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Please s a e you bi h da e.
. .
Day Mon h Yea
Wha gende was lis ed on you bi h ce i ica e when you we e bo n?
Male 1 Female 2
Wha gende do you iden i y as?
Male 1
Female 2
Ano he gende no lis ed he e 3
↓ speci ically
No gende 4
How sa is ied a e you oday wi h he ollowing a eas o you li e?
Please answe on a scale om 0 o 10, whe e 0 means comple ely dissa is ied and 10 means comple ely
sa is ied.
Comple ely
dissa is ied
Comple ely
sa is ied
How sa is ied a e you ... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
...wi h you heal h?
...wi h you sleep?
...(i employed) wi h you job?
...(i you a e a homemake )
wi h you wo k in he home?
...wi h you household income?
...wi h you pe sonal income?
...wi h you dwelling?
...wi h you leisu e ime?
...(i you ha e small child en)
wi h he childca e a ailable?
...wi h you amily li e?
...wi h heal h, unemploymen ,
pension, and ca e insu ance
in Ge many, ha is, wi h wha
is o en e e ed o as he social
wel a e ne ?
A_1
A_2
A3
You cu en li e si ua ion
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Please s a e how o en you ha e expe ienced each o he ollowing eelings in he las ou weeks.
How o en ha e you el … Ve y a ely Ra ely Occasionally O en Ve y o en
1 2 3 4 5
...ang y?
...wo ied?
...happy?
...sad?
...lonely?
Do you eel ha wha you a e doing in you li e is aluable and use ul?
Please answe acco ding o he ollowing scale: a alue 0 means: “no a all aluable and use ul” a alue o
10 means: “comple ely aluable and use ul”. Wi h he numbe s in be ween, you can es ima e you g ade.
no a all
aluable o
use ul
comple ely
aluable and
use ul
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A e you gene ally a pe son who is willing o ake isks o do you y o a oid aking isks?
Please ma k a box on he scale, whe e he alue 0 means no a all willing o ake isks and
he alue 10 means e y willing o ake isks.
No a all
willing o
ake isks
Ve y
willing o
ake isks
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2
3
4
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When, app oxima ely, would you like o s a wo king?
As soon as possible 1
Nex yea 2
In he nex 2 o 5 yea s 3
In he dis an u u e, in mo e han i e yea s 4
A e you in e es ed in ull- ime o pa - ime employmen , o would you be sa is ied wi h ei he one?
Full- ime 1
Pa - ime 2
Ei he 3
I’m no su e ye 4
Wha would you ne income ha e o be o you o accep a posi ion?
Ne income eu os pe mon h → Con inue wi h ques ion 38
Can’ say, i depends 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 39
How many hou s pe week would you ha e o wo k o ea n his ne income?
hou s pe week
I someone o e ed you an app op ia e posi ion igh now, could you s a wo king wi hin he nex wo
weeks?
Yes 1
No 2
Ha e you ac i ely looked o wo k wi hin he las ou weeks?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 43, page 12
↓
Which o he ollowing possible ways ha e you used o look o a job?
Please selec all answe s ha apply. 1
Employmen o ice / Agen u ü A bei
Jobcen e / ARGE / social wel a e o ice
Pe sonnel se ice agency
P i a e ec ui men agency
Job ad e ismen in he newspape
Job ad e ismen on he In e ne
Fo me co-wo ke s
F iends, acquain ances, and neighbo s
Family membe s
O he / does no apply
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36
37
38
39
40
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And wha do you hink will be he mos e ec i e way o inding a job?
Please selec one answe only.
Employmen o ice / Agen u ü A bei 1
Jobcen e / ARGE / social wel a e o ice 2
Pe sonnel se ice agency 3
P i a e ec ui men agency 4
Job ad e isemen in he newspape 5
Job ad e isemen on he In e ne 6
Fo me co-wo ke s 7
F iends, acquain ances, and neighbo s 8
Family membe s 9
O he / does no apply 10
How likely is i ha one o mo e o he ollowing occupa ional changes will ake place in you li e wi hin he
nex wo yea s?
Please selec only one answe in each line.
Please es ima e he p obabili y o such a change aking place on a scale om 0 o 100, whe e 0 means
such a change will de ini ely no ake place, and 100 means i de ini ely will ake place
De ini ely
no De ini ely
will
Tha you will ... 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
... ake a paid job?
...become sel -employed o
wo k on a eelance basis?
...a end cou ses o semina s
o gain addi ional aining
o quali ica ions?
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 103, page 22
Ha e you changed jobs o s a ed a new one since Janua y 1, 2021?
This includes s a ing wo king again a e a b eak!
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 56, page 14
↓
How o en ha e you changed jobs o s a ed a new one since Janua y 1, 2021?
Once 1
Se e al imes (please speci y): 2 → imes
42
43
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When did you s a you cu en posi ion?
2021, in he mon h
o
2022, in he mon h
Wha ype o occupa ional change was ha ?
I you ha e changed posi ions se e al imes, please choose he eason o he mos ecen change.
I s a ed wo king o he i s ime in my li e 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 50
I e u ned o a p e ious employe a e
a b eak in employmen 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 48
I s a ed a new job wi h a di e en employe
( o empo a y wo ke s his includes wo king
in a empo a y job) 3
I was hi ed by he company (in which I p e iously wo ked
as an app en ice / in a job c ea ion measu e (ABM) /
on a eelance basis) 4
I changed posi ions wi hin he same company 5
I became sel -employed 6
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 50
Was you ca ee in e up ed by he bi h o one o mo e child en, o ins ance, ma e ni y lea e (Mu e schu z)
o pa en al lea e (El e nzei )?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 50
↓
How many mon hs did his b eak in employmen las ?
mon hs
We e you ac i ely looking o a job when you ecei ed you cu en posi ion, o did i jus come up?
Ac i ely looking o job 1
Jus came up 2
How did you ind ou abou his job?
Please ma k jus one!
Th ough he employmen o ice / Agen u ü A bei ,
Jobcen e , ARGE, social secu i y o ice 16
Th ough a p i a e ec ui men agency 17
A job ad e isemen in he newspape 5
A job ad e isemen on he In e ne 18
Th ough iends o acquain ances 13
Th ough amily membe s 14
Th ough co-wo ke s 15
I ha e e u ned o a o me employe 8
O he o no applicable 9
46
47
48
49
50
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Wha is you cu en posi ion/occupa ion?
Please s a e he exac i le in Ge man. Fo example, do no w i e “kau männische Anges ell e” (cle k),
bu “Spedi ionskau au” (shipping cle k); no “A bei e ” (blue-colla wo ke ), bu “Maschinenschlosse ”
(machine me alwo ke ). I you a e a ci il se an , please gi e you o icial i le, o example, “Polizeimeis e ”
(police chie ) o “S udien a ” (seconda y school eache ). I you a e an app en ice o in oca ional aining,
please s a e he occupa ion o which you a e being ained.
I you a e cu en ly wo king in mo e han one job, please answe he ollowing ques ions o you main job
only.
Does his job co espond o he occupa ion o which you we e ained?
Yes 1
No 2
S ill in educa ion o aining 3
I ha e no been ained o a pa icula occupa ion 4
Wha ype o educa ion o aining is usually equi ed o his ype o wo k?
No 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 (Fachhochschule) 3
Deg ee om a uni e si y o o he ins i u ion o highe educa ion 4
Wha sec o o business o indus y is you company o ins i u ion ac i e in o he mos pa ?
Please s a e he exac sec o in Ge man. Fo example, do no w i e “Indus ie” (indus y), bu
“Elek oindus ie” (elec onics indus y); no “Handel” ( ade), bu “Einzelhandel” ( e ail ade);
no “ö en liche Diens ” (public se ice), bu “K ankenhaus” (hospi al).
When did you s a wo king o you cu en employe ?
I you a e sel -employed, please s a e when you s a ed you cu en wo k.
Since
mon hs yea
Wha is you cu en occupa ional s a us?
I you a e cu en ly wo king in mo e han one job, please answe he ollowing ques ions o
you main job only.
S a us:
Sel -employed (including amily membe s
wo king o he sel -employed) 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 58
Blue-colla wo ke (A bei e ) (also in ag icul u e) 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 59
Ci il se an (including judges and p o essional soldie s) 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 60
App en ice / oca ional ainee / in e n 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 61
Whi e-colla wo ke (Anges ell e) 5 → Con inue wi h ques ion 62
52
53
54
55
56
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Wha ype o sel -employmen is ha exac ly?
Sel -employed a me s 1
F eelance s, independen academics 2
O he sel -employed wo ke s / en ep eneu s 3
Assis ing amily membe s in hei business 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 63, page 16
Wha ype o blue-colla wo ke a e you exac ly?
Unskilled wo ke (ungele n ) 1
Semi-skilled wo ke (angele n ) 2
Skilled wo ke (gele n e A bei e / Facha bei e ) 3
Fo eman / o ewoman (Vo a bei e ) 4
Mas e c a spe son (Meis e / Polie e ) 5
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 69, page 17
Wha ype o ci il se an a e you exac ly?
Lowe le el 1
Middle le el 2
Uppe le el 3
Execu i e le el 4
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 69, page 17
Wha ype o app en ice / oca ional ainee / in e n a e you exac ly?
App en ice / oca ional ainee in indus y o echnology 1
App en ice / oca ional ainee in ade o comme ce 2
Volun ee , in e n, e c. 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 69, page 17
Wha ype o whi e-colla wo ke a e you exac ly?
Sala ied employee engaged in unskilled wo k
wi hou comple ed aining / educa ion 2
Sala ied employee engaged in unskilled wo k
wi h comple ed aining / educa ion 3
Sala ied employee engaged in skilled wo k
(adminis a ion, bookkeeping, echnical d a ing) 4
Sala ied employee engaged in highly skilled wo k o
manage ial ac i i ies (uni e si y esea ch, enginee ing,
p oduc ion supe ision, e c.) 5
Sala ied employee in senio managemen ole
(managing di ec o , business manage ,
head o a la ge i m o o ganiza ion, e c.) 6
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 69, page 17
Managing pa ne o simila whi e-colla employee in
sel -owned business / company 7 → Con inue wi h ques ion 73, page 17
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59
60
61
62
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Which o he ollowing go e nmen bene i s and measu es o sel -employed people and en ep eneu s ha e
you ecei ed o made use o in 2021?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Sho - ime wo k
Unemploymen Bene i II (ALG II)
B idging Assis ance
New S a Aid
Relaxa ion o suspension o insol ency ules
S a e gua an ees on loans
Tax elie measu es such as ax paymen de e als,
adjus men s o ax p epaymen s, loss ca y-back
o inc ease liquidi y, e c.
Au o loan
O he
↓ please speci y:
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 64
None o he abo e → Con inue wi h ques ion 65
Ha e you paid back any o he money p o ided h ough he go e nmen ’s co ona i us- ela ed elie
measu es?
Yes, olun a ily wi hou being eques ed o do so 1
Yes, a e being eques ed o do so 2
No 3
And how many employees do you cu en ly ha e?
And wha is you cu en mon hly u no e ?
Cu en mon hly u no e : eu os pe mon h
How many hou s do you wo k pe week on a e age?
I you don’ know, please es ima e.
. hou s pe week
63
64
65
66
67
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Thinking abou he coming 12 mon hs:
Please selec only one answe in each line.
How high would De ini ely
no
De ini ely
will
you say he isk is ... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
... ha you will lay o employees?
... ha you will ha e o educe
company ope a ions?
... ha you will ha e o shu
down you business
(o decla e bank up cy)?
... ha you pe sonal income
will su e ?
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 93, page 20
Do you wo k o a public-sec o employe ?
Yes 1
No 2
Is his wo k h ough a empo a y employmen agency (Zei a bei , Leiha bei )?
Yes 1
No 2
Do you ha e a ixed- e m o pe manen employmen con ac ?
Pe manen con ac 1
Fixed- e m con ac 2
No applicable / do no ha e an employmen con ac 3
Is he job pa o a job-c ea ion measu e (ABM) o is i a “1-Eu o Job” (communi y wo k)?
Yes 1
No 2
App oxima ely how many people does he company employ as a whole?
This does no e e o a local uni o he company, bu o he en i e company.
ewe han 5 employees 1
5-10 employees 2
11-19 employees 3
20-99 employees 4
100-199 employees 5
200-1,999 employees 6
2,000 o mo e employees 7
Does an employee o ganiza ion / wo ks council exis a you place o wo k?
Yes 1
No 2
68
69
70
71
72
73
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How many hou s pe week a e s ipula ed in you con ac (excluding o e ime)?
. hou s pe week
No se hou s 1
And how many hou s do you gene ally wo k pe week, including any o e ime?
. hou s pe week
30 hou s o less → Con inue wi h ques ion 77
Mo e han 30 hou s → Con inue wi h ques ion 80
Is you job conside ed ma ginal pa - ime employmen acco ding o he Mini-Job o Midi-Job egula ion?
Yes, Mini-Job (up o 450 eu os) 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 78
Yes, Midi-Job (450.01 o 1300 eu os) 2
No 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 79
Do you p o ide olun a y con ibu ions o pension insu ance o you Mini-Job?
Yes 1
No 2
Is his pa - ime wo k p o ided o unde he Fede al Pa en al Pa -Time Wo k Ac (Bundesel e ngeld und
El e nzei gese z, BEEG)?
Yes 1
No 2
Is an hou ly wage speci ied in you employmen con ac o elsewhe e?
Yes 1
No 2
Lea ing aside wha is speci ied in you employmen con ac : Was you g oss hou ly wage less han 12 eu os
pe hou in he las mon h, o was i 12 eu os o mo e?
12 eu os pe hou o abo e 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 83
Below 12 eu os pe hou 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 82
Wha was you ac ual g oss hou ly wage in he las mon h?
. eu os pe hou
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
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Do you e e wo k o e ime?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 91
↓
Can you also sa e you o e ime in a wo king hou s accoun ha allows you o ake ime o o he o e ime
wi hin a yea o mo e?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 86
↓
Wha is he compensa ion pe iod o his wo king hou s accoun – when do you ha e o ha e aken ime o
o he o e ime you accumula ed?
by he end o he calenda yea 1
wi hin a sho e pe iod o ime 2
wi hin a longe pe iod o ime 3
I you do wo k o e ime, is he wo k paid, do you ge ime o o o e ime, o is he e no o m o
compensa ion a all?
Compensa ed wi h ime o 1
Pa ly paid, pa ly compensa ed wi h ime o 2
Paid 3
No compensa ed a all 4
Ha e you wo ked o e ime in he las mon h?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 89
↓
How many hou s o o e ime did you wo k las mon h?
hou s
Ha e you aken ime o o o e ime in he las mon h? I so, how many hou s?
Yes 1 → hou s
No 2
We e you paid o wo king o e ime in he las mon h? I so, o how many hou s?
Yes 1 → hou s
No 2
Is i s a ed in you employmen con ac o elsewhe e ha you a e allowed o wo k om home?
No 2 Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 93, page 20
↓
I you employe would allow you o empo a ily wo k om home, would you accep his o e ?
Yes 1
No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 93, page 20
No possible wi h my wo k 3 → Con inue wi h ques ion 96, page 20
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85
86
87
88
89
90
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Ha e you wo ked om home in you cu en job in he las 6 mon hs?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 96
↓
How o en ha e you wo ked om home in you cu en job in he las 6 mon hs?
E e y day 1
Se e al days pe week 2
Once pe week 5
E e y 2 o 4 weeks 3
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 95
Mo e a ely, only when needed 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 96
And how many hou s pe week do you gene ally wo k om home on a e age (including any o e ime)?
hou s pe week
I you could choose you own wo king hou s, aking in o accoun ha you income would change acco ding o
he numbe o hou s: How many hou s would you wan o wo k?
This e e s o o al wo king hou s – ega dless o whe he you wo k a a wo kplace, a home, o on he oad.
. hou s pe week
How many days do you usually wo k pe week?
days pe week
No applicable, because ...
... he numbe o days is no con ac ually ag eed 1
... he numbe o days changes om week o week 2
Wha did you ea n om you wo k las mon h? Please s a e bo h: g oss income, which means income be o e
deduc ion o axes and social secu i y, and ne income, which means income a e deduc ion o axes, social
secu i y, and unemploymen and heal h insu ance.
I you ecei ed ex a income such as aca ion pay o back pay, please do no include his. Please do include
o e ime pay. I you a e sel -employed: Please es ima e you mon hly income be o e and a e axes.
The ea nings we e:
I ea ned g oss: eu os
I ea ned ne : eu os
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94
95
96
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Who pays you e i emen / pension and wha we e he mon hly paymen s in 2021?
Please s a e he g oss amoun , excluding axes. I you ecei e mo e han one pension, please selec each
ha applies. I you do no know he exac amoun , please es ima e.
Own e i emen /
pension
Eu os pe mon h
Widow’s / widowe ’s /
(Hal -) o phan’s pension
Eu os pe mon h
Ge man Pension Insu ance (Deu sche
Ren en e siche ung, o me ly LVA,
B A, Knappscha )
Ci il se ice pension scheme
(Beam en e so gung)
Supplemen a y insu ance o public sec o
employees (Zusa z e so gung des
ö en lichen Diens es, o example, VBL)
Occupa ional pension (Be iebliche Al e s-
e so gung, o example, We kspension)
P o essional pension scheme
Ries e pension plan
P i a e pension scheme (incl. A bei gebe -
di ek e siche ung o be u ss ändische
Ve so gung)
Acciden insu ance (Un all e siche ung,
o example, p o ided by an employe ’s
insu ance associa ion
(Be u sgenossenscha ))
Pensions om ano he coun y
O he
↓please speci y:
Do you ha e a Ries e o Rü up pension plan?
Please selec all answe s ha apply. 1
Yes, Ries e pension plan
Yes, Rü up pension plan
No
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Did you ake pa in any u he occupa ional aining p og ams in 2021?
He e we a e e e ing o all ypes o u he oca ional aining measu es ha a e designed o build on
p e ious p o essional aining o o pa e he way o a change o p o ession, as is he case wi h occupa ional
e aining. We a e also e e ing o con inuing educa ion p og ams in science o academia, such as p og ams
o e ed by uni e si ies o simila ins i u ions. The amoun o ime spen in he p og am could ange om
jus a ew hou s o se e al mon hs o yea s. The idea o pu sue u he aining may ha e come om you,
you employe , o a go e nmen agency such as he employmen o ice (Bundesagen u ü A bei ).
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 137, page 32
↓
How many u he occupa ional aining p og ams did you ake pa in in 2021?
u he occupa ional aining p og ams (cou ses)
We would now like o know mo e abou he p og ams you ook pa in in 2021.
I you ook pa in se e al cou ses in 2021, please gi e in o ma ion o he las h ee only.
Please answe ques ions 125 o 136 column by column, ha is, i s all ques ions o he mos ecen o
cu en cou se, hen o he second-mos ecen cou se (i you ook mo e han one), and inally o he
cou se be o e ha (i you ook mo e han wo).
How long does / did he cou se las ? Days Days Days
Weeks Weeks Weeks
Mon hs Mon hs Mon hs
Abou how many hou s o ins uc ion
a e / we e p o ided each week? Numbe o hou s: Numbe o hou s: Numbe o hou s:
Does / did he cou se ake
place online?
Yes, comple ely 1 1 1
Yes, pa ially 2 2 2
No 3 3 3
Fu he educa ion and aining
123
124
Mos ecen o
cu en cou se (1) The cou se
be o e ha (2) The cou se
be o e ha (3)
125
126
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Please s a e he cou se again:
Wha was you objec i e
in aking his cou se?
Please selec all answe s ha apply.
1 1 1
Re aining o a di e en
p o ession o job
Induc ion / onboa ding in o a new job
Gaining quali ica ions o ca ee
de elopmen
Adjus ing o new demands
in my cu en job
O he
And wha was you pe sonal
mo i a ion o aking pa
in his cou se?
Please selec all answe s ha apply.
1 1 1
To inc ease my job secu i y
To inc ease my chances
o ge ing a aise
To inc ease my chances o p omo ion
To inc ease my a ac i eness
o o he employe s
None o he abo e
Did you employe encou age
you o ake his cou se?
Yes, pa icipa ion was compulso y 1 1 1
Yes, pa icipa ion was olun a y 2 2 2
No, I decided on my own
o ake he cou se 3
→ Ques ion
131
3
→ Ques ion
131
3
→ Ques ion
131
Does no apply, was no employed
a he ime 4 → Ques ion 133 4 → Ques ion 133 4 → Ques ion 133
Was his cou se p o ided
by you employe di ec ly?
Yes 1 1 1
No 2 2 2
Mos ecen o
cu en cou se (1) The cou se
be o e ha (2) The cou se
be o e ha (3)
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129
130
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Please s a e he cou se again:
Did he cou se ake place du ing
wo king hou s?
Yes, du ing wo king hou s 1 1 1
Pa ly du ing / pa ly ou side
wo king hou s 2 2 2
No, ou side wo king hou s 3 3 3
Who paid o you o ake pa
in he cou se?
I he cos s we e sha ed,
please ma k all ha apply! 1 1 1
I did → Ques ion 134 → Ques ion 134 → Ques ion 134
My employe
Employmen o ice / Jobcen e
Pension insu ance
Employe ’s insu ance associa ion
O he unding p o ide
The cou se did no cos any hing
→ Ques ion
135
→ Ques ion
135
→ Ques ion
135
How much did you spend on
he cou se? Eu os Eu os Eu os
Mos ecen o
cu en cou se (1) The cou se
be o e ha (2) The cou se
be o e ha (3)
132
133
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Please s a e he cou se again:
To wha ex en did you
pa icipa ion in he cou se….
… educe you chances o
losing you job?
A lo 1 1 1
Somewha 2 2 2
No a all 3 3 3
I don’ know, can’ ell ye 4 4 4
… inc ease you chances o
p omo ion?
A lo 1 1 1
Somewha 2 2 2
No a all 3 3 3
I don’ know, can’ ell ye 4 4 4
… inc ease you chances
o ge ing a aise?
A lo 1 1 1
Somewha 2 2 2
No a all 3 3 3
I don’ know, can’ ell ye 4 4 4
… inc ease you chances o ge ing
a job o e om ano he employe ?
A lo 1 1 1
Somewha 2 2 2
No a all 3 3 3
I don’ know, can’ ell ye 4 4 4
To wha ex en could you use he
newly acqui ed skills i you go a
new job in a di e en company?
No a all 1 1 1
Only o a limi ed ex en 2 2 2
To a la ge ex en 3 3 3
Comple ely 4 4 4
Mos ecen o
cu en cou se (1) The cou se
be o e ha (2) The cou se
be o e ha (3)
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And now hink back on he en i e las yea , ha is, 2021. We ha e p o ided a kind o calenda below. Lis ed on
he le a e a ious cha ac e is ics ha may desc ibe you employmen si ua ion las yea . Please go h ough
he a ious mon hs and check all he mon hs in which you we e employed, unemployed, e c.
Please selec a leas one box o each mon h! Fo unemploymen : E en i you we e unemployed o less
han one mon h, please selec he box “unemployed” o ha mon h.
2021
Jan Feb Ma Ap May June July Aug Sep Oc No Dec
I was… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
... employed ull- ime
... employed pa - ime
... wo king educed hou s
(sho - ime wo k)
... wo king a a Mini-Job
(up o 450 eu os)
... in i s - ime in-se ice aining
(be iebliche E s ausbildung) /
app en iceship (Leh e)
... in u he aining (Fo bildung),
e aining (Umschulung), u he
occupa ional aining (be u liche
Wei e bildung), o occupa ional
ehabili a ion
... egis e ed unemployed
... in e i emen / ea ly e i emen
(Vo uhes and)
... on ma e ni y lea e
(Mu e schu z) / pa en al lea e
(El e nzei )
... a ending school / uni e si y /
o oca ional school (Fachschule)
... doing a olun a y social /
ecological yea ( eiwilliges
soziales / ökologisches Jah ) o
ede al olun ee se ice
(Bundes eiwilligendiens )
... Homemake
... O he
↓ Please s a e:
2021 calenda yea
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How would you desc ibe you cu en heal h?
Ve y good 1
Good 2
Sa is ac o y 3
Poo 4
Bad 5
Does you heal h limi you abili y o climb se e al ligh s o s ai s? Does i cause se e e, mode a e, o no
limi a ions a all?
Se e e 1
Mode a e 2
No limi a ions 3
And wha abou o he demanding e e yday ac i i ies, such as when you ha e o li some hing hea y o do
some hing equi ing physical mobili y: Does you heal h cause se e e, mode a e, o no limi a ions a all?
Se e e 1
Mode a e 2
No limi a ions 3
Du ing he las ou weeks, how o en did you:
Always O en Some imes Almos
ne e Ne e
1 2 3 4 5
... eel ushed o p essed o ime?
... eel down o dep essed?
... eel calm and elaxed?
... eel ene ge ic?
...ha e se e e physical pain?
... eel ha you achie ed less han you wan ed o a wo k
o in e e yday ac i i ies due o physical heal h p oblems?
... eel ha you we e limi ed in some way a wo k o in
e e yday ac i i ies due o physical heal h p oblems?
... eel ha you achie ed less han you wan ed o a wo k
o in e e yday ac i i ies due o men al heal h
o emo ional p oblems?
... eel ha you did you wo k o e e yday asks less ca e ully
han usual due o men al heal h o emo ional p oblems?
... eel ha you we e limi ed socially, ha is, in you con ac
wi h iends, acquain ances, o ela i es, due o physical
o men al heal h p oblems?
Heal h and Illness
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139
140
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Ha e you been o icially assessed as being se e ely disabled (Schwe behinde ) o pa ially incapable o wo k
(E we bsgeminde ) o medical easons?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 146
↓
Wha is he deg ee o you educed capabili y o wo k (E we bsminde ung) o disabil y (Schwe behinde ung)?
When was he deg ee o you disabili y, o he deg ee o educ ion in you capaci y o wo k o icially
de e mined?
In he yea
Wha ype o impai men was decisi e in he o icial de e mina ion o you educed capaci y o wo k o se e e
disabili y?
Please selec all answe s ha apply.
1
Physical
Men al
In ellec ual / cogni i e
None o he abo e
Do you cu en ly smoke, whe he ciga e es, a pipe, o ciga s?
We a e no e e ing he e o e-ciga e es!
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 148
↓
How many ciga e es, pipes, o ciga s do you smoke pe day?
Please gi e you daily a e age o las week.
Ciga e es:
Pipes / ciga s:
Do you smoke e-ciga e es?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 150
↓
How much liquid do you use pe day?
Please gi e you daily a e age o las week.
Millili e s (ml):
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
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Do you use cannabis?
Please selec all answe s ha apply. 1
Yes, o medical easons
( o example, o ea o dec ease symp oms o a heal h condi ion)
Yes, o non-medical easons ( o example, o ha e un o i in)
No
How o en do you ea mea , ish, o poul y?
E e y day 4-6 days
a week 2-3 days
a week 2-4 days
a mon h Once a
mon h o less Ne e
1 2 3 4 5 6
Mea
Fish
Poul y
Do you ollow a mainly ege a ian o egan die ?
Yes, ege a ian 1
Yes, egan 2
No, nei he o he abo e 3
How all a e you in cen ime e s?
I you don’ know, please es ima e.
cm
How many kilog ams do you cu en ly weigh?
I you don’ know, please es ima e.
kg
Ha e you been su e ing om any condi ions o illnesses o a leas one yea o ch onically?
Yes 1
No 2
Ha e you e e been diagnosed by a doc o wi h a co ona i us in ec ion (COVID-19)?
Yes 1
No 2
150
151
152
153
154
155
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Rega dless o whe he you ha e p e iously had a COVID-19 in ec ion: Ha e you pe sonally spen one day o
mo e in home qua an ine in he las 12 mon hs?
This e e s o bo h go e nmen -imposed (manda o y) and sel -imposed ( olun a y) qua an ine.
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 159
↓
How many days ha e you pe sonally spen in home qua an ine in he las 12 mon hs?
I you don’ know, please es ima e.
days
Ha e you been accina ed agains COVID-19?
Answe “yes” e en i you ha e only ecie ed one dose o accine so a .
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 161
↓
Ha e you ecei ed a boos e dose o any COVID-19 accine?
Yes 1
No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 162
We a e in e es ed in hea ing wha you pe sonally hink abou COVID-19 accina ion.
S ongly
ag ee
Ag ee
Pa ly
ag ee, pa ly
disag ee
Disag ee
S ongly
disag ee
1 2 3 4 5
I us he sa e y o COVID-19 accines.
COVID-19 is no a se ious h ea ,
so accina ion agains COVID-19 is unnecessa y.
I ’s complica ed o me o ge he COVID-19 accina ion.
(I you ha e child en unde he age o 12): Wha do you pe sonally hink abou accina ion agains COVID-19
o you child / child en unde he age o 12?
S ongly
ag ee
Ag ee
Pa ly
ag ee, pa ly
disag ee
Disag ee
S ongly
disag ee
1 2 3 4 5
I us he sa e y o he COVID-19 accines
o child en unde he age o 12.
Co id-19 is no a se ious h ea o he heal h o
my child en / child en unde he age o 12.
I ’s complica ed o me o ge he COVID-19 accina ion
o my child / child en unde he age o 12.
Ha e you gone o a doc o in he las 3 mon hs? I so, please s a e how many imes.
Numbe o isi s o a doc o in he las 3 mon hs
Ha e no gone o he doc o in he las 3 mon hs 1
157
158
159
160
161
162
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How conce ned a e you abou he ollowing issues?
Ve y
conce ned
Some-
wha
conce ned
No
conce ned
a all
1 2 3
The economy in gene al
You own economic si ua ion
You own p o ision o old age
You heal h
En i onmen al p o ec ion
The impac s o clima e change
Main aining peace
C ime in Ge many
Social cohesion in socie y
Immig a ion o Ge many
Hos ili y owa ds o eigne s o mino i ies in Ge many
I you a e employed: You job secu i y
Gene ally speaking, how in e es ed a e you in poli ics?
Ve y in e es ed 1
Mode a ely in e es ed 2
No so in e es ed 3
Comple ely disin e es ed 4
Many people in Ge many lean owa ds one pa y in he long e m, e en i hey occasionally o e o ano he
pa y. Do you lean owa ds a pa icula pa y?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 197, page 44
↓
Which pa y do you lean owa d?
Please selec only one answe !
SPD 1
CDU 2
CSU 3
FDP 4
Bündnis 90 / Die G ünen 5
Die Linke 6
A D 27
NPD / Republikane / Die Rech e 7
O he 8
192
193
194
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And o wha ex en ?
Ex emely 1
S ongly 2
Mode a ely 3
Weakly 4
Ve y weakly 5
Which pa y did you o e o in he las gene al elec ion (Bundes agswahl) on Sep embe 26, 2021?
This e e s o you second o e (“Zwei s imme”).
SPD 1
CDU 2
CSU 3
FDP 4
Bündnis 90 / Die G ünen 5
Die Linke 6
A D 27
O he pa y 8
↓ please speci y:
I did no o e 28
I wasn’ eligible o o e 29
Do you ha e Ge man ci izenship?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 203
↓
Do you ha e a second ci izenship in addi ion o Ge man ci izenship?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 201
↓
Wha is you second coun y o ci izenship?
I you ha e ci izenship in mo e han wo coun ies, please s a e he hi d and u he coun ies in he
space below.
Second coun y o ci izenship
Fu he coun y o ci izenship
Ha e you had Ge man ci izenship since bi h o did you acqui e i a a la e da e?
Since bi h 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 202
A a la e da e 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 205
196
197
Coun y o O igin
198
199
200
201
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We e bo h o you pa en s bo n in Ge many?
Yes, bo h o my pa en s we e bo n in Ge many 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 216, page 47
No, a leas one o my pa en s was bo n ou side Ge many 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 205
Wha is you coun y o ci izenship?
I you ha e ci izenship in mo e han wo coun ies, please s a e he second and u he coun ies in he
space below.
Fi s coun y o ci izenship
Second coun y o ci izenship
Wha is you esidence s a us in Ge many?
Ci izenship o a coun y in he EU o
Eu opean Economic A ea 8
Blue Ca d (EU) 2
Visa 5
Pe manen esidency (Niede lassungse laubnis) 1
Limi ed esidence pe mi (Be is e e Au en hal se laubnis) 3
Tempo a y esidence pe mi (Au en hal sges a ung) 7
Tempo a y suspension o depo a ion (Duldung) 4
Wha coun y would you conside you coun y o o igin o you pa en s’ coun y o o igin?
“Coun y o o igin” e e s p ima ily o he coun y whe e you we e bo n i you immig a ed o Ge many.
Bu i could also be he coun y whe e you pa en s we e bo n i hey immig a ed o Ge many. I you ha e
mo e han one coun y o o igin acco ding o his de ini ion, please s a e he one ha seems mos
impo an o you. Since you ha e a mig a ion backg ound, please do no gi e Ge many as an answe .
Coun y o o igin
Would you desc ibe you sel as an immig an o pe son wi h a mig a ion backg ound?
Yes 1
No 2
Is he ac ha you a e an immig an o pe son wi h a mig a ion backg ound cu en ly impo an in you li e?
Yes, always 1
Yes, o en 2
Yes, occasionally 3
Yes, a ely 4
No, ne e 5
202
203
204
205
206
207
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Do o he people he e in Ge many desc ibe you as an immig an o pe son wi h a mig a ion backg ound?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 210
↓
Is he ac ha o he people desc ibe you as an immig an o pe son wi h a mig a ion backg ound
cu en ly impo an in you li e?
Yes, always 1
Yes, o en 2
Yes, occasionally 3
Yes, a ely 4
No, ne e 5
Some people say you can ell whe he o no someone is “Ge man”.
To wha ex en do you ag ee wi h he ollowing s a emen ?
S ongly
disag ee
Disag ee
Pa ly
ag ee, pa ly
disag ee
Ag ee
S ongly
ag ee
Don’
know
1 2 3 4 5 6
People o Ge man o igin pe cei e me as “Ge man”.
Wha cha ac e is ics do you hink cause people o no pe cei e you as “Ge man”?
Please selec all answe s ha apply. 1
Because o my skin colo
Because o my clo hing o o he ou wa d cha ac e is ics
Because o my body o acial ea u es
Because o my accen
Because o my name
Don’ know
O he
↓ please speci y:
Ha e you isi ed you coun y o o igin in he las wo yea s?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 214
↓
How long we e you he e in o al?
Up o one mon h 1
1 o 3 mon hs 2
4 o 6 mon hs 3
Mo e han 6 mon hs 4
208
209
210
↓
Con inue wi h ques ion 212
211
212
213
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How connec ed do you eel o you coun y o o igin?
Please answe on a scale om 0 o 10, whe e 0 means: No a all emo ionally a ached and 10 means:
Ve y emo ionally connec ed.
No a all
emo ionally
connec ed
Ve y
emo ionally
connec ed
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I you use he media (newspape s, ele ision, adio, In e ne , e c.) o s ay in o med abou wo ld e en s:
Do you use hese media …
... only in he language o you coun y o o igin? 1
... mainly in he language o you coun y o o igin? 2
... app oxima lely he same amoun o ime in he language o you
home coun y and in Ge man o o he languages? 3
... mainly in ge man? 4
... only in Ge man 5
Does no apply, do no use any o hese media 6
How connec ed do you eel o Ge many?
Please answe on a scale om 0 o 10, whe e 0 means: No a all emo ionally a ached And 10 means:
Ve y emo ionally connec ed.
No a all
emo ionally
connec ed
Ve y
emo ionally
connec ed
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
And how connec ed do you eel o Eu ope?
Please answe on a scale om 0 o 10, whe e 0 means: No a all emo ionally a ached And 10 means:
Ve y emo ionally connec ed.
No a all
emo ionally
connec ed
Ve y
emo ionally
connec ed
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
214
215
216
217
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How many close iends would you say ha you ha e, and how many o hem a e co-wo ke s?
I i does no apply, use “0”!
Close iends:
O ha numbe , a e co-wo ke s
Wha is you ci cle o iends like: How many o you iends a e no om Ge many o ha e pa en s who a e
no om Ge many, in o he wo ds, ha e a mig a ion backg ound?
All o hem ha e a mig a ion backg ound 1
Mos 2
Abou hal 3
Abou a qua e 4
Less han a qua e 5
None o hem has a mig a ion backg ound 6
Wha is you ma i al s a us?
Ma ied 1
Regis e ed same-sex pa ne ship
(Regis a ion was possible un il Sep embe 2017.
I may s ill be alid.) 2
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 221
Single, ne e been ma ied 3
Di o ced 4
Regis e ed same-sex pa ne ship annulled 5
Widowed 6
Li e pa ne om egis e ed same-sex
pa ne ship deceased 7
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 226
Do you ha e a ma iage con ac o a egis e ed li e pa ne ship con ac (Lebenspa ne scha s e ag)?
Yes 1
No 2
Do you and you spouse o pa ne li e oge he in his household?
Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 225
We a e a couple bu we li e in di e en dwellings. 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 223
No, we sepa a ed 3
We sepa a ed bu we a e s ill li ing oge he 4 → Con inue wi h ques ion 226
Whe e does his spouse / pa ne cu en ly li e?
In Ge many 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 225
Ab oad 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 224
Family si ua ion
218
219
220
221
222
223
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A e you planning o b ing you spouse / pa ne o Ge many?
Yes 1
No 2
Don’ know 3
Wha is he name o you spouse o pa ne ?
→ Con inue wi h ques ion 231
A e you in a se ious / pe manen ela ionship?
Yes 1 No 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 231
↓
Does you pa ne li e wi h you in his household?
No 2 Yes 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 230
↓
Whe e does his spouse / pa ne cu en ly li e?
In Ge many 1 → Con inue wi h ques ion 230
Ab oad 2 → Con inue wi h ques ion 229
Do you plan o b ing his pa ne o Ge many?
Yes 1
No 2
Don’ know 3
Wha is you pa ne ’s i s name?
In he las yea , ha is, in 2021, ha e you pe sonally gi en money o inancial suppo o ela i es o o he
people ou side his household? App oxima ely how much did you gi e in he yea 2021 as a whole?
Please selec all answe s ha apply. Amoun Whe e does he
ecipien li e?
Eu os in 2021 Ge many ab oad
1 1 1
To pa en s / pa en s-in-law →
To you child en
(also son-in-law / daugh e -in-law) →
To spouse o di o ced spouse →
To o he ela i es →
To non- ela i es →
No, I ha e no gi en any money o
inancial suppo o his kind
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
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Has you amily si ua ion changed since Janua y 1, 2021? Please indica e i any o he ollowing apply o you
and i so, when his change occu ed.
I any o he ollowing has aken place mo e han once since Janua y 1, 2021, please e e o he mos ecen
change.
Please selec all answe s ha apply. 1
2022, in
he mon h
2021, in
he mon h
S a ed a new ela ionship →
Mo ed in wi h my pa ne →
Go ma ied →
Became a a he / mo he (again) →
A child en e ed he household →
A child le he household →
I sepa a ed om my spouse / pa ne →
I go di o ced / also same-sex pa ne ship →
My spouse / pa ne died →
Fa he died →
Mo he died →
Child died →
Ano he pe son who li ed
in he household died →
→ Con inue wi h
ques ion 233
O he amily changes →
↓ please speci y:
No, none o he abo e
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Did he pe son con ac a co ona i us in ec ion immedia ely be o e dying?
Yes No Pe son no
deceased
1 2 3
My spouse / pa ne
Fa he
Mo he
Child
Ano he pe son who li ed in he household
→ I , in ques ions 232 and 233, you answe ed ha one o
mo e people close o you ha e died, please comple e
he ques ionnai e “The Deceased Pe son” a e inishing
his ques ionnai e.
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Sozialwissenscha GmbH
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53154 Bonn
Tel. 0800/66 77 876
[email p o ec ed]
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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 )
7704/VP_EN/2022
Ques ionnai e
The Deceased
Pe son
Ve s o bene Pe sonen
Dea S udy Pa icipan ,
Fi s o all, we – he “Li ing in Ge many” eam – would
like o ex end ou since e condolences on he loss o
you amily membe .
Fo many people, i is diffi cul o alk abou dea h and
dying, especially wi h s ange s. Ye because science
s ill knows so li le abou his opic, we would like o
ask you a ew ques ions abou he las s age o you
lo ed one's li e.
We co dially eques ha you ei he
– p o ide ou s aff membe wi h an in e iew
– o i you p e e , ha you ca e ully comple e his
ques ionnai e you sel .
This ques ionnai e is o be i lled ou by
(gg . om In e iewe auszu üllen):
Fi s name:
Please only i ll ou his ques ionnai e i you a e asked o
do so in he "Indi idual" ques ionnai e.
Ques ionnai e
The Deceased
Pe son
EN
Ve s o bene Pe sonen
In conclusion, we would like o ask you abou you sa is ac ion wi h you li e in gene al. How sa is ied a e you
wi h you li e, all hings conside ed?
Please answe on a scale om 0 o 10, whe e 0 means comple ely dissa is ied and 10 means comple ely
sa is ied.
Comple ely
dissa is ied
Comple ely
sa is ied
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Finally, please p o ide he ollowing in o ma ion.
When did you inish illing ou he ques ionnai e?
da e: ime: :
day mon h hou minu e
App oxima ely how long did i ake you o comple e his ques ionnai e?
minu es
We e o he pe sons p esen while you we e illing ou he ques ionnai e?
Please selec all ha apply. 1
Yes, spouse / pa ne
Yes, o he pe son who is li ing in he same household
Yes, o he pe son who does no li e in he same household
→ Con inue wi h ques ion D
No
→ End o ques ionnai e
Did any o he a o emen ioned people bo he you while you we e illing ou he ques ionai e?
Yes 1
No 2
Thank you o aking pa .
Please gi e he comple ed ques ionnai e o ou in e iewe o send i back o in as in he enclosed pos age-paid
en elope:
in as Ins i u ü angewand e
Sozialwissenscha GmbH
Pos ach 24 01 01
53154 Bonn
A
B
C
D
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