SOEP-Core - 2023: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c)

infas Research Report SOEP-Core - 2023: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c) SOEP Survey Papers, No. 1450 Provided in Cooperation with: German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Suggested Citation: infas (2025) : SOEP-Core - 2023: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c), SOEP Survey Papers, No. 1450, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), Berlin This Version is available at: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/316277 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. 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If the documents have been made available under an Open Content Licence (especially Creative Commons Licences), you may exercise further usage rights as specified in the indicated licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ 1450 2025 Series A – Survey Instruments (Erhebungsinstrumente) SOEP-Core – 2023: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c) infas Running since 1984, the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is a wide-ranging representative longitudinal study of private households, located at the German Institute for Economic Research, DIW Berlin. The aim of the SOEP Survey Papers Series is to thoroughly document the survey’s data collection and data processing. The SOEP Survey Papers is comprised of the following series: Series A – Survey Instruments (Erhebungsinstrumente) Series B – Survey Reports (Methodenberichte) Series C – Data Documentation (Datendokumentationen) Series D – Variable Descriptions and Coding Series E – SOEPmonitors Series F – SOEP Newsletters Series G – General Issues and Teaching Materials The SOEP Survey Papers are available at http://www.diw.de/soepsurveypapers Editors: Dr. Jan Goebel, DIW Berlin Dr. Christian Hunkler, DIW Berlin Prof. Dr. Philipp Lersch, DIW Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Dr. Levent Neyse, DIW Berlin and Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) Prof. Dr. Carsten Schröder, DIW Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin Prof. Dr. Sabine Zinn, DIW Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Please cite this paper as follows: infas, 2025. SOEP-Core – 2023: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c). SOEP Survey Papers 1450: Series A – Survey Instruments (Erhebungsinstrumente). Berlin: DIW Berlin/SOEP This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. © 2025 by SOEP ISSN: 2193-5580 (online) DIW Berlin German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) Mohrenstr. 58 10117 Berlin Germany [email protected] The German Socio Economic Panel at DIW Berlin SOEP-Core – 2023: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c) infas 2025 Dear Participant, The questions contained in this questionnaire are for all household members who were born in or before 2005. This questionnaire is for everyone in your household who was born in or before 2005. Your participation is voluntary, but the scientifi c relevance of this study depends crucially on the participation of every member of every household. We therefore cordially request that you either: – allow our staff member to interview you or – carefully fi ll out this questionnaire yourself. This questionnaire is to be fi lled out by (ggf. von der Interviewerin/vom Interviewer auszufüllen): First name Questionnaire Individuals EN Personen <Vorname> SOEP Survey Papers 1450 infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 240101 53154 Bonn Tel. 0800/66 77 876 [email protected] www.leben-in-deutschland.de Falls eine Interviewerin/ein Interviewer vor Ort, bitte angeben: LFD Interviewernummer . . Datum (Tag . Monat . Jahr) Fragebogen SIE-Variante schwarzer Stift kurz infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 240101 53154 Bonn Tel. 0800/66 77 876 [email protected] www.leben-in-deutschland.de We also off er an online questionnaire as an alternative to the paper version. To complete the questionnaire online, please enter the following address into your Internet browser: Your personal access code is: If you completed the questionnaire online, you don’t need to return this printed questionnaire. <LinkCAWI> <PWD-CAWI> 7707/PE_EN/2023 Questionnaire Individuals Personen <LFD/Personen-Nr> <Barcode> SOEP Survey Papers 1450 27707/PE_EN/2023 87701/2021 Make an X in the box next to the answer option that you think comes the closest. If you make a mistake, clearly cross out the wrong answer and make an X in the correct box. Example: Yes No If you change your mind and decide that you want to select the answer that you just crossed out, you will need to clearly cross out the second mistake and then make a circle around the box you had crossed out fi rst. Example: Yes No When fi lling out the questionnaire, please pay attention to the instructions for each question: Example: Please select one answer only. If there is a blank for you to write your answer in, please print your answer in the blank. Example: Country: Sometimes you are asked to give numerical answers. Please enter your answer by aligning numbers to the right in the spaces provided: Example: Number: If you should skip certain questions, there will be specifi c instructions: Example: Yes → Continue with question 11 Please pay attention: use only a black pen to fi ll out the questionnaire. that the information is clearly legible. and that the information is inside the boxes. This makes our work much easier. Thank you very much! If you have any questions about fi lling out the questionnaire or about your participation in the study, you are welcome to contact us at infas. You can call us during normal business hours at our toll-free number, 0800–6677876, or send us an e-mail at [email protected]. We will respond to e-mails as quickly as possible. For more information on the study, please see the infas homepage at: www.leben-in-deutschland.de How should the questionnaire be fi lled out? Further information SOEP Survey Papers 1450 3 7707/PE_EN/2023 Please state your birth date. . . Day Month Year What gender do you identify as? Male 1 Female 2 Other gender not listed here 3 ↓ specifically: No gender 4 How satisfied are you today with the following areas of your life? Please answer on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means completely dissatisfied and 10 means completely satisfied. Completely dissatisfied Completely satisfied How satisfied are you ... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...with your health? ...with your sleep? ...(if employed) with your job? ...(if you are a homemaker) with your work in the home? ...with your household income? ...with your personal income? ...with your dwelling? ...with your leisure time? ...(if you have small children) with the childcare available? ...with your family life? ...with your standard of living? A1 A2 Your current life situation 1 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 47707/PE_EN/2023 Please state how often you have experienced each of the following feelings in the last four weeks. How often have you felt … Very rarely Rarely Occasionally Often Very often 1 2 3 4 5 ...angry? ...anxious? ...happy? ...sad? What is your opinion on the following three statements? Please tick one of the boxes for each statement. Agree completely Partly agree Partly disagree Disagree completely 1 2 3 4 People can generally be trusted Nowadays you can‘t rely on anyone If one is dealing with strangers, it is better to be careful before trusting them Do you believe that most people … ... would exploit you if they had the opportunity 1 ... or that they would try to be fair to you? 2 Would you say that people usually … ... try to be helpful 1 ... or that they only pursue their own interests? 2 To what degree do the following statements apply to you personally? Please answer on a scale from 1 to 6, where 1 means „do not agree at all“ and 10 means „agree completely“. Do not agree at all Agree completely 1 2 3 4 5 6 Being a very special person gives me a lot of strength I manage to be the center of attention with my outstanding contributions I react annoyed if another person steals the show from me I deserve to be seen as a great personality I want my rivals to fail Most people are somewhat losers 2 3 4 5 6 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 11 7707/PE_EN/2023 Did you receive any sort of compensation or severance package from the company? Yes 1 → How much in total? euros No 2 Did you have a new contract or job prospect before you left your last job? Please select one answer only. Yes, new job prospect 1 Yes, already new employment contract 2 No, didn‘t have anything yet 3 Didn‘t look for a new job 4 Are you currently employed? Which one of the following applies best to your status? Retirees or individuals in the federal volunteer service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) who also work in addition to this, please state your job here. Employed full-time 1 Employed part-time 2 Working reduced hours (short-time work) 10 Completing in-service training / apprenticeship / in-service retraining 3 In marginal or irregular employment 4 → Continue with question 50, page 13 In partial retirement, phase with zero working hours 5 → Continue with question 108, page 21 Voluntary social / ecological year, federal volunteer service 7 Not employed 9 → Continue with question 41 Do you intend to obtain (or resume) employment in the future? No, definitely not 1 → Continue with question 118, page 24 Probably not 2 Probably 3 Definitely 4 → Continue with question 42 When, approximately, would you like to start working? As soon as possible 1 Next year 2 In the next 2 to 5 years 3 In the distant future, in more than five years 4 Are you interested in full-time or part-time employment, or would you be satisfied with either one? Full-time 1 Part-time 2 Either 3 I’m not sure yet 4 38 39 40 41 42 43 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 12 7707/PE_EN/2023 What would your net income have to be for you to accept a position? euros per month → Continue with question 45 Can’t say, it depends 1 → Continue with question 46 How many hours per week would you have to work to earn this net income? hours per week If someone offered you an appropriate position right now, could you start working within the next two weeks? Yes 1 No 2 Have you actively looked for work within the last four weeks? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 113, page 23 ↓ Which of the following possible ways have you used to look for a job? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Employment office / Agentur für Arbeit Jobcenter / ARGE / social welfare office Personnel service agency Private recruitment agency Job advertisment in the newspaper Job advertisment on the Internet Former co-workers Friends, acquaintances, and neighbors Family members Other / does not apply And what do you think will be the most effective way of finding a job? Please select one answer only. Employment office / Agentur für Arbeit 1 Jobcenter / ARGE / social welfare office 2 Personnel service agency 3 Private recruitment agency 4 Job advertisement in the newspaper 5 Job advertisement on the Internet 6 Former co-workers 7 Friends, acquaintances, and neighbors 8 Family members 9 Other / does not apply 10 → Continue with question 113, page 23 44 45 46 47 48 49 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 13 7707/PE_EN/2023 The following questions relate to your current employment. Have you changed jobs or started a new one since January 1, 2022? This includes starting working again after a break! Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 62, page 15 ↓ How often have you changed jobs or started a new one since January 1, 2022? Once 1 Several times, please specify: 2 → times When did you start your current job or start working? 2022, in the month or 2023, in the month What type of occupational change was that? If you have changed positions several times, please choose the reason for the most recent change. I started working for the first time in my life 1 → Continue with question 56 I returned to a previous employer after a break in employment 2 → Continue with question 54 I started a new job with a different employer (for temporary workers this includes working for a temporary employment agency) 3 I was hired by the company (in which I previously worked as an apprentice / in a job creation measure (ABM) / on a freelance basis) 4 I changed positions within the same company 5 I became self-employed 6 → Continue with question 56 Was your career interrupted by the birth of one or more children, for instance, maternity leave (Mutterschutz) or parental leave (Elternzeit)? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 56 ↓ How many months did this break in employment last? months Were you actively looking for a job when you started your current job, or did it just come up? Actively looking 1 Just happened to get it 2 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 14 7707/PE_EN/2023 How did you find out about this job? Please select just one answer! Through the employment office / Agentur für Arbeit, Jobcenter, ARGE, social security office 16 Through a private recruitment agency 17 A job advertisement in the newspaper 5 A job advertisement on the Internet 18 Through friends or acquaintances 13 Through family members 14 Through co-workers 15 I have returned to a former employer 8 Other or not applicable 9 What is your current position/occupation? Please state the exact title in German. For example, do not write “kaufmännische Angestellte” (clerk), but “Speditionskauffrau” (shipping clerk); not “Arbeiter” (blue-collar worker), but “Maschinenschlosser” (machine metalworker). If you are a civil servant, please give your official title, for example, “Polizeimeister” (police chief) or “Studienrat” (secondary school teacher). If you are an apprentice or in vocational training, please state the occupation for which you are being trained. If you are currently working in more than one job, please answer the following questions for your main job only. Does this job correspond to the occupation for which you were trained? Yes 1 No 2 Still in education or training 3 I have not been trained for a particular occupation 4 What type of education or training is usually required for this type of work? No vocational training qualification required 1 Vocational training certificate 2 University of applied sciences degree 3 University degree or higher education qualification 4 What sector of business or industry is your company or institution active in for the most part? Please state the exact sector in German. For example, do not write “Industrie” (industry), but “Elektroindustrie” (electronics industry); not “Handel” (trade), but “Einzelhandel” (retail trade); not “öffentlicher Dienst” (public service), but “Krankenhaus” (hospital). 57 58 59 60 61 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 15 7707/PE_EN/2023 When did you start working for your current employer? If you are self-employed, please state when you started your current work. If you are working on a temporary basis, the employer is your temp firm. In . month year What is your current occupational status? If you are currently working in more than one job, please answer the following questions for your main job only. Status: Self-employed (including family members working for the self-employed) 1 → Continue with question 64 Blue-collar worker (also in agriculture) 2 → Continue with question 65 Civil servant (including judges and professional soldiers) 3 → Continue with question 66 Apprentice / vocational trainee / intern 4 → Continue with question 67 White-collar worker 5 → Continue with question 68, page 16 What type of self-employment is that exactly? Self-employed farmers 1 Freelancers, independent academics 2 Other self-employed workers / entepreneurs 3 Assisting family members in their business 4 → Continue with question 69, page 16 What type of blue-collar worker are you exactly? Unskilled worker 1 Semi-skilled worker 2 Skilled worker 3 Foreman / forewoman 4 Master craftsperson 5 → Continue with question 74, page 17 What type of civil servant are you exactly? Lower grade civil servant 1 Middle grade civil servant 2 Upper grade civil servant 3 Senior grade civil servant 4 → Continue with question 74, page 17 What type of apprentice / vocational trainee / intern are you exactly? Apprentice / trainee in industry or technology 1 Apprentice / trainee in trade or commerce 2 Volunteer, intern, etc. 3 → Continue with question 74, page 17 62 63 64 65 66 67 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 16 7707/PE_EN/2023 What type of white-collar worker are you exactly? Salaried employee engaged in unskilled work without completed training / education 2 Salaried employee engaged in unskilled work with completed training / education 3 Salaried employee engaged in skilled work (administration, bookkeeping, technical drafting) 4 Salaried employee engaged in highly skilled work or managerial activities (university research, engineering, production supervision, etc.) 5 Salaried employee in senior management role (managing director, business manager, head of a large firm or organization, etc.) 6 → Continue with question 74 Managing partner or similar white-collar employee in self-owned business / company 7 → Continue with question 78 Which of the following government benefits and measures for self-employed people and entrepreneurs have you received or made use of in the last calendar year, that is, in 2022? Please select all that apply. 1 Short-time work Unemployment Benefit II (ALG II) Bridging Assistance New Start Aid Relaxation or suspension of insolvency rules State guarantees on loans Tax relief measures such as tax payment deferrals, adjustments to tax prepayments, loss carry-back to increase liquidity, etc. Auto loan Other, ↓ please specify: None of the above And how many employees do you currently have? And what is your current monthly turnover? Current monthly turnover: euros per month How many hours do you work per week on average? If you don’t know, please estimate. . hours per week 68 69 70 71 72 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 17 7707/PE_EN/2023 Thinking about the coming 12 months: Please select only one answer in each line. How high would Definitely not Definitely will you say the risk is ... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ...that you will lay off employees? ...that you will have to reduce company operations? ...that you will have to shut down your business (or declare bankruptcy)? ...that your personal income will suffer? → Continue with question 101, page 20 Is your employer part of the civil service? Yes 1 No 2 Is this work through a temporary employment agency (Zeitarbeit, Leiharbeit)? Yes 1 No 2 Do you have a fixed-term or permanent employment contract? Permanent employment contract 1 Fixed-term employment contract 2 Not applicable / have no employment contract 3 Is the job part of a job-creation measure (ABM) or is it a “1-Euro Job” (community work)? Yes 1 No 2 Approximately how many people does the company employ as a whole? This does not refer to a local unit of the company, but to the entire company. Fewer than 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 or more employees 7 73 74 75 76 77 78 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 18 7707/PE_EN/2023 In your position at work, do you supervise others? In other words, do people work under your direction? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 81 ↓ How many people work under your direction? People If you think about your current gross income, would you say that it is just, considering the type of work you do, or that it unjustly high or low? Unjustly low Just Unjustly high -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ↓ Continue with question 82 ↓ ↓ Continue with question 82 Continue with question 83 How high would your gross income have to be in order to be just? Gross: euros per month Don't know 1 If you think about your current net income, would you say that it is just, considering the type of work you do, or that it unjustly high or low? Unjustly low Just Unjustly high -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ↓ Continue with question 84 ↓ ↓ Continue with question 84 Continue with question 85 How high would your net income have to be in order to be just? Net: euros per month Don't know 1 There exist very different working time arrangements nowadays. Which of the following describes your work best? Please select only one answer! Daily working hours have a fixed start and end 1 Working hours are set by employer and change to some extent from day to day 2 No formal regulation of working hours, I set my working hours myself 3 Flexitime with a working time account and am able to set my own hours to some extent within this framework 4 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 19 7707/PE_EN/2023 Do your work time regulations include special work time arrangements such as emergency service, on-call service, or standby duty? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Yes, emergency service Yes, on-call service Yes, standby duty No, none of the above Do you sometimes have to work in the evenings (after 7:00 p.m.) or at night (after 10:00 p.m.)? If so, how often? No, never Yes, every day Yes, several times a week Yes, on a weekly basis (changing shifts) Yes, rarely (as needed) 1 2 3 4 5 Evenings (7 to 10 p.m.) Nights (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) Do you have to work weekends? If so, how often? No, never Yes, every week Yes, every other week Yes, every 3-4 weeks Yes, rarely 1 2 3 4 5 Saturdays Sundays How many hours per week are stipulated in your contract (excluding overtime)? . hours per week No set hours 1 And how many hours do you generally work per week, including any overtime? Keep in mind that your working hours include overtime, setup time, and stand-by or on-call duty. . hours per week 30 hours or less → Continue with question 91 More than 30 hours → Continue with question 94, page 20 Is your job considered marginal part-time employment according to the Mini-Job or Midi-Job regulation? Yes, Mini-Job (up to 520 euros) 1 → Continue with question 92 Yes, Midi-Job (520.01 to 1600 euros) 2 No 3 → Continue with question 93 Do you provide voluntary contributions to pension insurance for your Mini-Job? Yes 1 No 2 Is this part-time work provided for under the Federal Parental Part-Time Work Act (Bundeselterngeld und Elternzeitgesetz, BEEG)? Yes 1 No 2 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 20 7707/PE_EN/2023 Is there a record of your hours worked? Yes, I do it manually 1 Yes, it’s done through a system (time clock, electronic time-keeping) 2 No 3 Do you ever work overtime? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 101 ↓ Can you also save your overtime in a working hours account that allows you to take time off for the overtime within a year or more? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 98 ↓ What is the compensation period for this working hours account – when do you have to have taken time off for the overtime you accumulated? By the end of the calendar year 1 Within a shorter period of time 2 Within a longer period of time 3 Have you worked overtime in the last month? If so, how many hours? Yes , please specify: 1 → hours No 2 Have you taken time off for overtime in the last month? If so, how many hours? Yes , please specify: 1 → hours No 2 Were you paid for working overtime in the last month? If so, for how many hours? Yes , please specify: 1 → hours No 2 Have you worked from home in your current job in the last 6 months? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 104 ↓ How often have you worked from home in your current job in the last 6 months? Every day 1 Serveral days per week 2 Once per week 5 Every 2 to 4 weeks 3 → Continue with question 103 More rarely, only when needed 4 → Continue with question 104 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 27 7707/PE_EN/2023 Which of the following sources of income did you receive in the past calendar year, 2022? For each of the income sources that you received, please specify how many months of 2022 you received the income and what the average monthly gross amount was. Gross amount means: before deduction of taxes and social security contributions. Please select all that apply and answer the related additional questions. If you do not receive income from any of the sources mentioned, please state that at the end of the questions! Received in 2022 1 Number of months Gross amount in euros per month Wages or salary as employee (including income received during training, partial retirement, or sick leave) → → Income from independent / freelance / commercial activities, including profit distribution → → Second job, side job → → My own retirement / pension → Widow’s / widower’s / orphan’s pension → Unemployment benefits (also while attending further education / retraining or while receiving a transitional allowance) → → Unemployment Benefit II / Social Benefit → Sick pay from health insurance → → Parental allowance / maternity allowance → → BAföG grant, scholarship, vocational training allowance → → Maintenance payments from former spouse or life partner, including child support → → Advance maintenance payments from child maintenance funds → → Other support from persons who do not live in the household → → No, I did not receive income from any of these sources in the last calendar year, 2022. 129 → Additional questions 130 to 139 → Additional questions 137 to 139, page 31 ff → Additional question 140, page 32 → Additional questions 137 to 139, page 31 ff SOEP Survey Papers 1450 28 7707/PE_EN/2023 Did you receive any of the following bonuses or extra pay from your employer last year (in 2022)? If yes, please specify the gross amount. Gross amount means: before deduction of taxes and social security contributions. If you do not receive income from any of the sources mentioned, please state that at the end of the questions! 1 Gross amount 13th month salary → euros 14th month salary → euros Christmas bonus → euros Vacation pay → euros Profit-sharing, premiums, bonuses → euros Other → euros No, none of the above Did you receive money in the last year (2022) to cover travel expenses or public transport tickets, for instance, a Jobticket? If so, please state the value thereof. Yes, please specify: 1 → euros No 2 Did you receive short-time allowance (Kurzarbeitergeld) last year (2022)? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 136 ↓ How many weeks did you receive short-time allowance (Kurzarbeitergeld) in 2022? weeks By how many hours per week were your working hours reduced during short-time work? By hours per week What was your average gross monthly income during short-time work? euros 130 131 132 133 134 135 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 29 7707/PE_EN/2023 How likely is it that you will experience the following career changes within the next two years? Please estimate the probability of such a change taking place on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means such a change will definitely not take place, and 100 means it definitely will take place. How likely is it... Definitely will not take place in the next 2 years Definitely will take place in the next 2 years 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...that you will seek a new job on your own initiative? ...that you will lose your job? ...that you will receive a promotion at your current place of employment? ...that you will start working on a self-employed and/or freelance basis? ...that you will stop working in your current field and start working in a different one? ...that you will give up your job either temporarily or permanently? ...that you will be demoted at your current place of employment? ...that you will either retire at the standard retirement age or take early retirement? ...that your working hours will change significantly, from full-time to part-time or from part-time to full-time? ...that you will attend courses or seminars to obtain additional training or qualifications? ... that you will receive a salary or wage increase beyond the collectively negotiated wage increases? 136 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 30 7707/PE_EN/2023 Were you on sick leave from work for more than 6 weeks at any time last year? Yes, once 1 Yes, several times 2 No 3 How many days were you unable to work in 2022 due to illness? Please state the total number of days, not just the number of days for which you had an official note from your doctor. None 1 A total of days Leaving aside sick leave and vacation: Was there any other point in 2022 when you did not work for other, personal reasons? Possible reasons may include, for example, caring for a sick child, business with the authorities that could not be postponed, or important family events. 1 Yes, because my child was sick → for days Yes, because I was caring for a relative → for days Yes, for other reasons → for days No 137 138 139 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 31 7707/PE_EN/2023 Who pays your retirement / pension and what were the monthly payments in 2022? Please state the gross amount, before taxes. If you receive more than one pension, please select each that applies. If you do not know the exact amount, please estimate. Own retirement / pension received Received widow‘s / widower‘s / (half-)orphan‘s pension 1 Euros per month 1 Euros per month German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung, formerly LVA, BfA, Knappschaft) → → Civil service pension scheme (Beamtenversorgung) → → Supplementary insurance for public sector employees (Zusatzversorgung des öffentlichen Dienstes, for example, VBL) → → Occupational pension (Betriebliche Altersversorgung, for example, Werkspension) → → Professional pension scheme → → Riester pension plan → → Private pension scheme (incl. Arbeitgeberdirektversicherung or berufsständische Versorgung) → → Accident insurance (Unfallversicherung, for example, provided by an employer’s insurance association (Berufsgenossenschaft)) → → Pensions from another country → → Other, → → ↓ please specify: None of the above 140 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 32 7707/PE_EN/2023 And now think back on the entire last year, that is, 2022. We have provided a kind of calendar below. Listed on the left are various characteristics that may describe your employment situation last year. Please go through the various months and tick all the months in which you were employed, unemployed, etc. Please select at least one box for each month! For unemployment: Even if you were unemployed for less than one month, please select the box “unemployed” for that month. 2022 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov 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 full-time ... employed part-time ... working reduced hours (short-time work) ... working at a Mini-Job (up to 450 euros / 520 euros) ... in first-time in-service training (betriebliche Erstausbildung) / apprenticeship (Lehre) ... in further training (Fortbildung), retraining (Umschulung), further occupational training (berufliche Weiterbildung), or occupational rehabilitation ... registered unemployed ... in retirement / early retirement (Vorruhestand) ... on maternity leave (Mutterschutz) / parental leave (Elternzeit) ... attending school / university / or vocational school (Fachschule) ... doing a voluntary social / ecological year (freiwilliges soziales / ökologisches Jahr) or federal volunteer service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) ... Homemaker ... other, ↓ please specify: The 2022 Calendar Year 141 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 33 7707/PE_EN/2023 How would you describe your current health? Very good 1 Good 2 Satisfactory 3 Poor 4 Bad 5 Over the last two weeks, how often have you been affected by any of the following problems? Please select one answer only. Not at all On some days On more than half of the days (Almost) every day 1 2 3 4 Little interest or pleasure in doing things Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge Unable to stop or control worrying Has a doctor ever diagnosed you to have one or more of the following illnesses? Please give all illnesses that you have been diagnosed with by a doctor, and after that, state when the diagnosis was made and whether you are still suffering symptoms of the illness. If you have been diagnosed multiple times with an illness, please answer for the last time you were diagnosed by a doctor. Please select all answers that apply. When were you diagnosed with this illness? Applies 2023 2022 2021 Before Yes No 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 Sleep disorder → Thyroid disease → Diabetes → Asthma → Cardiac disease (also cardiac insufficiency, weak heart) → Cancer → Stroke → Migraine → High blood pressure → Depression → Dementia → Joint diseases (including arthritis, rheumatism) → Chronic back trouble → Other illness → ↓ please specify: No illness diagnosed Health and Illness 142 143 144 Are you currently suffering from this illness? SOEP Survey Papers 1450 34 7707/PE_EN/2023 Did you ever get a (seasonal) flu shot before the COVID-19 pandemic (before March 1, 2020)? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 144c ↓ How regularly did you get flu shots before the COVID-19 pandemic? About every year 1 About every other year 2 About every three to four years 3 Less often 4 Have you received a flu shot in the last 12 months? Yes 1 No 2 Do you have a health problem that restricts you from performing normal, everyday activities? Yes, seriously restricts me 1 Yes, restricts me to some extent 2 → Continue with question 146 No, does not restrict me at all 3 → Continue with question 147 Have you had this problem for longer than six months? Yes 1 No 2 Have you been officially assessed as having a reduced earning capacity (erwerbsgemindert) or severe disability (Schwerbehinderung)? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 151 ↓ Please state the degree of reduced earning capacity (Erwerbsminderung) or disabilty (Schwerbehinderung): When was the degree of your reduced earning capacity (Erwerbsminderung) or disabilty (Schwerbehinderung) officially determined? In the year What types of impairments were decisive in the official determination of your reduced earning capacity or severe disability? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Physical Psychological / mental Intellectual / cognitive None of the above 144a 144b 144c 145 146 147 148 149 150 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 35 7707/PE_EN/2023 Are you receiving a pension for partial or full reduction in earning capacity? Yes 1 No 2 How often do you eat meat, fish, or poultry? Every day 4-6 days a week 2-3 days a week 2-4 days a month Once a month or less Never 1 2 3 4 5 6 Meat Fish Poultry Do you follow a mainly vegetarian or vegan diet? Yes, vegetarian 1 Yes, vegan 2 No, neither of the above 3 Do you have a general practitioner / family doctor who you go to when you have health problems? Yes 1 No 2 Think back on all the times you have gone to the doctor in the last three months. Have you been to a doctor in the last three months? If so, please state how many times. Number of visits to a doctor in the last 3 months Have not gone to the doctor in the last 3 months 1 → Continue with question 157 How many of those times were visits to a specialist doctor and how many times to a dentist? If you have not been to a specialist doctor or dentist in the last 3 months, please answer „0“. Number of all visits to a specialist doctor in the last 3 months: Number of all dentist visits in the last 3 months: What about hospital stays in the last year: Did you spend one night or more in the hospital in 2022? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 160, page 36 ↓ How many nights total did you spend in the hospital last year, that is, in 2022? nights And how often did you have to go to the hospital in the year 2022? times 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 36 7707/PE_EN/2023 There are a lot of different reasons why people put off going to the doctor or getting treatment. Did you delay a doctor visit or treatment anytime in the last 12 months because you would have had to wait too long for an appointment? Yes 1 No 2 No need for doctor visit or treatment 3 Did you delay a doctor visit or treatment anytime in the last 12 months because it was too far away or would have been difficult to get there? Yes 1 No 2 No need for doctor visit or treatment 3 Did you delay a doctor visit or treatment anytime in the last 12 months because you couldn‘t afford it? Yes No No need 1 2 3 Doctor visit or treatment Dental or orthodontic visit or treatment Prescription for medications Diagnosis or treatment of psychological problems How often have you personally used car sharing services in the last 12 months? This is referring to short-term vehicle rentals, including rental by the minute. Every day 1 4-6 days a week 2 2-3 days a week 3 2-4 days a month 4 Once a month or less 5 Never 6 How often have you used public transport in the last 12 months? This is not referring to long-distance train travel with Deutsche Bahn, such as trips by IC or ICE train. Every day 1 4-6 days a week 2 2-3 days a week 3 2-4 days a month 4 Once a month or less 5 Never 6 → Continue with question 166 160 161 162 Mobility 163 164 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 43 7707/PE_EN/2023 Do you have German citizenship? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 192 ↓ Do you have a second citizenship in addition to German citizenship? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 190 ↓ What is your second country of citizenship? If you have citizenship in more than two countries, please state the third country in the space below Second country of citizenship Third country of citizenship Have you had German citizenship since birth or did you acquire it at a later date? Since birth 1 → Continue with question 191 At a later date 2 → Continue with question 194, page 44 Were both of your parents born in Germany? Yes, both of my parents were born in Germany 1 → Continue with question 198, page 45 No, at least one of my parents was born outside Germany 2 → Continue with question 194, page 44 What is your country of citizenship? If you have citizenship in more than one country, please state the second and third country in the space below First country of citizenship: Second country of citizenship: Third country of citizenship: What is your residence status in Germany? Citizenship of a country in the EU or European Economic Area 8 Blue Card (EU) 2 Visa 5 Permanent residency (Niederlassungserlaubnis) 1 Limited residence permit (Befristete Aufenthaltserlaubnis) 3 Temporary residence permit (Aufenthaltsgestattung) 7 Temporary suspension of deportation (Duldung) 4 Background 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 44 7707/PE_EN/2023 What country would you consider your country of origin or your parents’ country of origin? If you were not born in Germany yourself, please state the country where you were born. If you were born in Germany, please state the country of origin of the parent who was not born in Germany. If both of your parents were born in countries other than Germany, please state the country that seems most important to you. Country of origin What about you — How well do you know the language of your country of origin / your parents‘ language? Very well Well Okay Not very well Not at all 1 2 3 4 5 Speaking Writing Reading Here in Germany, what language do you speak with … … your family members … ... mainly German 1 ... mainly the language of my country of origin 2 ... mainly a different language 3 ... both languages in approximately equal proportions 4 Does not apply 5 … your friends … ... mainly German 1 ... mainly the language of my country of origin 2 ... mainly a different language 3 ... both languages in approximately equal proportions 4 Does not apply 5 … at work … ... mainly German 1 ... mainly the language of my country of origin 2 ... mainly a different language 3 ... both languages in approximately equal proportions 4 does not apply 5 How well do you know German? Very well Well Okay Not very well Not at all 1 2 3 4 5 Speaking Writing Reading 194 195 196 197 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 45 7707/PE_EN/2023 Do you belong to a church or religious community? Yes, a Christian religious community 7 → Continue with question 199 Yes, to an Islamic religious community 4 → Continue with question 200 Yes, to another religious community 5 ↓ Please state: No, I do not belong to any religious community 6 → Continue with question 201 Which Christian religious community do you belong to? The Catholic Church 1 A protestant church 2 The Eastern Orthodox Church 3 Another Christian religious community 4 → Continue with question 201 Which Islamic religious community do you belong to? The Shiite religious community 1 The Sunni religious community 2 The Alevi religious community 3 Another Islamic religious community 4 How religious are you? Very religious 1 Quite religious 2 Not really religious 3 Not religious at all 4 What is your marital status? Married 1 Registered same-sex partnership (Registration was possible until September 2017. It may still be valid.) 2 → Continue with question 203, page 46 Single, never been married 3 Divorced 4 Registered same-sex partnership terminated 5 Widowed 6 Life partner from registered same-sex partnership deceased 7 → Continue with question 207, page 46 198 199 200 201 Family and Friends 202 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 46 7707/PE_EN/2023 Do you and your spouse or partner live together in this household? Yes 1 → Continue with question 206 We are together but we live in different dwellings 2 → Continue with question 204 No, we separated 3 We separated but we are still living together 4 → Continue with question 207 Where does this spouse / partner currently live? In Germany 1 → Continue with question 206 Abroad 2 → Continue with question 205 Are you planning to bring your spouse / partner to Germany? Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3 What is the first name of your spouse or partner? → Continue with question 212 Are you in a serious / permanent relationship? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 212 ↓ Does your partner live with you in this household? No 2 Yes 1 → Continue with question 211 ↓ Where does this spouse / partner currently live? In Germany 1 → Continue with question 211 Abroad 2 → Continue with question 210 Do you plan to bring this partner to Germany? Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3 What is your partner’s first name? 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 47 7707/PE_EN/2023 In the last year, that is, in 2022, did you personally give money or financial support to relatives or other people outside this household? Approximately how much did you give in the year 2022 as a whole? Where does the recipient live? Please mark all appropriate answers. Amount Where does the recipient live? Euros in 2022 Germany abroad 1 1 1 To parents / parents-in-law → To your children (also son-in-law / daughter-in-law) → To spouse or divorced spouse → To other relatives → To non-relatives → No, I did not give any money or financial support of this kind 212 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 48 7707/PE_EN/2023 Has your family situation changed since January 1, 2022? Please indicate if any of the following apply to you and if so, when this change occurred. If any of the following has taken place more than once since January 1, 2022, please refer to the most recent change. Please select all answers that apply. 1 2023, in the month 2022, in the month Started a new relationship → Moved in with my partner → Got married → Became a father / mother (again) → A child entered the household → A child left the household → I separated from my spouse / partner → I got divorced / also same-sex partnership → My spouse / partner died → Father died → Mother died → Child died → Another person who lived in the household died → Other family changes, → ↓ please specify: No, none of above → If you answered that one or more people close to you have died, please complete the questionnaire „The Deceased Person“ after finishing this questionnaire. infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 240101 53154 Bonn Tel. 0800/66 77 876 [email protected] www.leben-in-deutschland.de Falls eine Interviewerin/ein Interviewer vor Ort, bitte angeben: LFD Interviewernummer . . Datum (Tag . Monat . Jahr) 7707/VP_EN/2023 Questionnaire The Deceased Person Verstorbene Personen Dear Study Participant, First of all, we – the “Living in Germany” team – would like to extend our sincere condolences on the loss of your family member. For many people, it is diffi cult to talk about death and dying, especially with strangers. Yet because science still knows so little about this topic, we would like to ask you a few questions about the last stage of your loved one's life. We cordially request that you either – provide our staff member with an interview – or if you prefer, that you carefully complete this questionnaire yourself. This questionnaire is to be fi lled out by (or by the interviewer): First name: Please only fi ll out this questionnaire if you are asked to do so in the "Individual" questionnaire. EN 213 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 49 7707/PE_EN/2023 In conclusion, we would like to ask you about your satisfaction with your life in general. How satisfied are you with your life, all things considered? Please answer on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means completely dissatisfied and 10 means completely satisfied. Completely dissatisfied Completely satisfied 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 think you will feel in one year? Completely dissatisfied Completely satisfied 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 think you will feel in five years? Completely dissatisfied Completely satisfied 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 214 215 216 SOEP Survey Papers 1450 50 7707/PE_EN/2023 Finally, please provide the following information. When did you finish filling out the questionnaire? date: . time: : day month hour minute Approximately how long did it take you to complete this questionnaire? minutes Was anyone else present while you were filling out the questionnaire? Please select all that apply. 1 Yes, spouse / partner Yes, another person who lives here in this household Yes, another person who does not live here in this household → Continue with question D No → End of questionnaire Did any of the aforementioned people bother you while you were filling out the questionnaire? Yes 1 No 2 Thank you for taking part. Please give the completed questionnaire to our interviewer or send it back to infas in the enclosed postage-paid envelope: infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 24 01 01 53154 Bonn A B C D SOEP Survey Papers 1450