SOEP-Core - 2022: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8b)

infas Research Report SOEP-Core - 2022: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8b) SOEP Survey Papers, No. 1440 Provided in Cooperation with: German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Suggested Citation: infas (2025) : SOEP-Core - 2022: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8b), SOEP Survey Papers, No. 1440, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), Berlin This Version is available at: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/316250 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/ 1440 2025 Series A – Survey Instruments (Erhebungsinstrumente) SOEP-Core – 2022: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8b) 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 – 2022: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8b). SOEP Survey Papers 1440: 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 – 2022: Individual (A-R+IAB-SOEP-M1-M8b) infas 2025 Dear Participant, The questions contained in this questionnaire are for all household members who were born in or before 2004. This questionnaire is for everyone in your household who was born in or before 2004. Your participation is voluntary, but the scientifi c relevance of this study depends crucially on the participation of every member of every household. We therefore cordially request that you either: – allow our staff member to interview you or – carefully fi ll out this questionnaire yourself. This questionnaire is to be fi lled out by (ggf. vom Interviewer auszufüllen): First name Questionnaire Individuals EN Personen <Vorname> SOEP Survey Papers 1440 infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 240101 53154 Bonn Tel. 0800/66 77 876 [email protected] www.leben-in-deutschland.de Falls eine Interviewerin/ein Interviewer vor Ort, bitte angeben: LFD Interviewernummer . . Datum (Tag . Monat . Jahr) Fragebogen SIE-Variante schwarzer Stift kurz infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 240101 53154 Bonn Tel. 0800/66 77 876 [email protected] www.leben-in-deutschland.de We also off er an online questionnaire as an alternative to the paper version. To complete the questionnaire online, please enter the following address into your Internet browser: Your personal access code is: If you completed the questionnaire online, you don’t need to return this printed questionnaire. <LinkCAWI> <PWD-CAWI> 7704/PE_EN/2022 Questionnaire Individuals Personen <LFD/Personen-Nr> <Barcode> SOEP Survey Papers 1440 27704/2022 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 make sure: that you fi ll out the questionnaire in black pen only. that your answers are clearly legible. and that your answers are 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 1440 3 7704/2022 Please state your birth date. . . Day Month Year What gender was listed on your birth certificate when you were born? Male 1 Female 2 What gender do you identify as? Male 1 Female 2 Another gender not listed here 3 ↓ specifically No gender 4 How satisfied are you today with the following areas of your life? Please answer on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means completely dissatisfied and 10 means completely satisfied. Completely dissatisfied Completely satisfied How satisfied are you ... 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...with your health? ...with your sleep? ...(if employed) with your job? ...(if you are a homemaker) with your work in the home? ...with your household income? ...with your personal income? ...with your dwelling? ...with your leisure time? ...(if you have small children) with the childcare available? ...with your family life? ...with health, unemployment, pension, and care insurance in Germany, that is, with what is often referred to as the social welfare net? A_1 A_2 A3 Your current life situation 1 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 47704/2022 Please state how often you have experienced each of the following feelings in the last four weeks. How often have you felt … Very rarely Rarely Occasionally Often Very often 1 2 3 4 5 ...angry? ...worried? ...happy? ...sad? ...lonely? Do you feel that what you are doing in your life is valuable and useful? Please answer according to the following scale: a value 0 means: “not at all valuable and useful” a value of 10 means: “completely valuable and useful”. With the numbers in between, you can estimate your grade. not at all valuable or useful completely valuable and useful 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Are you generally a person who is willing to take risks or do you try to avoid taking risks? Please mark a box on the scale, where the value 0 means not at all willing to take risks and the value 10 means very willing to take risks. Not at all willing to take risks Very willing to take risks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 11 7704/2022 When, approximately, would you like to start working? As soon as possible 1 Next year 2 In the next 2 to 5 years 3 In the distant future, in more than five years 4 Are you interested in full-time or part-time employment, or would you be satisfied with either one? Full-time 1 Part-time 2 Either 3 I’m not sure yet 4 What would your net income have to be for you to accept a position? Net income euros per month → Continue with question 38 Can’t say, it depends 1 → Continue with question 39 How many hours per week would you have to work to earn this net income? hours per week If someone offered you an appropriate position right now, could you start working within the next two weeks? Yes 1 No 2 Have you actively looked for work within the last four weeks? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 43, page 12 ↓ Which of the following possible ways have you used to look for a job? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Employment office / Agentur für Arbeit Jobcenter / ARGE / social welfare office Personnel service agency Private recruitment agency Job advertisment in the newspaper Job advertisment on the Internet Former co-workers Friends, acquaintances, and neighbors Family members Other / does not apply 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 12 7704/2022 And what do you think will be the most effective way of finding a job? Please select one answer only. Employment office / Agentur für Arbeit 1 Jobcenter / ARGE / social welfare office 2 Personnel service agency 3 Private recruitment agency 4 Job advertisement in the newspaper 5 Job advertisement on the Internet 6 Former co-workers 7 Friends, acquaintances, and neighbors 8 Family members 9 Other / does not apply 10 How likely is it that one or more of the following occupational changes will take place in your life within the next two years? Please select only one answer in each line. Please estimate the probability of such a change taking place on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means such a change will definitely not take place, and 100 means it definitely will take place Definitely not Definitely will That you will ... 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 ...take a paid job? ...become self-employed or work on a freelance basis? ...attend courses or seminars to gain additional training or qualifications? → Continue with question 103, page 22 Have you changed jobs or started a new one since January 1, 2021? This includes starting working again after a break! Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 56, page 14 ↓ How often have you changed jobs or started a new one since January 1, 2021? Once 1 Several times (please specify): 2 → times 42 43 44 45 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 13 7704/2022 When did you start your current position? 2021, in the month or 2022, in the month What type of occupational change was that? If you have changed positions several times, please choose the reason for the most recent change. I started working for the first time in my life 1 → Continue with question 50 I returned to a previous employer after a break in employment 2 → Continue with question 48 I started a new job with a different employer (for temporary workers this includes working in a temporary job) 3 I was hired by the company (in which I previously worked as an apprentice / in a job creation measure (ABM) / on a freelance basis) 4 I changed positions within the same company 5 I became self-employed 6 → Continue with question 50 Was your career interrupted by the birth of one or more children, for instance, maternity leave (Mutterschutz) or parental leave (Elternzeit)? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 50 ↓ How many months did this break in employment last? months Were you actively looking for a job when you received your current position, or did it just come up? Actively looking for job 1 Just came up 2 How did you find out about this job? Please mark just one! Through the employment office / Agentur für Arbeit, Jobcenter, ARGE, social security office 16 Through a private recruitment agency 17 A job advertisement in the newspaper 5 A job advertisement on the Internet 18 Through friends or acquaintances 13 Through family members 14 Through co-workers 15 I have returned to a former employer 8 Other or not applicable 9 46 47 48 49 50 51 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 14 7704/2022 What is your current position/occupation? Please state the exact title in German. For example, do not write “kaufmännische Angestellte” (clerk), but “Speditionskauffrau” (shipping clerk); not “Arbeiter” (blue-collar worker), but “Maschinenschlosser” (machine metalworker). If you are a civil servant, please give your official title, for example, “Polizeimeister” (police chief) or “Studienrat” (secondary school teacher). If you are an apprentice or in vocational training, please state the occupation for which you are being trained. If you are currently working in more than one job, please answer the following questions for your main job only. Does this job correspond to the occupation for which you were trained? Yes 1 No 2 Still in education or training 3 I have not been trained for a particular occupation 4 What type of education or training is usually required for this type of work? No completed vocational training is required 1 Completed vocational training 2 Degree from a vocational university / university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) 3 Degree from a university or other institution of higher education 4 What sector of business or industry is your company or institution active in for the most part? Please state the exact sector in German. For example, do not write “Industrie” (industry), but “Elektroindustrie” (electronics industry); not “Handel” (trade), but “Einzelhandel” (retail trade); not “öffentlicher Dienst” (public service), but “Krankenhaus” (hospital). When did you start working for your current employer? If you are self-employed, please state when you started your current work. Since months year What is your current occupational status? If you are currently working in more than one job, please answer the following questions for your main job only. Status: Self-employed (including family members working for the self-employed) 1 → Continue with question 58 Blue-collar worker (Arbeiter) (also in agriculture) 2 → Continue with question 59 Civil servant (including judges and professional soldiers) 3 → Continue with question 60 Apprentice / vocational trainee / intern 4 → Continue with question 61 White-collar worker (Angestellte) 5 → Continue with question 62 52 53 54 55 56 57 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 15 7704/2022 What type of self-employment is that exactly? Self-employed farmers 1 Freelancers, independent academics 2 Other self-employed workers / entepreneurs 3 Assisting family members in their business 4 → Continue with question 63, page 16 What type of blue-collar worker are you exactly? Unskilled worker (ungelernt) 1 Semi-skilled worker (angelernt) 2 Skilled worker (gelernter Arbeiter / Facharbeiter) 3 Foreman / forewoman (Vorarbeiter) 4 Master craftsperson (Meister / Polierer) 5 → Continue with question 69, page 17 What type of civil servant are you exactly? Lower level 1 Middle level 2 Upper level 3 Executive level 4 → Continue with question 69, page 17 What type of apprentice / vocational trainee / intern are you exactly? Apprentice / vocational trainee in industry or technology 1 Apprentice / vocational trainee in trade or commerce 2 Volunteer, intern, etc. 3 → Continue with question 69, page 17 What type of white-collar worker are you exactly? Salaried employee engaged in unskilled work without completed training / education 2 Salaried employee engaged in unskilled work with completed training / education 3 Salaried employee engaged in skilled work (administration, bookkeeping, technical drafting) 4 Salaried employee engaged in highly skilled work or managerial activities (university research, engineering, production supervision, etc.) 5 Salaried employee in senior management role (managing director, business manager, head of a large firm or organization, etc.) 6 → Continue with question 69, page 17 Managing partner or similar white-collar employee in self-owned business / company 7 → Continue with question 73, page 17 58 59 60 61 62 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 16 7704/2022 Which of the following government benefits and measures for self-employed people and entrepreneurs have you received or made use of in 2021? Please select all that apply. 1 Short-time work Unemployment Benefit II (ALG II) Bridging Assistance New Start Aid Relaxation or suspension of insolvency rules State guarantees on loans Tax relief measures such as tax payment deferrals, adjustments to tax prepayments, loss carry-back to increase liquidity, etc. Auto loan Other ↓ please specify: → Continue with question 64 None of the above → Continue with question 65 Have you paid back any of the money provided through the government’s coronavirus-related relief measures? Yes, voluntarily without being requested to do so 1 Yes, after being requested to do so 2 No 3 And how many employees do you currently have? And what is your current monthly turnover? Current monthly turnover: euros per month How many hours do you work per week on average? If you don’t know, please estimate. . hours per week 63 64 65 66 67 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 17 7704/2022 Thinking about the coming 12 months: Please select only one answer in each line. How high would Definitely not Definitely will you say the risk is ... 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ...that you will lay off employees? ...that you will have to reduce company operations? ...that you will have to shut down your business (or declare bankruptcy)? ...that your personal income will suffer? → Continue with question 93, page 20 Do you work for a public-sector employer? Yes 1 No 2 Is this work through a temporary employment agency (Zeitarbeit, Leiharbeit)? Yes 1 No 2 Do you have a fixed-term or permanent employment contract? Permanent contract 1 Fixed-term contract 2 Not applicable / do not have an employment contract 3 Is the job part of a job-creation measure (ABM) or is it a “1-Euro Job” (community work)? Yes 1 No 2 Approximately how many people does the company employ as a whole? This does not refer to a local unit of the company, but to the entire company. fewer than 5 employees 1 5-10 employees 2 11-19 employees 3 20-99 employees 4 100-199 employees 5 200-1,999 employees 6 2,000 or more employees 7 Does an employee organization / works council exist at your place of work? Yes 1 No 2 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 18 7704/2022 How many hours per week are stipulated in your contract (excluding overtime)? . hours per week No set hours 1 And how many hours do you generally work per week, including any overtime? . hours per week 30 hours or less → Continue with question 77 More than 30 hours → Continue with question 80 Is your job considered marginal part-time employment according to the Mini-Job or Midi-Job regulation? Yes, Mini-Job (up to 450 euros) 1 → Continue with question 78 Yes, Midi-Job (450.01 to 1300 euros) 2 No 3 → Continue with question 79 Do you provide voluntary contributions to pension insurance for your Mini-Job? Yes 1 No 2 Is this part-time work provided for under the Federal Parental Part-Time Work Act (Bundeselterngeld und Elternzeitgesetz, BEEG)? Yes 1 No 2 Is an hourly wage specified in your employment contract or elsewhere? Yes 1 No 2 Leaving aside what is specified in your employment contract: Was your gross hourly wage less than 12 euros per hour in the last month, or was it 12 euros or more? 12 euros per hour or above 1 → Continue with question 83 Below 12 euros per hour 2 → Continue with question 82 What was your actual gross hourly wage in the last month? . euros per hour 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 19 7704/2022 Do you ever work overtime? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 91 ↓ Can you also save your overtime in a working hours account that allows you to take time off for the overtime within a year or more? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 86 ↓ What is the compensation period for this working hours account – when do you have to have taken time off for the overtime you accumulated? by the end of the calendar year 1 within a shorter period of time 2 within a longer period of time 3 If you do work overtime, is the work paid, do you get time off for overtime, or is there no form of compensation at all? Compensated with time off 1 Partly paid, partly compensated with time off 2 Paid 3 Not compensated at all 4 Have you worked overtime in the last month? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 89 ↓ How many hours of overtime did you work last month? hours Have you taken time off for overtime in the last month? If so, how many hours? Yes 1 → hours No 2 Were you paid for working overtime in the last month? If so, for how many hours? Yes 1 → hours No 2 Is it stated in your employment contract or elsewhere that you are allowed to work from home? No 2 Yes 1 → Continue with question 93, page 20 ↓ If your employer would allow you to temporarily work from home, would you accept this offer? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 93, page 20 Not possible with my work 3 → Continue with question 96, page 20 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 20 7704/2022 Have you worked from home in your current job in the last 6 months? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 96 ↓ How often have you worked from home in your current job in the last 6 months? Every day 1 Serveral days per week 2 Once per week 5 Every 2 to 4 weeks 3 → Continue with question 95 More rarely, only when needed 4 → Continue with question 96 And how many hours per week do you generally work from home on average (including any overtime)? hours per week If you could choose your own working hours, taking into account that your income would change according to the number of hours: How many hours would you want to work? This refers to total working hours – regardless of whether you work at a workplace, at home, or on the road. . hours per week How many days do you usually work per week? days per week Not applicable, because ... ... the number of days is not contractually agreed 1 ... the number of days changes from week to week 2 What did you earn from your work last month? Please state both: gross income, which means income before deduction of taxes and social security, and net income, which means income after deduction of taxes, social security, and unemployment and health insurance. If you received extra income such as vacation pay or back pay, please do not include this. Please do include overtime pay. If you are self-employed: Please estimate your monthly income before and after taxes. The earnings were: I earned gross: euros I earned net: euros 93 94 95 96 97 98 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 27 7704/2022 Who pays your retirement / pension and what were the monthly payments in 2021? Please state the gross amount, excluding taxes. If you receive more than one pension, please select each that applies. If you do not know the exact amount, please estimate. Own retirement / pension Euros per month Widow’s / widower’s / (Half-) orphan’s pension Euros per month German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung, formerly LVA, BfA, Knappschaft) Civil service pension scheme (Beamtenversorgung) Supplementary insurance for public sector employees (Zusatzversorgung des öffentlichen Dienstes, for example, VBL) Occupational pension (Betriebliche Altersversorgung, for example, Werkspension) Professional pension scheme Riester pension plan Private pension scheme (incl. Arbeitgeberdirektversicherung or berufsständische Versorgung) Accident insurance (Unfallversicherung, for example, provided by an employer’s insurance association (Berufsgenossenschaft)) Pensions from another country Other ↓please specify: Do you have a Riester or Rürup pension plan? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Yes, Riester pension plan Yes, Rürup pension plan No 121 122 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 28 7704/2022 Did you take part in any further occupational training programs in 2021? Here we are referring to all types of further vocational training measures that are designed to build on previous professional training or to pave the way for a change of profession, as is the case with occupational retraining. We are also referring to continuing education programs in science or academia, such as programs offered by universities or similar institutions. The amount of time spent in the program could range from just a few hours to several months or years. The idea to pursue further training may have come from you, your employer, or a government agency such as the employment office (Bundesagentur für Arbeit). Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 137, page 32 ↓ How many further occupational training programs did you take part in in 2021? further occupational training programs (courses) We would now like to know more about the programs you took part in in 2021. If you took part in several courses in 2021, please give information for the last three only. Please answer questions 125 to 136 column by column, that is, first all questions for the most recent or current course, then for the second-most recent course (if you took more than one), and finally for the course before that (if you took more than two). How long does / did the course last? Days Days Days Weeks Weeks Weeks Months Months Months About how many hours of instruction are / were provided each week? Number of hours: Number of hours: Number of hours: Does / did the course take place online? Yes, completely 1 1 1 Yes, partially 2 2 2 No 3 3 3 Further education and training 123 124 Most recent or current course (1) The course before that (2) The course before that (3) 125 126 127 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 29 7704/2022 Please state the course again: What was your objective in taking this course? Please select all answers that apply. 1 1 1 Retraining for a different profession or job Induction / onboarding into a new job Gaining qualifications for career development Adjusting to new demands in my current job Other And what was your personal motivation for taking part in this course? Please select all answers that apply. 1 1 1 To increase my job security To increase my chances of getting a raise To increase my chances of promotion To increase my attractiveness to other employers None of the above Did your employer encourage you to take this course? Yes, participation was compulsory 1 1 1 Yes, participation was voluntary 2 2 2 No, I decided on my own to take the course 3 → Question 131 3 → Question 131 3 → Question 131 Does not apply, was not employed at the time 4 → Question 133 4 → Question 133 4 → Question 133 Was this course provided by your employer directly? Yes 1 1 1 No 2 2 2 Most recent or current course (1) The course before that (2) The course before that (3) 128 129 130 131 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 30 7704/2022 Please state the course again: Did the course take place during working hours? Yes, during working hours 1 1 1 Partly during / partly outside working hours 2 2 2 No, outside working hours 3 3 3 Who paid for you to take part in the course? If the costs were shared, please mark all that apply! 1 1 1 I did → Question 134 → Question 134 → Question 134 My employer Employment office / Jobcenter Pension insurance Employer’s insurance association Other funding provider The course did not cost anything → Question 135 → Question 135 → Question 135 How much did you spend on the course? Euros Euros Euros Most recent or current course (1) The course before that (2) The course before that (3) 132 133 134 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 31 7704/2022 Please state the course again: To what extent did your participation in the course…. … reduce your chances of losing your job? A lot 1 1 1 Somewhat 2 2 2 Not at all 3 3 3 I don’t know, can’t tell yet 4 4 4 … increase your chances of promotion? A lot 1 1 1 Somewhat 2 2 2 Not at all 3 3 3 I don’t know, can’t tell yet 4 4 4 … increase your chances of getting a raise? A lot 1 1 1 Somewhat 2 2 2 Not at all 3 3 3 I don’t know, can’t tell yet 4 4 4 … increase your chances of getting a job offer from another employer? A lot 1 1 1 Somewhat 2 2 2 Not at all 3 3 3 I don’t know, can’t tell yet 4 4 4 To what extent could you use the newly acquired skills if you got a new job in a different company? Not at all 1 1 1 Only to a limited extent 2 2 2 To a large extent 3 3 3 Completely 4 4 4 Most recent or current course (1) The course before that (2) The course before that (3) 135 136 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 32 7704/2022 And now think back on the entire last year, that is, 2021. We have provided a kind of calendar below. Listed on the left are various characteristics that may describe your employment situation last year. Please go through the various months and check all the months in which you were employed, unemployed, etc. Please select at least one box for each month! For unemployment: Even if you were unemployed for less than one month, please select the box “unemployed” for that month. 2021 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec I was… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ... employed full-time ... employed part-time ... working reduced hours (short-time work) ... working at a Mini-Job (up to 450 euros) ... in first-time in-service training (betriebliche Erstausbildung) / apprenticeship (Lehre) ... in further training (Fortbildung), retraining (Umschulung), further occupational training (berufliche Weiterbildung), or occupational rehabilitation ... registered unemployed ... in retirement / early retirement (Vorruhestand) ... on maternity leave (Mutterschutz) / parental leave (Elternzeit) ... attending school / university / or vocational school (Fachschule) ... doing a voluntary social / ecological year (freiwilliges soziales / ökologisches Jahr) or federal volunteer service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) ... Homemaker ... Other ↓ Please state: 2021 calendar year 137 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 33 7704/2022 How would you describe your current health? Very good 1 Good 2 Satisfactory 3 Poor 4 Bad 5 Does your health limit your ability to climb several flights of stairs? Does it cause severe, moderate, or no limitations at all? Severe 1 Moderate 2 No limitations 3 And what about other demanding everyday activities, such as when you have to lift something heavy or do something requiring physical mobility: Does your health cause severe, moderate, or no limitations at all? Severe 1 Moderate 2 No limitations 3 During the last four weeks, how often did you: Always Often Sometimes Almost never Never 1 2 3 4 5 ...feel rushed or pressed for time? ...feel down or depressed? ...feel calm and relaxed? ...feel energetic? ...have severe physical pain? ...feel that you achieved less than you wanted to at work or in everyday activities due to physical health problems? ...feel that you were limited in some way at work or in everyday activities due to physical health problems? ...feel that you achieved less than you wanted to at work or in everyday activities due to mental health or emotional problems? ...feel that you did your work or everyday tasks less carefully than usual due to mental health or emotional problems? ...feel that you were limited socially, that is, in your contact with friends, acquaintances, or relatives, due to physical or mental health problems? Health and Illness 138 139 140 141 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 34 7704/2022 Have you been officially assessed as being severely disabled (Schwerbehindert) or partially incapable of work (Erwerbsgemindert) for medical reasons? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 146 ↓ What is the degree of your reduced capability to work (Erwerbsminderung) or disabilty (Schwerbehinderung)? When was the degree of your disability, or the degree of reduction in your capacity to work officially determined? In the year What type of impairment was decisive in the official determination of your reduced capacity to work or severe disability? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Physical Mental Intellectual / cognitive None of the above Do you currently smoke, whether cigarettes, a pipe, or cigars? We are not referring here to e-cigarettes! Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 148 ↓ How many cigarettes, pipes, or cigars do you smoke per day? Please give your daily average for last week. Cigarettes: Pipes / cigars: Do you smoke e-cigarettes? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 150 ↓ How much liquid do you use per day? Please give your daily average for last week. Milliliters (ml): 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 35 7704/2022 Do you use cannabis? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Yes, for medical reasons (for example, to treat or decrease symptoms of a health condition) Yes, for non-medical reasons (for example, to have fun or fit in) No How often do you eat meat, fish, or poultry? Every day 4-6 days a week 2-3 days a week 2-4 days a month Once a month or less Never 1 2 3 4 5 6 Meat Fish Poultry Do you follow a mainly vegetarian or vegan diet? Yes, vegetarian 1 Yes, vegan 2 No, neither of the above 3 How tall are you in centimeters? If you don’t know, please estimate. cm How many kilograms do you currently weigh? If you don’t know, please estimate. kg Have you been suffering from any conditions or illnesses for at least one year or chronically? Yes 1 No 2 Have you ever been diagnosed by a doctor with a coronavirus infection (COVID-19)? Yes 1 No 2 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 36 7704/2022 Regardless of whether you have previously had a COVID-19 infection: Have you personally spent one day or more in home quarantine in the last 12 months? This refers to both government-imposed (mandatory) and self-imposed (voluntary) quarantine. Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 159 ↓ How many days have you personally spent in home quarantine in the last 12 months? If you don’t know, please estimate. days Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19? Answer “yes” even if you have only recieved one dose of vaccine so far. Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 161 ↓ Have you received a booster dose of any COVID-19 vaccine? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 162 We are interested in hearing what you personally think about COVID-19 vaccination. Strongly agree Agree Partly agree, partly disagree Disagree Strongly disagree 1 2 3 4 5 I trust the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 is not a serious threat, so vaccination against COVID-19 is unnecessary. It’s complicated for me to get the COVID-19 vaccination. (If you have children under the age of 12): What do you personally think about vaccination against COVID-19 for your child / children under the age of 12? Strongly agree Agree Partly agree, partly disagree Disagree Strongly disagree 1 2 3 4 5 I trust the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 12. Covid-19 is not a serious threat to the health of my children / children under the age of 12. It’s complicated for me to get the COVID-19 vaccination for my child / children under the age of 12. Have you gone to a doctor in the last 3 months? If so, please state how many times. Number of visits to a doctor in the last 3 months Have not gone to the doctor in the last 3 months 1 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 43 7704/2022 How concerned are you about the following issues? Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not concerned at all 1 2 3 The economy in general Your own economic situation Your own provision for old age Your health Environmental protection The impacts of climate change Maintaining peace Crime in Germany Social cohesion in society Immigration to Germany Hostility towards foreigners or minorities in Germany If you are employed: Your job security Generally speaking, how interested are you in politics? Very interested 1 Moderately interested 2 Not so interested 3 Completely disinterested 4 Many people in Germany lean towards one party in the long term, even if they occasionally vote for another party. Do you lean towards a particular party? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 197, page 44 ↓ Which party do you lean toward? Please select only one answer! SPD 1 CDU 2 CSU 3 FDP 4 Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen 5 Die Linke 6 AfD 27 NPD / Republikaner / Die Rechte 7 Other 8 192 193 194 195 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 44 7704/2022 And to what extent? Extremely 1 Strongly 2 Moderately 3 Weakly 4 Very weakly 5 Which party did you vote for in the last general election (Bundestagswahl) on September 26, 2021? This refers to your second vote (“Zweitstimme”). SPD 1 CDU 2 CSU 3 FDP 4 Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen 5 Die Linke 6 AfD 27 Other party 8 ↓ please specify: I did not vote 28 I wasn’t eligible to vote 29 Do you have German citizenship? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 203 ↓ Do you have a second citizenship in addition to German citizenship? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 201 ↓ What is your second country of citizenship? If you have citizenship in more than two countries, please state the third and further countries in the space below. Second country of citizenship Further country of citizenship Have you had German citizenship since birth or did you acquire it at a later date? Since birth 1 → Continue with question 202 At a later date 2 → Continue with question 205 196 197 Country of Origin 198 199 200 201 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 45 7704/2022 Were both of your parents born in Germany? Yes, both of my parents were born in Germany 1 → Continue with question 216, page 47 No, at least one of my parents was born outside Germany 2 → Continue with question 205 What is your country of citizenship? If you have citizenship in more than two countries, please state the second and further countries in the space below. First country of citizenship Second country of citizenship What is your residence status in Germany? Citizenship of a country in the EU or European Economic Area 8 Blue Card (EU) 2 Visa 5 Permanent residency (Niederlassungserlaubnis) 1 Limited residence permit (Befristete Aufenthaltserlaubnis) 3 Temporary residence permit (Aufenthaltsgestattung) 7 Temporary suspension of deportation (Duldung) 4 What country would you consider your country of origin or your parents’ country of origin? “Country of origin” refers primarily to the country where you were born if you immigrated to Germany. But it could also be the country where your parents were born if they immigrated to Germany. If you have more than one country of origin according to this definition, please state the one that seems most important to you. Since you have a migration background, please do not give Germany as an answer. Country of origin Would you describe yourself as an immigrant or person with a migration background? Yes 1 No 2 Is the fact that you are an immigrant or person with a migration background currently important in your life? Yes, always 1 Yes, often 2 Yes, occasionally 3 Yes, rarely 4 No, never 5 202 203 204 205 206 207 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 46 7704/2022 Do other people here in Germany describe you as an immigrant or person with a migration background? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 210 ↓ Is the fact that other people describe you as an immigrant or person with a migration background currently important in your life? Yes, always 1 Yes, often 2 Yes, occasionally 3 Yes, rarely 4 No, never 5 Some people say you can tell whether or not someone is “German”. To what extent do you agree with the following statement? Strongly disagree Disagree Partly agree, partly disagree Agree Strongly agree Don’t know 1 2 3 4 5 6 People of German origin perceive me as “German”. What characteristics do you think cause people to not perceive you as “German”? Please select all answers that apply. 1 Because of my skin color Because of my clothing or other outward characteristics Because of my body or facial features Because of my accent Because of my name Don’t know Other ↓ please specify: Have you visited your country of origin in the last two years? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 214 ↓ How long were you there in total? Up to one month 1 1 to 3 months 2 4 to 6 months 3 More than 6 months 4 208 209 210 ↓ Continue with question 212 211 212 213 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 47 7704/2022 How connected do you feel to your country of origin? Please answer on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means: Not at all emotionally attached and 10 means: Very emotionally connected. Not at all emotionally connected Very emotionally connected 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 If you use the media (newspapers, television, radio, Internet, etc.) to stay informed about world events: Do you use these media … ... only in the language of your country of origin? 1 ... mainly in the language of your country of origin? 2 ... approximatlely the same amount of time in the language of your home country and in German or other languages? 3 ... mainly in german? 4 ... only in German 5 Does not apply, do not use any of these media 6 How connected do you feel to Germany? Please answer on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means: Not at all emotionally attached And 10 means: Very emotionally connected. Not at all emotionally connected Very emotionally connected 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 And how connected do you feel to Europe? Please answer on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means: Not at all emotionally attached And 10 means: Very emotionally connected. Not at all emotionally connected Very emotionally connected 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 214 215 216 217 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 48 7704/2022 How many close friends would you say that you have, and how many of them are co-workers? If it does not apply, use “0”! Close friends: Of that number, are co-workers What is your circle of friends like: How many of your friends are not from Germany or have parents who are not from Germany, in other words, have a migration background? All of them have a migration background 1 Most 2 About half 3 About a quarter 4 Less than a quarter 5 None of them has a migration background 6 What is your marital status? Married 1 Registered same-sex partnership (Registration was possible until September 2017. It may still be valid.) 2 → Continue with question 221 Single, never been married 3 Divorced 4 Registered same-sex partnership annulled 5 Widowed 6 Life partner from registered same-sex partnership deceased 7 → Continue with question 226 Do you have a marriage contract or a registered life partnership contract (Lebenspartnerschaftsvertrag)? Yes 1 No 2 Do you and your spouse or partner live together in this household? Yes 1 → Continue with question 225 We are a couple but we live in different dwellings. 2 → Continue with question 223 No, we separated 3 We separated but we are still living together 4 → Continue with question 226 Where does this spouse / partner currently live? In Germany 1 → Continue with question 225 Abroad 2 → Continue with question 224 Family situation 218 219 220 221 222 223 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 49 7704/2022 Are you planning to bring your spouse / partner to Germany? Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3 What is the name of your spouse or partner? → Continue with question 231 Are you in a serious / permanent relationship? Yes 1 No 2 → Continue with question 231 ↓ Does your partner live with you in this household? No 2 Yes 1 → Continue with question 230 ↓ Where does this spouse / partner currently live? In Germany 1 → Continue with question 230 Abroad 2 → Continue with question 229 Do you plan to bring this partner to Germany? Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3 What is your partner’s first name? In the last year, that is, in 2021, have you personally given money or financial support to relatives or other people outside this household? Approximately how much did you give in the year 2021 as a whole? Please select all answers that apply. Amount Where does the recipient live? Euros in 2021 Germany abroad 1 1 1 To parents / parents-in-law → To your children (also son-in-law / daughter-in-law) → To spouse or divorced spouse → To other relatives → To non-relatives → No, I have not given any money or financial support of this kind 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 50 7704/2022 Has your family situation changed since January 1, 2021? Please indicate if any of the following apply to you and if so, when this change occurred. If any of the following has taken place more than once since January 1, 2021, please refer to the most recent change. Please select all answers that apply. 1 2022, in the month 2021, in the month Started a new relationship → Moved in with my partner → Got married → Became a father / mother (again) → A child entered the household → A child left the household → I separated from my spouse / partner → I got divorced / also same-sex partnership → My spouse / partner died → Father died → Mother died → Child died → Another person who lived in the household died → → Continue with question 233 Other family changes → ↓ please specify: No, none of the above 232 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 51 7704/2022 Did the person contract a coronavirus infection immediately before dying? Yes No Person not deceased 1 2 3 My spouse / partner Father Mother Child Another person who lived in the household → If, in questions 232 and 233, you answered that one or more people close to you have died, please complete the questionnaire “The Deceased Person” after finishing this questionnaire. infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 240101 53154 Bonn Tel. 0800/66 77 876 [email protected] www.leben-in-deutschland.de Falls eine Interviewerin/ein Interviewer vor Ort, bitte angeben: LFD Interviewernummer . . Datum (Tag . Monat . Jahr) 7704/VP_EN/2022 Questionnaire The Deceased Person Verstorbene Personen Dear Study Participant, First of all, we – the “Living in Germany” team – would like to extend our sincere condolences on the loss of your family member. For many people, it is diffi cult to talk about death and dying, especially with strangers. Yet because science still knows so little about this topic, we would like to ask you a few questions about the last stage of your loved one's life. We cordially request that you either – provide our staff member with an interview – or if you prefer, that you carefully complete this questionnaire yourself. This questionnaire is to be fi lled out by (ggf. vom Interviewer auszufüllen): First name: Please only fi ll out this questionnaire if you are asked to do so in the "Individual" questionnaire. Questionnaire The Deceased Person EN Verstorbene Personen In conclusion, we would like to ask you about your satisfaction with your life in general. How satisfied are you with your life, all things considered? Please answer on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means completely dissatisfied and 10 means completely satisfied. Completely dissatisfied Completely satisfied 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 233 234 SOEP Survey Papers 1440 52 7704/2022 Finally, please provide the following information. When did you finish filling out the questionnaire? date: time: : day month hour minute Approximately how long did it take you to complete this questionnaire? minutes Were other persons present while you were filling out the questionnaire? Please select all that apply. 1 Yes, spouse / partner Yes, other person who is living in the same household Yes, other person who does not live in the same household → Continue with question D No → End of questionnaire Did any of the aforementioned people bother you while you were filling out the questionaire? Yes 1 No 2 Thank you for taking part. Please give the completed questionnaire to our interviewer or send it back to infas in the enclosed postage-paid envelope: infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH Postfach 24 01 01 53154 Bonn A B C D SOEP Survey Papers 1440