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household membe s who we e bo n in o be o e 2005.
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→ Con inue wi h ques ion 11
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Fu he in o ma ion
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Please s a e you bi h da e.
. .
Day Mon h Yea
Wha gende do you iden i y as?
Male 1
Female 2
O he gende no lis ed he e 3
↓ speci ically:
No gende 4
How sa is ied a e you oday wi h he ollowing a eas o you li e?
Please answe on a scale om 0 o 10, whe e 0 means comple ely dissa is ied and 10 means comple ely
sa is ied.
Comple ely
dissa is ied
Comple ely
sa is ied
How sa is ied a e you ... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
...wi h you heal h?
...wi h you sleep?
...(i employed) wi h you job?
...(i you a e a homemake )
wi h you wo k in he home?
...wi h you household income?
...wi h you pe sonal income?
...wi h you dwelling?
...wi h you leisu e ime?
...(i you ha e small child en)
wi h he childca e a ailable?
...wi h you amily li e?
...wi h you s anda d o li ing?
A1
A2
You cu en li e si ua ion
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Please s a e how o en you ha e expe ienced each o he ollowing eelings in he las ou weeks.
How o en ha e you el … Ve y a ely Ra ely Occasionally O en Ve y o en
1 2 3 4 5
...ang y?
...anxious?
...happy?
...sad?
Wha is you opinion on he ollowing h ee s a emen s?
Please ick one o he boxes o each s a emen .
Ag ee
comple ely Pa ly
ag ee Pa ly
disag ee Disag ee
comple ely
1 2 3 4
People can gene ally be us ed
Nowadays you can‘ ely on anyone
I one is dealing wi h s ange s, i is be e
o be ca e ul be o e us ing hem
Do you belie e ha mos people …
... would exploi you i hey had he oppo uni y 1
... o ha hey would y o be ai o you? 2
Would you say ha people usually …
... y o be help ul 1
... o ha hey only pu sue hei own in e es s? 2
To wha deg ee do he ollowing s a emen s apply o you pe sonally?
Please answe on a scale om 1 o 6, whe e 1 means „do no ag ee a all“ and 10 means „ag ee comple ely“.
Do no
ag ee a all
Ag ee
comple ely
1 2 3 4 5 6
Being a e y special pe son
gi es me a lo o s eng h
I manage o be he cen e o a en ion
wi h my ou s anding con ibu ions
I eac annoyed i ano he pe son
s eals he show om me
I dese e o be seen as a g ea pe sonali y
I wan my i als o ail
Mos people a e somewha lose s
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3
4
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Did you ecei e any so o compensa ion o se e ance package om he company?
Yes 1 → How much in o al? eu os
No 2
Did you ha e a new con ac o job p ospec be o e you le you las job?
Please selec one answe only.
Yes, new job p ospec 1
Yes, al eady new employmen con ac 2
No, didn‘ ha e any hing ye 3
Didn‘ look o a new job 4
A e you cu en ly employed? Which one o he ollowing applies bes o you s a us?
Re i ees o indi iduals in he ede al olun ee se ice (Bundes eiwilligendiens ) who also wo k in addi ion
o his, please s a e you job he e.
Employed ull- ime 1
Employed pa - ime 2
Wo king educed hou s (sho - ime wo k) 10
Comple ing in-se ice aining / app en iceship /
in-se ice e aining 3
In ma ginal o i egula employmen 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 50, page 13
In pa ial e i emen , phase wi h ze o wo king hou s 5 → Con inue wi h ques ion 108, page 21
Volun a y social / ecological yea , ede al olun ee se ice 7
No employed 9 → Con inue wi h ques ion 41
Do you in end o ob ain (o esume) employmen in he u u e?
No, de ini ely no 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 118, page 24
P obably no 2
P obably 3
De ini ely 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 42
When, app oxima ely, would you like o s a wo king?
As soon as possible 1
Nex yea 2
In he nex 2 o 5 yea s 3
In he dis an u u e, in mo e han i e yea s 4
A e you in e es ed in ull- ime o pa - ime employmen , o would you be sa is ied wi h ei he one?
Full- ime 1
Pa - ime 2
Ei he 3
I’m no su e ye 4
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41
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Wha would you ne income ha e o be o you o accep a posi ion?
eu os pe mon h → Con inue wi h ques ion 45
Can’ say, i depends 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 46
How many hou s pe week would you ha e o wo k o ea n his ne income?
hou s pe week
I someone o e ed you an app op ia e posi ion igh now, could you s a wo king wi hin he nex wo
weeks?
Yes 1
No 2
Ha e you ac i ely looked o wo k wi hin he las ou weeks?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 113, page 23
↓
Which o he ollowing possible ways ha e you used o look o a job?
Please selec all answe s ha apply. 1
Employmen o ice / Agen u ü A bei
Jobcen e / ARGE / social wel a e o ice
Pe sonnel se ice agency
P i a e ec ui men agency
Job ad e ismen in he newspape
Job ad e ismen on he In e ne
Fo me co-wo ke s
F iends, acquain ances, and neighbo s
Family membe s
O he / does no apply
And wha do you hink will be he mos e ec i e way o inding a job?
Please selec one answe only.
Employmen o ice / Agen u ü A bei 1
Jobcen e / ARGE / social wel a e o ice 2
Pe sonnel se ice agency 3
P i a e ec ui men agency 4
Job ad e isemen in he newspape 5
Job ad e isemen on he In e ne 6
Fo me co-wo ke s 7
F iends, acquain ances, and neighbo s 8
Family membe s 9
O he / does no apply 10
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 113, page 23
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46
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The ollowing ques ions ela e o you cu en employmen . Ha e you changed jobs o s a ed a new one
since Janua y 1, 2022?
This includes s a ing wo king again a e a b eak!
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 62, page 15
↓
How o en ha e you changed jobs o s a ed a new one since Janua y 1, 2022?
Once 1
Se e al imes, please speci y: 2 → imes
When did you s a you cu en job o s a wo king?
2022, in he mon h
o
2023, in he mon h
Wha ype o occupa ional change was ha ?
I you ha e changed posi ions se e al imes, please choose he eason o he mos ecen change.
I s a ed wo king o he i s ime in my li e 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 56
I e u ned o a p e ious employe a e
a b eak in employmen 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 54
I s a ed a new job wi h a di e en employe
( o empo a y wo ke s his includes wo king
o a empo a y employmen agency) 3
I was hi ed by he company (in which I p e iously wo ked
as an app en ice / in a job c ea ion measu e (ABM) /
on a eelance basis) 4
I changed posi ions wi hin he same company 5
I became sel -employed 6
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 56
Was you ca ee in e up ed by he bi h o one o mo e child en, o ins ance, ma e ni y lea e (Mu e schu z)
o pa en al lea e (El e nzei )?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 56
↓
How many mon hs did his b eak in employmen las ?
mon hs
We e you ac i ely looking o a job when you s a ed you cu en job, o did i jus come up?
Ac i ely looking 1
Jus happened o ge i 2
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51
52
53
54
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How did you ind ou abou his job?
Please selec jus one answe !
Th ough he employmen o ice / Agen u ü A bei ,
Jobcen e , ARGE, social secu i y o ice 16
Th ough a p i a e ec ui men agency 17
A job ad e isemen in he newspape 5
A job ad e isemen on he In e ne 18
Th ough iends o acquain ances 13
Th ough amily membe s 14
Th ough co-wo ke s 15
I ha e e u ned o a o me employe 8
O he o no applicable 9
Wha is you cu en posi ion/occupa ion?
Please s a e he exac i le in Ge man. Fo example, do no w i e “kau männische Anges ell e” (cle k),
bu “Spedi ionskau au” (shipping cle k); no “A bei e ” (blue-colla wo ke ), bu “Maschinenschlosse ”
(machine me alwo ke ). I you a e a ci il se an , please gi e you o icial i le, o example, “Polizeimeis e ”
(police chie ) o “S udien a ” (seconda y school eache ). I you a e an app en ice o in oca ional aining,
please s a e he occupa ion o which you a e being ained.
I you a e cu en ly wo king in mo e han one job, please answe he ollowing ques ions o you main job
only.
Does his job co espond o he occupa ion o which you we e ained?
Yes 1
No 2
S ill in educa ion o aining 3
I ha e no been ained o a pa icula occupa ion 4
Wha ype o educa ion o aining is usually equi ed o his ype o wo k?
No oca ional aining quali ica ion equi ed 1
Voca ional aining ce i ica e 2
Uni e si y o applied sciences deg ee 3
Uni e si y deg ee o highe educa ion quali ica ion 4
Wha sec o o business o indus y is you company o ins i u ion ac i e in o he mos pa ?
Please s a e he exac sec o in Ge man. Fo example, do no w i e “Indus ie” (indus y), bu
“Elek oindus ie” (elec onics indus y); no “Handel” ( ade), bu “Einzelhandel” ( e ail ade);
no “ö en liche Diens ” (public se ice), bu “K ankenhaus” (hospi al).
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59
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When did you s a wo king o you cu en employe ?
I you a e sel -employed, please s a e when you s a ed you cu en wo k.
I you a e wo king on a empo a y basis, he employe is you emp i m.
In .
mon h yea
Wha is you cu en occupa ional s a us?
I you a e cu en ly wo king in mo e han one job, please answe he ollowing ques ions o
you main job only.
S a us:
Sel -employed (including amily membe s
wo king o he sel -employed) 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 64
Blue-colla wo ke (also in ag icul u e) 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 65
Ci il se an (including judges and p o essional soldie s) 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 66
App en ice / oca ional ainee / in e n 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 67
Whi e-colla wo ke 5 → Con inue wi h ques ion 68, page 16
Wha ype o sel -employmen is ha exac ly?
Sel -employed a me s 1
F eelance s, independen academics 2
O he sel -employed wo ke s / en ep eneu s 3
Assis ing amily membe s in hei business 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 69, page 16
Wha ype o blue-colla wo ke a e you exac ly?
Unskilled wo ke 1
Semi-skilled wo ke 2
Skilled wo ke 3
Fo eman / o ewoman 4
Mas e c a spe son 5
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 74, page 17
Wha ype o ci il se an a e you exac ly?
Lowe g ade ci il se an 1
Middle g ade ci il se an 2
Uppe g ade ci il se an 3
Senio g ade ci il se an 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 74, page 17
Wha ype o app en ice / oca ional ainee / in e n a e you exac ly?
App en ice / ainee in indus y o echnology 1
App en ice / ainee in ade o comme ce 2
Volun ee , in e n, e c. 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 74, page 17
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63
64
65
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Wha ype o whi e-colla wo ke a e you exac ly?
Sala ied employee engaged in unskilled wo k
wi hou comple ed aining / educa ion 2
Sala ied employee engaged in unskilled wo k
wi h comple ed aining / educa ion 3
Sala ied employee engaged in skilled wo k
(adminis a ion, bookkeeping, echnical d a ing) 4
Sala ied employee engaged in highly skilled wo k o
manage ial ac i i ies (uni e si y esea ch, enginee ing,
p oduc ion supe ision, e c.) 5
Sala ied employee in senio managemen ole
(managing di ec o , business manage ,
head o a la ge i m o o ganiza ion, e c.) 6
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 74
Managing pa ne o simila whi e-colla employee in
sel -owned business / company 7 → Con inue wi h ques ion 78
Which o he ollowing go e nmen bene i s and measu es o sel -employed people and en ep eneu s
ha e you ecei ed o made use o in he las calenda yea , ha is, in 2022?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Sho - ime wo k
Unemploymen Bene i II (ALG II)
B idging Assis ance
New S a Aid
Relaxa ion o suspension o insol ency ules
S a e gua an ees on loans
Tax elie measu es such as ax paymen de e als,
adjus men s o ax p epaymen s, loss ca y-back
o inc ease liquidi y, e c.
Au o loan
O he ,
↓ please speci y:
None o he abo e
And how many employees do you cu en ly ha e?
And wha is you cu en mon hly u no e ?
Cu en mon hly u no e : eu os pe mon h
How many hou s do you wo k pe week on a e age?
I you don’ know, please es ima e.
. hou s pe week
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69
70
71
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Thinking abou he coming 12 mon hs:
Please selec only one answe in each line.
How high would De ini ely
no
De ini ely
will
you say he isk is ... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
... ha you will lay o employees?
... ha you will ha e o educe
company ope a ions?
... ha you will ha e o shu
down you business
(o decla e bank up cy)?
... ha you pe sonal income
will su e ?
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 101, page 20
Is you employe pa o he ci il se ice?
Yes 1
No 2
Is his wo k h ough a empo a y employmen agency (Zei a bei , Leiha bei )?
Yes 1
No 2
Do you ha e a ixed- e m o pe manen employmen con ac ?
Pe manen employmen con ac 1
Fixed- e m employmen con ac 2
No applicable / ha e no employmen con ac 3
Is he job pa o a job-c ea ion measu e (ABM) o is i a “1-Eu o Job” (communi y wo k)?
Yes 1
No 2
App oxima ely how many people does he company employ as a whole?
This does no e e o a local uni o he company, bu o he en i e company.
Fewe han 5 employees 1
5-10 employees 2
11-19 employees 3
20-99 employees 4
100-199 employees 5
200-1,999 employees 6
2,000 o mo e employees 7
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In you posi ion a wo k, do you supe ise o he s? In o he wo ds, do people wo k unde you di ec ion?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 81
↓
How many people wo k unde you di ec ion?
People
I you hink abou you cu en g oss income, would you say ha i is jus , conside ing he ype o wo k you
do, o ha i unjus ly high o low?
Unjus ly low Jus Unjus ly high
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
↓
Con inue wi h
ques ion 82
↓ ↓
Con inue wi h
ques ion 82
Con inue wi h
ques ion 83
How high would you g oss income ha e o be in o de o be jus ?
G oss: eu os pe mon h
Don' know 1
I you hink abou you cu en ne income, would you say ha i is jus , conside ing he ype o wo k you do,
o ha i unjus ly high o low?
Unjus ly low Jus Unjus ly high
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
↓
Con inue wi h
ques ion 84
↓ ↓
Con inue wi h
ques ion 84
Con inue wi h
ques ion 85
How high would you ne income ha e o be in o de o be jus ?
Ne : eu os pe mon h
Don' know 1
The e exis e y di e en wo king ime a angemen s nowadays.
Which o he ollowing desc ibes you wo k bes ?
Please selec only one answe !
Daily wo king hou s ha e a ixed s a and end 1
Wo king hou s a e se by employe and change o some ex en om day o day 2
No o mal egula ion o wo king hou s, I se my wo king hou s mysel 3
Flexi ime wi h a wo king ime accoun and am able o se my own hou s
o some ex en wi hin his amewo k 4
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Do you wo k ime egula ions include special wo k ime a angemen s such as eme gency se ice, on-call
se ice, o s andby du y?
Please selec all answe s ha apply.
1
Yes, eme gency se ice
Yes, on-call se ice
Yes, s andby du y
No, none o he abo e
Do you some imes ha e o wo k in he e enings (a e 7:00 p.m.) o a nigh (a e 10:00 p.m.)?
I so, how o en?
No, ne e
Yes,
e e y day
Yes, se e al
imes a week
Yes, on a
weekly basis
(changing shi s)
Yes, a ely
(as needed)
1 2 3 4 5
E enings (7 o 10 p.m.)
Nigh s (10 p.m. o 6 a.m.)
Do you ha e o wo k weekends? I so, how o en?
No, ne e Yes, e e y
week Yes, e e y
o he week Yes, e e y
3-4 weeks Yes, a ely
1 2 3 4 5
Sa u days
Sundays
How many hou s pe week a e s ipula ed in you con ac (excluding o e ime)?
. hou s pe week
No se hou s 1
And how many hou s do you gene ally wo k pe week, including any o e ime?
Keep in mind ha you wo king hou s include o e ime, se up ime, and s and-by o on-call du y.
. hou s pe week
30 hou s o less → Con inue wi h ques ion 91
Mo e han 30 hou s → Con inue wi h ques ion 94, page 20
Is you job conside ed ma ginal pa - ime employmen acco ding o he Mini-Job o Midi-Job egula ion?
Yes, Mini-Job (up o 520 eu os) 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 92
Yes, Midi-Job (520.01 o 1600 eu os) 2
No 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 93
Do you p o ide olun a y con ibu ions o pension insu ance o you Mini-Job?
Yes 1
No 2
Is his pa - ime wo k p o ided o unde he Fede al Pa en al Pa -Time Wo k Ac (Bundesel e ngeld und
El e nzei gese z, BEEG)?
Yes 1
No 2
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88
89
90
91
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Is he e a eco d o you hou s wo ked?
Yes, I do i manually 1
Yes, i ’s done h ough a sys em
( ime clock, elec onic ime-keeping) 2
No 3
Do you e e wo k o e ime?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 101
↓
Can you also sa e you o e ime in a wo king hou s accoun ha allows you o ake ime o o he o e ime
wi hin a yea o mo e?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 98
↓
Wha is he compensa ion pe iod o his wo king hou s accoun – when do you ha e o ha e aken ime o
o he o e ime you accumula ed?
By he end o he calenda yea 1
Wi hin a sho e pe iod o ime 2
Wi hin a longe pe iod o ime 3
Ha e you wo ked o e ime in he las mon h? I so, how many hou s?
Yes , please speci y: 1 → hou s
No 2
Ha e you aken ime o o o e ime in he las mon h? I so, how many hou s?
Yes , please speci y: 1 → hou s
No 2
We e you paid o wo king o e ime in he las mon h? I so, o how many hou s?
Yes , please speci y: 1 → hou s
No 2
Ha e you wo ked om home in you cu en job in he las 6 mon hs?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 104
↓
How o en ha e you wo ked om home in you cu en job in he las 6 mon hs?
E e y day 1
Se e al days pe week 2
Once pe week 5
E e y 2 o 4 weeks 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 103
Mo e a ely, only when needed 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 104
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95
96
97
98
99
100
101
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Which o he ollowing sou ces o income did you ecei e in he pas calenda yea , 2022? Fo each o he
income sou ces ha you ecei ed, please speci y how many mon hs o 2022 you ecei ed he income and
wha he a e age mon hly g oss amoun was.
G oss amoun means: be o e deduc ion o axes and social secu i y con ibu ions.
Please selec all ha apply and answe he ela ed addi ional ques ions.
I you do no ecei e income om any o he sou ces men ioned, please s a e ha a he end o he
ques ions!
Recei ed in 2022 1
Numbe o
mon hs
G oss amoun in
eu os pe mon h
Wages o sala y as employee
(including income ecei ed
du ing aining, pa ial
e i emen , o sick lea e) → →
Income om independen /
eelance / comme cial ac i i ies,
including p o i dis ibu ion → →
Second job, side job → →
My own e i emen / pension →
Widow’s / widowe ’s /
o phan’s pension →
Unemploymen bene i s (also
while a ending u he
educa ion / e aining o
while ecei ing a ansi ional
allowance)
→ →
Unemploymen Bene i II /
Social Bene i →
Sick pay om heal h insu ance → →
Pa en al allowance /
ma e ni y allowance → →
BA öG g an , schola ship,
oca ional aining allowance → →
Main enance paymen s om
o me spouse o li e pa ne ,
including child suppo → →
Ad ance main enance paymen s
om child main enance unds → →
O he suppo om pe sons who
do no li e in he household → →
No, I did no ecei e income om
any o hese sou ces in he las
calenda yea , 2022.
129
→ Addi ional ques ions
130 o 139
→ Addi ional ques ions
137 o 139, page 31
→ Addi ional ques ion 140, page 32
→ Addi ional ques ions
137 o 139, page 31
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Did you ecei e any o he ollowing bonuses o ex a pay om you employe las yea (in 2022)?
I yes, please speci y he g oss amoun .
G oss amoun means: be o e deduc ion o axes and social secu i y con ibu ions.
I you do no ecei e income om any o he sou ces men ioned, please s a e ha
a he end o he ques ions!
1 G oss amoun
13 h mon h sala y → eu os
14 h mon h sala y → eu os
Ch is mas bonus → eu os
Vaca ion pay → eu os
P o i -sha ing, p emiums, bonuses → eu os
O he
→ eu os
No, none o he abo e
Did you ecei e money in he las yea (2022) o co e a el expenses o public anspo icke s, o ins ance,
a Job icke ? I so, please s a e he alue he eo .
Yes, please speci y: 1 → eu os
No 2
Did you ecei e sho - ime allowance (Ku za bei e geld) las yea (2022)?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 136
↓
How many weeks did you ecei e sho - ime allowance (Ku za bei e geld) in 2022?
weeks
By how many hou s pe week we e you wo king hou s educed du ing sho - ime wo k?
By hou s pe week
Wha was you a e age g oss mon hly income du ing sho - ime wo k?
eu os
130
131
132
133
134
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How likely is i ha you will expe ience he ollowing ca ee changes wi hin he nex wo yea s?
Please es ima e he p obabili y o such a change aking place on a scale om 0 o 100, whe e 0 means
such a change will de ini ely no ake place, and 100 means i de ini ely will ake place.
How likely is i ...
De ini ely
will no
ake place
in he nex
2 yea s
De ini ely
will ake
place in he
nex 2 yea s
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
... ha you will seek a new job
on you own ini ia i e?
... ha you will lose you job?
... ha you will ecei e a
p omo ion a you cu en
place o employmen ?
... ha you will s a wo king on
a sel -employed and/o
eelance basis?
... ha you will s op wo king
in you cu en ield and s a
wo king in a di e en one?
... ha you will gi e up you job
ei he empo a ily o
pe manen ly?
... ha you will be demo ed a you
cu en place o employmen ?
... ha you will ei he e i e a he
s anda d e i emen age o
ake ea ly e i emen ?
... ha you wo king hou s will
change signi ican ly, om
ull- ime o pa - ime o om
pa - ime o ull- ime?
... ha you will a end cou ses o
semina s o ob ain addi ional
aining o quali ica ions?
... ha you will ecei e a sala y
o wage inc ease beyond he
collec i ely nego ia ed wage
inc eases?
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We e you on sick lea e om wo k o mo e han 6 weeks a any ime las yea ?
Yes, once 1
Yes, se e al imes 2
No 3
How many days we e you unable o wo k in 2022 due o illness?
Please s a e he o al numbe o days, no jus he numbe o days o which you had an o icial no e om
you doc o .
None 1
A o al o days
Lea ing aside sick lea e and aca ion: Was he e any o he poin in 2022 when you did no wo k o o he ,
pe sonal easons?
Possible easons may include, o example, ca ing o a sick child, business wi h he au ho i ies ha could
no be pos poned, o impo an amily e en s.
1
Yes, because my child was sick → o days
Yes, because I was ca ing o a ela i e → o days
Yes, o o he easons → o days
No
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138
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Who pays you e i emen / pension and wha we e he mon hly paymen s in 2022?
Please s a e he g oss amoun , be o e axes.
I you ecei e mo e han one pension, please selec each ha applies.
I you do no know he exac amoun , please es ima e.
Own e i emen /
pension ecei ed
Recei ed widow‘s / widowe ‘s /
(hal -)o phan‘s pension
1 Eu os pe mon h 1 Eu os pe mon h
Ge man Pension Insu ance
(Deu sche Ren en e siche ung,
o me ly LVA, B A, Knappscha ) → →
Ci il se ice pension scheme
(Beam en e so gung) → →
Supplemen a y insu ance o public sec o
employees (Zusa z e so gung des
ö en lichen Diens es, o example, VBL) → →
Occupa ional pension (Be iebliche
Al e s e so gung, o example,
We kspension) → →
P o essional pension scheme → →
Ries e pension plan → →
P i a e pension scheme (incl. A bei gebe -
di ek e siche ung o be u ss ändische
Ve so gung) → →
Acciden insu ance (Un all e siche ung,
o example, p o ided by an employe ’s
insu ance associa ion
(Be u sgenossenscha )) → →
Pensions om ano he coun y → →
O he , → →
↓ please speci y:
None o he abo e
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And now hink back on he en i e las yea , ha is, 2022. We ha e p o ided a kind o calenda below. Lis ed on
he le a e a ious cha ac e is ics ha may desc ibe you employmen si ua ion las yea . Please go h ough
he a ious mon hs and ick all he mon hs in which you we e employed, unemployed, e c.
Please selec a leas one box o each mon h! Fo unemploymen : E en i you we e unemployed o less
han one mon h, please selec he box “unemployed” o ha mon h.
2022
Jan Feb Ma Ap May June July Aug Sep Oc No Dec
I was… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
... employed ull- ime
... employed pa - ime
... wo king educed hou s
(sho - ime wo k)
... wo king a a Mini-Job
(up o 450 eu os / 520 eu os)
... in i s - ime in-se ice aining
(be iebliche E s ausbildung) /
app en iceship (Leh e)
... in u he aining (Fo bildung),
e aining (Umschulung), u he
occupa ional aining (be u liche
Wei e bildung), o occupa ional
ehabili a ion
... egis e ed unemployed
... in e i emen / ea ly e i emen
(Vo uhes and)
... on ma e ni y lea e
(Mu e schu z) / pa en al lea e
(El e nzei )
... a ending school / uni e si y /
o oca ional school (Fachschule)
... doing a olun a y social /
ecological yea ( eiwilliges
soziales / ökologisches Jah ) o
ede al olun ee se ice
(Bundes eiwilligendiens )
... Homemake
... o he ,
↓ please speci y:
The 2022 Calenda Yea
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How would you desc ibe you cu en heal h?
Ve y good 1
Good 2
Sa is ac o y 3
Poo 4
Bad 5
O e he las wo weeks, how o en ha e you been a ec ed by any o he ollowing p oblems?
Please selec one answe only.
No a all
On some
days
On mo e
han hal
o he
days
(Almos )
e e y day
1 2 3 4
Li le in e es o pleasu e in doing hings
Feeling down, dep essed, o hopeless
Feeling ne ous, anxious, o on edge
Unable o s op o con ol wo ying
Has a doc o e e diagnosed you o ha e one o mo e o he ollowing illnesses?
Please gi e all illnesses ha you ha e been diagnosed wi h by a doc o , and a e ha , s a e when he
diagnosis was made and whe he you a e s ill su e ing symp oms o he illness.
I you ha e been diagnosed mul iple imes wi h an illness, please answe o he las ime you we e
diagnosed by a doc o .
Please selec all answe s ha apply.
When we e you
diagnosed wi h his illness?
Applies 2023 2022 2021 Be o e Yes No
1 1 2 3 4 1 2
Sleep diso de →
Thy oid disease →
Diabe es →
As hma →
Ca diac disease
(also ca diac insu iciency, weak hea ) →
Cance →
S oke →
Mig aine →
High blood p essu e →
Dep ession →
Demen ia →
Join diseases (including a h i is, heuma ism) →
Ch onic back ouble →
O he illness →
↓ please speci y:
No illness diagnosed
Heal h and Illness
142
143
144
A e you cu en ly
su e ing om his illness?
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Did you e e ge a (seasonal) lu sho be o e he COVID-19 pandemic (be o e Ma ch 1, 2020)?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 144c
↓
How egula ly did you ge lu sho s be o e he COVID-19 pandemic?
Abou e e y yea 1
Abou e e y o he yea 2
Abou e e y h ee o ou yea s 3
Less o en 4
Ha e you ecei ed a lu sho in he las 12 mon hs?
Yes 1
No 2
Do you ha e a heal h p oblem ha es ic s you om pe o ming no mal, e e yday ac i i ies?
Yes, se iously es ic s me 1
Yes, es ic s me o some ex en 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 146
No, does no es ic me a all 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 147
Ha e you had his p oblem o longe han six mon hs?
Yes 1
No 2
Ha e you been o icially assessed as ha ing a educed ea ning capaci y (e we bsgeminde ) o se e e disabili y
(Schwe behinde ung)?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 151
↓
Please s a e he deg ee o educed ea ning capaci y (E we bsminde ung) o disabil y (Schwe behinde ung):
When was he deg ee o you educed ea ning capaci y (E we bsminde ung) o disabil y (Schwe behinde ung)
o icially de e mined?
In he yea
Wha ypes o impai men s we e decisi e in he o icial de e mina ion o you educed ea ning capaci y o
se e e disabili y?
Please selec all answe s ha apply.
1
Physical
Psychological / men al
In ellec ual / cogni i e
None o he abo e
144a
144b
144c
145
146
147
148
149
150
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A e you ecei ing a pension o pa ial o ull educ ion in ea ning capaci y?
Yes 1
No 2
How o en do you ea mea , ish, o poul y?
E e y day 4-6 days
a week 2-3 days
a week 2-4 days
a mon h Once a
mon h o less Ne e
1 2 3 4 5 6
Mea
Fish
Poul y
Do you ollow a mainly ege a ian o egan die ?
Yes, ege a ian 1
Yes, egan 2
No, nei he o he abo e 3
Do you ha e a gene al p ac i ione / amily doc o who you go o when you ha e heal h p oblems?
Yes 1
No 2
Think back on all he imes you ha e gone o he doc o in he las h ee mon hs. Ha e you been o a doc o in
he las h ee mon hs? I so, please s a e how many imes.
Numbe o isi s o a doc o in he las 3 mon hs
Ha e no gone o he doc o in he las 3 mon hs 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 157
How many o hose imes we e isi s o a specialis doc o and how many imes o a den is ?
I you ha e no been o a specialis doc o o den is in he las 3 mon hs, please answe „0“.
Numbe o all isi s o a specialis doc o in he las 3 mon hs:
Numbe o all den is isi s in he las 3 mon hs:
Wha abou hospi al s ays in he las yea : Did you spend one nigh o mo e in he hospi al in 2022?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 160, page 36
↓
How many nigh s o al did you spend in he hospi al las yea , ha is, in 2022?
nigh s
And how o en did you ha e o go o he hospi al in he yea 2022?
imes
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
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The e a e a lo o di e en easons why people pu o going o he doc o o ge ing ea men . Did you delay
a doc o isi o ea men any ime in he las 12 mon hs because you would ha e had o wai oo long o an
appoin men ?
Yes 1
No 2
No need o doc o isi
o ea men 3
Did you delay a doc o isi o ea men any ime in he las 12 mon hs because i was oo a away o would
ha e been di icul o ge he e?
Yes 1
No 2
No need o doc o isi
o ea men 3
Did you delay a doc o isi o ea men any ime in he las 12 mon hs because you couldn‘ a o d i ?
Yes No No need
1 2 3
Doc o isi o ea men
Den al o o hodon ic isi o ea men
P esc ip ion o medica ions
Diagnosis o ea men o psychological p oblems
How o en ha e you pe sonally used ca sha ing se ices in he las 12 mon hs?
This is e e ing o sho - e m ehicle en als, including en al by he minu e.
E e y day 1
4-6 days a week 2
2-3 days a week 3
2-4 days a mon h 4
Once a mon h o less 5
Ne e 6
How o en ha e you used public anspo in he las 12 mon hs?
This is no e e ing o long-dis ance ain a el wi h Deu sche Bahn, such as ips by IC o ICE ain.
E e y day 1
4-6 days a week 2
2-3 days a week 3
2-4 days a mon h 4
Once a mon h o less 5
Ne e 6 → Con inue wi h ques ion 166
160
161
162
Mobili y
163
164
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Do you ha e Ge man ci izenship?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 192
↓
Do you ha e a second ci izenship in addi ion o Ge man ci izenship?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 190
↓
Wha is you second coun y o ci izenship?
I you ha e ci izenship in mo e han wo coun ies, please s a e he hi d coun y in he space below
Second coun y o ci izenship
Thi d coun y o ci izenship
Ha e you had Ge man ci izenship since bi h o did you acqui e i a a la e da e?
Since bi h 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 191
A a la e da e 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 194, page 44
We e bo h o you pa en s bo n in Ge many?
Yes, bo h o my pa en s we e bo n in Ge many 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 198, page 45
No, a leas one o my pa en s was bo n ou side Ge many 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 194, page 44
Wha is you coun y o ci izenship?
I you ha e ci izenship in mo e han one coun y, please s a e he second and hi d coun y in he space
below
Fi s coun y o ci izenship:
Second coun y o ci izenship:
Thi d coun y o ci izenship:
Wha is you esidence s a us in Ge many?
Ci izenship o a coun y in he EU o
Eu opean Economic A ea 8
Blue Ca d (EU) 2
Visa 5
Pe manen esidency (Niede lassungse laubnis) 1
Limi ed esidence pe mi (Be is e e Au en hal se laubnis) 3
Tempo a y esidence pe mi (Au en hal sges a ung) 7
Tempo a y suspension o depo a ion (Duldung) 4
Backg ound
187
188
189
190
191
192
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Wha coun y would you conside you coun y o o igin o you pa en s’ coun y o o igin?
I you we e no bo n in Ge many you sel , please s a e he coun y whe e you we e bo n.
I you we e bo n in Ge many, please s a e he coun y o o igin o he pa en who was no bo n in Ge many.
I bo h o you pa en s we e bo n in coun ies o he han Ge many, please s a e he coun y ha seems
mos impo an o you.
Coun y o o igin
Wha abou you — How well do you know he language o you coun y o o igin / you pa en s‘ language?
Ve y well Well Okay No e y
well No a all
1 2 3 4 5
Speaking
W i ing
Reading
He e in Ge many, wha language do you speak wi h …
… you amily membe s …
... mainly Ge man 1
... mainly he language o my coun y o o igin 2
... mainly a di e en language 3
... bo h languages in app oxima ely equal p opo ions 4
Does no apply 5
… you iends …
... mainly Ge man 1
... mainly he language o my coun y o o igin 2
... mainly a di e en language 3
... bo h languages in app oxima ely equal p opo ions 4
Does no apply 5
… a wo k …
... mainly Ge man 1
... mainly he language o my coun y o o igin 2
... mainly a di e en language 3
... bo h languages in app oxima ely equal p opo ions 4
does no apply 5
How well do you know Ge man?
Ve y well Well Okay No e y
well No a all
1 2 3 4 5
Speaking
W i ing
Reading
194
195
196
197
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Do you belong o a chu ch o eligious communi y?
Yes, a Ch is ian eligious communi y 7 → Con inue wi h ques ion 199
Yes, o an Islamic eligious communi y 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 200
Yes, o ano he eligious communi y 5
↓ Please s a e:
No, I do no belong o any eligious communi y 6
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 201
Which Ch is ian eligious communi y do you belong o?
The Ca holic Chu ch 1
A p o es an chu ch 2
The Eas e n O hodox Chu ch 3
Ano he Ch is ian eligious communi y 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 201
Which Islamic eligious communi y do you belong o?
The Shii e eligious communi y 1
The Sunni eligious communi y 2
The Ale i eligious communi y 3
Ano he Islamic eligious communi y 4
How eligious a e you?
Ve y eligious 1
Qui e eligious 2
No eally eligious 3
No eligious a all 4
Wha is you ma i al s a us?
Ma ied 1
Regis e ed same-sex pa ne ship
(Regis a ion was possible un il Sep embe 2017.
I may s ill be alid.) 2
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 203, page 46
Single, ne e been ma ied 3
Di o ced 4
Regis e ed same-sex pa ne ship e mina ed 5
Widowed 6
Li e pa ne om egis e ed same-sex
pa ne ship deceased 7
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 207, page 46
198
199
200
201
Family and F iends
202
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Do you and you spouse o pa ne li e oge he in his household?
Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 206
We a e oge he bu we li e in di e en dwellings 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 204
No, we sepa a ed 3
We sepa a ed bu we a e s ill li ing oge he 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 207
Whe e does his spouse / pa ne cu en ly li e?
In Ge many 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 206
Ab oad 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 205
A e you planning o b ing you spouse / pa ne o Ge many?
Yes 1
No 2
Don’ know 3
Wha is he i s name o you spouse o pa ne ?
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 212
A e you in a se ious / pe manen ela ionship?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 212
↓
Does you pa ne li e wi h you in his household?
No 2 Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 211
↓
Whe e does his spouse / pa ne cu en ly li e?
In Ge many 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 211
Ab oad 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 210
Do you plan o b ing his pa ne o Ge many?
Yes 1
No 2
Don’ know 3
Wha is you pa ne ’s i s name?
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
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In he las yea , ha is, in 2022, did you pe sonally gi e money o inancial suppo o ela i es o o he people
ou side his household? App oxima ely how much did you gi e in he yea 2022 as a whole? Whe e does he
ecipien li e?
Please ma k all app op ia e answe s. Amoun Whe e does he
ecipien li e?
Eu os in 2022 Ge many ab oad
1 1 1
To pa en s / pa en s-in-law →
To you child en
(also son-in-law / daugh e -in-law) →
To spouse o di o ced spouse →
To o he ela i es →
To non- ela i es →
No, I did no gi e any money o
inancial suppo o his kind
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Has you amily si ua ion changed since Janua y 1, 2022? Please indica e i any o he ollowing apply o you
and i so, when his change occu ed.
I any o he ollowing has aken place mo e han once since Janua y 1, 2022, please e e o he mos ecen
change.
Please selec all answe s ha apply. 1
2023, in
he mon h
2022, in
he mon h
S a ed a new ela ionship →
Mo ed in wi h my pa ne →
Go ma ied →
Became a a he / mo he (again) →
A child en e ed he household →
A child le he household →
I sepa a ed om my spouse / pa ne →
I go di o ced / also same-sex pa ne ship →
My spouse / pa ne died →
Fa he died →
Mo he died →
Child died →
Ano he pe son who li ed
in he household died →
O he amily changes, →
↓ please speci y:
No, none o abo e
→ I you answe ed ha one o mo e people
close o you ha e died, please comple e
he ques ionnai e „The Deceased Pe son“
a e inishing his ques ionnai e.
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
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Tel. 0800/66 77 876
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Falls eine In e iewe in/ein In e iewe
o O , bi e angeben:
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In e iewe numme
. .
Da um (Tag . Mona . Jah )
7707/VP_EN/2023
Ques ionnai e
The Deceased
Pe son
Ve s o bene Pe sonen
Dea S udy Pa icipan ,
Fi s o all, we – he “Li ing in Ge many” eam – would
like o ex end ou since e condolences on he loss o
you amily membe .
Fo many people, i is diffi cul o alk abou dea h and
dying, especially wi h s ange s. Ye because science
s ill knows so li le abou his opic, we would like o
ask you a ew ques ions abou he las s age o you
lo ed one's li e.
We co dially eques ha you ei he
– p o ide ou s aff membe wi h an in e iew
– o i you p e e , ha you ca e ully comple e his
ques ionnai e you sel .
This ques ionnai e is o be i lled ou by
(o by he in e iewe ):
Fi s name:
Please only i ll ou his ques ionnai e i you a e asked o
do so in he "Indi idual" ques ionnai e.
EN
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In conclusion, we would like o ask you abou you sa is ac ion wi h you li e in gene al. How sa is ied a e you
wi h you li e, all hings conside ed?
Please answe on a scale om 0 o 10, whe e 0 means comple ely dissa is ied and 10 means comple ely
sa is ied.
Comple ely
dissa is ied
Comple ely
sa is ied
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
And how do you hink you will eel in one yea ?
Comple ely
dissa is ied
Comple ely
sa is ied
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
And how do you hink you will eel in i e yea s?
Comple ely
dissa is ied
Comple ely
sa is ied
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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215
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Finally, please p o ide he ollowing in o ma ion.
When did you inish illing ou he ques ionnai e?
da e: . ime: :
day mon h hou minu e
App oxima ely how long did i ake you o comple e his ques ionnai e?
minu es
Was anyone else p esen while you we e illing ou he ques ionnai e?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Yes, spouse / pa ne
Yes, ano he pe son who li es he e in his household
Yes, ano he pe son who does no li e he e in his household
→ Con inue wi h ques ion D
No → End o ques ionnai e
Did any o he a o emen ioned people bo he you while you we e illing ou he ques ionnai e?
Yes 1
No 2
Thank you o aking pa .
Please gi e he comple ed ques ionnai e o ou in e iewe o send i back o in as in he enclosed pos age-paid
en elope:
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
Sozialwissenscha GmbH
Pos ach 24 01 01
53154 Bonn
A
B
C
D
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