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SOEP Su ey Pape s, No. 1451
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Dea pa icipan ,
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supplemen a y in o ma ion o he indi idual
ques ionnai e. We collec his in o ma ion only once.
You pa icipa ion is en i ely olun a y.
The scien i ic alidi y o his su ey depends, howe e ,
on he pa icipa ion o e e y membe o you
household.
We he e o e co dially eques ha you ei he
– allow ou s a membe o in e iew you
– o ca e ully ill ou his ques ionnai e you sel .
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Falls eine In e iewe in/ein In e iewe
o O , bi e angeben:
LFD
In e iewe numme
. .
Da um (Tag . Mona . Jah )
Lebenslau
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87701/2021
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clea ly c oss ou he w ong answe and make an X in he co ec box.
Example:
Yes
No
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need o clea ly c oss ou he second mis ake and hen make a ci cle a ound he box you had c ossed ou i s .
Example:
Yes
No
When i lling ou he ques ionnai e, please pay a en ion o he ins uc ions o each ques ion:
Example:
Please selec one answe only.
I he e is a blank o you o w i e you answe in, please p in you answe in he blank.
Example:
Coun y:
Some imes you a e asked o gi e nume ical answe s.
Please en e you answe by aligning numbe s o he igh in he spaces p o ided:
Example:
Numbe :
I you should skip ce ain ques ions, he e will be speci i c ins uc ions:
Example:
Yes
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 11
Please pay a en ion:
use only a black pen o i ll ou he ques ionnai e.
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and ha he in o ma ion is inside he boxes.
This makes ou wo k much easie . Thank you e y much!
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How should he ques ionnai e be i lled ou ?
Fu he in o ma ion
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Whe e we e you bo n?
In Ge many wi hin i s p e-wa bounda ies p io o 1937 1
In an a ea ha was Ge man e i o y be ween 1938
and 1949 2
In Wes Ge many (including Wes Be lin) 3
In Eas Ge many (Ge man Democ a ic Republic),
including Eas Be lin 4
In he Saa land be ween 1947 and 1956 5
In Ge many, 1990 o la e 6
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 2
In ano he coun y 7 → Con inue wi h ques ion 4, page 4
Whe e we e you bo n? I he e a e o he owns o ci ies wi h he same name, o i he own is e y small,
please s a e he nea es ci y.
Please w i e he name o he own in he uppe blank and any addi ional in o ma ion in he lowe blank.
Fo example, w i e “Düsseldo ”, “F ank u an de Ode ”, o “F ank u am Main” in he uppe blank, and in
he case o “Roßdo bei Schmalkalden”, w i e “Roßdo ” in he uppe blank and “bei Schmalkalden” in he
lowe blank. Please ollow he same p ocedu e o bi hplaces ha a e ou side Ge many.
Please gi e he cu en and / o Ge man name!
Ci y/ own:
Closes ci y:
Wha ede al s a e is you bi hplace loca ed in oday?
Baden-Wue embe g 8
Ba a ia 9
Be lin 11
B andenbu g 12
B emen 4
Hambu g 2
Hesse 6
Mecklenbu g-Wes e n Pome ania 13
Lowe Saxony 3
No h Rhine-Wes phalia 5
Rhineland-Pala ina e 7
Saa land 10
Saxony 14
Saxony-Anhal 15
Schleswig-Hols ein 1
Thu ingia 16
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 125, page 29
Bi hplace no longe pa o Ge many 17 → Con inue wi h ques ion 4, page 4
Ci izenship and o igin
1
2
3
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Whe e we e you bo n? I he e a e o he owns o ci ies wi h he same name, o i he own is e y small,
please s a e he nea es ci y.
Please w i e he name o he own in he uppe blank and any addi ional in o ma ion in he lowe blank.
Fo example, w i e “Düsseldo ”, “F ank u an de Ode ”, o “F ank u am Main” in he uppe blank, and in
he case o “Roßdo bei Schmalkalden”, w i e “Roßdo ” in he uppe blank and “bei Schmalkalden” in he
lowe blank. Please ollow he same p ocedu e o bi hplaces ha a e ou side Ge many.
Please gi e he cu en and / o Ge man name!
Ci y/ own:
Closes ci y:
Wha coun y is you bi hplace loca ed in oday?
I he e ha e been poli ical changes o e ime, please s a e he coun y’s p esen -day name
(i possible in Ge man).
Coun y:
When did you i s mo e o Ge many?
Please selec one answe only.
Be o e 1945 1
Be ween 1945 and 1949 due o o ced
displacemen o leeing wa 2
Be ween 1945 and 1949 o o he easons 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 125, page 29
Be ween 1950 and 1979 4
Be ween 1980 and 1999 5
Be ween 2000 and 2003 6
Be ween 2004 and 2009 7
2010 o la e 8
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 7
The ollowing ques ions a e abou when you le he coun y whe e you we e bo n and abou he di e en
places you ha e s ayed o mo e han h ee mon hs since hen. I you ha e spen h ee mon hs o longe li ing
in mo e han one o eign coun y, please answe hese ques ions e e ing o up o h ee o hese s ays and, i
applicable, you mos ecen mo e o Ge many.
When did you i s mo e ab oad om he coun y whe e you we e bo n?
I you don‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Wha coun y did you mo e o a ha ime?
To Ge many 1
To ano he coun y 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 16, page 6
4
5
6
How you came o Ge many
7
8
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When did you mos ecen ly mo e o Ge many?
I you don‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Did he COVID-19 pandemic delay you mo e o Ge many?
Yes 1
No 2
When you mo ed o Ge many, which g oup did you belong o?
Please selec one answe only.
The UK no longe coun s as pa o he EU since Feb ua y 1, 2020.
E hnic Ge mans (Spä aussiedle ), in o he wo ds, people
o Ge man descen om an Eas e n Eu opean coun y 1
Ge man, bo n and aised ab oad 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 48
Ci izens o EU o EEA coun ies
(Iceland, Liech ens ein, No way, Swi ze land) 3
Ci izens o o he coun ies 5 → Con inue wi h ques ion 47
The e a e di e en legal amewo ks o immig a ing o Ge many.
Wha abou you: Wha was you immig a ion s a us a he ime o you a i al in Ge many?
Please selec one answe only.
Au-pai s and in e ns a e conside ed employed.
Employed 1
Job-seeke 2
S uden o ainee 3
Family euni ica ion ( o example, as he spouse o child
o someone wi h a esidence pe mi ) 4
Asylum-seeke o e ugee 8
Tou is 5
None o he abo e 6
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 49
Did you ha e a job be o e mo ing o Ge many? In o he wo ds, did you ha e an employmen con ac o a
con ac o eelance wo k in Ge many?
Yes 1
No 2
How many imes ha e you spen mo e han h ee mon hs li ing in a di e en coun y han he one whe e
you we e bo n?
We a e e e ing o con inuous s ays o mo e han h ee mon hs ou side he coun y whe e you we e bo n
This includes s ays in Ge many. We a e no e e ing o sho e s ays such as aca ions o isi s o ela i es.
Numbe o longe - e m s ays:
44
45
46
47
48
49
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How much ime in o al did you spend on all o hese longe s ays ou side he coun y whe e you we e bo n?
Please include you cu en s ay in Ge many.
I no applicable, please en e „0“ ( o ins ance, 3 yea s 0 mon hs, o 0 yea s 5 mon hs)
Yea s Mon hs
Did you ecei e a isa o esidence pe mi when you mos ecen ly mo ed o Ge many?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 59, page 16
↓
We wan o ask again o be su e: Was you isa o esidence pe mi o his las mo e o Ge many issued
be o e o a e Ma ch 1, 2020?
Be o e Ma ch 1, 2020 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 53
A e Ma ch 1, 2020 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 55, page 14
Wha ype o isa o esidence pe mi do you ha e oday?
Please look in you isa o esidence pe mi .
S udy isa (§16 Au en hG) 1
Visa o language acquisi ion (§16b Au en hG) 2
Visa o basic and ad anced oca ional aining (§17 Au en hG) 3
Recogni ion o o eign p o essional quali ica ions (§17a Au en hG) 4
S udy- ela ed aining p og ams EU (§17b Au en hG) 5
Visa o quali ied employmen (§18 Au en hG) 6
Visa o employmen wi hou oca ional quali ica ions (§18(3) Au en hG) 7
Wo k isa based on an in e go e nmen al ag eemen (§18(2) Au en hG) 8
Wo k isa unde he isa egula ion o Wes Balkan coun ies (§26 Abs. 2 BeschV) 9
Pe manen esidency o g adua es o Ge man uni e si ies (§18b Au en hG) 10
Visa o quali ied skilled wo ke s seeking employmen (§18c Au en hG) 11
Wo k isa – pe manen esidency o highly quali ied o eigne s (§19 Au en hG) 12
Wo k isa – EU Blue Ca d (§19a Au en hG) 13
Resea ch isa (§20 Au en hG) 14
Wo k isa – ICT Ca d o in a-co po a e ans e ees (§19b Au en hG) 15
Visa o sel -employmen (§21 Au en hG) 16
Family euni ica ion (spouse o child en) (§§27-36a Au en hG) 17
O he esidence pe mi 18
↓ Please speci y:
50
51
52
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Wha ype o isa o esidence pe mi did you ecei e when you mos ecen ly mo ed o Ge many?
S udy isa (§16 Au en hG) 1
Visa o language acquisi ion (§16b Au en hG) 2
Visa o basic and ad anced oca ional aining (§17 Au en hG) 3
Recogni ion o o eign p o essional quali ica ions (§17a Au en hG) 4
S udy- ela ed aining p og ams EU (§17b Au en hG) 5
Visa o quali ied employmen (§18 Au en hG) 6
Visa o employmen wi hou oca ional quali ica ions (§18(3)
Au en hG) 7
Wo k isa based on an in e go e nmen al ag eemen (§18(2) Au en hG) 8
Wo k isa unde he isa egula ion o Wes Balkan coun ies
(§26 Abs. 2 BeschV) 9
Pe manen esidency o g adua es o Ge man uni e si ies
(§18b Au en hG) 10
Visa o quali ied skilled wo ke s seeking employmen (§18c Au en hG) 11
Wo k isa – pe manen esidency o highly quali ied o eigne s
(§19 Au en hG) 12
Wo k isa – EU Blue Ca d (§19a Au en hG) 13
Resea ch isa (§20 Au en hG) 14
Wo k isa – ICT Ca d o in a-co po a e ans e ees (§19b Au en hG) 15
Visa o sel -employmen (§21 Au en hG) 16
→
Family euni ica ion (spouse o child en) (§§27-36a Au en hG) 17 →
O he esidence pe mi 18 →
↓ Please speci y:
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Con inue wi h ques ion 57,
page 16
Con inue wi h ques ion 59,
page 16
Con inue wi h ques ion 59,
page 16
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Wha ype o isa o esidence pe mi do you ha e oday?
Skilled wo ke s wi h oca ional aining quali ica ions (Residence Ac §18a) 1
Skilled wo ke s holding a uni e si y deg ee, wi h consen o he Fede al Employmen
Agency (Residence Ac §18b (1)) 2
Skilled wo ke s holding a Blue Ca d wi h an annual ea nings ceiling (Residence Ac §18b (2)) 3
Pe manen se lemen pe mi o skilled wo ke s, eaching pe sonnel, o esea che s
(Residence Ac §18c) 4
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o skilled wo ke s wi h a oca ional aining quali ica ion o
uni e si y deg ee seeking employmen , o o seek a aining place o a place in highe
educa ion (Residence Ac §20, §17) 5
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o he pu pose o employmen o quali ied o eigne s whose
depo a ion has been suspended (Residence Ac §19d) 6
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o ecogni ion o o eign p o essional quali ica ions
(Residence Ac §16d) 7
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o he pu pose o sel -employmen (Residence Ac §21) 8
ICT Ca d o in a-co po a e ans e ees (Residence Ac §19, §19b) 9
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o amily euni ica ion (subsequen immig a ion o dependen s
including spouses and egis e ed pa ne s, child en, pa en s, o o he amily membe s,
Residence Ac §§27-36a 10
Sho - e m mobili y o in a-co po a e ans e ees (Residence Ac §19a) 11
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o esea ch pu poses (Residence Ac §18d) 12
Sho - e m mobili y o esea che s (Residence Ac §18e) 13
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o mobile esea che s (Residence Ac §18 ) 14
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o ull- ime o pa - ime s udies, p epa a o y cou ses o
s udying, o p epa a o y aineeship (Residence Ac §16b) 15
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o a end language cou ses o school o o pa icipa e
in school exchange p og ams (Residence Ac §16 ) 16
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o comple e oca ional aining o ad anced oca ional
aining o school-based oca ional aining (Residence Ac §16a) 17
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o comple e s udy- ela ed EU aining p og ams
in acco dance wi h Di ec i e 2016/801/EU (Residence Ac §16e) 18
O he esidence pe mi ( o example, i espec i e o quali ica ions as skilled wo ke
by in e go e nmen al ag eemen o Residence Ac §19c, §19e, O dinance
on he Employmen o Fo eigne s §26 Abs. 2) 19
↓ Please speci y:
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Wha ype o isa o esidence pe mi did you ecei e when you mos ecen ly mo ed o Ge many?
Skilled wo ke s wi h oca ional aining quali ica ions
(Residence Ac §18a) 1
Skilled wo ke s holding a uni e si y deg ee, wi h consen o
he Fede al Employmen Agency (Residence Ac §18b (1) 2
Skilled wo ke s holding a Blue Ca d wi h an annual ea nings ceiling
(Residence Ac §18b (2) 3
Pe manen se lemen pe mi o skilled wo ke s, eaching
pe sonnel, o esea che s (Residence Ac §18c) 4
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o skilled wo ke s wi h a oca ional aining
quali ica ion o uni e si y deg ee seeking employmen , o o seek a
aining place o a place in highe educa ion (Residence Ac §20, §17) 5
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o ecogni ion o o eign p o essional
quali ica ions (Residence Ac §16d) 7
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o he pu pose o sel -employmen
(Residence Ac §21) 8
ICT Ca d o in a-co po a e ans e ees (Residence Ac §19, §19b) 9
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 59,
page 16
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o amily euni ica ion
(subsequen immig a ion o dependen s including spouses and
egis e ed pa ne s, child en, pa en s, o o he amily membe s,
Residence Ac §§27-36a) 10 →
Sho - e m mobili y o in a-co po a e ans e ees
(Residence Ac §19a) 11
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o esea ch pu poses
(Residence Ac §18d) 12
Sho - e m mobili y o esea che s (Residence Ac §18e) 13
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o mobile esea che s
(Residence Ac §18 ) 14
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o ull- ime o pa - ime s udies,
p epa a o y cou ses o s udying, o p epa a o y aineeship
(Residence Ac §16b) 15
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o a end language cou ses o school
o o pa icipa e in school exchange p og ams (Residence Ac §16 ) 16
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o comple e oca ional aining o
ad anced oca ional aining o school-based oca ional aining
(Residence Ac §16a) 17
Tempo a y esidence pe mi o comple e s udy- ela ed EU aining
p og ams in acco dance wi h Di ec i e 2016/801/EU
(Residence Ac §16e) 18
O he esidence pe mi ( o example, i espec i e o quali ica ions
as skilled wo ke by in e go e nmen al ag eemen o Residence Ac
§19c, §19e, O dinance on he Employmen o Fo eigne s §26 Abs. 2) 19
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 59,
page 16
↓ Please speci y:
56
Con inue wi h ques ion 57,
page 16
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Would you ha e come o Ge many i i had no been possible h ough amily euni ica ion?
Yes, o wo k 1
Yes, o a end uni e si y 2
Yes, o comple e a uni e si y deg ee, oca ional aining, o an
in e nship 3
Yes, o ob ain ecogni ion o a o eign p o essional quali ica ion 4
Yes, o look o wo k 5
Yes, o ano he eason 7
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 59
No, I would no ha e come 6 → Con inue wi h ques ion 58
Why wouldn’ you ha e come o Ge many?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Too much bu eauc a ic pape wo k
I don’ ul ill he language equi emen s o a di e en ype o isa
I don’ ul ill he p o essional equi emen s o a di e en ype o isa
I don’ ul ill he educa ional equi emen s o a di e en ype o isa
I don’ ul ill o he equi emen s o a di e en ype o isa
Don’ know
Did you need a isa o a longe - e m s ay o o ake up employmen in Ge many?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 66
↓
Wha we e he equi emen s o apply o a isa o en e Ge many?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Job o e o con ac
Con i ma ion o oca ional aining posi ion o con ac
Con i ma ion o in e nship
Minimum wage
Con i ma ion o uni e si y admission
P oo o inancing
P oo o Ge man language p o iciency
Deg ees, diplomas, ce i ica ions
Ce i ica e o ecogni ion o o eign p o essional quali ica ions
Ma iage ce i ica e / bi h ce i ica e
O he documen s
↓ Please speci y:
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58
59
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How long did i ake o ge an appoin men a he embassy o consula e?
1 – 3 mon hs 1
4 – 6 mon hs 2
7 – 12 mon hs 3
mo e han 12 mon hs 4
When did you apply o a isa?
Mon h Yea
When we e you no i ied o he ou come o you isa applica ion?
I you don’ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Did he en i e isa p ocedu e ( ansla ion, no a iza ion, isa, e c.) cos you any hing?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 66
↓
How much did he en i e isa p ocedu e cos (in eu os)?
eu os
How did you ind ou abou Ge many and he condi ions o en y be o e coming o Ge many?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Th ough he Se ice Cen e o P o essional Recogni ion (ZSBA)
Th ough he Ho line „Wo king and Li ing in Ge many“
Th ough websi es such as Make-i -in-Ge many, Ge many-Wo k
Th ough he Ge man o eign mission ( o example, he Ge man consula e)
Th ough Ge man schools o ins i u es ab oad
( o example, he Goe he Ins i u e)
Th ough amily membe s
Th ough iends and acquain ances in Ge many
Th ough iends and acquain ances in my coun y o o igin
Th ough social media such as Facebook
How well in o med we e you abou Ge man labo law— o ins ance, abou pay ( he minimum wage),
wo king hou s, and wo ke s’ igh s—be o e you came o Ge many?
Ex emely well 1
Ve y well 2
Fai ly well 3
Poo ly 4
No a all 5
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Wha we e you easons o mo ing o Ge many?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Because I can ea n mo e by wo king in Ge many
Because o he o e all economic si ua ion in Ge many
Because amily membe s li e he e
Because iends o acquain ances li e he e
Because a lo o o he people om my coun y o o igin li e he e
Because human igh s a e espec ed in Ge many
Because o he Ge man educa ion sys em
Because o he Ge man social wel a e sys em
Because o eeling welcome in Ge many
Because I was unable o en e ano he coun y
Because o Ge man immig a ion law
Because o he Ge man asylum p ocedu e
I happened by chance
O he easons
When coming o Ge many, a numbe o p oblems and obs acles may a ise. How much o an obs acle did he
ollowing pose o you?
Small
obs acle
Medium
obs acle
La ge
obs acle
Ve y la ge
obs acle
Does no
apply
1 2 3 4 5
The bu eauc a ic pape wo k o ge my en y isa
The bu eauc a ic pape wo k o ge my deg ee ecognized
Finding unde s andable in o ma ion on Ge man
immig a ion ules
Finding unde s andable in o ma ion on he Ge man
labo ma ke
My job sea ch
My pa ne ‘s job sea ch
Finding ca e op ions o my child / child en
Lea ing my ela i es o iends
Coming o Ge many wi h my pa ne
En y es ic ions due o he COVID-19 pandemic
O he
↓ Please speci y:
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Had you o iginally planned o go o o he coun ies han Ge many?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 72
↓
Which coun ies would you ha e liked o ha e gone o? Please s a e up o h ee o he coun ies (besides Ge -
many) you would ha e liked o go o. Fu he mo e, please s a e he co esponding o de , i.e. which coun y
was you desi ed des ina ion and which coun ies you would ha e p io i ized less s ongly.
Please s a e he p io i y wi h he alues om 1 o a maximum o 4. The alue 1 s ands o he highes
p io i y, he alue 4 o he lowes p io i y.
Please assign each alue only once and acco ding o he o al numbe o coun ies. Fo example, i you only
speci ied wo o he coun ies besides Ge many, please only use he alues 1 o 3.
Desi ed des ina ion (coun y): P io i y:
Ge many
Wha bes desc ibes you li ing si ua ion immedia ely a e mo ing o Ge many?
I you ha e mo ed o Ge many mo e han once in you li e, please answe o you las mo e.
I mo ed in o an exis ing household 1
I es ablished a new household 2
I ini ially li ed in a communi y home, asylum seeke s’ home, empo a y accommoda ion 3
Wha ci y o own in Ge many did you mo e o? I he e a e o he owns o ci ies wi h he same name, o i
he own is e y small, please s a e he nea es ci y.
I you ha e mo ed o Ge many mo e han once in you li e, please answe o you las mo e.
Please w i e he name o he own in he uppe blank and any addi ional in o ma ion in he lowe blank.
Fo example, w i e “Düsseldo ”, “F ank u an de Ode ”, o “F ank u am Main” in he uppe blank, and in
he case o “Roßdo bei Schmalkalden”, w i e “Roßdo ” in he uppe blank and “bei Schmalkalden” in he
lowe blank. Please ollow he same p ocedu e o bi hplaces ha a e ou side Ge many.
Ci y/ own:
Closes ci y:
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Wha ede al s a e is ha own o ci y loca ed in oday?
Baden-Wue embe g 8
Ba a ia 9
Be lin 11
B andenbu g 12
B emen 4
Hambu g 2
Hesse 6
Mecklenbu g-Wes e n Pome ania 13
Lowe Saxony 3
No h Rhine-Wes phalia 5
Rhineland-Pala ina e 7
Saa land 10
Saxony 14
Saxony-Anhal 15
Schleswig-Hols ein 1
Thu ingia 16
Wha was you main eason o choosing his own o ci y as you i s home in Ge many?
I you ha e mo ed o Ge many mo e han once in you li e, please answe o you las mo e.
Because amily membe s li ed he e 1
Because iends / acquain ances li ed he e 2
Placed he e by a go e nmen agency ( o example,
as a e ugee, asylum seeke , e hnic Ge man immig an ) 3
Because o he low en 4
Job- ela ed easons 8
Because o he con enien loca ion
(close o wo k, campus, e c.) 6
O he easons 7
How long in o al did you li e in ha i s own o ci y?
I you don‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
I no applicable, please en e „0“ ( o example, 3 yea s 0 mon hs, o 0 yea s 5 mon hs)
Yea s Mon hs
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Whe e is his pe son om?
F om Ge many 1
F om you coun y o o igin 2
F om ano he coun y 3
Did you ind ou abou you i s job in Ge many be o e mo ing o Ge many?
Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 118
No, only a e mo ing o Ge many 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 120, page 28
Be o e you mo ed o Ge many: How did you ind ou abou you i s job in Ge many?
I you ha e mo ed o Ge many mo e han once in you li e, please answe o you las mo e
Th ough he Fede al Employmen Agency / Jobcen e 1
Th ough an employmen agency in my coun y o o igin 2
Th ough an employmen se ice o o eigne s 3
Th ough a p i a e employmen se ice 4
Th ough a job ad in he newspape 5
Th ough a job ad on he In e ne 6
Th ough a social ne wo k on he In e ne 12
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 122,
page 28
Th ough acquain ances, iends 13 → Con inue wi h ques ion 119
Th ough amily membe s 14
Th ough business con ac s in Ge many 9
I was sel -employed in my i s job in Ge many 10
O he 11
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 122,
page 28
Whe e is his pe son om?
F om Ge many 1
F om you coun y o o igin 2
F om ano he coun y 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 122, page 28
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Wha abou a e mo ing o Ge many: How did you ind ou abou you i s job?
I you ha e mo ed o Ge many mo e han once in you li e, please answe o you las mo e.
Th ough he Fede al Employmen Agency / Jobcen e 1
Th ough an employmen agency in my coun y o o igin 2
Th ough an employmen se ice o o eigne s 3
Th ough a p i a e employmen se ice 4
Th ough a job ad in he newspape 5
Th ough a job ad on he In e ne 6
Th ough a social ne wo k on he In e ne 12
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 122
Th ough acquain ances, iends 13 → Con inue wi h ques ion 121
Th ough amily membe s 14
Th ough business con ac s in Ge many 9
I was sel -employed in my i s job in Ge many 10
O he 11
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 122
Whe e is his pe son om?
F om Ge many 1
F om you coun y o o igin 2
F om ano he coun y 3
Wha was you ne mon hly income in you i s mon h in ha job?
Please y o emembe he amoun in eu os o , i applicable, in deu schma ks o Eas Ge man ma ks.
Ne amoun :
in eu os 1
in deu schma ks 2
in Eas Ge man ma ks 3
Wha was you g oss mon hly income in you i s mon h in ha job?
Please y o emembe he amoun in eu os o , i applicable, in deu schma ks o Eas Ge man ma ks.
G oss amoun :
in eu os 1
in deu schma ks 2
in Eas Ge man ma ks 3
Wha we e you a e age weekly wo king hou s in ha job?
Please s a e he numbe o hou s, ounding ac ions o he i s decimal place
hou s pe week: , → Con inue wi h ques ion 164, page 35
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121
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Many people li e in di e en coun ies o e he cou se o hei li es. Wha abou you? Ha e you always li ed
in Ge many o ha e you li ed in ano he coun y besides Ge many o mo e han h ee mon hs?
We a e e e ing he e o a con inuous s ay in ano he coun y las ing mo e han h ee mon hs. We a e no
e e ing o sho e s ays such as aca ions o isi s o ela i es.
Yes, I ha e always li ed in Ge many 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 150, page 33
No, I ha e also li ed in ano he coun y 2
↓
The ollowing ques ions a e abou s ays ab oad las ing longe han h ee mon hs. I you ha e had mo e han
one s ay ab oad las ing longe han h ee mon hs, please answe o up o h ee s ays ab oad, and i applica-
ble, o he las one as well.
Wha coun y did you mo e o i s ?
We a e only e e ing o s ays las ing h ee mon hs o longe .
Please gi e he coun y’s p esen -day Ge man name.
When did you mo e o ha coun y?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Why did you mo e o ha coun y?
Please selec one answe only.
As an employed pe son who al eady had a job o e 1
As a spouse, child, o o he amily membe 4
As a s uden o oca ional ainee 3
As a job-seeke 2
Fo a di e en eason 6
↓ Please speci y:
Did you mo e o ano he coun y a e ha o di ec ly o Ge many?
We a e e e ing he e o a con inuous s ay in ano he coun y las ing mo e han h ee mon hs. We a e no
e e ing o sho e s ays such as aca ions o isi s o ela i es
To ano he coun y 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 132, page 30
Di ec ly o Ge many 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 130
When did you mo e o Ge many?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
You S ays Ab oad
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Wha abou a e you had li ed in Ge many o a while: Did you mo e away again?
We a e e e ing he e o a con inuous s ay in ano he coun y las ing mo e han h ee mon hs. We a e no
e e ing o sho e s ays such as aca ions o isi s o ela i es.
No, I ha e s ayed in Ge many e e since 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 150, page 33
Yes, o ano he coun y 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 132
Wha coun y did you mo e o second?
We a e only e e ing o s ays las ing h ee mon hs o longe .
Please gi e he coun y’s p esen -day Ge man name.
When did you mo e o ha coun y?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Why did you mo e o ha coun y?
Please selec one answe only.
As an employed pe son who al eady had a job o e 1
As a spouse, child, o o he amily membe 4
As a s uden o oca ional ainee 3
As a job-seeke 2
Fo a di e en eason 6
↓ Please speci y:
Did you mo e o ano he coun y a e ha o di ec ly o Ge many?
We a e e e ing he e o a con inuous s ay in ano he coun y las ing mo e han h ee mon hs. We a e no
e e ing o sho e s ays such as aca ions o isi s o ela i es.
To ano he coun y 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 138
Di ec ly o Ge many 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 136
When did you mo e o Ge many?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
131
132
133
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Wha abou a e you had li ed in Ge many o a while: Did you mo e away again?
We a e e e ing he e o a con inuous s ay in ano he coun y las ing mo e han h ee mon hs. We a e no
e e ing o sho e s ays such as aca ions o isi s o ela i es.
No, I ha e s ayed in Ge many e e since 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 150, page 33
Yes, o ano he coun y 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 138
Wha coun y did you mo e o hi d?
We a e only e e ing o s ays las ing h ee mon hs o longe .
Please gi e he coun y’s p esen -day Ge man name.
When did you mo e o ha coun y?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e
Mon h Yea
Why did you mo e o ha coun y?
Please selec one answe only.
As an employed pe son who al eady had a job o e 1
As a spouse, child, o o he amily membe 4
As a s uden o oca ional ainee 3
As a job-seeke 2
Fo a di e en eason 6
↓ Please speci y:
Did you mo e o ano he coun y a e ha o di ec ly o Ge many?
To ano he coun y 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 144, page 32
Di ec ly o Ge many 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 142
When did you mo e o Ge many?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Wha abou a e you had li ed in Ge many o a while: Did you mo e away again?
We a e e e ing he e o a con inuous s ay in ano he coun y las ing mo e han h ee mon hs. We a e no
e e ing o sho e s ays such as aca ions o isi s o ela i es.
No, I ha e s ayed in Ge many e e since 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 150, page 33
Yes, o ano he coun y 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 144, page 32
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138
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Now we a e jus in e es ed in you las s ay ab oad:
Wha coun y did you mo e o las ?
We a e only e e ing o s ays las ing h ee mon hs o longe .
Please gi e he coun y’s p esen -day Ge man name.
When did you mo e o ha coun y?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Why did you mo e o ha coun y?
Please selec one answe only.
As an employed pe son who al eady had a job o e 1
As a spouse, child, o o he amily membe 4
As a s uden o oca ional ainee 3
As a job-seeke 2
Fo a di e en eason 6
↓ Please speci y:
When did you mo e back o Ge many a e you las s ay ab oad?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
How many imes ha e you spen mo e han h ee mon hs li ing ab oad?
We a e e e ing o s ays ab oad las ing mo e han h ee mon hs, including he ou men ioned abo e.
Numbe o s ays ab oad las ing mo e han h ee mon hs:
How much ime in o al did you spend on all o hese longe s ays ab oad?
We a e e e ing o s ays ab oad las ing mo e han h ee mon hs, including he ou men ioned abo e.
I no applicable, please en e „0“ ( o ins ance, 3 yea s 0 mon hs, o 0 yea s 5 mon hs)
Yea s Mon hs
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How old we e you when you i s s a ed wo king?
We a e no e e ing o oca ional aining bu o you i s job a e you comple ed you aining!
yea s old: → Con inue wi h ques ion 151
Ha e no ye held a job / ha e no ye
comple ed in-se ice aining 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 179, page 37
A e you s ill doing he same ype o wo k oday as you did in you i s job?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 154
↓
A e you s ill in he same posi ion as when you i s s a ed?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 154
↓
A e you s ill wo king o he same employe as in you i s job?
I you a e sel -employed: Do you s ill ha e he same business / same line o wo k as you did a ha ime?
No 2 Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 179, page 37
↓
Wha occupa ional s a us did you ha e a ha ime (in you i s job)?
Please selec one answe only.
Occupa ional s a us
Blue-colla wo ke (including ag icul u al wo ke s) 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 155
Sel -employed (including amily membe s
wo king o he sel -employed) 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 156
Whi e-colla wo ke 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 158, page 34
Ci il se an o public adminis a ion employee
(including judges and p o essional mili a y pe sonnel) 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 159, page 34
Wha ype o blue-colla we e you exac ly?
Blue-colla wo ke
Unskilled wo ke (ungele n ) 1
Semi-skilled wo ke (angele n ) 2
T ained wo ke (gele n e A bei e )
o skilled wo ke (Facha bei e ) 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 160, page 34
Wha ype o sel -employmen was ha exac ly?
Sel -employmen
Sel -employed a me 1
F eelance , independen academic 2
O he sel -employed wo ke / en ep eneu 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 157, page 34
Assis ing sel -employed amily membe (s) 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 160, page 34
Employmen
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151
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153
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How many employees did you ha e?
None 1
1-9 2
10 o mo e 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 160
Wha ype o whi e-colla wo ke we e you exac ly?
Whi e-colla wo ke
Sala ied employee engaged in unskilled wo k
wi hou comple ed aining / educa ion 1
Sala ied employee engaged in unskilled wo k
wi h comple ed aining / educa ion 2
Sala ied employee engaged in skilled wo k
(adminis a ion, bookkeeping, echnical d a ing) 3
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.) 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 160
Wha ype o ci il se an we e you exac ly?
Ci il se an s
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
Wha ype o wo k did you do in you i s job?
Please s a e he speci ic job i le. Fo example, do no w i e „cle k“ bu a he „shipping cle k“,
no „blue-colla wo ke “ bu a he „machine me alwo ke “.
Wha kind o aining is usually equi ed o his kind o wo k?
No comple ed oca ional aining is equi ed 1
Comple ed oca ional aining 2
Deg ee om a oca ional uni e si y / uni e si y o applied sciences 3
Deg ee om a uni e si y o o he ins i u ion o highe educa ion 4
Was he company you wo ked o a ha ime pa o he public sec o o public adminis a ion?
Yes 1
No 2
Wha sec o o business o indus y was you company o ins i u ion ac i e in o he mos pa ?
Please s a e he speci ic e m o he b anch / sec o , o example, no “indus y” bu a he
“elec onics indus y”; no “ ade” bu a he “ e ail ade”; no “heal h ca e” bu a he “hospi al”.
Please en e in block le e s!
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Ha e you changed occupa ions one o mo e imes since hen, such ha he ype o wo k you do has changed
signi ican ly?
Yes, once 1
Yes, se e al imes 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 165
No 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 166
Wha yea did you swi ch o you cu en o las occupa ion?
Yea :
A e you cu en ly employed?
No 2 Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 179, page 37
↓
Wha was he las yea you we e employed?
Yea :
Wha was you las occupa ion?
Please s a e he speci ic job i le. Fo example, do no w i e „cle k“ bu a he „shipping cle k“,
no „blue-colla wo ke “ bu a he „machine me alwo ke “.
We e you las employed ull- ime, pa - ime, o ma ginally in you las job?
Employed ull- ime (a leas 35 hou s pe week) 1
Employed pa - ime (20 o 34 hou s pe week) 2
Ma ginally o i egula ly employed 3
Was he company whe e you held you las job pa o he public sec o o public adminis a ion?
Yes 1
No 2
Wha sec o o business o indus y was you company o ins i u ion ac i e in o he mos pa ?
Please s a e he speci ic e m o he b anch / sec o , o example, no “indus y” bu a he
“elec onics indus y”; no “ ade” bu a he “ e ail ade”; no “heal h ca e” bu a he “hospi al”.
Please en e in block le e s!
164
165
166
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Wha was you occupa ional s a us in you las job?
I you had mo e han one job a ha ime, please answe he ollowing o you main job only!
Occupa ional s a us
Blue-colla wo ke (including ag icul u al wo ke s) 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 173
Sel -employed (including amily membe s
wo king o he sel -employed) 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 174
App en ice / ainee / in e n 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 176
Whi e-colla wo ke 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 177
Ci il se an o public adminis a ion employee
(including judges and p o essional mili a y pe sonnel) 5 → Con inue wi h ques ion 178
Wha ype o blue-colla wo ke we e you exac ly?
Blue-colla wo ke
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 179
Wha ype o sel -employmen was ha exac ly?
Sel -employmen
Sel -employed a me 1
F eelance , independen academic 2
O he sel -employed wo ke / en ep eneu 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 175
Assis ing sel -employed amily membe (s) 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 179
How many employees did you ha e?
None 1
1-9 2
10 o mo e 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 179
Wha ype o app en ice / ainee / in e n we e you exac ly?
App en ice / ainee and in e n
App en ice / ainee in indus y o echnology 1
App en ice / ainee in ade o comme ce 2
Volun ee , in e nship, e c. 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 179
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We would now like o ask you o some in o ma ion abou you pe sonal his o y s a ing a age 15.
Please ill ou he able below as ollows:
1. Please en e he yea in which you u ned 15, 20, 25, e c. up o you p esen age in he boxes a he op.
2. Then in he boxes below, ick how you ha e spen you li e since he age o 15— om when o when you
we e in school, when you we e in occupa ional aining, when you we e employed, and so on. I ’s impo an
ha you selec an answe o EVERY yea o you li e up o he p esen day / up o he age o 65. I you we e
doing mo e han one hing in a pa icula yea , you can ick mo e han one box.
When you we e 15 … and olde
202
…A he age o … 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
… yea s I was … 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
… a ending school /
uni e si y /
nigh school
… comple ing an
app en iceship /
oca ional aining /
u he educa ion /
e aining
… in ( olun a y)
mili a y / communi y
se ice1, olun a y
social / ecological
yea 2, ede al
olun ee se ice3,
a wa , in cap i i y
… employed ull- ime
(including egula /
p o essional mili a y
pe sonnel)
… employed pa - ime
o ma ginally
employed
… in sho - ime wo k
… unemployed
… a homemake
… e i ed / in ea ly
e i emen
… o he
→ Please ill
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Wha was he las yea you a ended school?
We a e no e e ing he e o schools ha p o ide oca ional aining, such as oca ional schools o
oca ional academies (Be u sschulen, Be u sakademien).
In he yea : → Con inue wi h ques ion 204
I am s ill a ending school 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 211, page 46
I ha e ne e a ended school 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 212, page 46
Whe e did you las a end school?
In Ge many up o 1949 4
In one o he Bundeslände ( ede al s a es)
o he Fede al Republic o Ge many 1
In he o me Eas Ge many 2
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 208
In ano he coun y 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 205
How many yea s did you a end school?
Yea s
Wha ype o school-lea ing ce i ica e did you a ain?
Le school wi hou g adua ing 1
G adua ed om manda o y schooling wi h school-lea ing ce i ica e 2
G adua ed om highe -le el seconda y school wi h school-lea ing ce i ica e 3
Can you emembe you las epo ca d om school? Wha we e you g ades in he ollowing subjec s?
Excellen
Good
Sa is-
ac o y
Su icien
Unsa is-
ac o y
Poo
Did no
ake his
subjec
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
O icial school language
Ma hema ics
Fi s o eign language
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 212, page 46
Educa ion / school comple ion
203
204
205
206
207
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Wha ede al s a e is you las school loca ed in oday?
Baden-Wue embe g 8
Ba a ia 9
Be lin 11
B andenbu g 12
B emen 4
Hambu g 2
Hesse 6
Mecklenbu g-Wes e n Pome ania 13
Lowe Saxony 3
No h Rhine-Wes phalia 5
Rhineland-Pala ina e 7
Saa land 10
Saxony 14
Saxony-Anhal 15
Schleswig-Hols ein 1
Thu ingia 16
School loca ion no longe pa o Ge many 17
Wha ype o school-lea ing ce i ica e did you a ain?
Please selec one answe only.
Le school wi hou g adua ing 1 →
Lowe seconda y (Volksschule /
Haup schule / 8 h g ade GDR) 2
In e media e seconda y (Realschule /
Mi le e Rei e / 10 h g ade GDR) 3
Voca ional school (Fachobe schule) 4
Uppe seconda y (Abi u / Hochschul ei e) 5
O he school-lea ing ce i ica e 6 →
Can you emembe you las epo ca d om school? Wha we e you g ades in he ollowing subjec s?
Excellen
Good
Sa is ac-
o y
Su icien
Unsa is-
ac o y
Poo
Did no
ake his
subjec
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ge man
Ma hema ics
Fi s o eign language
208
209
Please s a e: las school ype a ended
Please s a e: ype o school-lea ing ce i ica e a ained
210
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Thinking abou you classma es in he las yea o school you a ended, o you cu en classma es i you’ e
s ill in school: How many o you classma es we e/a e no om Ge many o ha e pa en s who we e/a e no
om Ge many—in o he wo ds, how many ha e a amily his o y o mig a ion?
Please selec one answe only.
All 1
Mos 2
App oxima ely hal 3
App oxima ely one- ou h 4
Fewe han one- ou h 5
None 6
Do you in end o a ain a school-lea ing ce i ica e in he u u e?
Yes, maybe 1
Yes, de ini ely 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 213
No 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 214
Wha is he highes le el o seconda y educa ion ha you plan o g adua e om wi h a school-lea ing
ce i ica e?
Please selec one answe only.
Lowe (Volksschule / Haup schule) 1
In e media e (Realschule / Mi le e Rei e) 2
Voca ional school (Fachobe schule) 3
Uppe (Abi u / Hochschul ei e) 4
211
212
213
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Ha e you comple ed oca ional aining o uni e si y s udies in Ge many?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 216, page 48
↓
Wha ype o oca ional o uni e si y deg ee did you a ain and when did you a ain i ?
Please selec all ha apply!
I you ha e aken mo e han one deg ee om a ca ego y, please indica e only he highes one.
Yes Yea
Please s a e he occupa ion
App en iceship (Leh e),
Voca ional deg ee as skilled
wo ke (Facha bei e abschluss) → →
Full- ime oca ional school
Please s a e he occupa ion
(Be u s achschule), comme cial
college (Handelsschule),
Heal h sec o school (Schule des
Gesundhei swesens) → →
Highe le el ade o echnical Please s a e he occupa ion
school (Meis e schule,
Technike schule) → →
Please s a e he occupa ion
T aining o ci il se an s
(Beam enausbildung) →
Please s a e he ca ee pa h
Please s a e deg ee
Technical o p o essionally o i-
en ed college (Fachhochschule,
Be u sakademie; o me ly also
enginee o eache aining) →
Please s a e subjec (s)
Please s a e deg ee
Uni e si y o uni e si y-le el deg ee →
Please s a e subjec (s)
Please s a e deg ee
Doc o al s udies (P omo ion) →
Please s a e subjec (s)
Please s a e deg ee
O he deg ee → →
Voca ional aining / uni e si y educa ion
214
215
1
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Ha e you comple ed oca ional aining o uni e si y s udies in ano he coun y han Ge many?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 233, page 50
↓
Wha kind o oca ional aining o uni e si y s udy was i ?
Please selec all ha apply 1
I ecei ed in-house aining a a company
I comple ed an ex ended oca ional aining / app en iceship a a company
I a ended a oca ional school
I a ended a uni e si y o o he ins i u ion o highe educa ion
I comple ed a doc o al deg ee a a uni e si y
O he s
The ollowing ques ions 218 o 232 e e o he educa ion you epo ed in ques ion 217. I you selec ed mo e
han one answe in ques ion 217, please e e o he highes deg ee you ha e comple ed in he ollowing
ques ions.
In wha yea did you comple e his oca ional aining o educa ion?
In he yea :
Did you ecei e a ansc ip o ce i ica e documen ing he success ul comple ion o his aining o
educa ion?
Yes 1
No 2
Did you apply o ha e you deg ee o quali ica ions ecognized in Ge many?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 232, page 50
↓
Did you submi an applica ion o ecogni ion o you deg ee o quali ica ions in Ge many be o e o a e
coming o Ge many?
Yes, be o e coming o Ge many 1
Yes, a e coming o Ge many (I was
al eady in Ge many when I applied) 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 222
No, I ha e no submi ed any applica ion
o ecogni ion o my deg ee o quali ica ions 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 232, page 50
Wha ins i u ion did you apply o o ecogni ion o you educa ional deg ee o oca ional ce i ica e?
We e you equi ed o ge you deg ee o quali ica ions ecognized o be able o en e Ge many?
Yes 1
No 2
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
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How much o an obs acle would you say i was o ge you deg ee o quali ica ions ecognized o en y o
Ge many?
Small obs acle 1
Medium obs acle 2
La ge obs acle 3
Ve y la ge obs acle 4
Wha Ge man occupa ion did you name in you applica ion o ecogni ion o you deg ee o quali ica ions?
When did you apply o ha e you deg ee o quali ica ions ecognized?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
Mon h Yea
Did any expenses a ise in connec ion wi h you applica ion o ecogni ion o you deg ee o quali ica ions
( o example, o ha e documen s ansla ed o no a ized)?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 229
↓
How much did i cos in o al o apply o ecogni ion o you deg ee o quali ica ions?
Amoun in eu os:
How much o an obs acle would you say i is o ge you deg ee o quali ica ions ecognized o be able o ake
up wo k in Ge many?
Small obs acle 1
Medium obs acle 2
La ge obs acle 3
Ve y la ge obs acle 4
And was you quali ica ion o deg ee ecognized in Ge many?
The applica ion p ocess is s ill unde way 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 233, page 50
Yes, pa ly ecognized 2
Yes, ecognized as equi alen 3
No, was no ecognized 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 231, page 50
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
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And when did you ecei e he decision?
I you can‘ emembe exac ly, please es ima e.
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 233
Mon h Yea
Why didn’ you apply o ha e you deg ee o quali ica ions ecognized?
Please selec one answe only.
Recogni ion is no impo an o me because I can s ill p ac ise he
p o ession in which I am quali ied om a legal poin o iew. 8
Recogni ion is no impo an o me because I do no expec any u he
bene i s on he labou ma ke as a esul o ecogni ion. 9
I don’ know whe e o how o ile he applica ion 2
I don‘ know how I could inance he ecogni ion p ocedu e 3
I don’ ha e some impo an documen s o he ecogni ion p ocedu e 4
The ecogni ion p ocedu e is oo bu eauc a ic / akes oo much ime 5
I ha e no p ospec o ecogni ion o my deg ee 6
O he easons 7
Do you in end o comple e oca ional / occupa ional aining o a ain a uni e si y deg ee in he u u e?
No 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 235
Yes, maybe 1
Yes, de ini ely 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 234
Which o he ollowing deg ee o quali ica ions do you plan o a ain?
Please selec all ha apply! 1
App en iceship
Full- ime oca ional school (Be u s achschule) o
heal h sec o school (Schule des Gesundhei swesens)
Highe -le el ade o echnical school
(Meis e schule, Technike schule)
T aining o ci il se an s (Beam enausbildung)
Dual s udy p og am / college o ad anced oca ional s udy
Technical o p o essional college (Fachhochschule)
Uni e si y
Doc o al s udies (P omo ion)
231
232
233
234
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The ollowing ques ions a e abou you pa en s. Please answe he ques ions abou you mo he and a he in
he co esponding columns.
Please answe ques ions 235 o 251 in columns, ha is, all o hese ques ions o you a he i s and hen
o you mo he .
Do you mo he and a he
li e in his household? Va e Mu e
Yes 1 → Mo he , Ques ion 235 1 → Ques ion 252, page 56
No 2 2
Wha yea was you a he / mo he bo n? Yea o bi h Yea o bi h
Whe e was you a he / mo he bo n?
In Ge many wi hin i s p e-wa
bounda ies p io o 1937 1 1
In an a ea ha was Ge man e i o y
be ween 1938 and 1949 2 2
In Wes Ge many (including Wes Be lin) 3 3
In Eas Ge many (Ge man Democ a ic
Republic), including Eas Be lin 4 4
In he Saa land be ween 1947 and 1956 5 5
In Ge many, 1990 o la e 6
→ Ques ion 238,
page 52
6
→ Ques ion 238,
page 52
In ano he coun y 7 → Ques ion 239,
page 52 7 → Ques ion 239,
page 52
You pa en s
235
Fa he Mo he
236
237
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Wha ede al s a e is you a he ’s / mo he ’s bi hplace loca ed in oday?
I one pa en was bo n in ano he coun y, please answe he ques ion o he o he pa en only.
Fa he Mo he
Baden-Wue embe g 8 8
Ba a ia 9 9
Be lin 11 11
B andenbu g 12 12
B emen 4 4
Hambu g 2 2
Hesse 6 6
Mecklenbu g-Wes e n Pome ania 13 13
Lowe Saxony 3 3
No h Rhine-Wes phalia 5 5
Rhineland-Pala ina e 7 7
Saa land 10 10
Saxony 14 14
Saxony-Anhal 15 15
Schleswig-Hols ein 1 1
Thu ingia 16
→ Ques ion 242
16
→ Ques ion 242
Bi hplace no longe pa o Ge many 17 → Ques ion 239 17 → Ques ion 239
Wha coun y is you a he ’s / mo he ’s
bi hplace loca ed in oday? Bi hplace Bi hplace
Please gi e he coun y’s
p esen -day Ge man name.
Did you a he / mo he mo e o he
p esen -day e i o y o Ge many?
Yes 1 → Ques ion 241 1 → Ques ion 241
No 2 → Ques ion 243 2 → Ques ion 243
Wha yea did you a he / mo he mo e
o he p esen -day e i o y o Ge many? Yea Yea
238
239
240
241
Fa he Mo he
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Wha ede al s a e is you g and a he ’s / g andmo he ’s bi hplace loca ed in oday?
I one g andpa en was bo n in ano he coun y, please answe he ques ion only o he o he g andpa en .
G oß a e G oßmu e
Baden-Wue embe g 8 8
Ba a ia 9 9
Be lin 11 11
B andenbu g 12 12
B emen 4 4
Hambu g 2 2
Hesse 6 6
Mecklenbu g-Wes e n Pome ania 13 13
Lowe Saxony 3 3
No h Rhine-Wes phalia 5 5
Rhineland-Pala ina e 7 7
Saa land 10 10
Saxony 14 14
Saxony-Anhal 15 15
Schleswig-Hols ein 1 1
Thu ingia 16
→ G andmo he ,
Ques ion 258
16
→ Ques ion 264,
page 60
Bi hplace no longe pa o Ge many 17 → Ques ion 261 17 → Ques ion 261
Wha coun y is you g and a he ’s /
g andmo he ’s bi hplace loca ed in oday? Bi hplace Bi hplace
Please gi e he coun y’s p esen -day
Ge man name.
Did you g and a he / g andmo he mo e
o he p esen -day e i o y o Ge many?
Yes 1 → Ques ion 263 1 → Ques ion 263
No 2 → G andmo he ,
Ques ion 258 2 → Ques ion 264,
page 60
Wha yea did you g and a he /
g andmo he mo e o he p esen -day
e i o y o Ge many?
Yea Yea
→ G andmo he ,
Ques ion 258
→ Ques ion 264,
page 60
260
261
262
263
G and a he G andmo he
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Do you o did you ha e any siblings?
Siblings includes biological, hal , s ep, and adop i e b o he s and sis e s.
Yes 1 → Please s a e: siblings No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 265
↓
Fo each o you b o he s and sis e s (o a maximum o en), please gi e us he ollowing in o ma ion.
Please s a wi h you oldes sibling and con inue by age, ending wi h he younges .
Fo all siblings, please ell us he espec i e mon h and yea o bi h, hen he gende acco ding o he bi h
ce i ica e, and please ell us wha ype o sibling each is (o was). Please s a e whe he you spen you en i e
childhood —up o he age o 15—li ing in he same household wi h he pa icula sibling.
Gende acco ding o bi h ce i ica e
Type o sibling
Did you
spend
you en i e
childhood
li ing
oge he ?
Mon h and yea o bi h Yes No, only:
1. Yea s
2. Yea s
3. Yea s
4. Yea s
5. Yea s
6. Yea s
7. Yea s
8. Yea s
9. Yea s
10. Yea s
264
Male
Nonbina y (di e s)
Biological b o he / sis e (wi hou a win)
Twin/mul iple(iden ical)
Twin/mul iple( a e nal)
Hal -b o he / hal - sis e
S ep-b o he / s ep-sis e
Female
No en y
Adop i e b o he / sis e
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1
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Do you o did you ha e child en? I so, how many?
Bo h biological and adop i e child en a e included (bu no os e o s epchild en)
Yes 1 → Please s a e: child en
↓
Please gi e us he ollowing in o ma ion o each o you child en (maximum en child en). Please s a wi h
he oldes child and con inue in age o de o he younges .
Fo all child en, please ell us he yea o bi h, hen he gende acco ding o he bi h ce i ica e, and whe e
he child li es oday.
Gende acco ding o bi h ce i ica e Whe e does he child li e oday?
1s Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
2nd Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
3 d Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
4 h Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
5 h Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
6 h Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
265
No, I ne e had child en 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 266,
page 63
1 2 3 4 1 2 7 6 5 1 2
Male
Nonbina y (di e s)
He e in his household
He e in his ci y o own
Elsewhe e in Ge many
Has died
In a di e en
coun y
Female
No en y
Yes
No
Do you plan o
b ing he child
o Ge many?
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Gende acco ding o bi h ce i ica Whe e does he son /
daugh e li e oday?
7 h Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
8 h Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
9 h Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
10 h Child: Fi s name:
Yea o bi h
→
1 2 3 4 1 2 7 6 5 1 2
Male
Nonbina y (di e s)
He e in his household
He e in his ci y o own
Elsewhe e in Ge many
Has died
In a di e en
coun y
Female
No en y
Yes
No
Do you plan o
b ing he child
o Ge many?
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The ollowing ques ions deal wi h pa ne ship and ma iage o egis e ed same-sex pa ne ships (einge a-
gene gleichgeschlech liche Pa ne scha ). All o hese ques ions deal wi h you ela ionship, whe he you a e
ma ied o no . The e a e ques ions dealing wi h you cu en ela ionship and o he s dealing wi h pas ela-
ionships. We will s a wi h you cu en ela ionship and hen ask you o look back on ela ionships you had
be o e. In he case o pas ela ionships, we a e alking abou ela ionships ha las ed six mon hs o longe .
Whene e e e ing o ma iage, we a e also e e ing o egis e ed same-sex pa ne ships!
Go h ough he columns in o de om op o bo om s a ing wi h A om 1 o 6, hen B om 1 o 6, and so
on. I you ha e he op ion o skipping ques ions, his will be indica ed wi h an a ow and he poin you
should skip o. Fo ins ance, B5 means skip o column B, ques ion 5!
1. The ela ionship …
… s a ed in he yea :
2. The ela ionship …
… ended in he yea :
… and ended
because o :
3. Do o did you li e
oge he ?
No
Yes, we mo ed in
oge he in he yea :
4. Do you s ill li e
oge he ?
Yes
No, we s opped li ing
oge he in he yea :
5. A e you o we e you
ma ied o his pe son?
No
Yes, we go ma ied
in he yea :
6. A e you s ill ma ied
o his pe son?
Yes
No, he ma iage
ended in he yea :
… and ended
because o :
266
A. A e you
cu en ly in a
ela ionship?
Yes No
→ B
↓
→ A5
→ B
di o ce
→ Skip o B
B. Did you ha e
a ela ionship
be o e ha ?
Yes No
→ p. 64
↓
sepa a ion
dea h
→ B5
→ C
di o ce
dea h
→ Skip o C
C. Did you ha e
a ela ionship
be o e ha ?
Yes No
→ p. 64
↓
sepa a ion
dea h
→ C5
→ D
di o ce
dea h
→ Skip o D
D. Did you ha e
a ela ionship
be o e ha ?
Yes No
→ p. 64
↓
sepa a ion
dea h
→ D5
→ p. 64
di o ce
dea h
→ p. 64
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 1 1
2 2 2
2 2 2 2
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
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Finally, please p o ide he ollowing in o ma ion.
Wha is you da e o bi h?
. .
Day Mon h Yea
A e you…
… male 1
… emale 2
… nonbina y (di e s) 3
When did you inish illing ou he ques ionnai e?
Da e: . Time: :
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 F
No → End o ques ionnai e
Did any o he a o emen ioned people bo he you while 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 A
B
C
D
E
F
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