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

infas Research Report SOEP-Core - 2023: Biography (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c) SOEP Survey Papers, No. 1451 Provided in Cooperation with: German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Suggested Citation: infas (2025) : SOEP-Core - 2023: Biography (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c), SOEP Survey Papers, No. 1451, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), Berlin This Version is available at: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/316278 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/ 1451 2025 Series A – Survey Instruments (Erhebungsinstrumente) SOEP-Core – 2023: Biography (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: Biography (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c). SOEP Survey Papers 1451: 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: Biography (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8c) infas 2025 Dear participant, This biographical questionnaire provides supplementary information to the individual questionnaire. We collect this information only once. Your participation is entirely voluntary. The scientific validity of this survey depends, however, on the participation of every member of your household. We therefore cordially request that you either – allow our staff member to interview you – or carefully fill out this questionnaire yourself. This questionnaire is to be filled out by (ggf. von der Interviewerin/vom Interviewer auszufüllen): First name: Questionnaire Biography EN Lebenslauf SOEP Survey Papers 1451 infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 240101 53154 Bonn Tel. 0800/66 77 876 [email protected] www.leben-in-deutschland.de Questionnaire Biography 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Falls eine Interviewerin/ein Interviewer vor Ort, bitte angeben: LFD Interviewernummer . . Datum (Tag . Monat . Jahr) Lebenslauf SOEP Survey Papers 1451 27707/Bio_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 1451 3 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Where were you born? In Germany within its pre-war boundaries prior to 1937 1 In an area that was German territory between 1938 and 1949 2 In West Germany (including West Berlin) 3 In East Germany (German Democratic Republic), including East Berlin 4 In the Saarland between 1947 and 1956 5 In Germany, 1990 or later 6 → Continue with question 2 In another country 7 → Continue with question 4, page 4 Where were you born? If there are other towns or cities with the same name, or if the town is very small, please state the nearest city. Please write the name of the town in the upper blank and any additional information in the lower blank. For example, write “Düsseldorf”, “Frankfurt an der Oder”, or “Frankfurt am Main” in the upper blank, and in the case of “Roßdorf bei Schmalkalden”, write “Roßdorf” in the upper blank and “bei Schmalkalden” in the lower blank. Please follow the same procedure for birthplaces that are outside Germany. Please give the current and / or German name! City/town: Closest city: What federal state is your birthplace located in today? Baden-Wuerttemberg 8 Bavaria 9 Berlin 11 Brandenburg 12 Bremen 4 Hamburg 2 Hesse 6 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 13 Lower Saxony 3 North Rhine-Westphalia 5 Rhineland-Palatinate 7 Saarland 10 Saxony 14 Saxony-Anhalt 15 Schleswig-Holstein 1 Thuringia 16 → Continue with question 125, page 29 Birthplace no longer part of Germany 17 → Continue with question 4, page 4 Citizenship and origin 1 2 3 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 47707/Bio_EN/2023 Where were you born? If there are other towns or cities with the same name, or if the town is very small, please state the nearest city. Please write the name of the town in the upper blank and any additional information in the lower blank. For example, write “Düsseldorf”, “Frankfurt an der Oder”, or “Frankfurt am Main” in the upper blank, and in the case of “Roßdorf bei Schmalkalden”, write “Roßdorf” in the upper blank and “bei Schmalkalden” in the lower blank. Please follow the same procedure for birthplaces that are outside Germany. Please give the current and / or German name! City/town: Closest city: What country is your birthplace located in today? If there have been political changes over time, please state the country’s present-day name (if possible in German). Country: When did you first move to Germany? Please select one answer only. Before 1945 1 Between 1945 and 1949 due to forced displacement or fleeing war 2 Between 1945 and 1949 for other reasons 3 → Continue with question 125, page 29 Between 1950 and 1979 4 Between 1980 and 1999 5 Between 2000 and 2003 6 Between 2004 and 2009 7 2010 or later 8 → Continue with question 7 The following questions are about when you left the country where you were born and about the different places you have stayed for more than three months since then. If you have spent three months or longer living in more than one foreign country, please answer these questions referring to up to three of these stays and, if applicable, your most recent move to Germany. When did you first move abroad from the country where you were born? If you don‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year What country did you move to at that time? To Germany 1 To another country 2 → Continue with question 16, page 6 4 5 6 How you came to Germany 7 8 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 11 7707/Bio_EN/2023 When did you most recently move to Germany? If you don‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year Did the COVID-19 pandemic delay your move to Germany? Yes 1 No 2 When you moved to Germany, which group did you belong to? Please select one answer only. The UK no longer counts as part of the EU since February 1, 2020. Ethnic Germans (Spätaussiedler), in other words, people of German descent from an Eastern European country 1 German, born and raised abroad 2 → Continue with question 48 Citizens of EU or EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) 3 Citizens of other countries 5 → Continue with question 47 There are different legal frameworks for immigrating to Germany. What about you: What was your immigration status at the time of your arrival in Germany? Please select one answer only. Au-pairs and interns are considered employed. Employed 1 Job-seeker 2 Student or trainee 3 Family reunification (for example, as the spouse or child of someone with a residence permit) 4 Asylum-seeker or refugee 8 Tourist 5 None of the above 6 → Continue with question 49 Did you have a job before moving to Germany? In other words, did you have an employment contract or a contract for freelance work in Germany? Yes 1 No 2 How many times have you spent more than three months living in a different country than the one where you were born? We are referring to continuous stays of more than three months outside the country where you were born This includes stays in Germany. We are not referring to shorter stays such as vacations or visits to relatives. Number of longer-term stays: 44 45 46 47 48 49 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 12 7707/Bio_EN/2023 How much time in total did you spend on all of these longer stays outside the country where you were born? Please include your current stay in Germany. If not applicable, please enter „0“ (for instance, 3 years 0 months, or 0 years 5 months) Years Months Did you receive a visa or residence permit when you most recently moved to Germany? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 59, page 16 ↓ We want to ask again to be sure: Was your visa or residence permit for this last move to Germany issued before or after March 1, 2020? Before March 1, 2020 1 → Continue with question 53 After March 1, 2020 2 → Continue with question 55, page 14 What type of visa or residence permit do you have today? Please look in your visa or residence permit. Study visa (§16 AufenthG) 1 Visa for language acquisition (§16b AufenthG) 2 Visa for basic and advanced vocational training (§17 AufenthG) 3 Recognition of foreign professional qualifications (§17a AufenthG) 4 Study-related training programs EU (§17b AufenthG) 5 Visa for qualified employment (§18 AufenthG) 6 Visa for employment without vocational qualifications (§18(3) AufenthG) 7 Work visa based on an intergovernmental agreement (§18(2) AufenthG) 8 Work visa under the visa regulation for West Balkan countries (§26 Abs. 2 BeschV) 9 Permanent residency for graduates of German universities (§18b AufenthG) 10 Visa for qualified skilled workers seeking employment (§18c AufenthG) 11 Work visa – permanent residency for highly qualified foreigners (§19 AufenthG) 12 Work visa – EU Blue Card (§19a AufenthG) 13 Research visa (§20 AufenthG) 14 Work visa – ICT Card for intra-corporate transferees (§19b AufenthG) 15 Visa for self-employment (§21 AufenthG) 16 Family reunification (spouse or children) (§§27-36a AufenthG) 17 Other residence permit 18 ↓ Please specify: 50 51 52 53 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 13 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What type of visa or residence permit did you receive when you most recently moved to Germany? Study visa (§16 AufenthG) 1 Visa for language acquisition (§16b AufenthG) 2 Visa for basic and advanced vocational training (§17 AufenthG) 3 Recognition of foreign professional qualifications (§17a AufenthG) 4 Study-related training programs EU (§17b AufenthG) 5 Visa for qualified employment (§18 AufenthG) 6 Visa for employment without vocational qualifications (§18(3) AufenthG) 7 Work visa based on an intergovernmental agreement (§18(2) AufenthG) 8 Work visa under the visa regulation for West Balkan countries (§26 Abs. 2 BeschV) 9 Permanent residency for graduates of German universities (§18b AufenthG) 10 Visa for qualified skilled workers seeking employment (§18c AufenthG) 11 Work visa – permanent residency for highly qualified foreigners (§19 AufenthG) 12 Work visa – EU Blue Card (§19a AufenthG) 13 Research visa (§20 AufenthG) 14 Work visa – ICT Card for intra-corporate transferees (§19b AufenthG) 15 Visa for self-employment (§21 AufenthG) 16 → Family reunification (spouse or children) (§§27-36a AufenthG) 17 → Other residence permit 18 → ↓ Please specify: 54 Continue with question 57, page 16 Continue with question 59, page 16 Continue with question 59, page 16 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 14 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What type of visa or residence permit do you have today? Skilled workers with vocational training qualifications (Residence Act §18a) 1 Skilled workers holding a university degree, with consent of the Federal Employment Agency (Residence Act §18b (1)) 2 Skilled workers holding a Blue Card with an annual earnings ceiling (Residence Act §18b (2)) 3 Permanent settlement permit for skilled workers, teaching personnel, or researchers (Residence Act §18c) 4 Temporary residence permit for skilled workers with a vocational training qualification or university degree seeking employment, or to seek a training place or a place in higher education (Residence Act §20, §17) 5 Temporary residence permit for the purpose of employment for qualified foreigners whose deportation has been suspended (Residence Act §19d) 6 Temporary residence permit for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (Residence Act §16d) 7 Temporary residence permit for the purpose of self-employment (Residence Act §21) 8 ICT Card for intra-corporate transferees (Residence Act §19, §19b) 9 Temporary residence permit for family reunification (subsequent immigration of dependents including spouses and registered partners, children, parents, or other family members, Residence Act §§27-36a 10 Short-term mobility for intra-corporate transferees (Residence Act §19a) 11 Temporary residence permit for research purposes (Residence Act §18d) 12 Short-term mobility for researchers (Residence Act §18e) 13 Temporary residence permit for mobile researchers (Residence Act §18f) 14 Temporary residence permit for full-time or part-time studies, preparatory courses for studying, or preparatory traineeship (Residence Act §16b) 15 Temporary residence permit to attend language courses or school or to participate in school exchange programs (Residence Act §16f) 16 Temporary residence permit to complete vocational training or advanced vocational training or school-based vocational training (Residence Act §16a) 17 Temporary residence permit to complete study-related EU training programs in accordance with Directive 2016/801/EU (Residence Act §16e) 18 Other residence permit (for example, irrespective of qualifications as skilled worker by intergovernmental agreement or Residence Act §19c, §19e, Ordinance on the Employment of Foreigners §26 Abs. 2) 19 ↓ Please specify: 55 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 15 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What type of visa or residence permit did you receive when you most recently moved to Germany? Skilled workers with vocational training qualifications (Residence Act §18a) 1 Skilled workers holding a university degree, with consent of the Federal Employment Agency (Residence Act §18b (1) 2 Skilled workers holding a Blue Card with an annual earnings ceiling (Residence Act §18b (2) 3 Permanent settlement permit for skilled workers, teaching personnel, or researchers (Residence Act §18c) 4 Temporary residence permit for skilled workers with a vocational training qualification or university degree seeking employment, or to seek a training place or a place in higher education (Residence Act §20, §17) 5 Temporary residence permit for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (Residence Act §16d) 7 Temporary residence permit for the purpose of self-employment (Residence Act §21) 8 ICT Card for intra-corporate transferees (Residence Act §19, §19b) 9 → Continue with question 59, page 16 Temporary residence permit for family reunification (subsequent immigration of dependents including spouses and registered partners, children, parents, or other family members, Residence Act §§27-36a) 10 → Short-term mobility for intra-corporate transferees (Residence Act §19a) 11 Temporary residence permit for research purposes (Residence Act §18d) 12 Short-term mobility for researchers (Residence Act §18e) 13 Temporary residence permit for mobile researchers (Residence Act §18f) 14 Temporary residence permit for full-time or part-time studies, preparatory courses for studying, or preparatory traineeship (Residence Act §16b) 15 Temporary residence permit to attend language courses or school or to participate in school exchange programs (Residence Act §16f) 16 Temporary residence permit to complete vocational training or advanced vocational training or school-based vocational training (Residence Act §16a) 17 Temporary residence permit to complete study-related EU training programs in accordance with Directive 2016/801/EU (Residence Act §16e) 18 Other residence permit (for example, irrespective of qualifications as skilled worker by intergovernmental agreement or Residence Act §19c, §19e, Ordinance on the Employment of Foreigners §26 Abs. 2) 19 → Continue with question 59, page 16 ↓ Please specify: 56 Continue with question 57, page 16 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 16 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Would you have come to Germany if it had not been possible through family reunification? Yes, for work 1 Yes, to attend university 2 Yes, to complete a university degree, vocational training, or an internship 3 Yes, to obtain recognition of a foreign professional qualification 4 Yes, to look for work 5 Yes, for another reason 7 → Continue with question 59 No, I would not have come 6 → Continue with question 58 Why wouldn’t you have come to Germany? Please select all that apply. 1 Too much bureaucratic paperwork I don’t fulfill the language requirements for a different type of visa I don’t fulfill the professional requirements for a different type of visa I don’t fulfill the educational requirements for a different type of visa I don’t fulfill other requirements for a different type of visa Don’t know Did you need a visa for a longer-term stay or to take up employment in Germany? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 66 ↓ What were the requirements to apply for a visa to enter Germany? Please select all that apply. 1 Job offer or contract Confirmation of vocational training position or contract Confirmation of internship Minimum wage Confirmation of university admission Proof of financing Proof of German language proficiency Degrees, diplomas, certifications Certificate of recognition of foreign professional qualifications Marriage certificate / birth certificate Other documents ↓ Please specify: 57 58 59 60 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 17 7707/Bio_EN/2023 How long did it take to get an appointment at the embassy or consulate? 1 – 3 months 1 4 – 6 months 2 7 – 12 months 3 more than 12 months 4 When did you apply for a visa? Month Year When were you notified of the outcome of your visa application? If you don’t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year Did the entire visa procedure (translation, notarization, visa, etc.) cost you anything? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 66 ↓ How much did the entire visa procedure cost (in euros)? euros How did you find out about Germany and the conditions of entry before coming to Germany? Please select all that apply. 1 Through the Service Center for Professional Recognition (ZSBA) Through the Hotline „Working and Living in Germany“ Through websites such as Make-it-in-Germany, Germany-Work Through the German foreign mission (for example, the German consulate) Through German schools or institutes abroad (for example, the Goethe Institute) Through family members Through friends and acquaintances in Germany Through friends and acquaintances in my country of origin Through social media such as Facebook How well informed were you about German labor law—for instance, about pay (the minimum wage), working hours, and workers’ rights—before you came to Germany? Extremely well 1 Very well 2 Fairly well 3 Poorly 4 Not at all 5 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 18 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What were your reasons for moving to Germany? Please select all that apply. 1 Because I can earn more by working in Germany Because of the overall economic situation in Germany Because family members live here Because friends or acquaintances live here Because a lot of other people from my country of origin live here Because human rights are respected in Germany Because of the German education system Because of the German social welfare system Because of feeling welcome in Germany Because I was unable to enter another country Because of German immigration law Because of the German asylum procedure It happened by chance Other reasons When coming to Germany, a number of problems and obstacles may arise. How much of an obstacle did the following pose to you? Small obstacle Medium obstacle Large obstacle Very large obstacle Does not apply 1 2 3 4 5 The bureaucratic paperwork to get my entry visa The bureaucratic paperwork to get my degree recognized Finding understandable information on German immigration rules Finding understandable information on the German labor market My job search My partner‘s job search Finding care options for my child / children Leaving my relatives or friends Coming to Germany with my partner Entry restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic Other ↓ Please specify: 68 69 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 19 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Had you originally planned to go to other countries than Germany? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 72 ↓ Which countries would you have liked to have gone to? Please state up to three other countries (besides Germany) you would have liked to go to. Furthermore, please state the corresponding order, i.e. which country was your desired destination and which countries you would have prioritized less strongly. Please state the priority with the values from 1 to a maximum of 4. The value 1 stands for the highest priority, the value 4 for the lowest priority. Please assign each value only once and according to the total number of countries. For example, if you only specified two other countries besides Germany, please only use the values 1 to 3. Desired destination (country): Priority: Germany What best describes your living situation immediately after moving to Germany? If you have moved to Germany more than once in your life, please answer for your last move. I moved into an existing household 1 I established a new household 2 I initially lived in a community home, asylum seekers’ home, temporary accommodation 3 What city or town in Germany did you move to? If there are other towns or cities with the same name, or if the town is very small, please state the nearest city. If you have moved to Germany more than once in your life, please answer for your last move. Please write the name of the town in the upper blank and any additional information in the lower blank. For example, write “Düsseldorf”, “Frankfurt an der Oder”, or “Frankfurt am Main” in the upper blank, and in the case of “Roßdorf bei Schmalkalden”, write “Roßdorf” in the upper blank and “bei Schmalkalden” in the lower blank. Please follow the same procedure for birthplaces that are outside Germany. City/town: Closest city: 70 71 72 73 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 20 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What federal state is that town or city located in today? Baden-Wuerttemberg 8 Bavaria 9 Berlin 11 Brandenburg 12 Bremen 4 Hamburg 2 Hesse 6 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 13 Lower Saxony 3 North Rhine-Westphalia 5 Rhineland-Palatinate 7 Saarland 10 Saxony 14 Saxony-Anhalt 15 Schleswig-Holstein 1 Thuringia 16 What was your main reason for choosing this town or city as your first home in Germany? If you have moved to Germany more than once in your life, please answer for your last move. Because family members lived there 1 Because friends / acquaintances lived there 2 Placed there by a government agency (for example, as a refugee, asylum seeker, ethnic German immigrant) 3 Because of the low rent 4 Job-related reasons 8 Because of the convenient location (close to work, campus, etc.) 6 Other reasons 7 How long in total did you live in that first town or city? If you don‘t remember exactly, please estimate. If not applicable, please enter „0“ (for example, 3 years 0 months, or 0 years 5 months) Years Months 74 75 76 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 27 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Where is this person from? From Germany 1 From your country of origin 2 From another country 3 Did you find out about your first job in Germany before moving to Germany? Yes 1 → Continue with question 118 No, only after moving to Germany 2 → Continue with question 120, page 28 Before you moved to Germany: How did you find out about your first job in Germany? If you have moved to Germany more than once in your life, please answer for your last move Through the Federal Employment Agency / Jobcenter 1 Through an employment agency in my country of origin 2 Through an employment service for foreigners 3 Through a private employment service 4 Through a job ad in the newspaper 5 Through a job ad on the Internet 6 Through a social network on the Internet 12 → Continue with question 122, page 28 Through acquaintances, friends 13 → Continue with question 119 Through family members 14 Through business contacts in Germany 9 I was self-employed in my first job in Germany 10 Other 11 → Continue with question 122, page 28 Where is this person from? From Germany 1 From your country of origin 2 From another country 3 → Continue with question 122, page 28 116 117 118 119 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 28 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What about after moving to Germany: How did you find out about your first job? If you have moved to Germany more than once in your life, please answer for your last move. Through the Federal Employment Agency / Jobcenter 1 Through an employment agency in my country of origin 2 Through an employment service for foreigners 3 Through a private employment service 4 Through a job ad in the newspaper 5 Through a job ad on the Internet 6 Through a social network on the Internet 12 → Continue with question 122 Through acquaintances, friends 13 → Continue with question 121 Through family members 14 Through business contacts in Germany 9 I was self-employed in my first job in Germany 10 Other 11 → Continue with question 122 Where is this person from? From Germany 1 From your country of origin 2 From another country 3 What was your net monthly income in your first month in that job? Please try to remember the amount in euros or, if applicable, in deutschmarks or East German marks. Net amount: in euros 1 in deutschmarks 2 in East German marks 3 What was your gross monthly income in your first month in that job? Please try to remember the amount in euros or, if applicable, in deutschmarks or East German marks. Gross amount: in euros 1 in deutschmarks 2 in East German marks 3 What were your average weekly working hours in that job? Please state the number of hours, rounding fractions to the first decimal place hours per week: , → Continue with question 164, page 35 120 121 122 123 124 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 29 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Many people live in different countries over the course of their lives. What about you? Have you always lived in Germany or have you lived in another country besides Germany for more than three months? We are referring here to a continuous stay in another country lasting more than three months. We are not referring to shorter stays such as vacations or visits to relatives. Yes, I have always lived in Germany 1 → Continue with question 150, page 33 No, I have also lived in another country 2 ↓ The following questions are about stays abroad lasting longer than three months. If you have had more than one stay abroad lasting longer than three months, please answer for up to three stays abroad, and if applicable, for the last one as well. What country did you move to first? We are only referring to stays lasting three months or longer. Please give the country’s present-day German name. When did you move to that country? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year Why did you move to that country? Please select one answer only. As an employed person who already had a job offer 1 As a spouse, child, or other family member 4 As a student or vocational trainee 3 As a job-seeker 2 For a different reason 6 ↓ Please specify: Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany? We are referring here to a continuous stay in another country lasting more than three months. We are not referring to shorter stays such as vacations or visits to relatives To another country 1 → Continue with question 132, page 30 Directly to Germany 2 → Continue with question 130 When did you move to Germany? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year Your Stays Abroad 125 126 127 128 129 130 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 30 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What about after you had lived in Germany for a while: Did you move away again? We are referring here to a continuous stay in another country lasting more than three months. We are not referring to shorter stays such as vacations or visits to relatives. No, I have stayed in Germany ever since 2 → Continue with question 150, page 33 Yes, to another country 1 → Continue with question 132 What country did you move to second? We are only referring to stays lasting three months or longer. Please give the country’s present-day German name. When did you move to that country? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year Why did you move to that country? Please select one answer only. As an employed person who already had a job offer 1 As a spouse, child, or other family member 4 As a student or vocational trainee 3 As a job-seeker 2 For a different reason 6 ↓ Please specify: Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany? We are referring here to a continuous stay in another country lasting more than three months. We are not referring to shorter stays such as vacations or visits to relatives. To another country 1 → Continue with question 138 Directly to Germany 2 → Continue with question 136 When did you move to Germany? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year 131 132 133 134 135 136 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 31 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What about after you had lived in Germany for a while: Did you move away again? We are referring here to a continuous stay in another country lasting more than three months. We are not referring to shorter stays such as vacations or visits to relatives. No, I have stayed in Germany ever since 2 → Continue with question 150, page 33 Yes, to another country 1 → Continue with question 138 What country did you move to third? We are only referring to stays lasting three months or longer. Please give the country’s present-day German name. When did you move to that country? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate Month Year Why did you move to that country? Please select one answer only. As an employed person who already had a job offer 1 As a spouse, child, or other family member 4 As a student or vocational trainee 3 As a job-seeker 2 For a different reason 6 ↓ Please specify: Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany? To another country 1 → Continue with question 144, page 32 Directly to Germany 2 → Continue with question 142 When did you move to Germany? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year What about after you had lived in Germany for a while: Did you move away again? We are referring here to a continuous stay in another country lasting more than three months. We are not referring to shorter stays such as vacations or visits to relatives. No, I have stayed in Germany ever since 2 → Continue with question 150, page 33 Yes, to another country 1 → Continue with question 144, page 32 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 32 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Now we are just interested in your last stay abroad: What country did you move to last? We are only referring to stays lasting three months or longer. Please give the country’s present-day German name. When did you move to that country? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year Why did you move to that country? Please select one answer only. As an employed person who already had a job offer 1 As a spouse, child, or other family member 4 As a student or vocational trainee 3 As a job-seeker 2 For a different reason 6 ↓ Please specify: When did you move back to Germany after your last stay abroad? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year How many times have you spent more than three months living abroad? We are referring to stays abroad lasting more than three months, including the four mentioned above. Number of stays abroad lasting more than three months: How much time in total did you spend on all of these longer stays abroad? We are referring to stays abroad lasting more than three months, including the four mentioned above. If not applicable, please enter „0“ (for instance, 3 years 0 months, or 0 years 5 months) Years Months 144 145 146 147 148 149 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 33 7707/Bio_EN/2023 How old were you when you first started working? We are not referring to vocational training but to your first job after you completed your training! years old: → Continue with question 151 Have not yet held a job / have not yet completed in-service training 1 → Continue with question 179, page 37 Are you still doing the same type of work today as you did in your first job? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 154 ↓ Are you still in the same position as when you first started? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 154 ↓ Are you still working for the same employer as in your first job? If you are self-employed: Do you still have the same business / same line of work as you did at that time? No 2 Yes 1 → Continue with question 179, page 37 ↓ What occupational status did you have at that time (in your first job)? Please select one answer only. Occupational status Blue-collar worker (including agricultural workers) 1 → Continue with question 155 Self-employed (including family members working for the self-employed) 2 → Continue with question 156 White-collar worker 3 → Continue with question 158, page 34 Civil servant or public administration employee (including judges and professional military personnel) 4 → Continue with question 159, page 34 What type of blue-collar were you exactly? Blue-collar worker Unskilled worker (ungelernt) 1 Semi-skilled worker (angelernt) 2 Trained worker (gelernter Arbeiter) or skilled worker (Facharbeiter) 3 → Continue with question 160, page 34 What type of self-employment was that exactly? Self-employment Self-employed farmer 1 Freelancer, independent academic 2 Other self-employed worker / entrepreneur 3 → Continue with question 157, page 34 Assisting self-employed family member(s) 4 → Continue with question 160, page 34 Employment 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 34 7707/Bio_EN/2023 How many employees did you have? None 1 1-9 2 10 or more 3 → Continue with question 160 What type of white-collar worker were you exactly? White-collar worker Salaried employee engaged in unskilled work without completed training / education 1 Salaried employee engaged in unskilled work with completed training / education 2 Salaried employee engaged in skilled work (administration, bookkeeping, technical drafting) 3 Salaried employee engaged in highly skilled work or managerial activities (university research, engineering, production supervision, etc.) 4 → Continue with question 160 What type of civil servant were you exactly? Civil servants Lower grade civil servant 1 Middle grade civil servant 2 Upper grade civil servant 3 Senior grade civil servant 4 What type of work did you do in your first job? Please state the specific job title. For example, do not write „clerk“ but rather „shipping clerk“, not „blue-collar worker“ but rather „machine metalworker“. What kind of training is usually required for this kind of work? No completed vocational training is required 1 Completed vocational training 2 Degree from a vocational university / university of applied sciences 3 Degree from a university or other institution of higher education 4 Was the company you worked for at that time part of the public sector or public administration? Yes 1 No 2 What sector of business or industry was your company or institution active in for the most part? Please state the specific term for the branch / sector, for example, not “industry” but rather “electronics industry”; not “trade” but rather “retail trade”; not “health care” but rather “hospital”. Please enter in block letters! 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 35 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Have you changed occupations one or more times since then, such that the type of work you do has changed significantly? Yes, once 1 Yes, several times 2 → Continue with question 165 No 3 → Continue with question 166 What year did you switch to your current or last occupation? Year: Are you currently employed? No 2 Yes 1 → Continue with question 179, page 37 ↓ What was the last year you were employed? Year: What was your last occupation? Please state the specific job title. For example, do not write „clerk“ but rather „shipping clerk“, not „blue-collar worker“ but rather „machine metalworker“. Were you last employed full-time, part-time, or marginally in your last job? Employed full-time (at least 35 hours per week) 1 Employed part-time (20 to 34 hours per week) 2 Marginally or irregularly employed 3 Was the company where you held your last job part of the public sector or public administration? Yes 1 No 2 What sector of business or industry was your company or institution active in for the most part? Please state the specific term for the branch / sector, for example, not “industry” but rather “electronics industry”; not “trade” but rather “retail trade”; not “health care” but rather “hospital”. Please enter in block letters! 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 36 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What was your occupational status in your last job? If you had more than one job at that time, please answer the following for your main job only! Occupational status Blue-collar worker (including agricultural workers) 1 → Continue with question 173 Self-employed (including family members working for the self-employed) 2 → Continue with question 174 Apprentice / trainee / intern 3 → Continue with question 176 White-collar worker 4 → Continue with question 177 Civil servant or public administration employee (including judges and professional military personnel) 5 → Continue with question 178 What type of blue-collar worker were you exactly? Blue-collar worker Unskilled worker 1 Semi-skilled worker 2 Skilled worker 3 Foreman / forewoman 4 Master craftsperson 5 → Continue with question 179 What type of self-employment was that exactly? Self-employment Self-employed farmer 1 Freelancer, independent academic 2 Other self-employed worker / entrepreneur 3 → Continue with question 175 Assisting self-employed family member(s) 4 → Continue with question 179 How many employees did you have? None 1 1-9 2 10 or more 3 → Continue with question 179 What type of apprentice / trainee / intern were you exactly? Apprentice / trainee and intern Apprentice / trainee in industry or technology 1 Apprentice / trainee in trade or commerce 2 Volunteer, internship, etc. 3 → Continue with question 179 172 173 174 175 176 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 43 7707/Bio_EN/2023 We would now like to ask you for some information about your personal history starting at age 15. Please fill out the table below as follows: 1. Please enter the year in which you turned 15, 20, 25, etc. up to your present age in the boxes at the top. 2. Then in the boxes below, tick how you have spent your life since the age of 15—from when to when you were in school, when you were in occupational training, when you were employed, and so on. It’s important that you select an answer for EVERY year of your life up to the present day / up to the age of 65. If you were doing more than one thing in a particular year, you can tick more than one box. When you were 15 … and older 202 …At the age of … 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 … years 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 … attending school / university / night school … completing an apprenticeship / vocational training / further education / retraining … in (voluntary) military / community service1, voluntary social / ecological year2, federal volunteer service3, at war, in captivity … employed full-time (including regular / professional military personnel) … employed part-time or marginally employed … in short-time work … unemployed … a homemaker … retired / in early retirement … other → Please fill in the year SOEP Survey Papers 1451 44 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What was the last year you attended school? We are not referring here to schools that provide vocational training, such as vocational schools or vocational academies (Berufsschulen, Berufsakademien). In the year: → Continue with question 204 I am still attending school 1 → Continue with question 211, page 46 I have never attended school 2 → Continue with question 212, page 46 Where did you last attend school? In Germany up to 1949 4 In one of the Bundesländer (federal states) of the Federal Republic of Germany 1 In the former East Germany 2 → Continue with question 208 In another country 3 → Continue with question 205 How many years did you attend school? Years What type of school-leaving certificate did you attain? Left school without graduating 1 Graduated from mandatory schooling with school-leaving certificate 2 Graduated from higher-level secondary school with school-leaving certificate 3 Can you remember your last report card from school? What were your grades in the following subjects? Excellent Good Satisfactory Sufficient Unsatisfactory Poor Did not take this subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Official school language Mathematics First foreign language → Continue with question 212, page 46 Education / school completion 203 204 205 206 207 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 45 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What federal state is your last school located in today? Baden-Wuerttemberg 8 Bavaria 9 Berlin 11 Brandenburg 12 Bremen 4 Hamburg 2 Hesse 6 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 13 Lower Saxony 3 North Rhine-Westphalia 5 Rhineland-Palatinate 7 Saarland 10 Saxony 14 Saxony-Anhalt 15 Schleswig-Holstein 1 Thuringia 16 School location no longer part of Germany 17 What type of school-leaving certificate did you attain? Please select one answer only. Left school without graduating 1 → Lower secondary (Volksschule / Hauptschule / 8th grade GDR) 2 Intermediate secondary (Realschule / Mittlere Reife / 10th grade GDR) 3 Vocational school (Fachoberschule) 4 Upper secondary (Abitur / Hochschulreife) 5 Other school-leaving certificate 6 → Can you remember your last report card from school? What were your grades in the following subjects? Excellent Good Satisfactory Sufficient Unsatisfactory Poor Did not take this subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 German Mathematics First foreign language 208 209 Please state: last school type attended Please state: type of school-leaving certificate attained 210 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 46 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Thinking about your classmates in the last year of school you attended, or your current classmates if you’re still in school: How many of your classmates were/are not from Germany or have parents who were/are not from Germany—in other words, how many have a family history of migration? Please select one answer only. All 1 Most 2 Approximately half 3 Approximately one-fourth 4 Fewer than one-fourth 5 None 6 Do you intend to attain a school-leaving certificate in the future? Yes, maybe 1 Yes, definitely 2 → Continue with question 213 No 3 → Continue with question 214 What is the highest level of secondary education that you plan to graduate from with a school-leaving certificate? Please select one answer only. Lower (Volksschule / Hauptschule) 1 Intermediate (Realschule / Mittlere Reife) 2 Vocational school (Fachoberschule) 3 Upper (Abitur / Hochschulreife) 4 211 212 213 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 47 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Have you completed vocational training or university studies in Germany? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 216, page 48 ↓ What type of vocational or university degree did you attain and when did you attain it? Please select all that apply! If you have taken more than one degree from a category, please indicate only the highest one. Yes Year Please state the occupation Apprenticeship (Lehre), Vocational degree as skilled worker (Facharbeiterabschluss) → → Full-time vocational school Please state the occupation (Berufsfachschule), commercial college (Handelsschule), Health sector school (Schule des Gesundheitswesens) → → Higher level trade or technical Please state the occupation school (Meisterschule, Technikerschule) → → Please state the occupation Training for civil servants (Beamtenausbildung) → Please state the career path Please state degree Technical or professionally oriented college (Fachhochschule, Berufsakademie; formerly also engineer or teacher training) → Please state subject(s) Please state degree University or university-level degree → Please state subject(s) Please state degree Doctoral studies (Promotion) → Please state subject(s) Please state degree Other degree → → Vocational training / university education 214 215 1 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 48 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Have you completed vocational training or university studies in another country than Germany? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 233, page 50 ↓ What kind of vocational training or university study was it? Please select all that apply 1 I received in-house training at a company I completed an extended vocational training / apprenticeship at a company I attended a vocational school I attended a university or other institution of higher education I completed a doctoral degree at a university Others The following questions 218 to 232 refer to the education you reported in question 217. If you selected more than one answer in question 217, please refer to the highest degree you have completed in the following questions. In what year did you complete this vocational training or education? In the year: Did you receive a transcript or certificate documenting the successful completion of this training or education? Yes 1 No 2 Did you apply to have your degree or qualifications recognized in Germany? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 232, page 50 ↓ Did you submit an application for recognition of your degree or qualifications in Germany before or after coming to Germany? Yes, before coming to Germany 1 Yes, after coming to Germany (I was already in Germany when I applied) 2 → Continue with question 222 No, I have not submitted any application for recognition of my degree or qualifications 3 → Continue with question 232, page 50 What institution did you apply to for recognition of your educational degree or vocational certificate? Were you required to get your degree or qualifications recognized to be able to enter Germany? Yes 1 No 2 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 49 7707/Bio_EN/2023 How much of an obstacle would you say it was to get your degree or qualifications recognized for entry to Germany? Small obstacle 1 Medium obstacle 2 Large obstacle 3 Very large obstacle 4 What German occupation did you name in your application for recognition of your degree or qualifications? When did you apply to have your degree or qualifications recognized? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. Month Year Did any expenses arise in connection with your application for recognition of your degree or qualifications (for example, to have documents translated or notarized)? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 229 ↓ How much did it cost in total to apply for recognition of your degree or qualifications? Amount in euros: How much of an obstacle would you say it is to get your degree or qualifications recognized to be able to take up work in Germany? Small obstacle 1 Medium obstacle 2 Large obstacle 3 Very large obstacle 4 And was your qualification or degree recognized in Germany? The application process is still underway 1 → Continue with question 233, page 50 Yes, partly recognized 2 Yes, recognized as equivalent 3 No, was not recognized 4 → Continue with question 231, page 50 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 50 7707/Bio_EN/2023 And when did you receive the decision? If you can‘t remember exactly, please estimate. → Continue with question 233 Month Year Why didn’t you apply to have your degree or qualifications recognized? Please select one answer only. Recognition is not important to me because I can still practise the profession in which I am qualified from a legal point of view. 8 Recognition is not important to me because I do not expect any further benefits on the labour market as a result of recognition. 9 I don’t know where or how to file the application 2 I don‘t know how I could finance the recognition procedure 3 I don’t have some important documents for the recognition procedure 4 The recognition procedure is too bureaucratic / takes too much time 5 I have no prospect of recognition of my degree 6 Other reasons 7 Do you intend to complete vocational / occupational training or attain a university degree in the future? No 3 → Continue with question 235 Yes, maybe 1 Yes, definitely 2 → Continue with question 234 Which of the following degree or qualifications do you plan to attain? Please select all that apply! 1 Apprenticeship Full-time vocational school (Berufsfachschule) or health sector school (Schule des Gesundheitswesens) Higher-level trade or technical school (Meisterschule, Technikerschule) Training for civil servants (Beamtenausbildung) Dual study program / college of advanced vocational study Technical or professional college (Fachhochschule) University Doctoral studies (Promotion) 231 232 233 234 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 51 7707/Bio_EN/2023 The following questions are about your parents. Please answer the questions about your mother and father in the corresponding columns. Please answer questions 235 to 251 in columns, that is, all of these questions for your father first and then for your mother. Do your mother and father live in this household? Vater Mutter Yes 1 → Mother, Question 235 1 → Question 252, page 56 No 2 2 What year was your father / mother born? Year of birth Year of birth Where was your father / mother born? In Germany within its pre-war boundaries prior to 1937 1 1 In an area that was German territory between 1938 and 1949 2 2 In West Germany (including West Berlin) 3 3 In East Germany (German Democratic Republic), including East Berlin 4 4 In the Saarland between 1947 and 1956 5 5 In Germany, 1990 or later 6 → Question 238, page 52 6 → Question 238, page 52 In another country 7 → Question 239, page 52 7 → Question 239, page 52 Your parents 235 Father Mother 236 237 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 52 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What federal state is your father’s / mother’s birthplace located in today? If one parent was born in another country, please answer the question for the other parent only. Father Mother Baden-Wuerttemberg 8 8 Bavaria 9 9 Berlin 11 11 Brandenburg 12 12 Bremen 4 4 Hamburg 2 2 Hesse 6 6 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 13 13 Lower Saxony 3 3 North Rhine-Westphalia 5 5 Rhineland-Palatinate 7 7 Saarland 10 10 Saxony 14 14 Saxony-Anhalt 15 15 Schleswig-Holstein 1 1 Thuringia 16 → Question 242 16 → Question 242 Birthplace no longer part of Germany 17 → Question 239 17 → Question 239 What country is your father’s / mother’s birthplace located in today? Birthplace Birthplace Please give the country’s present-day German name. Did your father / mother move to the present-day territory of Germany? Yes 1 → Question 241 1 → Question 241 No 2 → Question 243 2 → Question 243 What year did your father / mother move to the present-day territory of Germany? Year Year 238 239 240 241 Father Mother SOEP Survey Papers 1451 59 7707/Bio_EN/2023 What federal state is your grandfather’s / grandmother’s birthplace located in today? If one grandparent was born in another country, please answer the question only for the other grandparent. Großvater Großmutter Baden-Wuerttemberg 8 8 Bavaria 9 9 Berlin 11 11 Brandenburg 12 12 Bremen 4 4 Hamburg 2 2 Hesse 6 6 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 13 13 Lower Saxony 3 3 North Rhine-Westphalia 5 5 Rhineland-Palatinate 7 7 Saarland 10 10 Saxony 14 14 Saxony-Anhalt 15 15 Schleswig-Holstein 1 1 Thuringia 16 → Grandmother, Question 258 16 → Question 264, page 60 Birthplace no longer part of Germany 17 → Question 261 17 → Question 261 What country is your grandfather’s / grandmother’s birthplace located in today? Birthplace Birthplace Please give the country’s present-day German name. Did your grandfather / grandmother move to the present-day territory of Germany? Yes 1 → Question 263 1 → Question 263 No 2 → Grandmother, Question 258 2 → Question 264, page 60 What year did your grandfather / grandmother move to the present-day territory of Germany? Year Year → Grandmother, Question 258 → Question 264, page 60 260 261 262 263 Grandfather Grandmother SOEP Survey Papers 1451 60 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Do you or did you have any siblings? Siblings includes biological, half, step, and adoptive brothers and sisters. Yes 1 → Please state: siblings No 2 → Continue with question 265 ↓ For each of your brothers and sisters (or a maximum of ten), please give us the following information. Please start with your oldest sibling and continue by age, ending with the youngest. For all siblings, please tell us the respective month and year of birth, then the gender according to the birth certificate, and please tell us what type of sibling each is (or was). Please state whether you spent your entire childhood —up to the age of 15—living in the same household with the particular sibling. Gender according to birth certificate Type of sibling Did you spend your entire childhood living together? Month and year of birth Yes No, only: 1. Years 2. Years 3. Years 4. Years 5. Years 6. Years 7. Years 8. Years 9. Years 10. Years 264 Male Nonbinary (divers) Biological brother / sister (without a twin) Twin/multiple(identical) Twin/multiple(fraternal) Half-brother / halfsister Step-brother / step-sister Female No entry Adoptive brother / sister 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 61 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Do you or did you have children? If so, how many? Both biological and adoptive children are included (but not foster or stepchildren) Yes 1 → Please state: children ↓ Please give us the following information for each of your children (maximum ten children). Please start with the oldest child and continue in age order to the youngest. For all children, please tell us the year of birth, then the gender according to the birth certificate, and where the child lives today. Gender according to birth certificate Where does the child live today? 1st Child: First name: Year of birth → 2nd Child: First name: Year of birth → 3rd Child: First name: Year of birth → 4th Child: First name: Year of birth → 5th Child: First name: Year of birth → 6th Child: First name: Year of birth → 265 No, I never had children 2 → Continue with question 266, page 63 1 2 3 4 1 2 7 6 5 1 2 Male Nonbinary (divers) Here in this household Here in this city or town Elsewhere in Germany Has died In a different country Female No entry Yes No Do you plan to bring the child to Germany? SOEP Survey Papers 1451 62 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Gender according to birth certificat Where does the son / daughter live today? 7th Child: First name: Year of birth → 8th Child: First name: Year of birth → 9th Child: First name: Year of birth → 10th Child: First name: Year of birth → 1 2 3 4 1 2 7 6 5 1 2 Male Nonbinary (divers) Here in this household Here in this city or town Elsewhere in Germany Has died In a different country Female No entry Yes No Do you plan to bring the child to Germany? SOEP Survey Papers 1451 63 7707/Bio_EN/2023 The following questions deal with partnership and marriage or registered same-sex partnerships (eingetragene gleichgeschlechtliche Partnerschaft). All of these questions deal with your relationship, whether you are married or not. There are questions dealing with your current relationship and others dealing with past relationships. We will start with your current relationship and then ask you to look back on relationships you had before. In the case of past relationships, we are talking about relationships that lasted six months or longer. Whenever referring to marriage, we are also referring to registered same-sex partnerships! Go through the columns in order from top to bottom starting with A from 1 to 6, then B from 1 to 6, and so on. If you have the option of skipping questions, this will be indicated with an arrow and the point you should skip to. For instance, B5 means skip to column B, question 5! 1. The relationship … … started in the year: 2. The relationship … … ended in the year: … and ended because of: 3. Do or did you live together? No Yes, we moved in together in the year: 4. Do you still live together? Yes No, we stopped living together in the year: 5. Are you or were you married to this person? No Yes, we got married in the year: 6. Are you still married to this person? Yes No, the marriage ended in the year: … and ended because of: 266 A. Are you currently in a relationship? Yes No → B ↓ → A5 → B divorce → Skip to B B. Did you have a relationship before that? Yes No → p. 64 ↓ separation death → B5 → C divorce death → Skip to C C. Did you have a relationship before that? Yes No → p. 64 ↓ separation death → C5 → D divorce death → Skip to D D. Did you have a relationship before that? Yes No → p. 64 ↓ separation death → D5 → p. 64 divorce death → 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 SOEP Survey Papers 1451 64 7707/Bio_EN/2023 Finally, please provide the following information. What is your date of birth? . . Day Month Year Are you… … male 1 … female 2 … nonbinary (divers) 3 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 F No → End of questionnaire Did any of the aforementioned people bother you while 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 A B C D E F SOEP Survey Papers 1451