eshe
2000
1,116
G
High income
2002
382
H
Re eshe
2006
336
J
Re eshe
2011
1,114
K
Re eshe
2012
613
L1
Coho s
2010
786
L2/L3
Family ypes I/II
2010/2011
1,806
IAB-SOEP-
M1
Mig a ion
2013
835
IAB-SOEP-
M2
Mig a ion
2015
284
IAB-SOEP-
M7
Mig a ion
2020
428
IAB-SOEP-
M8a
Mig a ion
2020
734
IAB-SOEP-
M8b
Mig a ion
2022
2,315
IAB-SOEP-
M8c
Mig a ion-Re eshe
2023
977
IAB-SOEP-
M8d
Mig a ion-Re eshe
2024
7,430
IAB-SOEP-
M10
Mig a ion Re eshe
2024
33,287
N
PIAAC
2017
1,540
O
Social-Ci y
2018
490
P
Top sha eholde
2019
1,185
Q
Quee
2019
398
R
Re eshe
2022
5,655
S
Re eshe
2024
42,509
All subsamples o al
105,835
Sou ce: in as
*The samples S, M10 and M8d we e e eshe samples in 2024 and he e o e ha e a signi ican ly la ge g oss sample
compa ed o he panel samples.
– IAB-SOEP mig a ion samples M7 and M8a: These mig an samples we e d awn
in 2020. The a ge g oup o he M7 subsample consis s o mig an s om he EU
coun ies Poland, Bulga ia, and Romania and is in ended o e lec mig a ion
dynamics in he pe iod om 2016 o 2018. M8a consis s o mig an s om non-
EU coun ies who a i ed in Ge many be ween 2017 and 2018. Responden s o

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M8a ecei ed pe mission o ake up employmen om he ede al employmen
agency in he pe iod om 01.01.2019 - 30.01.2020.
– IAB-SOEP mig a ion sample M8b: This mig an sample was d awn in 2022. I
consis s o mig an s om non-EU coun ies who a i ed in Ge many be ween
2019 and 2020. Responden s o M8b ecei ed pe mission o ake up employ-
men om he ede al employmen agency in he pe iod om 01.03.2020 -
30.01.2021.
– IAB-SOEP mig a ion samples M8c and M8d: These mig an samples we e
d awn in 2023 (M8c) and 2024 (M8d) espec i ely. They consis o mig an s om
non-EU coun ies who a i ed in Ge many in 2020 o la e .
– IAB-SOEP mig a ion sample M10: This sample was d awn in 2024 on he basis
o a esiden s' egis a ion sample 300 municipali ies. I consis s o adul pe -
sons who a e EU na ionals ha li e in Ge many bu do no ha e a Ge man ci i-
zenship.
– Subsample N: The P og amme o he In e na ional Assessmen o Adul Com-
pe encies (PIAAC) was commissioned by he OECD o examine he basic compe-
encies needed o pa icipa e success ully in socie y and in wo king li e. The i s
su ey was conduc ed in 2011/2012 and consis ed o adul s om age 16 h ough
65 ha li ed in Ge many (on he e e ence da e o 1 Decembe 2011). The coop-
e a ion p ojec PIAAC-L o GESIS (Leibniz Ins i u e o he Social Sciences) aimed
a ans o ming he PIAAC s udy in o a longi udinal su ey wi h h ee epea
wa es. In 2017, households om his s udy we e in eg a ed in o he SOEP.
– Subsample O: In coope a ion wi h he Fede al Ins i u e o Resea ch on Build-
ing, U ban A ai s and Spa ial De elopmen (BBSR), new households we e e-
c ui ed in 2018 in a eas pa icipa ing in he so-called "Socially In eg a i e Ci y"
(‘Soziale S ad ’) p og am and combined in o subsample O.
– Subsample P: The " op sha eholde " subsample P consis s o households con-
aining indi iduals whose own company sha es o high alue. The p ima y ob-
jec i e o d awing his sample was o pu he ede al go e nmen 's Po e y and
Weal h Repo on a mo e solid empi ical oo ing.
– Subsample Q: In 2019, he SOEP was expanded o include he so-called LGB sam-
ple (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual). This subsample Q supplemen s he SOEP wi h da a
on he li ing condi ions o homo- and bisexual indi iduals.
– Subsample R: In 2022 he SOEP was e eshed by subsample R by addi ional
households. R is a na ionwide ep esen a i e andom sample d awn om he
egis e s o esiden s' egis a ion o ices.
– Subsample S: This sample was d awn in 2024 on he basis o a esiden s' egis-
a ion sample in 300 municipali ies. S is a na ionwide ep esen a i e andom
sample.
The ollowing chap e s p o ide an insigh in o he p epa a ions o he 41 h su -
ey wa e. In addi ion o he s udy design, including he incen i e concep and he
co esponding su ey ins umen s, his also includes key da a on in e iew
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aining, con ac s a egies and acking measu es o ind households ha ha e
mo ed away o no been eached. The panel samples (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
a e discussed i s in Chap e 2.1, ollowed by he e eshmen samples S and M10
(Chap e 2.2), as well as he e eshmen sample M8d (Chap e 2.3).
In each case, a b ie o e iew o he s udy implemen a ion o he espec i e sub-
sample(s) is gi en i s . In o de o gain an imp ession o he sample sizes, he
g oss sizes o he panel samples a e hen p esen ed so ha he ini ial si ua ion o
he add esses o be p ocessed in 2024 is known. The implemen ed su ey design
is hen p esen ed, including he su ey ins umen s used, he con ac s a egy ap-
plied and he in e iewe deploymen . Finally, he ield esul s a e p esen ed. Fol-
lowing ha , o he whole o he main s udy, in Chap e 2.4 quali y con ol is dis-
cussed as well as da a checking, p ocessing and deli e y in Chap e 2.5.
2.1 Panel Samples (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
The main s udy panel sample su ey began in Feb ua y 2024 and ended in De-
cembe 2024. 22,609 households we e con ac ed du ing his pe iod, and 13,155
households ook pa . The in e iews we e conduc ed in he ollowing modes:
– Compu e Assis ed Pe sonal In e iew (CAPI)
– Compu e Assis ed Sel -adminis e ed In e iew (CASI)
– Compu e Assis ed Web In e iew (CAWI)
– Pape And Pencil In e iew (PAPI)
– Compu e Assis ed Telephone In e iew (CATI)
Wi hin he pa icipa ing households, a o al o 17,187 indi idual in e iews we e
conduc ed wi h adul s and 1,210 in e iews wi h adolescen s. In addi ion, pa en s
p o ided in o ma ion on 2,076 child en. Table 2 p esen s he key pa ame e s o
he 2024 su ey, which will be discussed in mo e de ail in he ollowing chap e s.
Table 2 Summa y Fieldwo k (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
Main S udy 2024: Subsamples A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c
Mode
Mixed-Mode design: CAPI, CAWI, CASI, CATI, PAPI
Implemen a ion pe iod
Augus 2023 un il Ma ch 2025
Fieldwo k phase
Feb ua y 2024 (CW 09) – Decembe 2024 (CW 52)
Ta ge Popula ion
Households wi h ollow-up concep o all household membe s (na-
ionwide)
Sample
Panel sample:
− all households om p e ious wa es wi hou panel e usal
− minus e oca ions in he mean ime
G oss sample
(household le el)
To al n = 22,078, o which:
n = 14,960 epea e
n = 7,118 empo a y d opou
n = 531 new households (spli )
Su ey ins umen s
– Household ques ionnai e (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI, PAPI)
– Sc eening ques ionnai e (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Indi idual ques ionnai e (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI, PAPI)
– Biog aphy ques ionnai e (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– You h ques ionnai e (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Compe ency/cogni ion es s (CAPI, CASI)
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Main S udy 2024: Subsamples A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c
–
In eg a ed child ques ionnai e (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Gap ques ionnai e (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI, PAPI)
– Deceased indi idual ques ion (CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI, PAPI)
– D op-o wo king ime (PAPI)
Fo eign language
ins umen s
The ques ionnai es we e used in he languages Ge man, English,
Polish, Bulga ian and Russian (excluding he compe ency es s and
he PAPI ins umen s, which we e only a ailable in Ge man).
Ques ionnai e du a-
ions
–
Household ques ionnai e: Ø 18.3 min.
– Sc eening ques ionnai e Ø 0.6 min.
– Indi idual ques ionnai e: Ø 38.7 min.
– Biog aphy ques ionnai e: Ø 21.5 min.
– You h ques ionnai e: Ø 21.3 min.
– Compe ency/cogni ion es s
– Lus au DJ Ø 24.0 min.
– WST Ø 3.5 min.
– ZZT Ø 3.9 min
– Child ques ionnai e: Ø 8.8 min.
– Gap ques ionnai e: Ø 1.7 min.
– „Deceased indi idual" ques ionnai e Ø 4.5 min.
Comple ed
in e iews
Household Le el:
Households wi h in e iew: 13,155 (58.2 pe cen )
In e iewed households wi h household ques ionnai e and a leas
one indi idual ques ionnai e: 11,861 (52.7 pe cen )
Comple ed indi iduals bo n 2006 o ea lie : 17,187 (40.4 pe cen )
Incen i e
−
G oss samples A-R, M1, M2, M7: mailing o incen i e wi h ad-
ance le e (up o coho 2006: 5 eu o)
− Comple ed samples A-R, M1, M2, M7: incen i iza ion o all e-
sponden s (up o coho 2006: 10 eu o o coho s 2007-2012: 5
eu o)
− Comple ed samples M8a, M8b, M8c: incen i iza ion o all e-
sponden s (up o coho 2006: 30 eu o o coho s 2007-2012: 5
eu o)
T acking
P oac i e acking echniques:
− Panel main enance be ween su ey wa es (New Yea ’s Ca d o
household, bi hday ca d o adul s in households)
− Ad ance le e o he indi iduals in he panel sample
− Thank-you le e sen o all pa icipan s wi h incen i e
− ee ho line
− S udy-speci ic e-mail add ess
− S udy websi e
Add ess esea ch ia in o ma ion
− O he in e iew households/household membe s
− O he in e iewe s
− Add ess ac o y o he Deu sche Pos
− egis a ion o ice acking
− Telephone numbe esea ch
−
Online add ess po al
In e iewe deploy-
men
883 in e iewe s om he ace- o- ace ield
44 in e iewe s om he CATI ield
In e iewe aining
(digi al o p esence)
CAPI:
− 12 ainings o in e iewe s wi h expe ience in he SOEP su ey
− 13 ainings o in e iewe s wi hou expe ience in he SOEP
su ey
CATI:
−
2 ainings o in e iewe s wi h expe ience in he SOEP su ey
Sou ce: in as
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2.1.1 G oss Sample
The g oss sample o he 2024 su ey is based on he esul s o he p e ious yea 's
wa e. In p inciple, all ac i e pa icipan s (households and household membe s)
om he p e ious wa e as well as he empo a y d opou s om his wa e - i.e.
hose who suspended hei pa icipa ion in 2023 - a e asked again in 2024 o pa -
icipa e in he s udy. Households o indi iduals who indica ed in 2023 ha hey
a e no longe willing o able o suppo he s udy in he subsequen wa es, on he
o he hand, will no longe pa icipa e in he s udy and do he e o e no ecei e
ano he in i a ion.
As a esul , 22,078 households o m he g oss sample o he 2024 su ey wa e
(see Table 3). O hese, 14,960 belong o he epea edly su eyed households. Pe
design, households o he e eshmen sample om 2023 (M8c) we e only de-
ployed in 2024 i hey pa icipa ed in 2023.
Due o he dynamic panel concep , in which indi iduals who ha e mo ed ou o
a panel household con inue o be in e iewed as pa o he s udy, he size o he
g oss sample also inc eases o e he cou se o a wa e. A he end o he ieldwo k
o his 2024 su ey wa e, 531 new households we e added.
Table 3 Panel S a us o Households Be o e he S a o he 2024 Main S udy
Su ey Wa e by Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
Household
Le el
To al
Main s udy
IAB-SOEP Mig a ion Sample
A-R
M1, M2
M7
M8a, M8b
M8c
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss
sample*
22,078
100.0
16,577
100.0
1,085
100.0
424
100.0
3,023
100.0
969
100.0
Pa icipa ing
households
om p e i-
ous wa e
14,960
67.8
11,513
69.5
607
55.9
153
36.1
1,718
56.8
969
100.0
Tempo a y
d opou s
7,118
32.2
5,064
30.5
478
44.1
271
63.9
1,305
43.2
-
-
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
The ollowing ables p o ide in o ma ion on he key household cha ac e is ics o
he g oss sample, di e en ia ed acco ding o he a ious subsamples. Table 4 p o-
ide in o ma ion on household size, i.e. he numbe o membe s li ing in a house-
hold a he ime o he in e iew. In subsamples A-R, 64.5 pe cen o households
consis o one o wo household membe s. In he mig a ion samples M1, M2 and
M7, his p opo ion is be ween 46.1 and 49.8 pe cen . In he M8a, M8b and M8c
mig a ion sample, howe e , he p opo ion o one- o wo-pe son households is
be ween 72.0 and 77.2 pe cen . This can be explained by he a ge popula ion,
which consis s o young indi iduals who came o Ge many as pa o he Skilled
Immig a ion Ac o pu sue gain ul employmen he e.
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Table 4 G oss Sample by Household Size and Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a, M8b, M8c)
House-
hold
Size
To al
Main s udy
IAB-SOEP Mig a ion Sample
A-R
M1, M2
M7
M8a, M8b
M8c
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss
sample*
22,078
100.0
16,577
100.0
1,085
100.0
424
100.0
3,023
100.0
969
100.0
1
6,980
31.6
5,068
30.6
223
20.6
89
21.0
1,292
42.7
308
31.8
2
7,456
33.8
5,623
33.9
277
25.5
122
28.8
1,044
34.5
390
40.2
3
3,310
15.0
2,462
14.9
222
20.5
97
22.9
376
12.4
153
15.8
4
2,956
13.4
2,324
14.0
224
20.6
82
19.3
236
7.8
90
9.3
5+ 1,376 6.2 1,100 6.6 139 12.8 34
8.0 75 2.5 28 2.9
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
Table 5 and Table 6 show he dis ibu ion o he g oss sample ac oss he indi idual
ede al s a es in Ge many and by municipali y size class. All ede al s a es a e ep-
esen ed in all subsamples; hei espec i e sha es co espond app oxima ely o
he popula ion dis ibu ion in Ge many. The same applies o he dis ibu ion by
municipali y size class.
Table 5 G oss Sample by Fede al S a e and Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a,
M8b, M8c)
House-
hold Le-
el
To al
Main sample
IAB-SOEP Mig a ion Sample
A-R
M1, M2
M7
M8a, M8b
M8c
abs. in % abs. in % abs. in % abs. in % abs. in % abs. in %
G oss
sample*
22,078
100.0
16,577
100.0
1,085
100.0
424
100.0
3,023
100.0
969
100.0
Schles-
wig-Hol-
s ein
679
3.1
611
3.7
24
2.2
3
0.7
38
1.3
3
0.3
Ham-
bu g
541
2.5
364
2.2
34
3.1
5
1.2
95
3.1
43
4.4
Lowe
Saxony
1,816
8.2
1,485
9.0
89
8.2
36
8.5
170
5.6
36
3.7
B emen
222
1.0
141
0.9
7
0.6
7
1.7
34
1.1
33
3.4
No h
Rhine-
Wes -
phalia
4,566
20.7
3,409
20.6
311
28.7
111
26.2
564
18.7
171
17.6
Hesse
1,595
7.2
1,067
6.4
85
7.8
31
7.3
302
10.0
110
11.4
Rhine-
land Pa-
la ina e
823
3.7
633
3.8
78
7.2
17
4.0
78
2.6
17
1.8
Baden-
Wue -
embe g
2,541
11.5
1,757
10.6
127
11.7
48
11.3
507
16.8
102
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Ba a ia
3,596
16.3
2,597
15.7
185
17.1
90
21.2
590
19.5
134
13.8
Saa land
209
0.9
153
0.9
14
1.3
9
2.1
26
0.9
7
0.7
Be lin
1,579
7.2
803
4.8
39
3.6
31
7.3
434
14.4
272
28.1
B anden-
bu g
862
3.9
791
4.8
19
1.8
7
1.7
27
0.9
18
1.9
Mecklen-
bu g
Wes e n
Pome a-
nia
426
1.9
376
2.3
6
0.6
7
1.7
33
1.1
4
0.4
Saxony
1,342
6.1
1,244
7.5
31
2.9
6
1.4
50
1.7
11
1.1
Saxony-
Anhal
696
3.2
644
3.9
17
1.6
12
2.8
19
0.6
4
0.4
Thu-
ingia
585
2.6
502
3.0
19
1.8
4
0.9
56
1.9
4
0.4
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
Table 6 G oss Sample by Municipali y Size and Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a, M8b, M8c)
Household
Le el
To al
Main sample
IAB-SOEP Mig a ion Sample
A-R
M1, M2
M7
M8a, M8b
M8c
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss
sample*
22,078
100.0
16,577
100.0
1,085
100.0
424
100.0
3,023
100.0
969
100.0
Fewe han
2,000 inha-
bi an s
882
4.0
820
4.9
20
1.8
18
4.2
15
0.5
9
0.9
2,000 o
5,000 inha-
bi an s
1,494
6.8
1,397
8.4
30
2.8
28
6.6
32
1.1
7
0.7
5,000 o
20,000 in-
habi an s
5,107
23.1
4,514
27.2
235
21.7
91
21.5
191
6.3
76
7.8
20,000 o
50,000 in-
habi an s
3,625
16.4
2,941
17.7
217
20.0
83
19.6
293
9.7
91
9.4
50,000 o
100,000 in-
habi an s
1,960
8.9
1,538
9.3
83
7.6
23
5.4
262
8.7
54
5.6
100,000 o
500,000 in-
habi an s
3,722
16.9
2,318
14.0
219
20.2
81
19.1
958
31.7
146
15.1
Mo e han
500,000 in-
habi an s
5,288
24.0
3,049
18.4
281
25.9
100
23.6
1,272
42.1
586
60.5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
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2.1.2 Design
The mixed-mode design used o he panel samples in 2024 is p esen ed below
(Chap e 2.1.2.1). In addi ion, he su ey ins umen s used a e p esen ed (Chap e
2.1.2.2) so ha an insigh can be gained in o wha con en was su eyed in 2024.
The con ac s a egy (Chap e 2.1.2.3) is hen p esen ed a household and indi id-
ual le el, s a ing wi h he ad ance le e h ough o he hank-you le e s. Fi-
nally, his chap e p esen s he in e iewe deploymen (Chap e 2.1.2.4).
2.1.2.1 Mixed-mode Design
Fo he panel samples A-R, M1, M2, M7, he mixed-mode design was con inued o
he 2024 su ey. I is shown in he ollowing Figu e 1.
Figu e 1 The Mixed-mode Design (A-R, M1, M2, M7)
Indi idual in e iews
on eques /
in pa allel
on eques
on eques
Non-con ac households o so e use s in he household
So e use s/
empo a ily absen
household membe s
on eques
HH-composi ion
Con ac ing
HH
HH
on eques
on eques
So e use s/
empo a ily absen
on eques
HH
HH
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All households o he panel samples A-R, M1, M2, M7 we e ini ially in e iewed
ace- o- ace. The backg ound o his is ha each su ey begins wi h he eco ding
o upda ing o he household composi ion, and his always akes place in an in-
e iewe -adminis a ed manne , i.e. ia CAPI. Once all household composi ions
had been upda ed, i was known which pe sons in he household we e o be in-
e iewed and which ques ionnai es hese pe sons we e o ecei e.2 All pe sons
o be in e iewed in he household ini ially emained in he ace- o- ace ield. I
he in e iews ook place a he a ge pe sons' homes, hey could ill ou hei
ques ionnai es on a able (CASI) on si e, al e na i ely online (CAWI) o pape -
based (PAPI). I a ge pe sons chose he PAPI mode, he espec i e ques ionnai es
we e handed o e o hem by he in e iewe . To hand ou he pape ques ion-
nai es, in e iewe s used a designa ed elec onic ool ha guided hem s ep-by-
s ep h ough he p ocess o p epa ing and handing o e each ques ionnai e ha
was o be illed ou by he espec i e a ge pe son. This ensu ed ha in e iewe s
handed ou he igh ques ionnai es o he igh a ge pe sons. I hey chose he
CAWI mode, hey ecei ed hei pe sonal access da a o he online ques ionnai e
by mail.
Those a ge pe sons who could no be eached in he household du ing he ield-
wo k phase ( empo a y absen ees) and hose who e used o be in e iewed due
o "so easons o e usal" (no ime, no desi e, e c.) we e also swi ched o he PAPI
mode and we e sen he pape ques ionnai es by pos .
An access link o he online su ey was also p in ed on he PAPI ques ionnai es
sen o hem, so ha a ge pe sons could decide o hemsel es, e en a e ecei -
ing hei pape ques ionnai es, whe he hey wan ed o ill hem ou wi h a pen
o p e e ed he online ques ionnai e.
In o de o each households o a ge pe sons no ye eached in he ace- o- ace
ield, hey we e ans e ed o he CATI ield a e a leas ou unsuccess ul con-
ac a emp s, p o ided ha a elephone numbe was a ailable o he household
o pe son. Analogous o he ace- o- ace ield, mode swi ching o CAWI and PAPI
was also possible o a ge pe sons on eques . PAPI ques ionnai es we e hen
sen ia pos o he a ge pe sons. The mode swi ch o CAWI o PAPI o empo-
a ily absen household membe s o so e usals was au oma ic in he CATI ield
ollowing he same p ocedu e as in he ace- o- ace ield.
The households o he mig a ion samples M8a, M8b and M8c ollowed a di e en
su ey design. To ake accoun o he high mobili y o pa s o hese samples, all
households ha comple ed hei household ques ionnai e in he CAWI mode in
he p e ious wa e, also s a ed in he CAWI mode in he 2024 wa e (CAWI-s a -
e s). I was no possible o hese households o swi ch o o he modes. Households
ha comple ed he household ques ionnai e in ano he mode in he p e ious
wa e, s a ed in he CAPI mode, wi h he possibili y o changing mode a e com-
ple ion o he household ma ix, jus like all he o he samples (CAPI-s a e s).
2 As he li e si ua ions o indi iduals can di e , he ques ionnai e is adap ed o indi idual si ua ions. Fo example, pa en s
o young child en a e asked ques ions abou hem, whe eas hese ques ions a e no included in he ques ionnai e o
indi iduals wi hou child en. The con en o he indi idual ques ionnai es is p esen ed in chap e 2.1.2.2.
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33.8 pe cen (n = 1,351) o all M8 households s a ed in CAPI and 66.2 pe cen (n =
2,641) o all M8 households s a ed in CAWI.
Fo all samples, he elec onic su ey ins umen s we e also o e ed in English,
Polish, Bulga ian and Russian. A change o language was possible a any ime by
he in e iewe (CAPI and CATI) o by he a ge pe son (CASI, CAWI) in he com-
pu e -based modes on each page o he ques ionnai e.
In he subsamples A-R, M1, M2, M7 an uncondi ional incen i e o 5 eu o was sen
o e e y adul esponden wi h he ad ance le e . Indi iduals who pa icipa ed
in he s udy also ecei ed a pos paid cash incen i e. Adul esponden s bo n in
2006 o ea lie ecei ed 10 eu o in he subsamples A-R, M1, M2, M7. In he mig a-
ion samples M8a, M8b and M8c adul esponden s ecei ed a highe incen i e o
30 eu o o compensa e o he lowe p obably o pa icipa ion in hese h ee sub-
samples. Adolescen esponden s ecei ed 5 eu o in cash wi h a hank-you le e
a e he in e iew ac oss all subsamples.
Addi ionally, he in e iewe s ecei ed 2 eu o o each household hey had o con-
ac o buy a small gi o hei choice (doo s ep incen i e). The in e iewe s also
had he eedom o s a egically sa e up he money o ce ain households and
use he sa ed money o buy mo e expensi e gi s o o he s.
2.1.2.2 Su ey Ins umen s
A o al o 12 su ey ins umen s we e used in he 2024 su ey, all o which we e
p og ammed as compu e -assis ed ins umen s. These we e in e linked and con-
olled in such a way ha he assignmen o he indi idual ins umen s was au-
oma ed on he basis o he in o ma ion om he household composi ion du ing
he in e iew. All he ins umen s we e ansla ed in o English. Addi ionally, ou
ins umen s we e also c ea ed as pape ques ionnai es: he household, indi idual,
gap, and deceased indi idual ques ionnai e.
The su ey s a ed in each household by eco ding he household composi ion.
This in o ma ion was only e e collec ed om one pe son. This pe son was mos
amilia wi h he needs o he household and he e o e had he ole o “head o
household” o he in e iew. The composi ion o he household was used o iden-
i y he o he pe sons who we e o be in e iewed as pa o he s udy. The co e-
sponding indi idually compiled indi idual in e iew was hen conduc ed wi h
all household membe s o be in e iewed. The su ey ins umen s, he a ious
combina ions o which we e used o c ea e he indi idual in e iews, a e p e-
sen ed in Table 7.
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pa icipa ed, he household composi ion was known, and all o he household
membe s, i he e we e any, also ecei ed an in i a ion le e wi h access o he
web su ey.
Figu e 2 Con ac S a egy in 2024 o Subsamples A-R, M1, M2, M7 and
CAPI-S a e s M8a, M8b, M8c
Con ac ing
Telephone con ac Pe sonal con ac
Cla i ica ion o in e iew mode
Head o household
−CAPI
Fu he household membe s
−CAPI (al e na i elyCASI)
−PAPI/CAWI
−CAWI
−CATI
No e: The su ey mode can a y o indi idual
in e iews in he household. The ques ionnai es
can also be swi ched o a di e en mode du ing
an in e iew. Only he HH-ma ix mus be
adminis e ed using CAPI.
Phone numbe a ailable Phone numbe no a ailable
unsuccesss ul
success ul
Cen alized measu es
−Le e o non-con ac s wi h a
eques o upda e con ac de ails
(household and indi idual le el)
−Swi ch o CATI ield and
cla i ica ions o mode (household
and indi idual le el, a e a leas
ou unsuccess ul con ac a emp s)
−Re usal con e sion le e o so
e use s wi h dispa ch o
ques ionnai e incl. online access
(indi idual le el only)
unsucces ulsuccess ul
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Fieldwo k Measu es
In an e o o inc ease he esponse a e, di e en ieldwo k measu es we e ap-
plied du ing he ield. Fo he households ha s a ed in CAPI he ollowing
measu es we e applied:
Households ha could no be eached a e se e al unsuccess ul a emp s we e
sen a ollow-up le e (add essed o he head o household o he p e ious wa e)
du ing he ield, eminding hem again abou he s udy and asking hem o pa -
icipa e. Since he households could no be con ac ed, hey we e also asked o up-
da e hei add ess da a ia he online add ess po al.
Households whe e no in e iew could be achie ed by an in e iewe bu also did
no gi e a ha d e usal we e swi ched o he PAPI mode nea he end o he ield-
wo k phase. Those households ecei ed a le e add essed o he head o house-
hold o he p e ious wa e including he espec i e pape ques ionnai es and a
pape e sion o he household ma ix as well as a pos age-paid e u n en elope.
Fieldwo k measu es we e no jus applied a he household le el bu also a he
indi idual le el.
All a ge pe sons who indica ed in he in e iew ha hey did no wish o pa ic-
ipa e in his wa e o he su ey (so e usals) ecei ed a e usal con e sion le e
wi h he espec i e pape ques ionnai es, a pos age-paid e u n en elope and he
access da a o he online su ey. The a ge pe sons could hen choose whe he
hey wan ed o pa icipa e in PAPI o CAWI.
All a ge pe sons who desi ed a mode swi ch bu subsequen ly s ill did no pa -
icipa e in he s udy wi hin ou weeks ecei ed a ollow-up le e . The same was
ue o so e usals who ini ially ecei ed a e usal con e sion le e bu s ill did
no pa icipa e in he s udy. Each ollow-up le e was accompanied by he pape
ques ionnai es o be comple ed indi idually, wi h a no e ha al e na i ely he
su ey could always be comple ed online.
A he ime whe e he inal ollow-up le e wi h he pos incen i e was sen on
he household le el (see abo e), a compa able ollow-up le e was also sen ou
on he indi idual le el. This le e was add essed o a ge pe sons in households
whe e he household ma ix had al eady been comple ed, bu who had no ye
aken pa hemsel es.
The CAWI-s a e s ecei ed wo ollow-up le e s add essed o he head o house-
hold h oughou he ieldwo k phase.
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Panel Main enance Measu es
Two panel main enance measu es we e aken as pa o he 2024 su ey wa e o
he panel households: Mailing o a New Yea 's ca d and a bi hday ca d. Wha 's
new is ha a c ess seed packe has been included wi h he bi hday ca ds om
Janua y 2024. The aim o panel main enance measu es is o main ain a dialog
wi h panel pa icipan s and o keep he panel p esen among hem.
In Janua y 2024, a New Yea 's ca d was also sen o households in all subsamples.
In addi ion o New Yea 's wishes om DIW Be lin and in as, his ca d con ained a
hank-you o pa icipa ing in he 2023 su ey wa e wi h a b ie ou look on he
nex wa e. The bi hday ca d was sen o all adul panel membe s.
CO2 oo p in expe imen
In eg a ed in o he con ac ing e o s o he 2024 wa e was an expe imen abou
he CO2 oo p in . The backg ound o his was ha ques ions on en i onmen al
beha io we e asked in he 2023 wa e. These ques ions will be asked again in he
2025 wa e. As an expe imen , a andomly selec ed p opo ion o esponden s
om he 2024 wa e was gi en in o ma ion on hei ca bon oo p in . This in-
ended o in es iga e he ex en o which con on a ion wi h he concep o he
ca bon oo p in leads o a change in en i onmen al beha io .
As he expe imen al se up, all households in panel samples A-R including samples
M1, M2, M7 o he main s udy 2024 we e andomly assigned o one o h ee ex-
pe imen al g oups. The e eshe households and he subsamples M8a-M8c we e
no pa o he expe imen .
The h ee expe imen al g oups we e ea ed di e en ly in he ieldwo k o he
main s udy 2024 in such a way ha did o did no ecei e he ollowing docu-
men s in addi ion o he ad ance le e :
– G oup 1: All adul household membe s (bo n up o 2006) ecei ed a special CO2-
oo p in - lye wi h he ad ance le e and also he IGEL-pos ca d wi h he
hank-you le e a e pa icipa ing in he su ey.
– G oup 2: All adul household membe s (bo n up o 2006) ecei ed a special CO2-
oo p in - lye wi h he ad ance le e , bu no he IGEL-pos ca d wi h he
hank-you le e a e pa icipa ing in he su ey.
– G oup 3: All adul household membe s (bo n up o 2006) ecei ed nei he he
special CO2- oo p in - lye no he IGEL-pos ca d.
The expe imen applied o indi iduals al eady known in he ele an panel
households. Responden s who became pa o a household by mo ing in du ing
he 2024 su ey wa e we e he e o e no included in he expe imen .
The CO2- oo p in - lye as well as he IGEL-pos ca d a e u he desc ibed in he
ollowing sec ion.
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Su ey Documen s
All communica ion and su ey documen s ha we e used in he su ey a e now
desc ibed in mo e de ail below. An o e iew o he su ey documen s used ac oss
subsamples is p o ided in Table 8.
Table 8 O e iew o Communica ion/Su ey Documen s (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a-M8c)
Documen
Add essees
Households
(head o house-
hold, yea o
bi h un il 2006)
Pe sons un il
yea o bi h
2006
Pe sons bo n in
2007-2012
Ad ance le e and hank-you le e
Ad ance le e CAPI s a
x
Ad ance le e CAWI s a (head o house-
hold)
x
Ad ance le e CAWI s a (o he household
membe s)
x
Thank-you le e
x
x
Thank-you le e eco d linkage DRV x
Field measu es
Le e a e mode swi ch
(PAPI/CAWI)
x
x
Re usal con e sion le e
x
x
x
Follow-up le e (PAPI/CAWI) x x x
Le e o non-con ac s
x
Reminde le e o d op-o wo king ime
x
Sou ce: in as
On all le e s, a s udy-speci ic e-mail add ess was indica ed as a communica ion
channel o in as, as well as he numbe o a ee s udy ho line. Ta ge pe sons
could con ac in as a any ime wi h ques ions and we e hen suppo ed by spe-
cially ained s a and, in he case o u he inqui ies, by p ojec managemen .
Ad ance Le e s
As s a ed abo e, sho ly be o e he espec i e ield ope a ion all household mem-
be s o he households ha s a ed in CAPI bo n 2006 o ea lie ecei ed a pe sonal
ad ance le e announcing he su ey o he cu en su ey wa e. The ad ance
le e also e e ed o he need o make pe sonal con ac . Fu he mo e, e e ence
was also made o con ac possibili ies ha had been se up o eedback a in as.
Fu he mo e, he incen i e was announced. Also as s a ed abo e, he CAWI-s a -
e s, ollowing a sequen ial app oach i s ecei ed an ad ance le e o he head
o household. A e he o she ook pa in he su ey, u he ad ance le e s we e
sen ou o all o he household membe s.
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The ollowing addi ional ma e ials we e enclosed wi h all ad ance le e s:
– A s udy lye ha b ie ly in o med pa icipan s abou all aspec s o he s udy,
including some scien i ic esul s om he p e iously collec ed da a.
– A da a p o ec ion shee , in which he pa icipan s we e comp ehensi ely in-
o med abou he opic o da a p o ec ion. I was desc ibed who p ocesses which
da a, o wha pu pose and how. In addi ion, he pa icipan s we e in o med
abou hei igh s, he o igin o he da a and he olun a y na u e o hei pa -
icipa ion.
– Fo Households o g oup 1 o 2 o he CO2 oo p in expe imen a special CO2-
oo p in - lye was enclosed wi h he ad ance le e . This lye con ained in o -
ma ion abou he concep o he CO2 oo p in and communica ed how much
he cu en CO2 emissions would need o be educed o limi global wa ming o
2°C. A QR-Code (pe sonalized on he household le el) was p in ed on e e y lye
ha led o a dedica ed websi e which o e ed u he in o ma ion. I was acked
which household used he QR-Code.
Thank-you Le e
The pe sonal hank-you le e was sen o he pa icipan s sho ly a e success-
ul pa icipa ion, including he cash incen i e and an in e iewe con ol ques-
ionnai e wi h a e u n en elope.
As pa o he in e iew, some esponden s we e asked o hei consen o link
da a om he Ge man Pension Insu ance (see Chap e 2.1.3.6). This equi ed w i -
en consen . In o de o ob ain he w i en consen o esponden s who pa ici-
pa ed in he CAWI o CATI mode, he ele an documen s (in o ma ion shee o
eco d linkage o DRV da a, wo copies o he consen o m o eco d linkage o
DRV da a; see below) we e also sen wi h he hank-you le e . A pos age-paid e-
u n en elope was enclosed in his case o esponden s o e u n one copy o
signed consen o m o in as.
Fo Households o g oup 1 o he CO2 oo p in expe imen an educa ional pos -
ca d (IGEL-pos ca d) was enclosed wi h he hank-you le e ha displayed p ac-
ical ad ice on how an indi idual can educe his o he ca bon oo p in . The pos -
ca d ea u ed he same pe sonalized QR-Code ha was also p in ed on he CO2-
oo p in - lye . Same as wi h he CO2- oo p in - lye , he usage o he QR-Code
was acked.
Le e a e Mode Swi ch
All a ge pe sons who indica ed in he in e iew ha hey would p e e o sel -
adminis e hei ques ionnai e as a CAWI ecei ed a le e wi hin he nex wo
weeks ega ding he mode swi ch. The a ge pe sons ecei ed he access da a
(link, passwo d and QR-Code) o he online su ey wi h he le e . The swi ch le -
e o PAPI was accompanied by he indi idually p epa ed ques ionnai es includ-
ing a pos age- ee e u n en elope. In addi ion, he access da a o he online su -
ey we e p in ed on he le e and on all pape ques ionnai es.
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Con e sion Le e
As s a ed abo e, all a ge pe sons and households who indica ed in he in e iew
ha hey did no wish o pa icipa e in his wa e o he su ey (so e usals) e-
cei ed a con e sion le e . In his le e , he indi iduals we e asked o pa icipa e
in his yea 's su ey ia CAWI o PAPI a e all. I he e o e con ained he co e-
sponding CAWI access da a and co esponding PAPI ques ionnai es.
Follow-up Le e
All a ge pe sons who wished o swi ch o a sel -adminis e ed mode and a ge
pe sons o households who ecei ed a con e sion le e we e ini ially asked o
pa icipa e again by ollow-up le e .
Le e o Non-con ac s
Those households ha could no be eached by in e iewe s ecei ed a le e o
non-con ac pe sons o households a e a leas six unsuccess ul con ac a -
emp s, eques ing a con ac da a upda e. This con ac da a upda e could be done
ia he online add ess po al ( ia link o QR-Code) as well as by phone o e-mail.
Reminde le e o d op-o wo king ime
Responden s ha did no send back he d op-o ques ionnai e wo king ime e-
cei ed a single eminde le e eminding hem o do so.
2.1.2.4 In e iewe Deploymen
The complex equi emen s o he s udy equi e ca e ul selec ion and aining o
he in e iewe s. All in e iewe s selec ed o he SOEP had o comple e a comp e-
hensi e aining p og am be o e he s a o he ieldwo k, consis ing o a p epa-
a ion phase, pa icipa ion in a digi al o p esence aining e en and a ollow-up
phase.
In o de o do jus ice o he in e iewe s wi h hei di e en le els o expe ience,
he aining p og am was designed once o in e iewe s wi h s udy expe ience
in SOEP and once o hose wi hou speci ic s udy expe ience. In addi ion, he
aining cou ses o CAPI and CATI in e iewe s we e sepa a ed in o de o be able
o adequa ely ake in o accoun he espec i e special ea u es wi h ega d o he
echnical amewo k condi ions and he di e en con ac s a egies (pe sonal
con ac s on si e/ elephone con ac s).
In he ollowing, he espec i e con en s and he p ocedu e o he implemen a-
ion o he aining p og am wi h ega d o all phases a e p esen ed as well as an
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2.1.2.5 T aining o CAPI and CATI In e iewe s
Fo he p epa a ion phase, he in e iewe s we e gi en a ime window o wo
weeks be o e pa icipa ing in he ac ual aining e en . Du ing his ime, hey had
o wo k h ough an in e iewe manual, which also included answe ing speci ic
ollow-up ques ions.
I has been shown ha hose who ha e p epa ed hemsel es in ensi ely a e be -
e able o ollow he p og am o he aining e en s. In addi ion, a p epa a ion
phase makes i possible o educe he scope o he ac ual aining e en . A p epa-
a ion phase wi h independen lea ning elemen s has he ad an age ha pa ic-
ipan s can o ganize hei ime mo e indi idually and ha he comple ion o indi-
idual modules is no dependen on he pace o lea ning in he g oup. Las bu no
leas , such a concep also appeals o di e en ypes o lea ne s, as a ious media
and ma e ials a e a ailable o p epa a ion.
The ma e ials we e in de ail:
a. In e iewe Manual
The SOEP in e iewe manual is a comp ehensi e se o ules o in e iewing.
The manual co e s all aspec s ha a e impo an o conduc ing he in e iew:
basic in o ma ion on he s udy and on how o conduc he su ey, ules o con-
ac ing households, how o handle household in o ma ion in he ins umen , and
in o ma ion on selec ed ques ions in he ques ionnai e and gene al in e iew
echniques and ules. The manual se es in e iewe s no only o p epa a ion
and amilia iza ion, bu also as a e e ence book h oughou he ieldwo k.
b. Videos o Illus a e Lea ning Con en
The use o ideos in he aining p og am p ima ily se ed o illus a e he han-
dling o he ool, which was used o documen he household composi ion and he
ela ionships be ween all household membe s. Speci ically, he ideos explained
indi idual en ies and he exac p ocedu e o he ool. The explana ions we e
highligh ed in w i ing. Addi ionally, he e was a ideo o illus a e he co ec ad-
minis a ion o he g ip s eng h es . All ideos we e no only a ailable o he
in e iewe s du ing p epa a ion ia he online pla o m bu we e also pe ma-
nen ly accessible he e du ing he ield pe iod.
c. Tes s o Moni o Success
The in as lea ning pla o m was se up in such a way ha i was possible o mon-
i o he success o he p epa a ion. The in e iewe s' le el o knowledge o indi-
idual s udy- ele an opics was de e mined by means o a sho knowledge es .
This es was a p e equisi e o all in e iewe s o ake pa in a aining e en and
was he e o e manda o y.
The aining e en s o m he ocus o he SOEP aining p og am. T aining e en s
we e conduc ed in p esence and digi ally (webina ). The aining e en s in p es-
ence we e hos ed in Bonn and ook place o e wo days ( i s day: 15:00 o 19:00,
second day: 9:00 o 12:00). The digi al aining e en s we e hos ed ia webina
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and las ed 5.5 hou s in o al. All in e iewe s wi hou o me expe ience in he
SOEP su ey had o a end a aining e en in p esence. In e iewe s wi h expe i-
ence in he SOEP su ey could choose whe he hey wan ed o a end a aining
e en in p esence o a digi al aining e en . The numbe o pa icipan s was lim-
i ed o 40 in e iewe s o he aining e en s in p esence and 50 in e iewe s o
he digi al aining e en s. The s uc u e o he aining e en s in p esence and
he digi al aining e en s is he same. Lec u es con ey he heo e ical con en o
he s udy, and he ques ionnai e and he ools wo k a e p esen ed on he basis o
sample cases. All pa s o he aining a e s uc u ed in such a way ha a ound o
ques ions is egula ly scheduled a e each session, in which all ques ions ha
a ise can be answe ed and solu ions can be wo ked ou oge he .
The aining p og am in he SOEP consis s o se e al ( hema ic) blocks, which
we e deepened di e en ly depending on he expe ience o he in e iewe s. In
he i s block o aining, he in e iewe s we e in o med abou he su ey design
and he indi idual subsamples. Fu he mo e, he household de ini ion, he ali-
da ion o a household head as well as he a ious ques ionnai es and possible
mode changes we e explained in his block. The second block se ed as in ensi e
p epa a ion o making con ac . Fo his pu pose, he in e iewe s we e in o-
duced o he en i e con ac ing s a egy o he s udy and p ac iced, including pe -
sonal con ac ing by he in e iewe s hemsel es. In he nex block, he echnical
ools we e demons a ed li e using a case s udy. In he ollowing block, indi idual
ques ionnai es and he a ious op ions o changing he mode o he su ey in-
s umen we e demons a ed in p ac ice.
In o de o ge an o e iew o he le el o knowledge and o inc ease he ac i i y
o he pa icipan s, quiz ques ions we e in eg a ed in o he indi idual blocks. A
he end o he aining, he ocus was on he u he p ocedu e and o ganiza ion
o he ield wo k. Following he aining e en , e e yone had ano he oppo uni y
o apply he s udy-speci ic handling o all ques ionnai e ins umen s in p ac ice
on hei own. Discussion o ums we e also o e ed o p o ide suppo .
The p ima y pu pose o he pos - aining phase is o gi e in e iewe s con idence
o hei i s p ac ical assignmen and o deepen wha hey ha e lea ned. In p in-
ciple, all in e iewe s, ega dless o hei expe ience a e he aining e en , a e
encou aged o use he es e sion o he ques ion p og am and o p ac ice en e -
ing an in e iew be o e hey s a hei ac ual wo k in he ield. A cen al compo-
nen o he suppo o he a he inexpe ienced in e iewe s is he indi idual
aining be o e he i s ield assignmen (coaching ia TeamViewe ). He e, no
only he handling o he ques ions (adhe ence o s anda diza ion, speed and cla -
i y o eading aloud, e c.), bu also he inpu o he answe s is moni o ed and e al-
ua ed. In addi ion, he e was an in e iewe o um in which he in e iewe s
could exchange in o ma ion among hemsel es as well as wi h he p ojec man-
agemen .
In addi ion o hese h ee aining phases, he in e iewe s had he oppo uni y
o ake ad an age o suppo in he o m o coaching du ing he en i e ield phase.
In addi ion, hey we e in o med abou he cu en s a us o he ield and inno a-
ions (e.g. in he o m o addi ional ma e ials p o ided) in he o m o egula e-
po s and memos. A o al o 883 CAPI in e iewe s and 44 CATI in e iewe s we e
ained o he SOEP s udy on 27 aining da es.
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2.1.2.6 CATI and Face- o- ace In e iewe S a
The deployed CAPI and CATI in e iewe s had many yea s o expe ience wi h
household su eys and combined c oss-sec ional and longi udinal ins umen s as
well as expe ience especially wi h a ge g oups ha a e gene ally conside ed di -
icul . A o al o 927 in e iewe s we e deployed, 883 in he CAPI ield and 44 in
he CATI ield.56 All he in e iewe s we e in i ed o a sho web su ey in o de
o su ey he cha ac e is ics o he in e iewe s a . 713 in e iewe s pa ici-
pa ed. The cha ac e is ics o he in e iewe s a a e shown in Table 9.
Table 9 Cha ac e is ics o he In e iewe S a (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
Cha ac e is ics
To al
CAPI
CATI
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Numbe o In e iewe s
713
100.0
677
100.0
36
100.0
Gende
Male 449 63.0 430 63.5 19 52.8
Female
260
36.5
243
35.9
17
47.2
Di e se
1
0.1
1
0.1
-
-
No speci ied 3 0.4 3 0.4 - -
Age
Up o 29 yea s
17
2.4
8
1.2
9
25.0
30-49 yea s
76
10.7
66
9.7
10
27.8
50-65 yea s
213
29.9
203
30.0
10
27.8
O e 65 yea s
395
55.4
388
57.3
7
19.4
No speci ied
12
1.7
12
1.8
-
-
Expe ience wi h in as
New In e iewe s
66
9.3
66
9.7
-
-
2 yea s o less
282
39.6
268
39.6
14
38.9
3-5 yea s
155
21.7
150
22.2
5
13.9
6-10 yea s
97
13.6
92
13.6
5
13.9
10 yea s and longe
81
11.4
72
10.6
9
25.0
No speci ied
32
4.5
29
4.3
3
8.3
Highes school quali ica ion
Lowe seconda y school quali ica ion/ p ima y school
ce i ica e/ poly echnic seconda y school quali ica ion
35
4.9
33
4.9
2
5.6
In e media e seconda y school quali ca ion/ oca-
ional ex ension ce i ica e
186
26.1
184
27.2
2
5.6
5 "Deployed" in e iewe s include all in e iewe s who con ac ed households.
6 5 in e iewe s who conduc ed in e iews in bo h he CAPI and CATI ields a e coun ed unde CAPI in e iewe s.
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Cha ac e is ics
To al
CAPI
CATI
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Numbe o In e iewe s
713
100.0
677
100.0
36
100.0
Ad anced echnical college ce i ica e
106
14.9
101
14.9
5
13.9
Abi u / highe educa ion en ance quali ica ion 362 50.8 336 49.6 26 72.2
O he school quali ica ion
11
1.5
10
1.5
1
2.8
No school quali ica ion (ye )
3
0.4
3
0.4
-
-
No speci ied 10 1.4 10 1.5 - -
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ions
In he dis ibu ion o s uc u al cha ac e is ics, he in e iewe s a shows a
highe p opo ion o men in he ace- o- ace ield. The age dis ibu ion shows
g ea e di e ences ega ding he dis inc ion be ween CAPI and CATI in e iewe s.
The elephone in e iewe s a e on a e age younge .
2.1.3 Resul s
The ollowing subchap e p esen s he ield esul s o he panel samples in 2024.
Resul s a he household le el a e p esen ed i s (Chap e 2.1.3.1), ollowed by e-
sul s a he indi idual le el (Chap e 2.1.3.2). The esul s a he ins umen le el
a e hen discussed (Chap e 2.1.3.3), as well as ques ionnai e du a ion (Chap e
2.1.3.4), he use o di e en modes and in e iewing languages (Chap e 2.1.3.5),
he esul s o he ques ions on consen o eco d linkage (Chap e 2.1.3.6) and he
acking esul s (Chap e 2.1.3.7).
2.1.3.1 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el
A he household le el, a o al o 22,609 households we e con ac ed in he sub-
samples A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c in 2024. 13,155 o hose households pa ici-
pa ed, esul ing in a esponse a e o 58.2 pe cen . Figu e 3 shows he cumula ion
o comple ed household in e iews o e he ieldwo k phase. The ield pe iod an
om Feb ua y 2024 o he end o Decembe 2024. In e iews we e comple ed
h oughou he en i e ield-wo k phase. The numbe o comple e in e iews in-
c eased s eadily h oughou he ieldwo k.
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Table 17 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el by Subsample (PAAPOR Codes) (A-R,
M1, M2, M7, M8a, M8b, M8c)
Indi idual Le el
To al
Basis
Mig a ion
A-R
M1, M2
M7
M8a, M8b
M8c
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample
42,592
100.0
32,408
100.0
2,303
100.0
900
100.0
5,197
100.0
1,784
100.0
In e iew [1.0]
17,187
40.4
13,745
42.4
729
31.7
109
12.1
1,835
35.3
769
43.1
Comple e [1.1; 1.12]
16,327
38.3
13,025
40.2
690
30.0
94
10.4
1,766
34.0
752
42.2
Pa ial [1.21; 1.22]
860
2.0
720
2.2
39
1.7
15
1.7
69
1.3
17
1.0
Non-In e iew [2.0]
25,405
59.6
18,663
57.6
1,574
68.3
791
87.9
3,362
64.7
1,015
56.9
Tempo a y d opou
19,972
46.9
14,064
43.4
1,221
53.0
653
72.6
3,048
58.6
986
55.3
B eak-o [2.12] 472 1.1 350 1.1 15 0.7 10 1.1 70 1.3 27 1.5
Non-con ac [2.21; 2.22]
5,714
13.4
3,181
9.8
303
13.2
147
16.3
1,493
28.7
590
33.1
Tempo a y physically o
men ally unable/incom-
pe en [2.321; 2.323]
128
0.3
112
0.3
7
0.3
4
0.4
5
0.1
-
-
Language P oblem
[2.331]
160
0.4
39
0.1
31
1.3
55
6.1
29
0.6
6
0.3
So e usal [2.351]
11,752
27.6
9,713
30.0
775
33.7
375
41.7
817
15.7
72
4.0
New add ess [2.4] 134 0.3 57 0.2 4 0.2 2 0.2 43 0.8 28 1.6
Unable o loca e add ess
[3.18]
1,612
3.8
612
1.9
86
3.7
60
6.7
591
11.4
263
14.7
Final D opou
5,433
12.8
4,599
14.2
353
15.3
138
15.3
314
6.0
29
1.6
Pe manen e usal
[2.111]
4,827
11.3
4,118
12.7
324
14.1
118
13.1
250
4.8
17
1.0
Dead [2.31]
205
0.5
196
0.6
5
0.2
-
-
2
0.0
2
0.1
Pe manen ly physically
o men ally unable/in-
compe en [2.322;
2.324]
136
0.3
121
0.4
8
0.3
4
0.4
3
0.1
-
-
Mo ed ab oad [4.2] 137 0.3 59 0.2 12 0.5 14 1.6 42 0.8 10 0.6
Household dissol ed
[4.3]
128
0.3
105
0.3
4
0.2
2
0.2
17
0.3
-
-
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Pa ial Uni Non- esponse
Pa ial uni non- esponse desc ibes he si ua ion whe e some bu no all house-
hold membe s eligible and selec ed o he indi idual in e iews ha e been suc-
cess ully in e iewed. A household is conside ed ully comple ed when all adul
household membe s ha e been in e iewed, i.e. a comple ed pe sonal in e iew
has been conduc ed, and he head o he household has answe ed he household
ques ionnai e. The pa ial uni non- esponse (PUNR) is 48.1 pe cen o all sub-
samples (see Table 18).
Table 18 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Subsample (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a, M8b,
M8c)
Household
Le el
To al
Basis
Mig a ion
A-R
M1, M2
M7
M8a, M8b
M8c
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
7,640
100.0
6,055
100.0
350
100.0
54
100.0
811
100.0
370
100.0
Household
pa ly comple-
ed (PUNR)
3,675
48.1
2,835
46.8
185
52.9
26
48.1
428
52.8
201
54.3
Household
ully comple-
ed
3,965
51.9
3,220
53.2
165
47.1
28
51.9
383
47.2
169
45.7
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
The mo e indi iduals li ing in he household, he mo e di icul i is o ully com-
ple e a household. As he numbe o membe s inc eases, he p opo ion o ully
comple ed household dec eases con inuously. Among wo-pe son households,
56.5 pe cen o panel households we e ully comple ed; his igu e d ops o 21.7
pe cen wi h ou o mo e membe s (see Table 19).
Table 19 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Household Size (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c)
Household Le el
To al
2 pe son
household
3 pe son
household
4 o mo e pe son
household
abs. in % abs. in % abs. in % abs. in %
G oss sample*
7,640
100.0
6,199
100.0
1,030
100.0
411
100.0
Household pa ly com-
ple ed (PUNR)
3,675
48.1
2,696
43.5
657
63.8
322
78.3
Household ully com-
ple ed
3,965
51.9
3,503
56.5
373
36.2
89
21.7
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
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E ec s o Field Measu es a Indi idual Le el
Se e al ield measu es we e implemen ed a he indi idual le el, whose e ec s
a e desc ibed in he ollowing.
Swi ch o PAPI
Responden s who wished o ecei e PAPI we e handed he pape ques ionnai es
by he in e iewe . A o al o 3,858 esponden s eques ed o ill ou hei ques-
ionnai es in PAPI. O hese 1,072 esponden s (27.8 pe cen ) sen back hei ques-
ionnai e be o e he ollow-up le e . Ano he 1,035 esponden s hen illed ou
he ques ionnai e a e he ollow-up le e (26.8 pe cen ).
Table 20 Resul s o Swi ch o PAPI a Indi idual Le el (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c)
Swi ch o PAPI
To al
abs.
in %
G oss Sample
3,858
100.0
Comple ed a e swi ch, p io o ollow-up
1,072
27.8
Comple ed a e ollow-up le e
1,035
26.8
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Swi ch o CAWI
Responden s who wished o answe he ques ionnai es online ecei ed a mail o
a le e wi h access in o ma ion o he online su ey (CAWI swi ch). These CAWI
swi ch le e s we e sen o 6,078 household membe s (see Table 21) h oughou
he ield pe iod. Wi h 45.8 pe cen he CAWI pa icipa ion was highe p io o ol-
low-up han a e ecei ing he ollow-up le e (19.3 pe cen ).
Table 21 Resul s o Swi ch o CAWI a Indi idual Le el (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c)
Swi ch o CAWI
To al
abs.
in %
G oss Sample
6,078
100.0
Comple ed a e swi ch, p io o ollow-up 2,782 45.8
Comple ed a e ollow-up le e
1,176
19.3
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
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Con e sion Le e
All a ge pe sons and households who indica ed in he in e iew ha hey did
no wish o pa icipa e in his wa e o he su ey (so e usals) ecei ed a con e -
sion le e . Table 22 shows ha 68 o he 450 con e sion le e s sen esul ed in
comple ed in e iews (15.1 pe cen ).
Table 22 Resul s o Con e sion Le e a Indi idual Le el (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a-M8c)
Con e sion Le e
To al
abs.
in %
G oss sample
450
100.0
Comple ed
68
15.1
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
2.1.3.3 Pa icipa ion a Ins umen Le el
As explained in Chap e 2.1.2.2, a o al o 12 ques ionnai e a ian s we e used in
he main s udy in 2024 (wi hou aking in o accoun di e en language a ian s).
Table 23 p o ides an o e iew o he numbe o ques ionnai es ha we e illed
ou , di e en ia ed by he known sample g oups in he main s udy. A o al o
73,278 ques ionnai es we e answe ed in 2024. Th ee ques ionnai es s and ou in
e ms o equency: he household ques ionnai e (n=11,982), he sc eening ques-
ionnai e (n=15,577) and he indi idual ques ionnai e (n=17,183). Wi h a o al o
o e 2,000 comple ed ques ionnai es each, he child ques ionnai e, "Biog aphy"
and "Gap" also s and ou , which a e only o be comple ed unde ce ain condi ions.
The "gap" ques ionnai e, o example, is o be illed ou by a ge pe sons who did
no ill ou he "indi idual ques ionnai e" in he las wa e bu we e scheduled o
do so. This means ha in 2024, mo e han 2,422 adul s pa icipa ed in he s udy
again a e ha ing suspended hei pa icipa ion las yea . The wo cogni ion es s
we e bo h illed ou mo e han 8,000 imes.
Table 23 Numbe o In e iews by Subsample and Ques ionnai e
(A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a, M8b, M8c)
To al Basis Mig a ion
A-R
M1, M2
M7
M8a, M8b
M8c
Household ques ionnai e
11,982
9,411
488
79
1,437
567
Sc eening ques ionnai e
15,577
12,163
680
103
1,850
781
Indi idual ques ionnai e
17,183
13,745
729
109
1,833
767
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
8,452
7,776
379
36
239
22
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-
Zeichen-Tes “(ZZT)
8,540
7,644
444
63
330
59
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
2,015
1,170
64
53
357
371
You h ques ionnai e:
1,210
1,088
72
12
24
14
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ” 97 91 4 1 - 1
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Child ques ionnai e
2,076
1,479
174
19
275
129
Gap ques ionnai e
2,422
1,808
135
24
419
36
Ques ionnai e “The deceased
indi idual”
509
434
25
2
31
17
D op-o ques ionnai e wo k-
ing ime
3,215
3,067
132
16
-
-
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
The esponse a es o he alloca ed ques ionnai es a e a leas 41.5 pe cen (see
Table 24). Encou agingly, he impo an indi idual ques ionnai e as well as he
child ques ionnai e ha e wi h 71.4 pe cen and 83.8 pe cen espec i ely an espe-
cially high esponse a e.
Table 24 Response Ra es by Ques ionnai e (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
G oss sample
Numbe o in e iews
Response a e
Sc eening ques ionnai e
24,081
15,577
64.7
Indi idual ques ionnai e
24,081
17,183
71.4
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
9,986
8,452
84.6
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)s
10,303
8,540
82.9
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
2,715
2,015
74.2
You h ques ionnai e
2,296
1,210
52.7
Compe ency es "Lus au DJ"
234
97
41.5
Child ques ionnai e
2,477
2,076
83.8
Gap ques ionnai e
3,064
2,422
79.0
Ques ionnai e “The deceased
indi idual”
666
509
76.4
D op-o ques ionnai e wo k
ime
7,077
3,215
45.4
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion; he g oss sample is he a ge popula ion o pa icipa ing households. The g oss sample
size o he addi ional ques ionnai es (child ques ionnai e, biog aphy ques ionnai e, gap ques ionnai e, " he deceased
indi idual") as well as he coqni ion es s is cons i u ed o he amoun o pe sons who comple ed hei indi idual ques-
ionnai e and we e o ill ou he espec i e addi ional ques ionnai e. The g oss sample o he d op-o ques ionnai e
wo king ime is he amoun o pe sons ha comple ed hei indi idual ques ionnai e and s a ed o be in paid employ-
men .
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2.1.3.4 Ques ionnai e Du a ion
The con en and leng h o a ques ionnai e a e key elemen s in keeping he bu den
on a ge pe sons low and hei mo i a ion o ( u he ) pa icipa e in he s udy
high. The ques ionnai es used in he main s udy 2024 consis o a di e en num-
be o ques ions and answe op ions. Thus, he du a ion o he ques ionnai es a -
ies conside ably. Table 25 p o ides an o e iew o he du a ions o he indi idual
ques ionnai e a ian s. In 2024, o example, an a e age pe sonal in e iew con-
sis ing o he pe sonal ques ionnai e and a child en’s ques ionnai e las ed abou
45 minu es.
Table 25 In e iew Leng h by Ques ionnai e (in Minu es) (A-R, M1, M2, M7,
M8a-M8c)
N
Mean
Median
5 h
pe cen ile
95 h
pe cen ile
Household ques ionnai e 10,904 18.3 17.1
7.8 32.7
Sc eening ques ionnai e
15,577
0.6
0.3
0.1
1.9
Indi idual ques ionnai e
15,382
38.7
37.0
18.1
65.2
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
8,452
3.5
3.9
0.3
6.3
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)
8,539
3.9
3.7
2.6
6.0
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
1,995
21.5
19.5
7.4
43.0
You h ques ionnai e
1,208
21.3
19.9
10.2
37.1
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ”
97
24.0
24.5
11.4
34.7
Child ques ionnai e
2,073
8.8
7.8
2.8
17.6
Gap ques ionnai e 2,284 1.7 1.4
0.6 4.0
Ques ionnai e “The deceased
indi idual”
475
4.5
4.1
2.1
7.8
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
2.1.3.5 In e iewing Modes and Languages
Table 26 p o ides in o ma ion on he mode used o comple e he ques ionnai es.
I can be seen ha mos o he ques ionnai es we e answe ed in e iewe admin-
is e ed. Howe e , he “Gap” and “Biog aphy” ques ionnai es show ha sel -ad-
minis e ed modes, especially CAWI, we e inc easingly chosen, wi h mo e han 40
pe cen each. A close look a he sel -adminis e ed modes shows ha he ques-
ions on he household and he pe son we e equen ly answe ed ia PAPI com-
pa ed o o he ques ionnai es. This can be explained by he ac ha all ques ion-
nai es ha e been o e ed o comple ion in his o m since he beginning o he
s udy and a e he e o e amilia o he pa icipan s. The p esen a ion o he you h
ques ionnai e shows ha a la ge p opo ion o he co esponding age g oups ep-
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Table 26 In e iewing Modes by Ques ionnai e (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
Ques ionnai e
In e iewe -Based
Sel -Adminis e ed
To al
CAPI
CATI
CASI
CAWI
PAPI
Household ques ion-
nai e
abs.
11,982
7,291
122
156
3,338
1,075
in %
100.0
60.8
1.0
1.3
27.9
9.0
Indi idual ques ion-
nai e
abs. 17,183
9,666 100
637
4,991
1,789
in %
100.0
56.3
0.6
3.7
29.0
10.4
Sc eening ques ion-
nai e
abs.
15,577
9,710
122
641
5,104
-
in % 100.0
62.3 0.8
4.1
32.8
-
Cogni ion es “Wo -
scha z es “ (WST)
abs.
8,452
7,950
-
502
-
-
in %
100.0
94.1
-
5.9
-
-
Cogni ion es “Zah-
len-und-Zeichen-
Tes “(ZZT)
abs.
8,540
8,023
-
517
-
-
in %
100.0
93.9
-
6.1
-
-
Biog aphy ques ion-
nai e
abs.
2,015
820
11
153
1,031
-
in %
100.0
40.7
0.5
7.6
51.2
-
You h ques ionnai e:
abs.
1,210
520
-
162
528
-
in %
100.0
43.0
-
13.4
43.6
-
Compe ency es “Lus
au DJ”
abs.
97
65
-
32
-
-
in %
100.0
67.0
-
33.0
-
-
Child ques ionnai e:
abs.
2,076
1,155
23
82
816
-
in %
100.0
55.6
1.1
3.9
39.3
-
Gap ques ionnai e
abs.
2,422
1,042
31
124
1,088
137
in %
100.0
43.0
1.3
5.1
44.9
5.7
Ques ionnai e “The
deceased indi idual”
abs.
509
277
3
15
180
34
in %
100.0
54.4
0.6
2.9
35.4
6.7
D op-o ques ion-
nai e wo king ime
abs.
3,215
-
-
-
-
3,215
in %
100.0
-
-
-
-
100.0
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Expe ience shows ha he panel samples in he main s udy a e almos exclusi ely
su eyed in Ge man, al hough all ques ionnai es a e also o e ed in English,
Polish, Bulga ian and Russian. The M8-subsamples a e a majo excep ion, wi h
abou hal o hei in e iews conduc ed in English. Table 27 shows how o en
English was used in he pe sonal in e iews o he adul and adolescen espond-
en s. F om he 1,317 in e iews in ha we e conduc ed in English, almos all o
hem we e conduc ed in he M8a and M8b mig a ion samples.
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Table 27 In e iewing Languages by Ques ionnai e (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-
M8c)
Ge man
English
Polish
Bulga ian
Russian
To al
Indi idual
ques ion-
nai e
abs.
15,775
1,317
11
5
75
17,183
in %
91.8
7.7
0.1
0.0
0.4
100.0
You h ques-
ionnai e
abs.
1,201
6
-
-
3
1,210
in %
99.3
0.5
-
-
0.2
100.0
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
2.1.3.6 Reco d Linkage Consen
In o de o be able o link da a om he Ins i u e o Employmen Resea ch (IAB)
o he Ge man Pension Insu ance (DRV) o he ne da a a e comple ion o he
su ey, each adul esponden is asked o his o he consen in he ques ionnai e
unless he o she has al eady gi en i be o eo has e used i wice. Consen is e-
ques ed sepa a ely o bo h linkage pu poses. Fo he DRV-linkage w i en con-
sen is needed while o he IAB-linkage e bal consen is su icien .
In he 2024 su ey wa e, 2,705 esponden s in he panel samples o he main
s udy we e asked o hei consen o link da a om he Ins i u e o Employmen
Resea ch (see Table 28), and 1,767 esponden s ga e hei consen .
Looking a he DRV-linkage, we see ha 4,557 esponden s we e asked o hei
consen his yea and 727 esponden s ga e i .
Table 28 Consen o Reco d Linkage (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
Indi idual Le el
IAB
DRV
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
2,705
100.0
4,557
100.0
Consen gi en in his su ey wa e
1,767
65.3
727
16.0
Consen no gi en in his su ey wa e
938
34.7
3,830
84.0
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Responden s who we e asked he eco d linkage consen ques ion
2.1.3.7 T acking Techniques
One o he cen al p oblems when conduc ing panel s udies is panel mo ali y.
This e e s o he empo a y o pe manen loss o esponden s. Loss o add esses
due o poo add ess quali y o eloca ion o esponden s is one o se e al easons
o loss. In pa allel o he ield measu es desc ibed abo e, acking measu es we e
ca ied ou h oughou he en i e cou se o he ieldwo k o coun e ac he loss o
esponden s due o add ess and con ac da a p oblems.
T acking is gene ally unde s ood o mean de e mining he con ac in o ma ion o
esponden s who would o he wise be los o a su ey as pa o a panel s udy o
who could no be in e iewed. T acking measu es a e a cen al means o educing
panel losses and keeping he esponse a e cons an o e se e al wa es. In o de
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o measu e changes in longi udinal s udies, i is pa icula ly impo an o keep
indi iduals in he sample who ha e changed hei place o esidence.
The aim is o achie e an unbiased esponse a e and a oid selec i i y in a panel,
ega dless o whe he a pe son can be eached o no . In addi ion, he esponden s
should be in e iewed again in subsequen wa es, ega dless o whe e hey cu -
en ly li e. This means ha d opou s should be minimized as a as possible due
o inaccessibili y. The e a e a ious s a egies ha can be used on a case-by-case
basis. They ange om asking he in e iewe s o make u he con ac a emp s
o ha ing he add esses p ocessed by o he in e iewe s.
Va ious acking measu es we e used p oac i ely. Add ess esea ch (" acking")
was ca ied ou o households ha could no be con ac ed du ing he ieldwo k
due o inco ec add ess in o ma ion p o ided by he in e iewe s. The Deu sche
Pos Add ess ac o y was used i s ; i his was unsuccess ul, acking was ini ia ed
ia he esiden s' egis a ion o ices.
A he same ime, he in e iewe s hemsel es also sea ched o add ess upda es.
In u n, he a ge pe sons we e able o con ac he in as ho line hemsel es o
pass on new in o ma ion, so ha add ess upda es could also be collec ed in his
way. Table 29 shows he esul s o all measu es, including he eques ed con ac
da a upda es in he ad ance le e and he le e o non-con ac households ia
he in as ho line o online.
Table 29 Resul o T acking Techniques (A-R, M1, M2, M7, M8a-M8c)
T acking
To al
Add ess-
Fac o y
Residen s'
egis a ion
o ices
in as ho line
In e iewe -
acking
To al
abs.
20,508
1,839
1,393
18,386
468
in %
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Deceased
abs.
123
13
1
63
55
in %
0.6
0.7
0.1
0.3
11.8
Mo ed ab oad
abs.
97
-
34
13
52
in %
0.5
-
2.4
0.1
11.1
No in o ma ion
p o ided
abs.
15
22
868
-
-
in %
0.1
1.2
62.3
-
-
New add ess
da a e u ned
abs.
18,538
434
297
17,541
342
in %
90.4
23.6
21.3
95.4
73.1
Old add ess
da a con i med
abs.
1,735
1,370
193
769
19
in %
8.5
74.5
13.9
4.2
4.1
Sou ce: in as iSMS, mul iple answe s possible
A o al o 20,508 add esses we e acked in he panel samples. In almos all cases
ele an in o ma ion could be acqui ed. Fo abou 74.5 pe cen o hese, he
known add ess was con i med and o 23.6 pe cen , new add ess da a could be
esea ched. In a ound one pe cen o hese acking cases, he esea ch e ealed
ha hey had d opped ou o he panel.
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2.2 Re eshmen Samples S, M10
The exis ing panel sample o he Socio-Economic Panel was e eshed in 2024 wi h
wo addi ional samples. The andomly d awn e eshmen samples S and M10
ook he o m o a andom clus e sample o esiden s' add esses om he egis-
e s o esiden s' egis a ion o ices. Table 30 below p esen s he key pa ame e s
o he 2024 su ey o he e eshmen samples S and M10. A o al o 75,796 house-
holds we e con ac ed be ween Ma ch 2024 and Decembe 2024. 8,381 o hese
households pa icipa ed in he su ey. The in e iews we e conduc ed in CAPI,
CATI, CASI and CAWI.
Table 30 Summa y Fieldwo k (S, M10)
Main S udy 2024: Re eshmen Samples S, M10
Mode
Mixed-Mode design: CAPI, CAWI, CASI, CATI
Implemen a ion pe iod
Augus 2023 un il Ma ch 2025
Fieldwo k phase
Ma ch 2024 (CW 11) – Decembe 2024 (CW 52)
Ta ge Popula ion
Households
Sample
Re eshmen sample: Random clus e sample; 300 Ge man munici-
pali ies
G oss sample Re eshmen Sample S:
n = 42,509 (7,342 p e- ec ui ed)
Re eshmen Sample M10:
n = 33,287 (3,492 p e- ec ui ed)
Su ey ins umen s
Re eshmen Sample S:
– Household ques ionnai e
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Indi idual ques ionnai e
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Biog aphy ques ionnai e
(CAWI)
– You h ques ionnai e
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Compe ency/cogni ion es s
(CAPI, CASI)
– In eg a ed child ques ionnai e
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Deceased indi idual ques ion
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– D op-o wo king ime
(PAPI)
Re eshmen Sample M10:
– Household ques ionnai e
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Indi idual ques ionnai e
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Biog aphy ques ionnai e
(CAPI, CASI, CAWI, CATI)
– Cogni ion es s
(CAPI, CASI)
– D op-o wo king ime
(PAPI)
Fo eign language
ins umen s
The ques ionnai es we e used in he languages Ge man, English,
Polish, Bulga ian and Russian (excluding he compe ency es s and
he D op-o wo king ime, which we e only a ailable in Ge man).
Ques ionnai e du a-
ions
– Household ques ionnai e: Ø 23.2 min.
– Indi idual ques ionnai e: Ø 48.2 min.
– Biog aphy ques ionnai e: Ø 26.2 min.
– You h ques ionnai e: Ø 25.8 min.
– Compe ency/cogni ion es s
– Lus au DJ: Ø 25.9 min.
– WST: Ø 3.8 min.
– ZZT: Ø 4.0 min.
– In eg a ed child ques ionnai e: Ø 9.6 min.
– Deceased indi idual ques ionnai e: Ø 4.8 min.
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2.2.3.2 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el
5,876 households pa icipa ed in he main ield in he S sample and 2,505 in M10.
Figu e 4 and Figu e 5 illus a e he accumula ion o comple ed household in e -
iews h oughou he ieldwo k phase. The ield pe iod commenced in Ma ch
2024 and concluded a he end o Decembe 2024. As in he panel samples, he
comple ion o in e iews happened h oughou he whole ieldwo k phase.
Figu e 4 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (S)
Absolu e numbe s
0
500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
3.500
4.000
4.500
5.000
5.500
6.000
Numbe o Household In e iews
2024
Figu e 5 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (M10)
Absolu e numbe s
0
250
500
750
1.000
1.250
1.500
1.750
2.000
2.250
2.500
2.750
Numbe o Household In e iews
2024
Sou ce: in as, own igu e
Table 38 desc ibes he esul acco ding o he SOEP-HAAPOR classi ica ion a he
household le el o he e eshmen sample S. In 5,314 households, bo h he
household ques ionnai e and a leas one indi idual in e iew we e comple ed
besides he obliga o y household ma ix (HAAPOR codes 1.1, 1.2). 3,021 house-
holds we e su eyed comple ely, i.e. all household membe s bo n in o be o e
2006 could be in e iewed. In 1.1 pe cen o all households, despi e being success-
ully in e iewed, he household ques ionnai e could no be comple ed (HAAPOR
code 2.353). Looking a household non- esponse, e usals (HAAPOR codes 2.351
and 2.111), a e wi h 52 pe cen o he g oss sample. Unsu p isingly, he p opo ion

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o e usals is much highe among households ha didn’ espond o he p e- e-
c ui men han among hose ha did.
Table 38 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el by P e-Rec ui men S a us and
T anches (HAAPOR Codes) (S)
Household Le el
To al
T anche 1
Responden s
P e-Rec ui men
T anche 2
Responden s
P e-Rec ui men
T anche 3
Responden s
P e-Rec ui men
T anche 4
Responden s
P e-Rec ui men
Non esponden s
P e-Rec ui men
abs. in % abs. in % abs. in % abs. in % abs. in % abs. in %
G oss sample
42,509
100.0
2,052
100.0
1,946
100.0
1,760
100.0
1,584
100.0
35,167
100.0
In e iew
5,876
13.8
1,023
49.9
1,090
56.0
919
52.2
732
46.2
2,112
6.0
Comple e [1.1]
3,021
7.1
574
28.0
663
34.1
542
30.8
402
25.4
840
2.4
Pa ial [1.2]
2,293
5.4
375
18.3
360
18.5
324
18.4
289
18.2
945
2.7
Pa ial (missing
household ques ion-
nai e) [2.353]
453
1.1
56
2.7
55
2.8
39
2.2
35
2.2
268
0.8
Pa ial (missing
da a) [2.354]
109
0.3
18
0.9
12
0.6
14
0.8
6
0.4
59
0.2
Non-In e iew
36,633
86.2
1,029
50.1
856
44.0
841
47.8
852
53.8
33,055
94.0
Tempo a y d opou
24,247
57.0
747
36.4
591
30.4
618
35.1
665
42.0
21,626
61.5
B eak-o [2.12]
108
0.3
12
0.6
13
0.7
16
0.9
10
0.6
57
0.2
Non-con ac [2.2]
4,735
11.1
110
5.4
76
3.9
98
5.6
126
8.0
4,325
12.3
Tempo a y physi-
cally o men ally un-
able/incompe en
[2.321]
496
1.2
9
0.4
15
0.8
14
0.8
9
0.6
449
1.3
Language P oblem
[2.331]
545
1.3
20
1.0
21
1.1
11
0.6
17
1.1
476
1.4
So e usal [2.351]
13,755
32.4
564
27.5
461
23.7
426
24.2
436
27.5
11,868
33.7
New add ess [2.4]
428
1.0
32
1.6
5
0.3
53
3.0
67
4.2
271
0.8
No a emp ed o
wo ked [3.11]
4,180 9.8 - - - - - - - - 4,180 11.9
Final D opou 12,386 29.1 282 13.7 265 13.6 223 12.7 187 11.8 11,429 32.5
Pe manen e usal
[2.111]
8,322
19.6
211
10.3
209
10.7
173
9.8
126
8.0
7,603
21.6
Dead [2.31]
286
0.7
2
0.1
5
0.3
4
0.2
3
0.2
272
0.8
Pe manen ly physi-
cally o men ally un-
able/incompe en
[2.322]
882
2.1
16
0.8
9
0.5
18
1.0
25
1.6
814
2.3
Non-eligible [4.1,
4.5]
575
1.4
21
1.0
17
0.9
11
0.6
12
0.8
514
1.5
Mo ed ab oad [4.2]
130
0.3
5
0.2
3
0.2
4
0.2
2
0.1
116
0.3
Household unlo-
ca able [4.4]
2,191 5.2 27 1.3 22 1.1 13 0.7 19 1.2 2,110 6.0
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Looking a he ield esul s o e eshmen sample M10 (Table 39), we can see ha
in 2,128 households, bo h he household ques ionnai e and a leas one indi idual
in e iew we e comple ed besides he obliga o y household ma ix (HAAPOR
codes 1.1, 1.1) and 1,085 households we e su eyed comple ely, i.e. all household
membe s bo n in o be o e 2006 could be in e iewed. Looking a household non-
esponse, e usal (HAAPOR codes 2.351 and 2.111), a e wi h 38,1 pe cen o he
g oss sample a la ge ac o . Unlike in he e eshmen sample S, unloca able
households (HAAPOR code 4.4) also play a majo ole in he non- esponse wi h
18.2 pe cen o he g oss sample. This is due o he highe mobili y o his a ge
popula ion.
Table 39 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el by P e-Rec ui men S a us (HAAPOR
Codes) (M10)
Household Le el
To al
M10 Responden s
P e-Rec ui men
M10 Non-Respond-
en s P e-Rec ui -
men
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample
33,287
100.0
3,492
100.0
29,795
100.0
In e iew
2,505
7.5
1,335
38.2
1,170
3.9
Comple e [1.1]
1,085
3.3
676
19.4
409
1.4
Pa ial [1.2]
1,043
3.1
507
14.5
536
1.8
Pa ial (missing household ques ion-
nai e) [2.353]
316
0.9
132
3.8
184
0.6
Pa ial (missing da a) [2.354]
61
0.2
20
0.6
41
0.1
Non-In e iew
30,782
92.5
2,157
61.8
28,625
96.1
Tempo a y d opou
19,116
57.4
1,599
45.8
17,517
58.8
B eak-o [2.12]
91
0.3
23
0.7
68
0.2
Non-con ac [2.2]
4,569
13.7
299
8.6
4,270
14.3
Tempo a y physically o men ally
unable/incompe en [2.321]
223
0.7
19
0.5
204
0.7
Language P oblem [2.331]
1,705
5.1
173
5.0
1,532
5.1
So e usal [2.351]
9,237
27.7
1,030
29.5
8,207
27.5
New add ess [2.4]
206
0.6
55
1.6
151
0.5
No a emp ed o wo ked [3.11]
3,085
9.3
-
-
3,085
10.4
Final D opou 11,666 35.0 558 16.0 11,108 37.3
Pe manen e usal [2.111]
3,476
10.4
343
9.8
3,133
10.5
Dead [2.31]
91
0.3
3
0.1
88
0.3
Pe manen ly physically o men ally
unable/incompe en [2.322]
407 1.2 26 0.7 381 1.3
Non-eligible [4.1, 4.5] 1,146 3.4 51 1.5 1,095 3.7
Mo ed ab oad [4.2]
474
1.4
21
0.6
453
1.5
Household unloca able [4.4]
6,072
18.2
114
3.3
5,958
20.0
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Con ac E o
The ollowing Table 40 shows he a e age numbe o con ac s o he p e- ec ui ed
subsamples S and M10 o e he en i e ieldwo k phase.
O e he en i e ieldwo k phase, households we e con ac ed on a e age 2.3 imes
in he e eshmen sample S and 2.1 imes in he e eshmen sample M10 by in-
e iewe s om he ace- o- ace o CATI ield. This a e age alue is mainly due o
he a e age numbe o con ac a emp s o in e iewed households. Fo house-
holds ha could no be eached, he mean numbe s o con ac a emp s, 2.4 and
2.3, a e sligh ly highe han he mean alue o in e iewed households (2.3 and
2.1). Fo so e usals, he a e age numbe o con ac s was 2.7 in bo h samples.
Table 40 Numbe o In e iewe Con ac s by Field Resul (HAAPOR Codes)
(S)
N
Mean
25 h pe cen ile
75 h pe cen ile
To al
42,509
2.3
2
4
In e iew [1.0,
1.210, 1.310, 2.353,
2.354]
5,876 3.4
2
4
Non-con ac [2.2]
4,735
2.4
0
4
So e usal [2.351]
13,755
2.7
2
5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Table 41 Numbe o In e iewe Con ac s by Field Resul (HAAPOR Codes)
(M10)
N
Mean
25 h pe cen ile
75 h pe cen ile
To al
33,287
2.1
2
4
In e iew [1.0,
1.210, 1.310, 2.353,
2.354]
2,505
3.6
2
4
Non-con ac [2.2]
4,569
2.3
0
4
So e usal [2.351]
9,237
2.7
2
5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
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2.2.3.3 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el
Table 42 below shows he esul acco ding o he SOEP-PAAPOR classi ica ion o
adul a ge pe sons bo n in 2006 o ea lie . As shown he e, a o al o 7,443 indi-
iduals om he e eshmen sample S and 2,790 om he e eshmen sample
M10 pa icipa ed in he su ey. This co esponds o a o al o 71.7 pe cen and 68.1
pe cen .
Table 42 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el (PAAPOR Codes) (S, M10)
Indi idual Le el
S
M10
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample
10,384
100.0
4,095
100.0
In e iew
7,443
71.7
2,790
68.1
Comple e [1.1]
7,443
71.7
2,790
68.1
Non-In e iew
2,941
28.3
1,305
31.9
Tempo a y d opou
2,546
24.5
1,196
29.2
B eak-o [2.12]
127
1.2
51
1.2
Non-con ac [2.21; 2.22]
746
7.2
344
8.4
Tempo a y physically o men ally unable/incom-
pe en [2.321]
40
0.4
17
0.4
Language P oblem [2.331]
36
0.3
80
2.0
So e usal [2.351]
1,597
15.4
704
17.2
Final D opou
395
3.8
109
2.7
Pe manen e usal [2.111]
327
3.1
89
2.2
Dead [2.31] 3 0.0 - -
Pe manen ly physically o men ally unable/in-
compe en [2.322]
60
0.6
18
0.4
Mo ed ab oad [4.2]
5
0.0
2
0.0
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Pa ial Uni Non- esponse
The pa ial uni non- esponse (PUNR) in he e eshmen sample S is 60 pe cen
and 67.8 pe cen in he e eshmen sample M10 (see Table 43), which is bo h
highe han in he panel samples. Pa ial uni non- esponse is expec ed o de-
c ease in S and M10 in subsequen wa es as all household membe s become mo e
amilia wi h he s udy.
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Table 43 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse (S, M10)
Household Le el
S
M10
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
10,954
100.0
4,577
100.0
Household pa ly comple ed
(PUNR)
6,567
60.0
3,103
67.8
Household ully comple ed
4,387
40.0
1,474
32.2
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
The mo e indi iduals li ing in he household, he mo e di icul i is o ully com-
ple e a household. As he numbe o membe s inc eases, he p opo ion o ully
comple ed household dec eases con inuously. Among wo-pe son households o
he e eshmen sample S, 48.5 pe cen o households we e ully comple ed; his
igu e d ops o 13.9 pe cen wi h ou o mo e membe s.
Table 44 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Household Size (S)
Household Le el
To al
2 pe son
household
3 pe son
household
4 o mo e pe son
household
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
3,872
100.0
3,086
100.0
555
100.0
231
100.0
Household pa ly
comple ed (PUNR)
2,221
57.4
1,589
51.5
433
78.0
199
86.1
Household ully com-
ple ed
1,651
42.6
1,497
48.5
122
22.0
32
13.9
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
The same can be obse ed in he e eshe sample M10. Among wo-pe son house-
holds, 39.6 pe cen o households we e ully comple ed; his igu e d ops o 8.5
pe cen wi h ou o mo e membe s.
Table 45 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Household Size (M10)
Household Le el
To al
2 pe son
household
3 pe son
household
4 o mo e pe son
household
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
1,534
100.0
1,266
100.0
186
100.0
82
100.0
Household pa ly
comple ed (PUNR)
1,003
65.4
765
60.4
163
87.6
75
91.5
Household ully com-
ple ed
531
34.6
501
39.6
23
12.4
7
8.5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .

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E ec s o Field Measu es a Indi idual Le el
As a he household le el, se e al ield measu es we e implemen ed a he indi-
idual le el, whose e ec s a e desc ibed in he ollowing
Swi ch o CAWI
Responden s wishing o answe he ques ionnai es online ecei ed a le e wi h
access in o ma ion o he online su ey (CAWI swi ch). These CAWI swi ch le e s
we e sen o 1,593 adul household membe s o he e eshmen sample S (see
Table 46) h oughou he ield pe iod. Wi h 64.0 pe cen he CAWI pa icipa ion
was highe p io o ollow-up han a e ecei ing he ollow-up le e (5.8 pe -
cen ).
Table 46 Resul s o Swi ch o CAWI a Indi idual Le el (S)
Swi ch o CAWI
To al
abs.
in %
G oss Sample
1,593
100.0
Comple ed a e swi ch, p io o ollow-up
1,019
64.0
Comple ed a e ollow-up le e
93
5.8
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Re eshmen sample M10 shows a simila esul . The CAWI swi ch le e s we e
sen o 676 adul household membe s (see Table 47) h oughou he ield pe iod.
Wi h 68.8 pe cen he CAWI pa icipa ion was highe p io o ollow-up han a e
ecei ing he ollow-up le e (4.9 pe cen ).
Table 47 Resul s o Swi ch o CAWI a Indi idual Le el (M10)
Swi ch o CAWI
To al
abs.
in %
G oss Sample
676
100.0
Comple ed a e swi ch, p io o ollow-up
465
68.8
Comple ed a e ollow-up le e
33
4.9
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Con e sion Le e
All a ge pe sons and households who indica ed in he in e iew ha hey did
no wish o pa icipa e in his wa e o he su ey (so e usals) ecei ed a con e -
sion le e .
Table 48 and Table 49 show ha a ound 10 pe cen o he con e sion le e s sen
esul ed in comple ed in e iews. In e eshmen sample S, 10.1 pe cen o he 189
con e sion le e s sen esul ed in comple ed in e iews, while in e eshmen
sample M10 7.3 pe cen o he 96 con e sion le e s sen ou led o comple ed in-
e iews. This shows, ha o e ing lexibili y in wha mode esponden s wan o
pa icipa e in he su ey is impo an o each as many esponden s as possible.
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Table 48 Resul s o Con e sion Le e a Indi idual Le el (S)
Con e sion Le e
To al
abs.
in %
G oss sample
189
100.0
Comple ed
19
10.1
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Table 49 Resul s o Con e sion Le e a Indi idual Le el (M10)
Con e sion Le e
To al
abs.
in %
G oss sample
96
100.0
Comple ed
7
7.3
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
2.2.3.4 Pa icipa ion a Ins umen Le el
Table 50 shows he numbe o ques ionnai es ha we e comple ed in he pa ici-
pa ing households o he e eshmen samples S and M10. As in he panel sam-
ples, h ee ques ionnai es s and ou in e ms o equency: he wo main ins u-
men s, he household ques ionnai e (n = 5,314 in S and n = 2,128 in M10) and he
indi idual ques ionnai e (n = 7,443 in S and n = 2,790 in M10) as well as he sc een-
ing ques ionnai e (n = 7,494 in S and n = 2,819 in M10). Addi ionally, many biog-
aphy ques ionnai es we e comple ed (n = 2,548 in S and n = 2,037 in M10). No
in e iews we e comple ed o he you h ques ionnai e, he compe ency es
“Lus au DJ”, he child ques ionnai e as well as o he ques ionnai e “ he de-
ceased indi idual” in e eshmen sample M10, as hese ques ionnai es we e no
o be illed ou in his sample pe design (see Chap e 2.2.2).
Table 50 Numbe o In e iews by Ques ionnai e (S, M10)
S M10
Household ques ionnai e
5,314
2,128
Sc eening ques ionnai e
7,494
2,819
Indi idual ques ionnai e 7,443
2,790
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z es “ (WST)
4,724
270
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zeichen-Tes “(ZZT)
4,568
1,764
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
2,548
2,037
You h ques ionnai e
278
-
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ”
13
-
Child ques ionnai e
1,163
-
Ques ionnai e “The deceased indi idual” 264
-
D op-o ques ionnai e wo king ime
1,338
312
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
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Looking a he esponse a es o he alloca ed ques ionnai es (see Table 51 o
sample S and Table 52 o sample M10), i can be seen ha esponse is somewha
lowe in he e eshmen samples compa ed o he panel samples and a bi lowe
in he M10 sample compa ed o he S sample. Fo una ely, he esponse a e o
he biog aphy ques ionnai e, which is pa icula ly impo an o mig an s, is
qui e high in M10 wi h 73 pe cen . In e eshmen sample S he esponse o he
biog aphy ques ionnai e is much lowe by compa ison, which was o be expec ed
since i was elega ed o he hank-you-le e (see Chap e 2.2.2).
Table 51 Response Ra es by Ques ionnai e (S)
G oss sample
Numbe o in e iews
Response a e
Sc eening ques ionnai e
10,193
7,494
73.5
Indi idual ques ionnai e
10,193
7,443
73.0
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
5,809
4,724
81.3
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)
6,290
4,568
72.6
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
7,443
2,548
34.2
You h ques ionnai e
752
278
37.0
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ”
38
13
34.2
Child ques ionnai e
1,411
1,163
82.4
Ques ionnai e “The deceased
indi idual”
328
264
80.5
D op-o ques ionnai e wo k
ime
3,912
1,338
34.2
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion; he g oss sample is he a ge popula ion o pa icipa ing households. The g oss sample
size o he addi ional ques ionnai es (child ques ionnai e, biog aphy ques ionnai e, gap ques ionnai e, " he deceased
indi idual") as well as he coqni ion es s is cons i u ed o he amoun o pe sons who comple ed hei indi idual ques-
ionnai e and we e o ill ou he espec i e addi ional ques ionnai e. The g oss sample o he d op-o ques ionnai e
wo king ime is he amoun o pe sons he comple ed hei indi idual ques ionnai e and s a ed o be in paid employ-
men .
Table 52 Response Ra es by Ques ionnai e (M10)
G oss sample
Numbe o in e iews
Response a e
Sc eening ques ionnai e
3,997
2,819
70.5
Indi idual ques ionnai e
3,997
2,790
69.8
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
370
270
73.0
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)
2,463
1,764
71.6
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
2,790
2,037
73.0
D op-o ques ionnai e wo k
ime
1,742
312
17.9
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion; he g oss sample is he a ge popula ion o pa icipa ing households. The g oss sample
size o he biog aphy ques ionnai e as well as he coqni ion es s is cons i u ed o he amoun o pe sons who com-
ple ed hei indi idual ques ionnai e and we e o ill ou he espec i e addi ional ques ionnai e. The g oss sample o
he d op-o ques ionnai e wo king ime is he amoun o pe sons he comple ed hei indi idual ques ionnai e and
s a ed o be in paid employmen .
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2.2.3.5 Ques ionnai e Du a ion
Table 53 and Table 54 p o ide an o e iew o he du a ions o he indi idual ques-
ionnai e a ian s o he e eshmen samples S and M10. The du a ions o all
ins umen s a e longe han in he panel samples, especially he indi idual ques-
ionnai e, which is abou 10 minu es longe . The eason o his is ha i s - ime
pa icipan s ha e o answe all he ques ions in he ques ionnai es, whe eas o
panel pa icipan s some ques ions can be sho ened due o dependen in e iew-
ing.
Table 53 In e iew Leng h by Ques ionnai e (in Minu es) (S)
N
Mean
Median
5 h
pe cen ile
95 h
pe cen ile
Household ques ionnai e 5,314 23.2 21.7
12.0 39.3
Sc eening ques ionnai e
7,494
1.0
0.6
0.3
2.6
Indi idual ques ionnai e
7,435
47.9
45.9
23.7
78.1
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
4,724
3.8
4.1
0.4
6.6
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)
4,568
3.9
3.7
2.7
5.9
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
2,500
24.5
21.5
8.7
50.9
You h ques ionnai e
277
25.7
23.6
13.2
42.9
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ”
13
25.6
26.5
10.7
33.9
Child ques ionnai e
1,162
9.6
8.5
3.3
18.6
Ques ionnai e “The deceased
indi idual”
264 4.8 4.4
2.3 8.3
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Table 54 In e iew Leng h by Ques ionnai e (in Minu es) (M10)
N
Mean
Median
5 h
pe cen ile
95 h
pe cen ile
Household ques ionnai e
2,128
23.3
21.6
10.6
41.1
Sc eening ques ionnai e
2,819
1.8
1.5
0.4
3.7
Indi idual ques ionnai e
2,786
49.2
47.6
22.9
82.4
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
270
3.8
4.0
0.6
6.6
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)
1,764
4.1
3.8
2.7
6.2
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
2,017
28.9
27.3
11.7
50.7
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
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In addi ion o his o he designa ed ques ionnai es, he head o household would
comple e an online e sion o he household ma ix. The le e pu special empha-
sis on he impo ance o he pa icipa ion o mig an s om non-EU hi d coun-
ies. Once he o she pa icipa ed, he household composi ion was known, and all
o he household membe s, i he e we e any, also ecei ed an in i a ion le e
wi h access o he web su ey. The incen i iza ion s a egy was he same as o
he CAPI-s a e s.
In gene al, he same su ey documen s we e used in he e eshmen sample M8d
as in he panel samples (see Table 8 in Chap e 2.1.2.3). The su ey documen s ha
di e ed we e he ad ance le e , he da a p o ec ion shee and he s udy lye .9
The e eshmen sample M8d had i s own ad ance le e and da a p o ec ion
shee in o de o add ess his g oup in a a ge g oup-speci ic manne . All su ey
documen s we e p o ided in Ge man and English.
The same su ey ins umen s we e used as in he o he samples, wi h he excep-
ion o he gap ques ionnai e, which does no apply o new a ge pe sons (see
Chap e 2.1.2.1 and Chap e 2.1.2.2).
2.3.3 Resul s
The ollowing subchap e p esen s he ield esul s o he e eshmen sample
M8d. Resul s a he household le el a e p esen ed i s (Chap e 2.3.3.1), ollowed
by esul s a he indi idual le el (Chap e 2.3.3.2). The esul s a he ins umen
le el a e hen discussed (Chap e 2.3.3.3), as well as ques ionnai e du a ion (Chap-
e 2.3.3.4), he use o di e en modes and in e iewing languages (Chap e
2.3.3.5) and he esul s o he ques ions on consen o eco d linkage (Chap e
2.3.3.7).
2.3.3.1 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el
A he household le el, a o al o 7,430 households we e con ac ed in he e esh-
men sample M8d. 515 households o hose households pa icipa ed, esul ing in
a esponse a e o 6.9 pe cen (see Table 65). The a e age household size o he
in e iewed households is ai ly small wi h 1,9 pe sons. This is due o M8d con-
sis ing o a la ge po ion o one pe son households.
Figu e 6 illus a es he accumula ion o comple ed household in e iews h ough-
ou he ieldwo k phase. The ield pe iod commenced in May 2024 and concluded
a he end o Decembe 2024.
9 The s udy lye o he panel samples ocused mo e on esea ch esul s and he s udy lye o he e eshmen sample
M8d ocused mo e on he gene al p ocedu e o he s udy. This was needed because o he households o he e eshe
sample M8d, unlike in he panel samples, he s udy was no known o he a ge pe sons and had o in oduce i sel i s .
The ad ance le e o M8d pu special emphasis on he impo ance o he pa icipa ion o mig an s om non-EU hi d
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Figu e 6 Comple ion o Household In e iews in he Field (M8d)
Absolu e numbe s
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
Numbe o Household In e iews
2024
Sou ce: in as, own igu e
Table 65 desc ibes he esul acco ding o he SOEP-HAAPOR classi ica ion a he
household le el. In 348 households, bo h he household ques ionnai e and a leas
one indi idual in e iew we e comple ed besides he obliga o y household ma-
ix (HAAPOR codes 1.1, 1.2).
220 households we e su eyed comple ely, i.e. all household membe s bo n in o
be o e 2006 could be in e iewed. In 1.2 pe cen o all households, despi e being
success ully in e iewed, he household ques ionnai e could no be comple ed
(HAAPOR code 2.353).
Looking a household non- esponse, e usals (HAAPOR codes 2.351 and 2.111), al -
hough s ill a ac o , a e a much smalle eason o non- esponse, a 8.1 pe cen o
he g oss sample. In con as , non- esponse due o an inco ec add ess (HAAPOR
code 4.4) is mo e a lo highe . The high numbe o esponden s who we e no eli-
gible o he M8d sample (HAAPOR code 4.1, 4.5) can be explained by he “Sc een-
Ou ”-concep . These esponden s we e no pa o he a ge popula ion.
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Table 65 Pa icipa ion a Household Le el by S a ing Mode (HAAPOR Codes)
(M8d)
Household Le el
To al
CAPI
CAWI
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample
7,430
100.0
1,448
100.0
5,982
100.0
In e iew
515
6.9
87
6.0
428
7.2
Comple e [1.1]
220
3.0
57
3.9
163
2.7
Pa ial [1.2]
128
1.7
14
1.0
114
1.9
Pa ial (missing household ques ion-
nai e) [2.353]
92
1.2
14
1.0
78
1.3
Pa ial (missing da a) [2.354]
75
1.0
2
0.1
73
1.2
Non-In e iew
6,915
93.1
1,361
94.0
5,554
92.8
Tempo a y d opou
3,950
53.2
831
57.4
3,119
52.1
B eak-o [2.12] 70 0.9 5 0.3 65 1.1
Non-con ac [2.2]
209
2.8
209
14.4
-
-
Tempo a y physically o men ally una-
ble/incompe en [2.321]
6
0.1
6
0.4
-
-
Language P oblem [2.331]
72
1.0
72
5.0
-
-
So e usal [2.351]
476
6.4
475
32.8
1
0.0
New add ess [2.4]
29
0.4
5
0.3
24
0.4
No a emp ed o wo ked [3.11]
3,088
41.6
59
4.1
3,029
50.6
Final D opou
2,965
39.9
530
36.6
2,435
40.7
Pe manen e usal [2.111]
124
1.7
109
7.5
15
0.3
Pe manen ly physically o men ally un-
able/incompe en [2.322]
1
0.0
1
0.1
-
-
Dead [2.31]
6
0.1
6
0.4
-
-
Non-eligible [4.1, 4.5]
1,175
15.8
220
15.2
955
16.0
Mo ed ab oad [4.2]
13
0.2
13
0.9
-
-
Household unloca able[4.4]
1,646
22.2
181
12.5
1,465
24.5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
E ec s o Field Measu es a Household Le el
Se e al ield measu es we e implemen ed in he e eshmen sample M8d in, e -
o o inc ease esponse. The e ec s o he measu es implemen ed a he house-
hold le el a e desc ibed in he ollowing.
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Follow-up Le e
The CAWI-s a e s ecei ed wo ollow-up le e s add essed o he head o house-
hold h oughou he ieldwo k phase. Table 66 p o ides an o e iew o how his
a ec ed he comple ion a es. The comple ion a es be o e he ollow-up le e
(3.4 pe cen ) and a e he i s ollow-up le e (2.6 pe cen ) a e qui e compa a-
ble. A e he second ollow-up le e , an addi ional 63 in e iews we e com-
ple ed (1.1 pe cen ).
Table 66 Resul s o Follow-up Le e CAWI-S a e s a Household Le el (M8d)
Reminde Le e CAWI-S a e s
To al
abs.
in %
G oss sample
5,982
100.0
Comple ed be o e ollow-up le e
204
3.4
Comple ed a e i s ollow-up le e
158
2.6
Comple ed a e second ollow-up le e
63
1.1
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
2.3.3.2 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el
Table 67 below shows he esul acco ding o he SOEP-PAAPOR classi ica ion o
adul a ge pe sons bo n in 2006 o ea lie . As shown he e, a o al o 403 indi id-
uals om he e eshmen sample M8d pa icipa ed in he su ey. This co e-
sponds o a o al o 70.7 pe cen .
Table 67 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el by S a ing Mode (PAAPOR Codes)
(M8d)
Indi idual Le el
To al
CAPI
CAWI
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample
570
100.0
95
100.0
475
100.0
In e iew
403
70.7
81
85.3
322
67.8
Comple e [1.1] 403 70.7 81 85.3 322 67.8
Non-In e iew 167 29.3 14 14.7 153 32.2
Tempo a y d opou 166 29.1 13 13.7 153 32.2
B eak-o [2.12]
4
0.7
-
-
4
0.8
Non-con ac [2.21; 2.22]
154
27.0
5
5.3
149
31.4
So e usal [2.351]
8
1.4
8
8.4
-
-
Final D opou
1
0.2
1
1.1
-
-
Pe manen e usal [2.111]
1
0.2
1
1.1
-
-
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Pa ial Uni Non- esponse
The pa ial uni non- esponse (PUNR) in he e eshmen sample M8d is 71.6 pe -
cen (see Table 68), which is highe han in he panel samples. Pa ial uni non-
esponse is expec ed o dec ease in M8d in subsequen wa es as all household
membe s become mo e amilia wi h he s udy.
Table 68 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by S a ing Mode (M8d)
Household Le el
To al
CAPI
CAWI
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
155
100.0
22
100.0
133
100.0
Household pa ly comple-
ed (PUNR)
111
71.6
12
54.5
99
74.4
Household ully comple-
ed
44
28.4
10
45.5
34
25.6
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
The mo e indi iduals li ing in he household, he mo e di icul i is o ully com-
ple e a household.
Table 69 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Household Size (M8d)
Household Le el To al 2 pe son
household
3 pe son
household
4 o mo e pe son
household
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
155
100.0
131
100.0
17
100.0
7
100.0
Household pa ly
comple ed (PUNR)
111 71.6 90 68.7 14 82.4 7 100.0
Household ully com-
ple ed
44
28.4
41
31.3
3
17.6
-
-
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
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2.3.3.3 Pa icipa ion a Ins umen Le el
Table 70 shows he numbe o ques ionnai es ha we e comple ed in he pa ici-
pa ing households o he e eshmen sample M8d. A o al o 1,580 ques ionnai es
we e comple ed. As in he panel samples, wo ques ionnai es s and ou in e ms
o equency: he wo main ins umen s, he household ques ionnai e (n = 348)
and he indi idual ques ionnai e (n = 403). No WSTs we e comple ed in M8d
which was o be expec ed do he language dependency o ha ins umen .
Table 70 Numbe o In e iews by S a ing Mode and Ques ionnai e (M8d)
To al
CAPI
CAWI
Household ques ionnai e
348
71
277
Sc eening ques ionnai e
406
81
325
Indi idual ques ionnai e
403
81
322
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z es “ (WST)
-
-
-
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zeichen-Tes “(ZZT)
57
57
-
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
330
66
264
You h ques ionnai e 8 1 7
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ”
-
-
-
Child ques ionnai e
34
6
28
Ques ionnai e “The deceased indi idual”
4
2
2
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
Looking a he esponse a es o he alloca ed ques ionnai es (see Table 71), e-
sponse is somewha lowe o he e eshmen sample M8d compa ed o he panel
samples. Fo una ely, he esponse a e o he biog aphy ques ionnai e, which is
pa icula ly impo an in e eshmen samples, as i mus be comple ed by all
adul household membe s, is especially high wi h 81.9 pe cen .
Table 71 Response Ra es by Ques ionnai e (M8d)
G oss sample
Numbe o in e iews
Response a e
Sc eening ques ionnai e
528
406
76.9
Indi idual ques ionnai e
528
403
76.3
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
1
-
-
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)
67
57
85.1
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
403
330
81.9
You h ques ionnai e
18
8
44.4
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ”
-
-
-
Child ques ionnai e
47
34
72.3
Ques ionnai e “The deceased
indi idual”
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Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion; he g oss sample is he a ge popula ion o pa icipa ing households. The g oss sample
size o he addi ional ques ionnai es (child ques ionnai e, biog aphy ques ionnai e, " he deceased indi idual") as well as
he coqni ion es s is cons i u ed o he amoun o pe sons who comple ed hei indi idual ques ionnai e and we e o
ill ou he espec i e addi ional ques ionnai e. Ques ionnai e Du a ion
Table 72 p o ides an o e iew o he du a ions o he indi idual ques ionnai e
a ian s o he e eshmen sample M8d. The du a ions o all ins umen s a e
abou he same as in he panel samples. One ou lie is he biog aphy ques ion-
nai e which, wi h an a e age du a ion o 30 minu es, is a bi longe han in he
o he samples. The eason o his is ha he biog aphy ques ionnai e had sepa-
a e ques ionnai e modules ha we e only o be comple ed by mig an s, o ex-
ample he way o Ge many. Since he as majo i y o esponden s in he M8d
sample a e mig an s, he in e iew ook longe .
2.3.3.4 Ques ionnai e Du a ion
Table 72 In e iew Leng h by Ques ionnai e (in Minu es) (M8d)
N
Mean
Median
5 h
pe cen ile
95 h
pe cen ile
Household ques ionnai e 348 19.6 17.0
7.9 39.8
Sc eening ques ionnai e
406
2.0
1.6
0.7
4.3
Indi idual ques ionnai e
395
42.2
38.8
16.7
81.6
Cogni ion es “Wo scha z-
es “ (WST)
-
-
-
-
-
Cogni ion es “Zahlen-und-Zei-
chen-Tes “(ZZT)
57
3.9
3.8
2.8
5.4
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
322
28.6
26.0
9.4
56.2
You h ques ionnai e
8
32.1
29.7
16.1
52.3
Compe ency es “Lus au DJ”
-
-
-
-
-
Child ques ionnai e
34
7.6
6.7
3.1
14.5
Ques ionnai e “The deceased
indi idual”
4 3.1 3.3
0.9 5.0
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2.3.3.5 In e iewing Modes and Languages
Table 73 p o ides in o ma ion on he modes in which he ques ionnai es we e
comple ed. Compa ed o he panel samples a much la ge p opo ion o ins u-
men s we e comple ed in he CAWI mode which is due o he di e en su ey de-
sign in he e eshmen sample M8d.
Table 73 In e iewing Modes by Ques ionnai e (M8d)
Ques ionnai e
In e iewe -Based
Sel -Adminis e ed
To al
CAPI
CATI
CASI
CAWI
Household ques ion-
nai e
abs.
348
58
1
3
286
in %
100.0
16.7
0.3
0.9
82.2
Indi idual ques ion-
nai e
abs.
403
62
1
5
335
in %
100.0
15.4
0.2
1.2
83.1
Cogni ion es “Wo -
scha z es “ (WST)
abs. - - -
- -
in %
-
-
-
-
-
Cogni ion es “Zah-
len-und-Zeichen-
Tes “(ZZT)
abs.
57
54
-
3
-
in % 100.0 94.7 -
5.3 -
Biog aphy ques ion-
nai e
abs.
330
46
1
5
278
in %
100.0
13.9
0.3
1.5
84.2
You h ques ionnai e:
bi h yea be ween
2007 and 2012
abs.
8
-
-
1
7
in %
100.0
-
-
12.5
87.5
Compe ency es “Lus
au DJ”
abs.
-
-
-
-
-
in %
-
-
-
-
-
Child ques ionnai e:
bi h yea be ween
2013 and 2024
abs.
34
3
-
-
31
in %
100.0
8.8
-
-
91.2
Ques ionnai e “The
deceased indi idual”
abs.
4
2
-
-
2
in %
100.0
50.0
-
-
50.0
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
As in he panel samples, English, Polish, Bulga ian and Russian was o e ed in he
e eshmen sample M8d as he su ey language in addi ion o Ge man. Table 74
shows how o en he languages we e used in he pe sonal in e iews o he adul
and adolescen esponden s. Almos 40 pe cen o he adul in e iews (38.7 pe -
cen ) we e conduc ed in English and 4 pe cen in Russian. Since he as majo i y
o esponden s in he M8d sample a e mig an s, his can be ci ed as a eason o
he equen choice o hose languages.
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Table 74 In e iewing Languages (M8d)
Ge man
English
Polish
Bulga ian
Russian
To al
Indi idual
ques ion-
nai e
abs.
230
156
-
-
17
403
in %
57.1
38.7
-
-
4.2
100.0
You h ques-
ionnai e
abs.
5
3
-
-
-
8
in %
62.5
37.5
-
-
-
100.0
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
2.3.3.6 Panel Consen
All adul household membe s in he e eshmen sample M8d we e asked o hei
panel consen a he end o hei pe sonal in e iew. Only hose esponden s who
ga e he consen will be eadd essed o he nex wa e in 2024. O e 87.5 pe cen
consen ed.
Table 75 Panel Consen (M8d)
Household Le el
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
393
100.0
Panel consen gi en
344
87.5
Panel consen e used
49
12.5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Responden s who we e asked he panel consen ques ion
2.3.3.7 Reco d Linkage Consen
As in he panel samples, consen o he linkage o da a om Ins i u e o Employ-
men Resea ch (IAB) o he Ge man Pension Insu ance (DRV) was asked o he
e eshmen sample M8d.
394 esponden s in he e eshmen sample M8d we e asked o hei consen o
link da a om he Ins i u e o Employmen Resea ch (see Table 76), and 285 (72.3
pe cen ) ga e i .
Looking a he DRV-linkage, we see ha 394 esponden s we e asked o hei con-
sen and 20 esponden s ga e i (5.1 pe cen ).
Table 76 Consen o Reco d Linkage (M8d)
Indi idual Le el
IAB
DRV
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
394
100.0
394
100.0
Consen gi en in his su ey wa e
285
72.3
20
5.1
Consen no gi en in his su ey wa e
109
27.7
374
94.9
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Responden s who we e asked he eco d linkage consen ques ion
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2.4 In e iewe Moni o ing
In en ional o unin en ional misbeha iou by in e iewe s can occu du ing he
en i e cou se o he in e iew. In o de o be able o iden i y hese in e iews as
quickly as possible, a ious pieces o in o ma ion a e colla ed and e alua ed du -
ing he ieldwo k phase. In e iews a e e alua ed indi idually and beha iou is
analyzed a in e iewe le el. The ollowing esul s a e aken in o accoun :
− S a is ical p ocedu es and a ios o de ec ing imp ope ly conduc ed in e -
iews,
− Resul s om w i en in e iewe checks,
− esul s om consul a ions wi h he heads o ope a ions and
− E alua ions om lis ening o o eco ding in e iews.
In e iewe s who a e iden i ied as ha ing conduc ed in e iews wi h anomalies
du ing he cou se o he ieldwo k a e con ac ed by he head o ope a ions and
asked o commen o ecei e indi idual coaching/ e aining. I espec i e o his,
he a ailable sample in o ma ion is compa ed wi h he in o ma ion p o ided in
he in e iew o all comple ed in e iews. The e is also a cons an e iew o he
esponse a e and he cou se o con ac . Ins umen s a e conside ed anomalous
o di e en easons, o example i hei du a ion alls below he 5 h pe cen ile
o he o al du a ion, i he p opo ion o sc eens in he ins umen whose du a-
ion is below he 5 h pe cen ile o he sc een du a ion is mo e han 30 pe cen o
i he in e iew s a ed and/o ended be ween 10 pm and 7 am.
The p opo ion o anomalous ins umen s in all comple ed ins umen s is be-
ween 0.6 and 85.3 pe cen o he co esponding in e iewe s. O e all, 86 in e -
iewe s (14.1 pe cen ) had a highe p opo ion o anomalous ins umen s han 10
pe cen , al hough in mos cases his is due o e y apid in e iewing. O hose 86
in e iewe s, only 34 (40 pe cen ) had a o al o en o mo e anomalous in e -
iews. A o al o 302 in e iewe s, almos 50 pe cen o all in e iewe s, had a
p opo ion o anomalous ins umen s o ze o o below one pe cen . The in e -
iewe wi h he IDs 19697 was ma ked as anomalous in he udi lag a iable in
he me hod da a, as in addi ion o he con ol ia s a is ical key igu es, u he
anomalous ea u es we e e ealed ia he audio eco ding checks o he in e -
iewe con ol shee s. The in e iews conduc ed by his in e iewe we e ex-
cluded om he inal da a.
Addi ionally, in aclus e co ela ion coe icien s (ICCs) a e calcula ed o accoun
o he amoun o a iance in a a iable, ha could be explained by he in e -
iewe -le el. Because o he CAPI mode, po en ial in e iewe e ec s may be con-
ounded by egional e ec s and i is no possible o disen angle hese di e en
e ec s. The i s s ep in calcula ing ICCs is o selec il e a iables ( om he indi-
idual ques ionnai e) ha a ec he leng h o he ques ionnai e. ICCs a e hen
calcula ed o each o hese il e a iables. ICC- alues unde 0.05 can gene ally be
seen as unp oblema ic, which is a e y conse a i e h eshold in assessing ICCs.
I an ICC alue is g ea e han 0.05, hen in e iewe s a e iden i ied ha in luence
he ICC o ha pa icula a iable in his way.
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Incen i e
– P epaid incen i e o adul household membe s (M9-REF): 5 eu o
– Doo s ep-incen i e (household le el): 2 eu o
– Adul esponden s, bo n in 2006 o ea lie : 20 eu o
– Adolescen esponden s, bo n be ween 2007 and 2012: 5 eu o
T acking
P oac i e acking echniques:
– Panel main enance be ween su ey wa es (New Yea ’s ca d)
– Ad ance le e o he indi iduals in he panel sample
– Thank-you le e send o all pa icipan s wi h incen i e
– F ee ho line
– S udy-speci ic e-mail add ess
– S udy websi e
Add ess esea ch ia in o ma ion
– O he in e iew households/household membe s
– O he in e iewe s
– Add ess ac o y o he Deu sche Pos
– Residen s' egis a ion o ices
– Telephone numbe esea ch
– Online add ess po al
In e iewe deploymen
245 in e iewe s om he ace- o- ace ield
In e iewe aining
7 aining e en s o in e iewe s wi h and wi hou expe ience in he SOEP
su ey
Sou ce: in as
3.1.1 G oss Sample
The a ge g oup o he IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey consis s o e ugees li ing
in p i a e o collec i e households, as in s uden esiden s o sha ed accommoda-
ion o e ugees. Like in he main s udy, all household membe s a e o be in e -
iewed o ge a b oade pic u e o he household’s si ua ion, ega dless o whe he
hey a e e ugees hemsel es o no .
In gene al, indi iduals who li e oge he and pay o sha ed li ing expenses om
one household budge o m a household. In sha ed accommoda ion, he house-
hold includes all amily membe s who a e di ec ly ela ed o he speci ied head o
he household and who a e join ly accommoda ed a he ime o he su ey.
As in he main s udy, he IAB-BAMF-SOEP S Re ugee Su ey is designed as a dy-
namic panel. This means ha indi iduals who mo e in o he su ey households
o a e bo n he e a e included in he panel and shall also be in e iewed. Addi-
ionally, pe sons who mo e ou o he su ey households o who do no li e in he
household o one yea o longe will con inue o be in e iewed. These pe sons
o m so-called spli households. Only pe sons who ha e mo ed ab oad canno
o m spli households and a e no in e iewed u he .
The su ey popula ion o he wa e 2024 included all household membe s bo n
in 2006 o ea lie . Addi ionally, all adolescen s bo n be ween 2007 and 2012 we e
add essed wi h he you h ques ionnai e. O he household membe s ou side he
a o emen ioned bi h coho s we e no a ge pe sons in his wa e and he e o e
no in e iew was conduc ed wi h hem.
The g oss sample o he 2024 su ey consis ed o households which pa icipa ed
in he p e ious wa e and o so-called empo a y d opou s, namely households
which empo a ily e used in he p e ious wa e o we e no eached du ing he
ieldwo k phase. Ha d e usals o he 2023 su ey we e excluded as well as house-
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In o al, he g oss sample comp ised 2,630 households in he subsamples M3-M6,
2,424 households in he subsample M9-REF and 2,267 households in he subsam-
ple M9-SUARE. In he subsamples M3-M6, 1,002 households (38.1 pe cen ) we e
also in e iewed in he wa e 2023 ( epea edly in e iewed households) and 1,628
households (61.9 pe cen ) a e conside ed empo a y d opou s (see Table 80). Due
o he dynamic panel design, he numbe o households inc eased o e he cou se
o he ield. A he end o he ieldwo k o he 2024 su ey wa e, 149 households
we e newly added as so-called spli households.
Table 80 Panel S a us o Households Be o e he S a o he 2024 Su ey Wa e
by Subsample (M3-M6, M9)
Household
Le el
To al
M3-M6
M9-REF
M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
7,321
100.0
2,630
100.0
2,424
100.0
2,267
100.0
Pa icipa ing
households om
p e ious wa e
5,693
77.8
1,002
38.1
2,424
100.0
2,267
100.0
Tempo a y d op-
ou s
1,628
22.2
1,628
61.9
-
-
-
-
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
The ollowing ables desc ibe he g oss sample on he basis o a ious cha ac e -
is ics. Looking a household size in Table 81, we see ha 27.5 pe cen o he g oss
sample consis s o 1-pe son households, and 5 o mo e indi iduals li e in 23.5 pe -
cen o he households, bu he composi ion o he subsamples also di e s consid-
e ably. The subsamples M3-M6 as well as M9-REF ha e a high p opo ion o 1-
pe son households as well as la ge households wi h 4 o mo e household mem-
be s, wi h mo e han hal o he households in he subsamples M3-M6 being such
la ge households. In con as , he subsample M9-SUARE is domina ed by 2 o 3-
pe son households.
Table 81 G oss Sample by Household Size and Subsample (M3-M6, M9)
Household
Size
To al M3-M6 M9-REF M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
7,321
100.0
2,630
100.0
2,424
100.0
2,267
100.0
1
2,012
27.5
762
29.0
763
31.5
487
21.5
2
1,284
17.5
260
9.9
281
11.6
743
32.8
3
1,158
15.8
287
10.9
346
14.3
525
23.2
4
1,143
15.6
390
14.8
439
18.1
314
13.9
5+
1,724
23.5
931
35.4
595
24.5
198
8.7
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
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The ables below desc ibe he g oss sample acco ding o he egional cha ac e is-
ics o ede al s a e and size o he municipali y. Table 82 shows ha he egional
dis ibu ion is a li le di e en be ween he subsamples. The subsample M3-M6
ha e a highe pe cen age o households li ing in Lowe Saxony o No h-Rhine-
Wes phalia while he subsample M9-REF consis s o mo e households li ing in
Hesse o Baden-Wue embe g and in he subsample M9-SUARE mo e households
li e in Ba a ia and Be lin. When looking a he municipali y size in Table 83, i
can be obse ed ha households in he subsamples M3-M6 and M9-SUARE p e-
dominan ly li e in me opoli an a ea o o he la ge ci ies (100,000 inhabi an s
and mo e) wi h nea ly hal o he sample in M3-M6 and o e 70 pe cen in M9-
SUARE. In con as , he majo i y o households in he subsample M9-REF li e in
small o medium-sized ci ies (5,000 o 50,000 inhabi an s).
Table 82 G oss Sample by Fede al S a e and Subsample (M3-M6, M9)
Household
Le el
To al
M3-M6
M9-REF
M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
7,321
100.0
2,630
100.0
2,424
100.0
2,267
100.0
Schleswig-
Hols ein
231
3.2
116
4.4
35
1.4
80
3.5
Hambu g
264
3.6
89
3.4
75
3.1
100
4.4
Lowe Saxony 730 10.0 307 11.7 228 9.4 195 8.6
B emen
98
1.3
56
2.1
37
1.5
5
0.2
No h Rhine-
Wes phalia
2,036
27.8
817
31.1
693
28.6
526
23.2
Hesse
689
9.4
200
7.6
293
12.1
196
8.6
Rhineland
Pala ina e
300 4.1 98 3.7 93 3.8 109 4.8
Baden-Wue em-
be g
759 10.4 202 7.7 347 14.3 210 9.3
Ba a ia 726 9.9 236 9.0 142 5.9 348 15.4
Saa land
131
1.8
74
2.8
31
1.3
26
1.1
Be lin
451
6.2
153
5.8
100
4.1
198
8.7
B andenbu g
117
1.6
59
2.2
29
1.2
29
1.3
Mecklenbu g-
Wes e n Pome a-
nia
122
1.7
29
1.1
58
2.4
35
1.5
Saxony
336
4.6
90
3.4
126
5.2
120
5.3
Saxony-Anhal
157
2.1
51
1.9
58
2.4
48
2.1
Thu ingia
174
2.4
53
2.0
79
3.3
42
1.9
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
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Table 83 G oss Sample by Municipali y Size and Subsample (M3-M6, M9)
Household
Le el
To al
M3-M6
M9-REF
M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
7,321
100.0
2,630
100.0
2,424
100.0
2,267
100.0
ewe han 2,000
inhabi an s
62
0.8
25
1.0
20
0.8
17
0.7
2,000 o 5,000 in-
habi an s
173
2.4
64
2.4
72
3.0
37
1.6
5,000 o 20,000 in-
habi an s
1,233
16.8
431
16.4
626
25.8
176
7.8
20,000 o 50,000
inhabi an s
1,332
18.2
531
20.2
573
23.6
228
10.1
50,000 o 100,000
inhabi an s
832
11.4
328
12.5
306
12.6
198
8.7
100,000 o
500,000 inhabi-
an s
1,785
24.4
620
23.6
405
16.7
760
33.5
mo e han
500,000 inhabi-
an s
1,904
26.0
631
24.0
422
17.4
851
37.5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Add esses a he beginning o he ield
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3.1.2 Design
The mixed-mode design used in he IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey in 2024 is
p esen ed below (Chap e 3.1.2.1). In addi ion, he su ey ins umen s used a e
p esen ed (Chap e 3.1.2.2) so ha an insigh can be gained in o wha con en was
su eyed in 2024. The con ac s a egy (Chap e 3.1.2.3) is hen p esen ed a
household and indi idual le el. Finally, his chap e p esen s in o ma ion on
aining and deploymen o he in e iewe s (Chap e 3.1.2.4).
3.1.2.1 Mixed-mode Design
The IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey used a simila mixed-mode design as he
main su ey (see Chap e 2.1.2.1), bu wi hou he use o pape -based ins umen s
(PAPI) and s anda d elephone in e iews (CATI).
In he 2024 wa e he sample was spli in o wo anches, wi h he ield pe iod o
he majo i y o households s a ing in May. Bu o a small g oup o households
in he subsample M9-SUARE he ield pe iod only s a ed in he beginning o July,
as he households in ques ion had only ecen ly aken pa in a ollow-up online
su ey be ween he wa es 2023 and 2024 and we e gi en a li le b eak be ween
su eys.
The su ey o a household s a ed wi h he eco ding o upda ing o he household
composi ion in he so-called household ma ix. The upda ing o he household
composi ion had o be ca ied ou wi h he head o he household in an in e -
iewe -adminis a ed manne . The main mode o his pa o he in e iew was
CAPI.
Once he household composi ion was upda ed, i was known which pe sons in he
household we e o be in e iewed and which ques ionnai es hese pe sons we e
o ecei e. Fo he indi idual in e iews wo addi ional modes we e p o ided in
he mixed mode design: I he in e iews ook place a he a ge pe sons' homes,
hey could also ill ou hei ques ionnai es on a able b ough along by he in e -
iewe (CASI). Al e na i ely, he ques ionnai es could be sel -adminis e ed online
(CAWI). In his case, he a ge pe sons ecei ed hei pe sonalized access in o -
ma ion o he online ques ionnai e by mail a e wa ds.
Ta ge pe sons who could no be eached in he household du ing he ieldwo k
phase (e.g. empo a y absen ees) and hose who e used o be in e iewed due o
"so easons o e usal" (no ime, no desi e, e c.) we e o e ed an op ion o com-
ple e he su ey ia CAWI.
Addi ionally, a ew weeks be o e he end o he ieldwo k phase i was decided o
se up a CAWI ollow-up o so e usals o non-con ac s a household le el, o e -
ing he possibili y o comple ely pa icipa e online including he household ma-
ix, which so a had o be adminis e ed by an in e iewe . The aim was o in-
c ease he esponse a e in he 2024 wa e and, in pa icula , o mo i a e house-
holds o pa icipa e ha would o he wise be los o he panel. Fo his measu e
he CAWI ield was ex ended by wo weeks beyond he end o he CAPI ield pe-
iod.
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The su ey ins umen s we e o e ed in Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si, Tu kish,
Uk ainian, and Russian. To adminis e he ques ionnai es in all su ey languages,
na i e speake in e iewe s we e hi ed. An addi ional possibili y o adminis e
in e iews despi e a language ba ie was he use o he CASI mode, whe e he
esponden s could answe he ques ions in hei p e e ed language.
3.1.2.2 Su ey Ins umen s
In he panel samples o he IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey 2024, a o al o nine
compu e -assis ed ins umen s we e used o he esponden s. These we e in e -
linked and con olled in such a way ha he assignmen o he indi idual ins u-
men s was au oma ed based on he in o ma ion om he elec onic household
ma ix du ing he in e iew, so ha each esponden ecei ed hei indi idual
numbe and compila ion o ques ionnai es. Addi ionally, he in e iewe s e-
cei ed a sho ques ionnai e on he esiden ial en i onmen o he household.
The su ey s a ed in each household by eco ding he household composi ion.
This in o ma ion was only e e collec ed om one pe son. This pe son was mos
amilia wi h he needs o he household and he e o e had he ole o “head o
household” o he in e iew. The composi ion o he household was used o iden-
i y he o he indi iduals who we e o be in e iewed as pa o he s udy. Table
84 gi es an o e iew o all adminis e ed ins umen s and he espec i e a ge
pe sons.
Table 84 O e iew o Su ey Ins umen s (M3-M6, M9)
Ques ionnai e
Ta ge pe son
Modes
Languages
Household Ma ix
Head o Household
CAPI, (CAWI)
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
Household ques ionnai e
Head o Household
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
Sc eening ques ionnai e
Adul esponden
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
Indi idual ques ionnai e
( e ugee)
Adul esponden
( e ugee)
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
Indi idual ques ionnai e
(non- e ugee)
Adul esponden
(non- e ugee)
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
Fi s - ime adul espond-
en
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
Gap ques ionnai e
Adul esponden s, who
we e no in e iewed in
2023
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
Child ques ionnai e:
bi h yea 2013 o 2024
Adul esponden s
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
You h ques ionnai e:
bi h yea 2007 o 2012
Adolescen esponden s
CAPI, CASI, CAWI
Ge man, English, A abic, Fa si,
Tu kish, Uk ainian, Russian
Residen ial en i onmen
ques ionnai e
In e iewe s
CAPI
Ge man
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Household Ma ix
The composi ion o a household is eco ded using an elec onic ool (household
ma ix). This ma ix shows an o e iew o all pe sons named in he las in e iew.
This o e iew was used o check wi h he head o household who s ill li es in he
household, who no longe li es he e o who may ha e mo ed in. In addi ion o
he composi ion o he household, he ela ionships be ween he household mem-
be s we e also upda ed and comple ed.
I child en bo n in 2013 o la e li ed in he household, i was de e mined who
(usually one pa en ) would la e ecei e he ques ions abou he child o child en.
In addi ion, o adolescen s ha we e be ween 12 and 16 yea s old, pa en al con-
sen was ob ained, so ha hey could also be in e iewed.
Household Ques ionnai e
The household ques ionnai e asked o in o ma ion on all aspec s o he
household and is answe ed by he head o household. Di e en ques ions a e
asked abou households li ing in p i a e housing and households li ing in
sha ed accommoda ions.
The opics o he household ques ionnai e we e:
– Housing si ua ion
– Income and expendi u e
– Child en and ca e
Indi idual Ques ionnai e (including Sc eening)
The indi idual ques ionnai e is used annually o all adul s, which means i ad-
d essed all household membe s bo n in 2006 o ea lie in he 2024 wa e. In he
IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey wo e sions o he ques ionnai e we e adminis-
e ed: One o e ugees wi h special ques ions on o igin, legal s a us, and language
skills. Adul household membe s, who a e no e ugees hemsel es, ecei ed he
indi idual ques ionnai e designed o he main s udy. This g oup included all pe -
sons who we e bo n in Ge many, did no en e Ge many as e ugees, o we e no
olde han 16 a he ime o hei a i al o Ge many. Since he wa e 2024, a newly
p og ammed sc eening ques ionnai e was used o de e mine which e sion o he
indi idual ques ionnai e he esponden should ecei e.
The opics co e ed by bo h indi idual ques ionnai es include:
– Cu en li e si ua ion
– Sa is ac ion and emo ions
– Educa ion
– Employmen
– Heal h
– Poli ical o ien a ion
– A i udes and opinions
– O igin and amily
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In addi ion, he indi idual ques ionnai e o e ugees included ques ions abou
hei legal s a us, s ay in en ions, and pa icipa ion in in eg a ion and language
cou ses.
As pa o he indi idual in e iew he esponden s a e also asked o hei con-
sen o link he su ey da a o adminis a i e da a a ailable a he Ins i u e o
Employmen Resea ch (IAB) and he Fede al O ice o Mig a ion and Re ugees
(BAMF). The IAB da a includes in o ma ion on employmen his o y, phases o un-
employmen and pa icipa ion in di e en p og ams du ing unemploymen . The
BAMF da a includes da a on in eg a ion cou ses in which he esponden s may
ha e pa icipa ed.
Addi ionally, all adul household membe s, who did no ye ecei e he ques ion
in a p e ious wa e, we e ac i ely asked o hei panel consen a he end o he
indi idual ques ionnai e. Only hose esponden s who ga e he consen will be
eadd essed o he nex wa e in 2025. Tempo a y d opou s in 2024 will be asked
o hei consen in he ollowing wa e.
Biog aphy Ques ionnai e
The biog aphy ques ionnai e is used only once in o al pe a ge pe son o collec
impo an biog aphical da a. I was aimed a new adul household membe s bo n
in 2006 o ea lie . In addi ion, i was di ec ed a household membe s who had no
p e iously answe ed his ques ionnai e in p e ious wa es o who we e comple -
ing he indi idual ques ionnai e o he i s ime (e.g., because hey had eached
o would each he age o 18 his yea ).
In he 2024 su ey wa e, he biog aphy ques ionnai e was edesigned so ha i
could now be used bo h in he main s udy and in he IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee
Su ey. Which ques ions a e ecei ed by he esponden s is de e mined by he
g oup assigned in he sc eening ques ionnai e.
Topics o he biog aphy ques ionnai e a e:
– Na ionali y and o igin
– Rou e o Ge many
– Occupa ion
– Childhood and amily
– Educa ion
– Ma iage and pa ne ship
Pa o he biog aphy ques ionnai e is also he eco ding o educa ional quali ica-
ions ob ained ab oad. Fo his, he es ablished CAMCES- ool o compu e -as-
sis ed measu emen and coding o educa ional quali ica ions in su eys is used.
Gap Ques ionnai e
The gap ques ionnai e add esses all a ge pe sons who did no comple e an indi-
idual ques ionnai e in he las su ey wa e in 2023 bu we e scheduled o do so.
I se es o close he empo al "gap" om he las in e iew o he cu en su ey
wa e.
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The opics o he gap ques ionnai e a e:
– Changes in employmen
– Social s a us
– Educa ional a ainmen
– Changes in amily en i onmen
Child Ques ionnai e
The child ques ionnai e was answe ed by a pa en a he han by he child en
hemsel es and asks ques ions abou all child en younge han 12 yea s old (bo n
in 2013 o la e ).
Topics o he child ques ionnai e include (bu a e no limi ed o):
– P egnancy his o y and bi h
– Heal h s a us o he child
– Pe sonali y o he child
– De elopmen , language and beha iou
– School and pe sonal en i onmen o he child
– Ca e si ua ion
You h Ques ionnai e
In 2024 he you h ques ionnai e o adolescen household membe s add essed all
adolescen s bo n be ween 2007 and 2012 (12 o 17 yea s old). Fo all adolescen s
ha we e below 17 yea s old, pa en al consen was equi ed.
The opics o he you h ques ionnai e di e s acco ding o age, bu o e all co e s
he ollowing a eas:
– O igin
– A i udes and opinions
– Rela ionships and social en i onmen
– Leisu e and spo s
– School, aining and ca ee
– Fu u e plans
– Heal h and well-being
– Sel -image
– Li e si ua ion and sa is ac ion
– Job and money
– Poli ical iden i y
Residen ial En i onmen Ques ionnai e
As in he main s udy, in o ma ion on he esiden ial en i onmen was also ob-
ained om he in e iewe s. They we e asked o answe eigh ques ions on he
esiden ial en i onmen o each household hey wo ked wi h, ega dless o
whe he an in e iew wi h he household could be comple ed o no .
I he household li ed in sha ed accommoda ion o e ugees, addi ional ques-
ions abou he accommoda ion we e asked a he end o he in e iew wi h he
head o household.
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3.1.2.3 Con ac ing and Communica ion
P io o being con ac ed by an in e iewe , all household membe s lis ed in he
panel egis e who u ned 18 in he su ey yea (in 2024 all household membe s
bo n 2006 o ea lie ) ecei ed an ad ance le e o announce he s a o he new
su ey wa e. Enclosed wi h he ad ance le e he a ge pe sons ecei ed da a
p o ec ion in o ma ion and a s udy lye . As in 2023, he s udy lye no only con-
ained basic in o ma ion on he su ey bu also some scien i ic esul s om he
p e ious wa es o illus a e he impo ance and alue o he s udy o imp o ing
he knowledge abou he li es o e ugees in Ge many.
Fu he mo e, as in oduced wi h he le e o non-con ac s in he 2023 wa e he
household membe s we e asked o an upda e o con ac da a as well as in o -
ma ion abou hei a ailabili y and hei language skills o make i easie o he
in e iewe s o es ablish con ac . The ad ance le e was accompanied by a sho
e-mail o boos eedback. The accompanying e-mail was sen o all adul house-
hold membe s wi h a alid e-mail add ess.
A e ecei ing he le e , he households we e con ac ed by an in e iewe . I a
alid elephone numbe was a ailable, he in e iewe con ac ed he household
by elephone. I no alid elephone numbe was a ailable o he elephone con ac
a emp s we e unsuccess ul, he in e iewe made pe sonal con ac wi h he
household, o schedule an in e iew appoin men .
To help he in e iewe s es ablish con ac and schedule an in e iew wi h he
household, hey we e gi en some suppo ing ma e ials. Con ac ca ds o example
could be d opped in o he mailbox, hus es ablishing ini ial con ac i he house-
hold was no a home when a emp ing o con ac hem in pe son. To o e come
po en ial language ba ie s he in e iewe s in he IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su -
ey also ecei ed con ac shee s in all su ey languages, which explained he cen-
al backg ound o he s udy o he a ge pe sons. The goal was o ob ain he cu -
en elephone numbe o he a ge pe son so ha an in e iewe wi h he ap-
p op ia e language skills could subsequen ly con ac ha pe son. To p e en ac-
cess p oblems in sha ed accommoda ion o e ugees, he in e iewe s we e also
p o ided wi h a le e o suppo om he BAMF. This could hen be p esen ed o
he ele an shel e managemen i necessa y.
Field Measu es
Du ing he ieldwo k phase se e al accompanying measu es we e ca ied ou , in
an e o o inc ease esponse a e. Mos o hese measu es we e pa o he gen-
e al mixed mode and communica ion design also implemen ed in he main s udy
(see Chap e 2.1.2.3).
This included he ollowing send-ou s:
1) Le e o non-con ac s on he household le el, sen o household heads
which could no be eached by an in e iewe and eques ing a con ac
da a upda e.
2) Le e o e-mail wi h access in o ma ion o he online su ey on he indi-
idual le el o esponden s wishing o swi ch o he CAWI mode.
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Looking a he ype o household in Table 87, 68.3 pe cen o he esponden s in
he p e ious wa e ook pa again. O he empo a y d opou s in he p e ious
wa e (non-pa icipa ing households in 2023) 26.8 pe cen we e in e iewed
again as well as 48 o he new spli households (32.2 pe cen ). The highes e-
sponse a e could be obse ed in he subsample M9-SUARE wi h 79.4 pe cen , ol-
lowed by he subsample M9-REF wi h 57.8 pe cen .
Households in he subsamples M3-M6 we e ha des o e-in e iew wi h a e-
sponse a e o only 41.1 pe cen . This was mos ly due o he high sha e o empo-
a y d opou s in hese subsamples, which a e gene ally ha de o e-in e iew.
This also led o a high sha e o so e usals (33.3 pe cen ) and pe manen e usals
(9.8 pe cen ) in he subsamples M3-M6. In con as , he numbe o households
ha could no be eached by an in e iewe (HAAPOR code 2.2; 3.5 pe cen ) de-
clined compa ed o he p e ious wa e, as well as he sha e o households ha
we e unable o loca e due o missing o ou da ed con ac in o ma ion (HAAPOR
code 3.18; 9.0 pe cen ).
When looking a he non- esponse o households in hese subsamples M9-REF and
M9-SUARE i is s iking ha he a es o empo a y and inal d opou s a e wice
as high in he subsample M9-REF han in M9-SUARE, al hough bo h subsamples
ha e simila p e equisi es wi h he 2024 wa e being he second wa e o all hose
households. This di e ence is c ea ed by a much highe e usal a e (so and pe -
manen ly) in he subsample M9-REF, wi h he main easons o e usal being "no
ime" and "no in e es ".
Con ac E o
O e he en i e ieldwo k phase, he households in he samples M3-M6 and M9
we e con ac ed an a e age o 4.0 imes by in e iewe s (see Table 89). To ob ain
an in e iew wi h a household an a e age numbe o 4.0 con ac s was necessa y.
Fo households ha could no be eached un il he end o he ieldwo k phase he
a e age numbe o con ac s was 5.4.
Table 89 Numbe o In e iewe Con ac s by Field Resul (HAAPOR Codes) (M3-
M6, M9)
N
Mean
25 h pe cen ile
75 h pe cen ile
To al
7,470
4.0
2
5
In e iew [1.0]
4,371
4.0
2
5
Non-con ac [2.2]
164
5.4
3
7
So e usal [2.351]
1,797
4.4
2
6
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E ec s o Field Measu es a Household Le el
As desc ibed in chap e 3.1.2.3, se e al ield measu es we e implemen ed in he
2024 su ey, in an e o o inc ease esponse. The e ec s o he measu es imple-
men ed a he household le el a e desc ibed in he ollowing.
Con ac Da a Upda e in Ad ance Le e
Fo he i s ime in 2024, he household membe s we e al eady asked o an up-
da e o con ac da a as well as in o ma ion abou hei a ailabili y and hei lan-
guage skills in he ad ance le e o make i easie o he in e iewe s o es ablish
con ac . The ad ance le e was accompanied by a sho e-mail o boos eedback,
whe e a alid e-mail add ess was a ailable. This was he case o a ound 80 pe -
cen o he subsamples M9-REF and M9-SUARE and jus o e 40 pe cen o he
samples M3-M6.
The highes a es o con ac da a upda es we e egis e ed in he subsample M9-
SUARE wi h 71.9 pe cen o households wi h a alid e-mail add ess deli e ing an
upda e and 68.5 pe cen o households wi hou a alid e-mail add ess. Among
households wi h a alid e-mail add ess in he o he subsamples M3-M6 and M9-
REF only a ound 50 pe cen deli e ed an upda e. Among households wi hou a
alid e-mail add ess he upda e a e d opped e en mo e o 34.2 pe cen in he sub-
sample M9-REF and 20.7 pe cen in he subsamples M3-M6. S iking in his con-
ex is, ha no no able e ec o he 5-eu o p e-paid incen i e could be obse ed,
which he subsample M9-REF ecei ed wi h he ad ance le e o boos he gen-
e al esponse in he 2024 su ey wa e bu also he con ac da a upda es.
Table 90 Resul s o Con ac Da a Upda e in Ad ance Le e a Household Le el
(M3-M6)
Ad ance le e
To al
Household in e iew
(ma ix) comple ed
Household in e iew
(ma ix) no comple ed
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Households ecei ing le e and accompanying e-mail
G oss sample
1,140
100.0
666
58.4
474
41.6
No upda e con ac da a
549
100.0
98
17.9
451
82.1
Con ac da a upda ed
591
100.0
568
96.1
23
3.9
Households ecei ing only he le e (no e-mail add ess a ailable)
G oss sample
1,489
100.0
425
28.5
1,064
71.5
No upda e con ac da a
1,181
100.0
123
10.4
1,058
89.6
Con ac da a upda ed
308
100.0
302
98.1
6
1.9
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Tables 90 o 92 show he esul s o he 2024 su ey wa e o he h ee subsamples.
Nea ly all households which upda ed hei con ac da a could be in e iewed in
he ield (95 o 99 pe cen ). Bu o households wi hou con ac da a upda e he
esponse a e in he ield di e ed conside ably be ween he subsamples: In he
subsamples M3-M6 only 10 o 18 pe cen o hese households could be in e -
iewed, whe eas he esponse a e was much highe in he subsample M9-REF
wi h 24 o 29 pe cen and e en highe in he subsample M9-SUARE wi h 33 o 37
pe cen .
Table 91 Resul s o Con ac Da a Upda e in Ad ance Le e a Household Le el
(M9-REF)
Ad ance le e
To al
Household in e iew
(ma ix) comple ed
Household in e iew
(ma ix) no comple ed
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Households ecei ing le e and accompanying e-mail
G oss sample
1,944
100.0
1,175
60.4
769
39.6
No upda e con ac da a
1,009
100.0
290
28.7
719
71.3
Con ac da a upda ed
935
100.0
885
94.7
50
5.3
Households ecei ing only he le e (no e-mail add ess a ailable)
G oss sample
479
100.0
237
49.5
242
50.5
No upda e con ac da a
315
100.0
74
23.5
241
76.5
Con ac da a upda ed
164
100.0
163
99.4
1
0.6
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Table 92 Resul s o Con ac Da a Upda e in Ad ance Le e a Household Le el
(M9-SUARE)
Ad ance le e
To al
Household in e iew
(ma ix) comple ed
Household in e iew
(ma ix) no comple ed
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Households ecei ing le e and accompanying e-mail
G oss sample
1,750
100.0
1,410
80.6
340
19.4
No upda e con ac da a 491 100.0 181 36.9 310 63.1
Con ac da a upda ed
1,259
100.0
1,229
97.6
30
2.4
Households ecei ing only he le e (no e-mail add ess a ailable)
G oss sample
486
100.0
374
77.0
112
23.0
No upda e con ac da a
153
100.0
51
33.3
102
66.7
Con ac da a upda ed
333
100.0
323
97.0
10
3.0
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Le e o Non-con ac s
Le e s o non-con ac s on he household le el we e sen o household heads in
he beginning o Oc obe which could no be eached by an in e iewe un il hen.
The le e eques ed a con ac da a upda e. In o al, 1,665 households ecei ed
such a le e and 1,005 o hose also he accompanying e-mail (see Table 93).
O he households ecei ing he le e and he accompanying e-mail 413 (41.1 pe -
cen ) upda ed hei con ac da a and o he households ecei ing only he le e
because no alid e-mail add ess was a ailable 171 (25.9 pe cen ) deli e ed an up-
da e. This could mean ha he households a e mo e likely o espond o an e-mail
bu also ha mo i a ed households gi e ou mo e e-mail add esses.
The second assump ion is also suppo ed by he ollowing inding ha among
households wi hou upda ed con ac da a hose wi h a alid e-mail add ess a e
mo e likely o be in e iewed (13.5 pe cen ) han hose wi hou a alid e-mail ad-
d ess (9.4 pe cen ). In con as , among households wi h upda ed con ac da a
hose wi hou a alid e-mail add ess we e nea ly all in e iewed a e wa ds (98.8
pe cen ), whe eas he esponse a e among households wi h an e-mail add ess
was only 87.2 pe cen .
Table 93 Resul s o Le e o Non-con ac s a Household Le el (M3-M6, M9)
Le e o Non-con ac s
To al
Household in e iew
(ma ix) comple ed
Household in e iew
(ma ix) no comple ed
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Households ecei ing le e and accompanying e-mail
G oss sample
1,005
100.0
440
43.8
565
56.2
No upda e con ac da a
592
100.0
80
13.5
512
86.5
Con ac da a upda ed
413
100.0
360
87.2
53
12.8
Households ecei ing only he le e (no e-mail add ess a ailable)
G oss sample
660
100.0
215
32.6
445
67.4
No upda e con ac da a
489
100.0
46
9.4
443
90.6
Con ac da a upda ed
171
100.0
169
98.8
2
1.2
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CAWI Follow up
A o al o 1,553 households we e con ac ed as pa o he CAWI ollow-up a he
end o he ieldwo k phase. 310 households subsequen ly pa icipa ed in CAWI
(14.3 pe cen ), o which in 203 households a leas one pe sonal in e iew was
comple ed in addi ion o he household in e iew (9.4 pe cen ).
A 14.9 pe cen , he esponse a e o non-con ac households was sligh ly highe
han among e usal con e sion households wi h 14.0 pe cen . In he e usal con-
e sion, howe e , he e we e sligh ly mo e households whe e a leas one pe -
sonal in e iew was comple ed in addi ion o he household in e iew (see Tables
98 and 99).
The highes esponse a e in bo h a ge g oups was in he subsample M9-SUARE,
wi h 27 o 30 pe cen households comple ed and 15 o 20 pe cen o households
wi h a leas one pe sonal in e iew in addi ion o he household in e iew. In he
subsample M9-REF esponse lay be ween 15 and 19 pe cen and in he subsam-
ples M3-M6 only be ween 6 o 7 pe cen . In he subsamples M3-M6 and M9-
SUARE he esponse a e was highe among he e usal con e sion households,
whe eas in he subsample M9-REF he esponse was highe among he non-con-
ac households.
Table 94 Resul s o CAWI-Follow-up – Re usal Con e sion Households
(M3-M6, M9)
CAWI Follow-up
To al
M3-M6
M9-REF
M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
To al
1,553
100.0
724
100.0
551
100.0
278
100.0
Household in e iew
(ma ix) comple ed
218 14.0 51
7.0 85 15.4 82 29.5
O which: Households
wi h household in e iew
and a leas one indi id-
ual in e iew:
145 9.3 36
5.0 53 9.6 56 20.1
Household in e iew
(ma ix) no comple ed
1,335 86.0 673
93.0 466 84.6 196 70.5
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Table 95 Resul s o CAWI-Follow-up – Non-Con ac Households (M3-M6, M9)
CAWI Follow-up
To al
M3-M6
M9-REF
M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
To al
616
100.0
287
100.0
192
100.0
137
100.0
Household in e iew
(ma ix) comple ed
92
14.9
18
6.3
37
19.3
37
27.0
O which: Households
wi h household in e iew
and a leas one indi id-
ual in e iew
56
9.1
10
3.5
25
13.0
21
15.3
Household in e iew
(ma ix) no comple ed
524
85.1
269
93.7
155
80.7
100
73.0
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Table 96 clea ly shows ha households ha ecei ed an accompanying e-mail
ook pa in he su ey signi ican ly mo e o en and ha in signi ican ly mo e o
hese households a leas one pe sonal in e iew was comple ed in addi ion o he
household in e iew han was he case o households wi hou an accompanying
e-mail.
In he e usal con e sion, 19.8 pe cen o households wi h an e-mail add ess could
be comple ed and among non-con ac households 20.8 pe cen . In con as , only
6 o 7 pe cen o households wi hou accompanying e-mail could be comple ed in
bo h g oups.
This e ec can be a ibu ed o wo di e en mechanisms. On he one hand,
households ha ha e gi en a alid e-mail add ess o e he las ew yea s and
ha e upda ed i in he mean ime a e gene ally mo e willing o pa icipa e. Sec-
ondly, he accompanying e-mail also has a eminde e ec , which is no he case
wi h a pu ely pos al app oach, and i makes i easie o esponden s o access he
ques ionnai e hanks o he di ec link o he ques ionnai e.
Table 96 Resul s o CAWI-Follow-up by Ta ge G oup and Accompanying
E-Mail (M3-M6, M9)
CAWI Follow-up
To al
Con e sion
wi hou e-mail
Con e sion
wi h e-mail
Non-con ac s
wi hou e-mail
Non-con ac s
wi h e-mail
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
To al
2,169
100.0
622
100.0
931
100.0
265
100.0
351
100.0
Household in e iew
(ma ix) comple ed
310
14.3
34
5.5
184
19.8
19
7.2
73
20.8
O which: Households
wi h household in e -
iew and a leas one
indi idual in e iew
201
9.3
27
4.3
118
12.7
8
3.0
48
13.7
Household in e iew
(ma ix) no comple ed
1,859
85.7
588
94.5
747
80.2
246
92.8
278
79.2
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3.1.3.2 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el
The ollowing Table 97 desc ibes he esul s o he 2024 wa e a indi idual le el
acco ding o he SOEP-PAAPOR classi ica ion, b oken down by subsample. O he
15,012 indi iduals o be in e iewed, 6,889 comple ed an in e iew. O hese, 378
pa icipan s did no comple e an assigned household o gap ques ionnai e esul -
ing in a pa ial in e iew (2.5 pe cen ). This co esponds o a esponse a e o 45.9
pe cen . The majo i y o non-pa icipan s can be ca ego ized as empo a y d op-
ou s (44.8 pe cen ). 9.3 pe cen o he g oss sample d opped ou o he su ey pe -
manen ly. The mos common eason o non-pa icipa ion is so e usal (no in-
e es , no ime, e c.). As on he household le el, i can also be seen on he indi id-
ual le el ha he sha e o non- esponse and e usal is highes in he subsamples
M3-M6, ollowed by M9-REF and by a he lowes in he subsample M9-SUARE.
Table 97 Pa icipa ion a Indi idual Le el by Subsample (PAAPOR Codes)
(M3-M6, M9)
Indi idual Le el
To al
M3-M6
M9-REF
M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample
15,012
100.0
5,862
100.0
4,832
100.0
4,318
100.0
In e iew [1.0]
6,889
45.9
1,917
32.7
2,085
43.1
2,887
66.9
Comple e [1.1; 1.12]
6,511
43.4
1,697
28.9
1,992
41.2
2,822
65.4
Pa ial [1.21; 1.22]
378
2.5
220
3.8
93
1.9
65
1.5
Non-In e iew [2.0]
8,123
54.1
3,945
67.3
2,747
56.9
1,431
33.1
Tempo a y d opou
6,721
44.8
3,238
55.2
2,281
47.2
1,202
27.8
B eak-o [2.12]
103
0.7
33
0.6
37
0.8
33
0.8
Non-con ac [2.20, 2.21;
2.22]
1,107
7.4
413
7.0
418
8.7
276
6.4
Tempo a y physically o
men ally unable/incom-
pe en [2.321; 2.323]
166
1.1
84
1.4
51
1.1
31
0.7
Language P oblem
[2.331]
136
0.9
72
1.2
38
0.8
26
0.6
So e usal [2.351]
4,471
29.8
2,223
37.9
1,536
31.8
712
16.5
New add ess [2.4]
37
0.2
9
0.2
14
0.3
14
0.3
Unable o loca e add ess
[3.18]
701
4.7
404
6.9
187
3.9
110
2.5
Final D opou
1,402
9.3
707
12.1
466
9.6
229
5.3
Pe manen e usal
[2.111]
1,210
8.1
637
10.9
438
9.1
135
3.1
Dead [2.31]
8
0.1
3
0.1
-
-
5
0.1
Pe manen ly physically
o men ally unable/in-
compe en [2.322; 2.324]
48
0.3
32
0.5
6
0.1
10
0.2
Mo ed ab oad [4.2] 117 0.8 25 0.4 16 0.3 76
1.8
Household dissol ed
[4.3]
19
0.1
10
0.2
6
0.1
3
0.1
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PUNR – Pa ial Uni Non- esponse
Pa ial uni non- esponse desc ibes he si ua ion whe e some bu no all house-
hold membe s eligible and selec ed o he indi idual in e iews ha e been suc-
cess ully su eyed. A household is conside ed comple ed when all adul house-
hold membe s ha e been in e iewed, i.e. comple e pe sonal in e iew has been
conduc ed and he head o he household has answe ed he household ques ion-
nai e.
In 2024, he PUNR d opped o 34.7 pe cen compa ed o 45.7 pe cen in 2023. Sub-
sample M9-SUARE has he lowes PUNR a 26.5 pe cen , while he subsamples M3-
M6 and M9-REF ange a ound 40 pe cen (see Table 98).
Table 98 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Subsample (M3-M6, M9)
Household Le el
To al
M3-M6
M9-REF
M9-SUARE
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample*
2,681
100.0
753
100.0
820
100.0
1,108
100.0
Household pa ly
comple ed (PUNR)
929 34.7 294 39.0 341 41.6 294
26.5
Household ully
comple ed
1,752
65.3
459
61.0
479
58.4
814
73.5
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
The mo e indi iduals li ing in a household, he mo e di icul i is o ully com-
ple e he household. As he numbe o membe s inc eases, he p opo ion o ully
comple ed household dec eases con inuously. Among wo pe son households,
73.4 pe cen we e ully comple ed; his igu e d ops o 38.8 pe cen wi h ou o
mo e membe s (see Table 99).
Table 99 Pa ial Uni Non- esponse by Size o Household (M3-M6, M9)
Household Le el
To al
2 pe son
household
3 pe son
household
4 o mo e pe son
household
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
G oss sample* 2,681 100.0 1,850 100.0
496 100.0 335 100.0
Household pa ly
comple ed (PUNR)
929
34.7
492
26.6
232
46.8
205
61.2
Household ully
comple ed
1,752
65.3
1,358
73.4
264
53.2
130
38.8
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
*Sha e o households wi h mo e han one adul household membe .
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E ec s o Field Measu es a Indi idual Le el
As a he household le el, se e al ield measu es we e implemen ed a he indi-
idual le el, whose e ec s a e desc ibed in he ollowing.
Swi ch o CAWI
All esponden s wishing o answe he ques ionnai es online ecei ed a le e o
an e-mail wi h access in o ma ion o he online su ey (CAWI swi ch). These
CAWI swi ch le e s o e-mails we e sen o 600 adul household membe s and
135 adolescen s (see Table 100) h oughou he ield pe iod. Wi h 51 o 52 pe cen
he o al CAWI pa icipa ion was simila be ween adul s and adolescen s.
All esponden s who did no comple e he online su ey p omp ly a e he swi ch
le e we e sen a ollow-up le e wo weeks la e . A e he eminde he e-
sponse a e inc eased by 15 (adul s) o 20 pe cen age poin s (adolescen s) un il he
end o he ieldwo k phase.
Table 100 Resul s o Swi ch o CAWI a Indi idual Le el (M3-M6, M9)
Swi ch o CAWI
Adul pa icipan s
(bo n up o 2006)
Adolescen s
(bo n 2007 o 2012)
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Comple ed p io o ollow-up le e
214
35.7
43
31.9
Comple ed un il end o ieldwo k phase
306
51.0
70
51.9
G oss Sample
600
100.0
135
100.0
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Re usal Con e sion and le e o non-con ac s a indi idual le el
Addi ionally, so e usals and non-con ac s on he indi idual le el we e sen a
le e wi h access in o ma ion o he online su ey a wo poin s in he cou se o
he ieldwo k (mid-Oc obe and mid-No embe ). In o al, 497 adul household
membe s and 97 adolescen s ecei ed a e usal con e sion le e and 636 adul s
as well as 128 adolescen s a le e o non-con ac s.
Table 101 Resul s o Re usal Con e sion a Indi idual Le el (M3-M6, M9)
Re usal con e sion (CAWI) Adul pa icipan s
(bo n up o 2006)
Adolescen s
(bo n 2007 o 2012)
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
To al
497
100.0
97
100.0
Comple ed in CAWI 56 11.3 10 10.3
Comple ed in o he mode
4
0.8
-
-
No comple ed
437
87.9
87
89.7
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
In he e usal con e sion 10 o 11 pe cen o he in i ed adul s and adolescen s
pa icipa ed online (see Table 101). When looking a he non-con ac s, online
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pa icipa ion was simila among adul s, bu highe among adolescen s wi h 18.8
pe cen (Table 102). He e i can also be seen ha he pa allel u he con ac by
he in e iewe was impo an , because e en mo e in e iews could be com-
ple ed in o he su ey modes (13.2 pe cen o adul s and 28.9 pe cen o adoles-
cen s).
Table 102 Resul s o Le e o Non-con ac s a Indi idual Le el (M3-M6, M9)
Le e o Non-con ac s
Adul pa icipan s
(bo n up o 2006)
Adolescen s
(bo n 2007 o 2012)
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
To al
636
100.0
128
100.0
Comple ed in CAWI
65
10.2
24
18.8
Comple ed in o he mode
84
13.2
37
28.9
No comple ed
487
76.6
67
52.3
Sou ce: in as, own calcula ion
CAWI Follow-up
In he CAWI ollow-up a he end o he ieldwo k phase, online pa icipa ion was
highe compa ed o he esul s o he le e s o so e usals and non-con ac s de-
sc ibed abo e, al hough he add essed households also ell in hese g oups o so
e usals o non-con ac s. Among pe sons ecei ing only a le e he esponse a e
lay be ween 21.8 pe cen o adolescen s and 24.8 pe cen o adul s (see Table
103). This esponse a e doubled o adul s wi h an a ailable e-mail add ess, who
ecei ed an accompanying mail. This same e ec could be obse ed on he house-
hold le el.
Table 103 Resul s o CAWI-Follow-up a Indi idual Le el (M3-M6, M9)
CAWI Follow-up
Adul pa icipan s
(bo n up o 2006)
Adolescen s
(bo n 2007 o 2012)
abs.
in %
abs.
in %
Pe sons ecei ing le e and accompanying e-mail
To al
98
100.0
Comple ed in CAWI
49
50.0
Comple ed in o he mode
-
-
No comple ed
49
50.0
Pe sons ecei ing only he le e (no e-mail add ess a ailable)
To al
121
100.0
78
100.0
Comple ed in CAWI
30
24.8
17
21.8
Comple ed in o he mode
5
4.1
1
1.3
No comple ed
86
71.1
60
76.9
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3.2 In e iewe Moni o ing
As in he main s udy, all in e iews a e e alua ed by in as h oughou he ield
pe iod and po en ial misbeha io is analyzed a in e iewe le el. The indica o s
conside ed he e a e he same as in he main s udy: s a is ical indica o s based on
he ne da a, especially du a ions, eedback om esponden s and supe iso s as
well as eco dings o in e iews and in aclus e co ela ion coe icien s (ICCs). Fo
mo e de ails see Chap e 2.4.
In e iewe s who a e ound o ha e conduc ed in e iews wi h anomalies du ing
he cou se o he ieldwo k a e con ac ed by he head o ope a ions and asked o
commen o ecei e indi idual coaching/ e aining. I espec i e o his, he a ail-
able sample in o ma ion is compa ed wi h he in o ma ion p o ided in he in e -
iew o all comple ed in e iews. The e is also a cons an e iew o he esponse
a e and he cou se o con ac .
The p opo ion o anomalous ins umen s in all comple ed ins umen s lays be-
ween 0.0 and 58.3 pe cen o he co esponding in e iewe s. A o al o 95 in e -
iewe s had a p opo ion o anomalous ins umen s o ze o o below one pe cen .
O e all, 23 in e iewe s had a p opo ion o anomalous ins umen s o 10 pe cen
o highe , al hough in mos cases his is due o e y apid in e iewing.
Addi ionally, one in e iewe (ID 21649) was iden i ied as c i ical since he e we e
subs an ia ed doub s abou he alidi y o his o he in e iews ( ega ding wo
households). The collabo a ion was ended immedia ely and all ques ionnai es ad-
minis e ed by his in e iewe we e excluded om he inal da a deli e y.
In he IAB-BAMF-SOEP Re ugee Su ey u he analyses a e ca ied ou by he IAB.
The IAB in e iewe moni o ing ocusses on in e iew du a ions and a ange o
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3.3 Da a Deli e y
As in he main s udy, bi-weekly ield epo s we e deli e ed h oughou he ield-
wo k phase o illus a e he p og ess o he ieldwo k.
The su ey da a was deli e ed in wo in e im da a deli e ies du ing he ieldwo k
phase and one inal da a deli e y a e he end o he ield phase. The i s in e im
da a deli e y con ained uncleaned ne da a and p elimina y me hodological and
g oss da a. The second in e im da a deli e y, con aining uncleaned and en iched
ne da a as well as p elimina y me hodological and g oss da a.
The inal da a deli e y con ained uncleaned and en iched ne da a as well as he
inal e sions o me hodological and g oss da a. Addi ionally, co esponding
in as360 geoda a was included
The deli e ed da ase s a e lis ed in de ail in he ollowing Table 113. A de ailed
desc ip ion o da a cleaning and p ocessing in all subsamples can be ound in
Chap e 2.5.1.
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Table 113 Da a Deli e y (M3-M9)
Da a se
Desc ip ion
G oss da a
soep-co e-2024-hb u o.d a
G oss da a se household sample
soep-co e-2024-pb u o.d a
G oss da a se indi idual sample
soep-co e-2024-hhma ix.d a
Da a se household ma ix
soep-co e-2024- elma ix.d a
Da a se ela ionship ma ix
soep-co e-2024-in as360.d a
Geoda a om he in as360 da ase
soep-co e-2024-mic om.d a
Geoda a Mic om
soep-co e-2024-mic om-koo dina-
en.d a
Geo-coo dina e o he esiden ial add ess based on Mic om
Ne da a
soep-co e-2024-hh- e
Household ques ionnai e ( e ugee)
soep-co e-2024-sc -2
Sc eening ques ionnai e
soep-co e-2024-p- e
Indi idual ques ionnai e ( e ugee)
soep-co e-2024-pe2
Indi idual ques ionnai e (non- e ugee)
soep-co e-2024-ll-2
Biog aphy ques ionnai e
soep-co e-2024-camces
CAMCES module
soep-co e-2024- luch ou e
Fligh Rou e module
soep-co e-2024-l2
Gap ques ionnai e
soep-co e-2024-ki-2
Child ques ionnai e
soep-co e-2024-ju-2
You h ques ionnai e
Me hodological da a
soep-co e-2024-con ac
Con ac his o y da a se
soep-co e-2024-ins umen a ion
Ins umen a ion da a se
soep-co e-2024-in band
In e iewe da a se
soep-co e-2024-kon ex
Con ex da a se
soep-co e-2024-wuma
Da a se esiden ial en i onmen ques ionnai e
Time s amp da a se s (n = 10)
Time s amp da a se s
soep-co e-2024-qlogeachlog
Language change da a se
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1 SOEP-CORE 3
1.1 Ad ance Le e and Thank-you Le e 3
1 Ad ance Le e Panel CAPI 3
2 Ad ance Le e Panel M8 CAPI (Head o Household) 5
3 Ad ance Le e Panel M8 CAWI (Head o Household) 7
4 Ad ance Le e Panel M8 CAWI Coho s up o 2006 (O he Household Membe ) 9
5 Ad ance Le e Panel M8 CAWI Coho s 2007-2012 (O he Household Membe ) 11
6 Ad ance Le e Re eshmen Sample S CAWI P e-Rec ui men 13
7 Ad ance Le e Re eshmen Sample M10 CAWI P e-Rec ui men 15
8 Ad ance Le e Re eshmen Sample M8d CAPI 19
9 Ad ance Le e Re eshmen Sample M8d CAWI 21
10 Thank-you Le e Coho s up o 2006 25
11 Thank-you Le e M8 Coho s up o 2006 28
12 Thank-you Le e M8d Sc eenou Coho s up o 2006 31
13 Thank-you Le e Coho s 2007-2012 32
1.2 Fieldwo k Measu es 33
1 Le e a e Mode-Swi ch CAWI 33
2 E-Mail a e Mode-Swi ch CAWI 35
3 Follow-up Le e P e-Rec ui men 36
4 Re usal Con e sion Le e 38
5 Le e o Non-Con ac Households 40
6 Follow-up Le e D op-o Wo king Time 41
1.3 Fu he Documen s 42
1 Da a P o ec ion S a emen Panel A-R 42
2 Da a P o ec ion S a emen Panel M1, M2, M7, M8a, M8b, M8c 44
3 Da a P o ec ion S a emen Re eshmen Sample S 46
4 Da a P o ec ion S a emen Re eshmen Sample M10 48
5 Da a P o ec ion S a emen Re eshmen Sample M8d 50
6 S udy Flye Panel 52
7 S udy Flye Re eshmen Samples S, M10, M8d 53
8 In o ma ion Shee o Reco d Linkage o DRV Da a 54
9 Consen Fo m o Reco d Linkage o DRV Da a 55
10 In o ma ion Shee o Ca bon Foo p in 56
11 IGEL Pos ca d 57
2 SOEP-REF/SUARE 58
2.1 Ad ance Le e and Thank-you Le e 58
1 Ad ance Le e M3-M6 and M9-SUARE 58
2 Ad ance Le e M9-REF 60
3 Accompanying E-Mail o Ad ance Le e 62
4 Thank-you Le e Coho s up o 2006 63
5 Thank-you Le e Coho s 2007-2012 65
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2.2 Fieldwo k Measu es 66
1 Le e a e Mode-Swi ch 66
2 E-Mail a e Mode-Swi ch 67
3 Follow-up Le e Mode-Swi ch 68
4 Follow-up E-Mail Mode-Swi ch 69
5 Re usal Con e sion Le e 70
6 Le e o Non-Con ac Pe sons 71
7 Le e o Non-Con ac Households 72
8 Accompanying E-Mail o Non-Con ac Households 73
9 CAWI Follow-up Re usal Con e sion Le e Households 74
10 Accompanying E-Mail o CAWI Follow-up Re usal Con e sion Le e Households 75
11 CAWI Follow-up Le e o Non-Con ac Households 76
12 Accompanying E-Mail o CAWI Follow-up Le e o Non-Con ac House-holds 77
13 CAWI Follow-up Le e o O he Household Membe s 78
14 Accompanying E-Mail o CAWI Follow-up Le e o O he Household Membe s 79
2.3 Fu he Documen s 80
1 Da a P o ec ion S a emen 80
2 S udy Flye REF 82
3 S udy Flye SUARE 83
4 Le e o Suppo BAMF 84
5 In o ma ion Shee o Reco d Linkage o BAMF Da a 86
6 Consen Fo m o Reco d Linkage o BAMF Da a 88
7 Subsample O e a ching Ma e ial 89
8 Con ac Ca d/ Message Ca d 89
3 Measu es o Panel Main enance 91
1 Bi hday Ca d 91
2 New Yea ’s Ca d 93
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um ang eich is , lie e sie eine we olle Da enquelle ü ausende
Wissenscha le innen und Wissenscha le n wel wei . Schauen Sie doch einmal in
den beigeleg en Flye ü ein paa Beispiele, was zwischenzei lich mi hil e on
„Leben in Deu schland" he ausge unden we den konn e.
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„Leben in Deu schland“ gib es schon sei 1984, und mi le weile we den jedes Jah
im Rahmen de S udie übe 22.000 Haushal e be ag . Hin e diesen au den e s en
Blick nüch e nen Fak en e bi g sich e was ganz Besonde es. Denn be ei s sei 40
Jah en bilde die S udie die gesellscha lichen En wicklungen in Deu schland mi
eine einziga igen Genauigkei ab. Dank ih we den Poli ik, Fo schung und
Ö en lichkei besse da übe in o mie , un e welchen Bedingungen die Menschen
in Deu schland leben. Ge ade weil es die S udie schon so lange gib und sie so
um ang eich is , lie e sie eine we olle Da enquelle ü ausende
Wissenscha le innen und Wissenscha le n wel wei . Schauen Sie doch einmal in
den beigeleg en Flye und au das Beibla zum Thema CO₂-Fußabd uck ü ein paa
Beispiele, was zwischenzei lich mi hil e on „Leben in Deu schland"
he ausge unden we den konn e.
Das alles is na ü lich nu möglich, weil Menschen wie Sie „Leben in Deu schland“
un e s ü zen. Da ü möch en wi uns in diesem Jah noch einmal ganz ausd ücklich
bei Ihnen bedanken. Als kleine Au me ksamkei on uns inden Sie anbei 5 Eu o.
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In den kommenden Tagen wi d eine In e iewe in ode ein In e iewe on in as
mi Ihnen Kon ak au nehmen, um einen passenden Te min ü die Be agung zu
e einba en. Um die Te min indung zu e leich e n, wü den wi uns seh euen,
wenn Sie uns o ab mi eilen könn en, wann wi Sie am bes en e eichen können.
Das können Sie ganz ein ach übe den olgenden Link online un:
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Geben Sie do zum S a bi e das olgende Passwo ein:
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ode scannen Sie ein ach den QR-Code au de ech en Sei e.
Als kleines Dankeschön e hal en Sie on uns nach dem In e iew wei e e
<Incen i e> Eu o pe Pos .
F eiwillig, anonym und da engeschü z . „Leben in Deu schland“ wi d nach den
Bes immungen de Da enschu zg und e o dnung (DSGVO) und des
Bundesda enschu zgese zes du chge üh . Ih e Angaben we den e aulich
behandel und nu gemeinsam mi den Angaben ande e ausgewe e . So is es
unmöglich zu ückzu e olgen, dass Sie eilgenommen haben ode welche
An wo en Sie gegeben haben.
Fü F agen zu Teilnahme an de S udie s eh Ihnen He Lenna d Liebich zu den
üblichen Bü ozei en un e de kos en eien Tele onnumme 0800/66 77 876 ge ne
zu Ve ügung. Nu zen Sie bei Rück agen auch ge n unse e E-Mailad esse
LiD@in as.de. Wei e e In o ma ionen zu „Leben in Deu schland“ haben wi au
unse e Homepage www.leben-in-deu schland.de zusammenges ell .
Mi eundlichen G üßen
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Vize
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am DIW Be lin
Do is Hess
Be eichslei e in Sozial o schung
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
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2 Ad ance Le e Panel M8 CAPI (Head o Household)
in as, Pos ach 240101, 53154 Bonn
*7710/LFD*
An ede
Name
Ansch i
PLZ O
Bonn, Mona 2024
Seh geeh e F au …/Seh geeh e He …,
wi sind schon au ge eg , denn es is wiede Zei : Unse e S udie „Leben in
Deu schland“ geh in die nächs e Runde, und wi laden Sie ganz he zlich ein, auch in
diesem Jah wiede mi dabei zu sein.
„Leben in Deu schland“ gib es schon sei 1984, und mi le weile we den jedes Jah
im Rahmen de S udie übe 22.000 Haushal e be ag . Hin e diesen au den e s en
Blick nüch e nen Fak en e bi g sich e was ganz Besonde es. Denn be ei s sei 40
Jah en bilde die S udie die gesellscha lichen En wicklungen in Deu schland mi
eine einziga igen Genauigkei ab. Dank ih we den Poli ik, Fo schung und
Ö en lichkei besse da übe in o mie , un e welchen Bedingungen die Menschen
in Deu schland leben. Ge ade weil es die S udie schon so lange gib und sie so
um ang eich is , lie e sie eine we olle Da enquelle ü ausende
Wissenscha le innen und Wissenscha le n wel wei . Schauen Sie doch einmal in
den beigeleg en Flye ü ein paa Beispiele, was zwischenzei lich mi hil e on
„Leben in Deu schland" he ausge unden we den konn e.
Das alles is na ü lich nu möglich, weil Menschen wie Sie „Leben in Deu schland“
un e s ü zen. Da ü möch en wi Ihnen noch einmal ganz ausd ücklich unse en
Dank aussp echen.
In den kommenden Tagen wi d eine In e iewe in ode ein In e iewe on in as
mi Ihnen Kon ak au nehmen, um einen passenden Te min ü die Be agung zu
e einba en.
Als kleines Dankeschön e hal en Sie on uns nach dem In e iew <Incen i e> Eu o
pe Pos .
F eiwillig, anonym und da engeschü z . „Leben in Deu schland“ wi d nach den
Bes immungen de Da enschu zg und e o dnung (DSGVO) und des
Bundesda enschu zgese zes du chge üh . Ih e Angaben we den e aulich
behandel und nu gemeinsam mi den Angaben ande e ausgewe e . So is es
unmöglich zu ückzu e olgen, dass Sie eilgenommen haben ode welche
An wo en Sie gegeben haben.
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
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53154 Bonn
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Fü F agen zu Teilnahme an de S udie s eh Ihnen He Lenna d Liebich zu den
üblichen Bü ozei en un e de kos en eien Tele onnumme 0800/66 77 876 ge ne
zu Ve ügung. Nu zen Sie bei Rück agen auch ge n unse e E-Mailad esse
LiD@in as.de. Wei e e In o ma ionen zu „Leben in Deu schland“ haben wi au
unse e Homepage www.leben-in-deu schland.de zusammenges ell .
Mi eundlichen G üßen
P o . D . Sabine Zinn
Vize
-Di ek o in des Sozio-
oekonomischen Panels (SOEP)
am DIW Be lin
Do is Hess
Be eichslei e in Sozial o schung
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
Sozialwissenscha Bonn
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3 Ad ance Le e Panel M8 CAWI (Head o Household)
in as, Pos ach 240101, 53154 Bonn
*7710/LFD*
An ede
Name
Ansch i
PLZ O
Bonn, Mona 2024
Seh geeh e F au …/Seh geeh e He …,
wi sind schon au ge eg , denn es is wiede Zei : Unse e S udie „Leben in
Deu schland“ geh in die nächs e Runde, und wi laden Sie ganz he zlich ein, auch in
diesem Jah wiede mi dabei zu sein.
„Leben in Deu schland“ gib es schon sei 1984, und mi le weile we den jedes Jah
im Rahmen de S udie übe 22.000 Haushal e be ag . Hin e diesen au den e s en
Blick nüch e nen Fak en e bi g sich e was ganz Besonde es. Denn be ei s sei 40
Jah en bilde die S udie die gesellscha lichen En wicklungen in Deu schland mi
eine einziga igen Genauigkei ab. Dank ih we den Poli ik, Fo schung und
Ö en lichkei besse da übe in o mie , un e welchen Bedingungen die Menschen
in Deu schland leben. Ge ade weil es die S udie schon so lange gib und sie so
um ang eich is , lie e sie eine we olle Da enquelle ü ausende
Wissenscha le innen und Wissenscha le n wel wei . Schauen Sie doch einmal in
den beigeleg en Flye ü ein paa Beispiele, was zwischenzei lich mi hil e on
„Leben in Deu schland" he ausge unden we den konn e.
Das alles is na ü lich nu möglich, weil Menschen wie Sie „Leben in Deu schland“
un e s ü zen. Da ü möch en wi Ihnen noch einmal ganz ausd ücklich unse en
Dank aussp echen.
Teilnehmen können Sie ganz ein ach online. Sie e eichen die Online-Be agung
übe olgenden Link:
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Geben Sie do zum S a de Be agung bi e das olgende Passwo ein:
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Sie können die Online-Be agung abe auch übe den QR-Code au de ech en Sei e
s a en.
Als kleines Dankeschön e hal en Sie on uns nach dem In e iew <Incen i e> Eu o
pe Pos .
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Als kleines Dankeschön ü Ih e Teilnahme e hal en Sie o ab 5 Eu o, die wi diesem
Ansch eiben be ei s beigeleg haben. Jedes e wachsene Haushal smi glied e häl
nach de Teilnahme an de pe sönlichen Be agung on uns wei e e 10 Eu o pe
Pos .
Wa um ge ade Sie?
Sie wu den zu ällig aus dem Melde egis e Ih e Gemeinde ü die Teilnahme
ausgewähl (§46 BMG). Ih e pe sönliche Teilnahme is ü uns seh wich ig – Ih e
Meinung kann nich du ch eine ande e e se z we den! Dennoch is die Teilnahme
an de Be agung na ü lich eiwillig. Alle Regeln des Da enschu zes we den
eingehal en. Wei e e In o ma ionen dazu en nehmen Sie bi e de beiliegenden
Da enschu ze klä ung.
We üh die S udie du ch?
Au aggebe on „Leben in Deu schland“ is das Sozio-oekonomische Panel (SOEP)
am Deu schen Ins i u ü Wi scha s o schung (DIW Be lin). Du chge üh wi d die
S udie om in as Ins i u ü angewand e Sozialwissenscha .
Wo e hal en Sie wei e e In o ma ionen?
Fü F agen zu Teilnahme an de S udie s eh Ihnen He Lenna d Liebich zu den
üblichen Bü ozei en un e de kos en eien Tele onnumme 0800/66 77 876 zu
Ve ügung.
Nu zen Sie bei Rück agen auch ge n unse e E-Mailad esse [email p o ec ed], und wi
we den Ihnen umgehend an wo en.
Wei e e In o ma ionen zu „Leben in Deu schland“ haben wi au unse e Homepage
www.leben-in-deu schland.de zusammenges ell .
Meh zu S udie e ah en Sie in unse em ku zen Film „Leben in Deu schland“, den
Sie sich un e dem Link www.leben-in-deu schland.de/ ideo ansehen können.
Al e na i können Sie das Video auch übe den QR-Code ech s s a en.
Mi eundlichen G üßen
P o . D . Sabine Zinn
Vize-Di ek o in des Sozio-
oekonomischen Panels (SOEP)
am DIW Be lin
Do is Hess
Be eichslei e in Sozial o schung
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
Sozialwissenscha Bonn

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7 Ad ance Le e Re eshmen Sample M10 CAWI P e-Rec ui men
in as, Pos ach 240101, 53154 Bonn
*7710/LFD*
An ede
Name
Ansch i
PLZ O
Bonn, Mona 2024
Seh geeh e F au …/Seh geeh e He …,
Sie wu den zu ällig ausgewähl , an de einziga igen S udie „Leben in Deu schland“
eilzunehmen. Diese bundeswei e Be agung wi d be ei s sei 1984 du chge üh ,
um gesellscha lich ele an e F agen zu bean wo en: Wie ha sich das Leben de
Menschen in Deu schland in den le z en Jah en e ände ? Wie bewe en die
Bü ge innen und Bü ge ih e wi scha liche und soziale Lage? Und wie zu ieden
sind sie mi ih em Leben?
We den auch Sie Teil de g öß en Langzei s udie zu den gesellscha lichen
En wicklungen in Deu schland!
Unse e Be agung is in zwei Teile ge eil . De e s e Teil inde online s a und
daue nu knapp ün Minu en. Wi bi en Sie, inne halb de nächs en zwei
Wochen be ei s diesen e s en Teil de Be agung online zu bean wo en. Sie
e eichen die Be agung übe olgenden Link:
<u lcawi2>
Geben Sie do zum S a de Be agung bi e das olgende Passwo ein:
<pwdblock2>
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ech en Sei e s a en.
De zwei e Teil de Be agung inde pe sönlich s a und ich e sich an alle
Pe sonen in Ih em Haushal . Im e s en Teil de Be agung können Sie angeben,
wann unse e In e iewe in bzw. unse In e iewe Sie ü den zwei en Teil am
bes en e eichen kann.
Die Teilnahme an de Be agung is selbs e s ändlich eiwillig und anonym. Ih e
An wo en hel en dabei, die gesellscha liche Si ua ion in Deu schland so genau wie
möglich abzubilden. Die E gebnisse de Be agung scha en Kla hei übe
lang is ige En wicklungen, abe auch übe ganz ak uelle Themen. Dadu ch können
sie soga poli ische En scheidungen beein lussen.
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Als kleines Dankeschön ü Ih e Teilnahme e hal en Sie o ab 5 Eu o, die wi diesem
Ansch eiben be ei s beigeleg haben. Jedes e wachsene Haushal smi glied e häl
nach de Teilnahme an de pe sönlichen Be agung on uns wei e e 10 Eu o pe
Pos .
Wa um ge ade Sie?
Sie wu den zu ällig aus dem Melde egis e Ih e Gemeinde ü die Teilnahme
ausgewähl (§46 BMG). Ih e pe sönliche Teilnahme is ü uns seh wich ig – Ih e
Meinung kann nich du ch eine ande e e se z we den! Dennoch is die Teilnahme
an de Be agung na ü lich eiwillig. Alle Regeln des Da enschu zes we den
eingehal en. Wei e e In o ma ionen dazu en nehmen Sie bi e de beiliegenden
Da enschu ze klä ung.
We üh die S udie du ch?
Au aggebe on „Leben in Deu schland“ is das Sozio-oekonomische Panel (SOEP)
am Deu schen Ins i u ü Wi scha s o schung (DIW Be lin). Du chge üh wi d die
S udie om in as Ins i u ü angewand e Sozialwissenscha .
Wo e hal en Sie wei e e In o ma ionen?
Fü F agen zu Teilnahme an de S udie s eh Ihnen He Lenna d Liebich zu den
üblichen Bü ozei en un e de kos en eien Tele onnumme 0800/66 77 876 zu
Ve ügung.
Nu zen Sie bei Rück agen auch ge n unse e E-Mailad esse [email p o ec ed], und wi
we den Ihnen umgehend an wo en.
Wei e e In o ma ionen zu „Leben in Deu schland“ haben wi au unse e Homepage
www.leben-in-deu schland.de zusammenges ell .
Meh zu S udie e ah en Sie in unse em ku zen Film „Leben in Deu schland“, den
Sie sich un e dem Link www.leben-in-deu schland.de/ ideo ansehen können.
Al e na i können Sie das Video auch übe den QR-Code ech s s a en.
Mi eundlichen G üßen
P o . D . Sabine Zinn
Vize
-Di ek o in des Sozio-
oekonomischen Panels (SOEP)
am DIW Be lin
Do is Hess
Be eichslei e in Sozial o schung
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
Sozialwissenscha Bonn
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An ede
Name
Ansch i
PLZ O
Bonn, Mona 2024
Dea Ms. / Dea M . …,
You we e andomly selec ed o ake pa in he unique s udy „Leben in
Deu schland“. This na ionwide su ey has been conduc ed since 1984 o answe
ques ions o c ucial impo ance o socie y: How ha e he li es o people in Ge many
changed in ecen yea s? How do people a e hei inancial and social si ua ion?
And how sa is ied a e hey wi h hei li es o e all?
Become pa o he la ges long- e m s udy on social de elopmen s in Ge many!
Ou su ey is di ided in o wo pa s. The i s pa akes place online and las s jus
unde i e minu es. We would ask you o comple e his i s pa o he su ey
online wi hin he nex wo weeks. The ollowing link akes you o he su ey:
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household. In he i s pa o he su ey, you can le us know when ou in e iewe
can bes each you o he second pa .
Pa icipa ion in he su ey is, o cou se, olun a y and anonymous. You answe s
help us o depic he social si ua ion in Ge many as accu a ely as possible. The
su ey esul s p o ide cla i y abou long- e m de elopmen s, bu also abou cu en
issues. As a esul , he s udy esul s can e en ha e an impac on poli ical decision-
making.
As a small hank-you o you pa icipa ion, we a e sending you 5 eu os enclosed in
his le e . Each adul household membe will ecei e a u he 10 eu os om us by
mail a e comple ing he indi idual ques ionnai e.
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Why we e you selec ed?
You we e andomly selec ed o pa icipa ion om you municipal popula ion
egis e (§46 BMG). You pa icipa ion is e y impo an o us: you opinions canno
be eplaced by anyone else's! Ne e heless, pa icipa ion in he su ey is, o cou se,
olun a y. We main ain s ic adhe ence o all ele an da a p o ec ion egula ions.
Fo u he in o ma ion, please see he enclosed da a p o ec ion s a emen .
Who is conduc ing he s udy?
„Leben in Deu schland“ was commissioned by he Sozio-oekonomische Panel (SOEP)
a he Deu schen Ins i u ü Wi scha s o schung (DIW Be lin). The s udy is
conduc ed by he in as Ins i u ü angewand e Sozialwissenscha .
Whe e can you ge u he in o ma ion?
I you ha e any ques ions abou pa icipa ing in he s udy, please con ac Lenna d
Liebich du ing no mal o ice hou s a he oll- ee numbe 0800/66 77 876 o a ou
e-mail add ess, L[email p o ec ed]. Fu he in o ma ion on „Leben in Deu schland“ can be
ound on ou homepage a www.leben-in-deu schland.de.
You can ind ou mo e abou ou s udy by wa ching he sho ilm „Leben in
Deu schland“ a www.leben-in-deu schland.de/ ideo. You can also iew he ilm by
scanning he QR code on he igh .
Unde www.leben-in-deu schland.de/documen s-en you can ind an English e sion
o he enclosed lye and decla a ion on da a p o ec ion.
Since ely you s,
P o . D . Sabine Zinn
Vize
-Di ek o in des Sozio-
oekonomischen Panels (SOEP)
am DIW Be lin
Do is Hess
Be eichslei e in
Sozial o schung
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*7710/LFD*
An ede
Name
Ansch i
PLZ O
Bonn, Mona 2024
Seh geeh e F au …/Seh geeh e He …,
Sie wu den zu ällig ausgewähl , an de einziga igen wissenscha lichen S udie
„Leben in Deu schland“ eilzunehmen, weil Sie als Fachk a aus dem Ausland nach
Deu schland gekommen sind. Mi de S udie e olgen wi das Ziel, die Gesellscha
in Deu schland möglichs genau abzubilden. Dahe in e essie es uns zu e ah en,
wie Sie und ande e Menschen, die nach Deu schland zugewande sind, hie Fuß
ge ass haben. Wie ges al e sich Ih e soziale und be u liche Si ua ion und sind Sie
zu ieden mi Ih en Lebensums änden?
Die Teilnahme an de Be agung is selbs e s ändlich eiwillig und anonym. Mi
Ih en An wo en leis en Sie einen Bei ag dazu, dass Poli ik, Fo schung und
Ö en lichkei meh übe Sie und ande e zugewande e Mi menschen e ah en.
Un e s ü zen Sie „Leben in Deu schland", dami diese wich igen S immen gehö
we den!
Unse e Be agung is in zwei Teile ge eil . Fü Ih e Teilnahme an dem e s en Teil de
Be agung e hal en Sie on uns als kleines Dankeschön 10 Eu o pe Pos . Abhängig
on Ih en Angaben im e s en Teil, geh es dann im Anschluss gegebenen alls di ek
mi einem zwei en Teil wei e . Wenn Sie hie an eben alls eilnehmen, e hal en Sie
anschließend noch einmal wei e e 20 Eu o, insgesam also 30 Eu o pe Pos .
In den kommenden Tagen wi d eine In e iewe in ode ein In e iewe on in as
mi Ihnen Kon ak au nehmen, um einen passenden Te min zu e einba en.
F eiwillig, anonym und da engeschü z . „Leben in Deu schland“ wi d nach den
Bes immungen de Da enschu zg und e o dnung (DSGVO) und des
Bundesda enschu zgese zes du chge üh . Ih e Angaben we den e aulich
behandel und nu gemeinsam mi den Angaben ande e ausgewe e . So is es
unmöglich zu ückzu e olgen, dass Sie eilgenommen haben ode welche
An wo en Sie gegeben haben.
Fü F agen zu Teilnahme an de S udie s eh Ihnen He Lenna d Liebich zu den
üblichen Bü ozei en un e de kos en eien Tele onnumme 0800/66 77 876 zu
Ve ügung. Nu zen Sie bei Rück agen auch ge n unse e E-Mailad esse
LiD@in as.de. Wei e e In o ma ionen zu „Leben in Deu schland“ haben wi au
unse e Homepage www.leben-in-deu schland.de zusammenges ell .
Mi eundlichen G üßen
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
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Tel. 0800/66 77 876
[email p o ec ed]
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P o . D . Sabine Zinn
Vize
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You we e andomly selec ed o ake pa in he unique scien i ic s udy „Leben in
Deu schland“ because you came o Ge many as a skilled wo ke om ab oad. The
aim o he s udy is o gain as accu a e a pic u e o Ge man socie y as possible. We
a e he e o e in e es ed in inding ou how you and o he people who ha e
immig a ed o Ge many ha e es ablished you sel he e. Wha is you social and
p o essional si ua ion, and a e you sa is ied wi h you li ing condi ions?
Pa icipa ion in he su ey is, o cou se, olun a y and anonymous. Wi h you
answe s, you a e helping o ensu e ha poli icians, esea che s, and he public a
la ge lea n mo e abou you and o he immig an s. Suppo „Leben in Deu schland“
so ha hese impo an oices a e hea d!
Ou su ey is di ided in o wo pa s. Fo you pa icipa ion in he i s pa o he
su ey, you will ecei e 10 eu os in he mail as a small hank-you. Depending on he
in o ma ion you p o ide in he i s pa , we may hen p oceed di ec ly o he
second pa . I you pa icipa e in his pa oo, you will hen ecei e a u he
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