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This biographical questionnaire provides supplementary information to the green individual questionnaire. It contains information on the individual that is collected only once.
Your participation is entirely voluntary. The scientific validity of this survey depends, however, on the participation of every member.
We therefore cordially request that you either:
– allow our staff member to interview you
– or carefully fill out this questionnaire yourself.
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Intro
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2
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Citizenship and Origin
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B1
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3
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Where were you born?
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1
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15
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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?
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11
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30
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What was your legal status when you returned to the country where you were born?
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25
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34
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What was your legal basis for moving to that country?
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29
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37
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When you moved to Germany, which group did you belong to?
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31
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40
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Did you move away from Germany again after that?
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34
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42
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What was your legal status when you returned to the country where you were born?
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36
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48
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When did you most recently move to Germany?
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42
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72
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Were you employed before moving to Germany?
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63
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73
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What country were you last employed in before your (most recent) move to Germany?
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64
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117
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Do you still have the same occupational status today as you did in your first job?
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104
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184
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Do you intend to complete vocational / occupational training or attain a university degree in the future?
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166
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190
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Where was your father / mother born?
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170
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195
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Where does your father / mother live today?
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175
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20
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What country did you move to then?
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16
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137
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And in what year did you acquire German citizenship?
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123
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12
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What country did you move to at that time?
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8
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19
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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15
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45
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When did you move to that country?
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39
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155
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Have you ever played this sport competitively?
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140
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157
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When you were 15 . . . . and older
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B9
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7
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What country is your birthplace located in today?
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5
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63
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Relationship at the time of moving to Germany
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B3
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70
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When did your partner move to Germany?
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62
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71
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Work before moving to Germany
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B4
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80
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First job in Germany
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B5
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114
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Employment
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B7
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125
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Are you currently employed?
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112
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131
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What was your occupational status in your last job?
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117
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144
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Could you now please think back …
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B8
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162
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How many years did you attend school?
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145
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171
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Vocational training / university education
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B11
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186
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Your parents
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B12
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203
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Which of the following categories describes your father’s / mother’s occupational status when you were 15 years old?
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183
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213
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Your grandparents—now, your mother’s parents
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B14
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220
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What year did your grandfather / grandmother move to the present-day territory of Germany?
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196
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224
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Realisation of the interview
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B15
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159
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School education / school completion
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B10
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36
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Year
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30a
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47
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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41
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84
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Where is this person from?
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74
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87
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Your Stays Abroad
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B6
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116
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Are you still doing the same type of work today?
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103
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143
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Which dwelling do you use the most?
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129
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158
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We would now like to ask you for some information about your personal history starting at age 15.
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142
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165
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What federal state is your last school located in today?
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148
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169
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Do you intend to attain a school-leaving certificate in the future?
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152
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173
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What type of vocational or university degree did you attain and when did you attain it?
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155
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204
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What job did you father / mother do at the time?
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184
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215
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What year was your grandfather / grandmother born?
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191
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227
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Duration of the interview:
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C
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1
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Before handing in the questionnaire, please enter in accordance with the address log:
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0
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4
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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.
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2
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5
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What federal state is your birthplace located in today?
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3
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6
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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.
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4
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8
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When did you first move to Germany?
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6
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9
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Journey to Germany
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B2
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10
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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.
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Intro_B2
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11
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When did you first move abroad from the country where you were born?
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7
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13
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When you moved to Germany, which group did you belong to?
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9
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14
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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?
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10
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16
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Did you move away from Germany again after that?
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12
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17
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When did you return to the country where you were born?
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13
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18
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What was your legal status when you returned to the country where you were born?
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14
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21
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When did you move to that country?
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17
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22
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What was your legal basis for moving to that country?
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18
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23
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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19
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24
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Year
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19a
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25
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When you moved to Germany, which group did you belong to?
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20
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26
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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?
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21
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27
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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?
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22
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28
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Did you move away from Germany again after that?
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23
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29
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When did you return to the country where you were born?
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24
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31
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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26
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32
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What country did you move to then?
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27
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33
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When did you move to that country?
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28
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35
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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30
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38
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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?
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32
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39
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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?
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33
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41
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When did you return to the country where you were born?
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35
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43
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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37
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44
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What country did you move to then?
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38
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46
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What was your legal basis for moving to that country?
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40
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49
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When you moved to Germany, which group did you belong to?
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43
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50
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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?
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44
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51
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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?
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45
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52
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How many times have you spent more than three months living in a different country than the one where you were born?
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46
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53
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How much time in total did you spend on all of these longer stays outside the country where you were born?
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47
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54
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What best describes your living situation immediately after moving to Germany?
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48
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55
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What town in Germany did you move to?
Please give the name of the closest city if there is more than one town in Germany with the same name.
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49
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56
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What federal state is that town or city located in today?
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50
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57
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What was your main reason for choosing this town as your first home in Germany?
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51
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58
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How long in total did you live in that first place?
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52
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59
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Which of the following was your main reason for moving to Germany?
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53
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60
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When you moved to Germany, did you have the help of any relatives or friends who already lived in Germany?
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54
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61
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How well did you know German before moving to Germany...
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55
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62
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Have you ever taken German language classes, either before moving to Germany or in Germany?
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56
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64
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A relationship, whether marriage or otherwise, can affect our decisions, sometimes to a greater and sometimes to a lesser extent.
We therefore ask you to think back to before you moved to Germany—before you made the decision to move here.
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Intro_B3
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65
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Were you in a serious relationship before moving to Germany?
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57
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66
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Did this relationship continue after you moved to Germany?
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58
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67
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Who played the decisive role in your decision to move here— who was the driving force in that decision?
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59
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68
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Are you still in this relationship today?
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60
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69
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What was the situation when you moved to Germany:
Which of you moved to Germany first, or did you move to Germany together?
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61
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74
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What was your occupation before moving to Germany?
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65
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75
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What was your occupational status before moving to Germany?
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66
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76
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What sector of business or industry was your company or institution active in for the most part?
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67
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77
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What was your net income in that occupation before moving to Germany?
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68
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78
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How many hours did you work per week on average in that job?
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69
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79
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What was the last year and month that you were employed at that job?
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70
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81
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Have you ever been employed in Germany?
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71
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82
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When did you start your first paid job in Germany?
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72
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83
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What about after moving to Germany: How did you find out about your first job?
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73
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85
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What was your last net monthly income in that job?
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75
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86
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What was your last net monthly income in that job?
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76
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88
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Many people live in different countries over the course of their lives. What about you? We're interested in finding out which countries you have lived in for more than three months.
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77
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89
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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.
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Intro_B6
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90
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What country did you move to first?
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78
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91
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When did you move to that country?
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79
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92
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Why did you move to that country?
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80
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93
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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81
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94
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When did you move to Germany?
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82
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95
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What about after you had lived in Germany for a while:
Did you move away again?
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83
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96
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What country did you move to second?
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84
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97
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When did you move to that country?
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85
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98
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Why did you move to that country?
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86
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99
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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87
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100
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When did you move to Germany?
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88
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101
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What about after you had lived in Germany for a while:
Did you move away again?
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89
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102
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What country did you move to third?
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90
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103
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When did you move to that country?
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91
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104
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Why did you move to that country?
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92
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105
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Did you move to another country after that or directly to Germany?
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93
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106
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When did you move to Germany?
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94
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107
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What about after you had lived in Germany for a while:
Did you move away again?
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95
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108
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Now we are just interested in your last stay abroad:
What country did you move to last?
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96
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109
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When did you move to that country?
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97
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110
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Why did you move to that country?
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98
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111
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When did you move back to Germany after your last stay abroad?
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99
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112
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How many times have you spent more than three months living abroad?
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100
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113
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How much time in total did you spend on all of these longer stays abroad?
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101
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115
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How old were you when you first started working?
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102
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118
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Are you still working for the same employer as in your first job?
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105
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119
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What occupational status did you have at that time (in your first job)?
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106
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120
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What type of work did you do in your first job?
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107
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121
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What kind of training is usually required for this kind of work?
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108
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122
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Was the company you worked for at that time part of the public sector or public administration?
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109
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123
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What sector of business or industry was your company or institution active in for the most part?
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110
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124
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Have you changed occupations one or more times since then, such that the type of work you do has changed significantly?
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111
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126
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When was the last year in which you were gainfully employed?
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113
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127
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What was your last occupation?
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113a
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128
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Were you last employed full-time, part-time, or marginally in your last job?
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114
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129
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Was the company where you held your last job part of the public sector or public administration?
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115
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130
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What sector of business or industry was your company or institution active in
for the most part?
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116
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132
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Have you performed any of the following voluntary services?
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118
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133
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Only for men born in 1992 or before:
Have you served in the military or in the Alternative Civilian Service?
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119
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134
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Do you have German citizenship?
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120
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135
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Have you had German citizenship since birth or did you acquire it at a later date?
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121
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136
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What citizenship did you have before?
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122
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138
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What is your country of citizenship?
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124
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139
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Do you have citizenship in another country besides the one mentioned above?
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125
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140
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Where did you live before German reunification, that is, before 1989?
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126
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141
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Since when have you personally been living in this house or apartment?
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127
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142
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Do you have another dwelling besides this one (the one where we are conducting this interview) where you personally live or spend your vacation?
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128
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145
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Where did you spend the majority of your childhood up to the age of 15?
Was it ...
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130
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146
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Do you still live in the same city or area today?
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131
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147
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How many years of your childhood (up to the age of 15) did you live with the following persons?
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132
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148
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Did you regularly attend pre-school, daycare, or another institution?
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133
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149
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At what age did you start regularly attending this institution?
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134
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150
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If you think back to when you were in school:
How interested and involved were your parents in your grades and progress at school?
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135
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151
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How often did you argue or fight with your parents when you were 15 years old?
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136
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152
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Were you actively involved in musical activities growing up?
For example, did you sing or play a musical instrument?
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137
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153
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Were you involved in extracurricular sports in your youth?
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138
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154
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Which of the sports you played was the most important to you?
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139
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156
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Have you ever entered a competition in this sport?
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141
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160
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What was the last year you attended school?
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143
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161
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Where did you last attend school?
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144
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163
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What type of school-leaving certificate did you attain?
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146
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164
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Can you remember your last report card from school?
What were your grades in the following subjects?
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147
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166
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What type of school-leaving certificate did you attain?
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149
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167
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Can you remember your last report card from school?
What were your grades in the following subjects?
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150
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168
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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?
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151
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170
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What is the highest degree you plan to attain?
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153
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172
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Have you completed vocational training or university studies in Germany?
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154
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174
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Did you pursue university studies or occupational training in a different country than Germany?
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156
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175
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What kind of vocational training was it?
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157
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176
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In what year did you complete this occupational training?
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158
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177
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Did you receive a certificate of graduation or diploma upon completion of this vocational training?
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159
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178
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Did you apply to have your degree recognized in Germany?
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160
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179
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What German occupation did you name in your application for recognition of your degree or qualifications?
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161
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180
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When did you apply to have your degree recognized?
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162
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181
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And was your qualification or degree recognized in Germany?
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163
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182
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And when did you receive the decision?
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164
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183
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Why didn’t you apply to have your degree or qualifications recognized?
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165
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185
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Which of the following degrees do you plan to attain?
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167
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187
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The following questions are about your parents. Please answer the questions about your mother and father in the corresponding columns.
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Intro_B12
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188
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Does your father / your mother live in this household?
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168
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189
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When was your father / mother born (year)?
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169
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191
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What federal state is your father’s / mother’s birthplace located in today?
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171
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192
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What country is your father’s / mother’s birthplace located in today?
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172
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193
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Did your father / your mother move to Germany?
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173
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194
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What year did your father / mother move to the present-day territory of Germany?
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174
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196
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Is your father / your mother still alive?
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176
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197
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When did your father / mother die?
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177
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198
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Does or did your father / mother have German citizenship?
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178
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199
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What citizenship does / did your father / mother hold?
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179
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200
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Does or did your father / mother belong to a church or religious community?
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180
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201
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What level of schooling did your father / mother complete?
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181
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202
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Did your father / mother complete vocational training or a university degree?
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182
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205
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Your grandparents—first, your father’s parents
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B13
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206
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The following questions are about your father’s parents.
Please answer the questions about your grandfather and grandmother in the corresponding columns.
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Intro_B13
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207
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What year was your grandfather / grandmother born?
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185
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208
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Where was your grandfather / grandmother born?
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186
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209
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What federal state is your grandfather’s / grandmother’s birthplace located in today?
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187
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210
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What country is your grandfather’s / grandmother’s birthplace located in today?
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188
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211
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Did your grandfather / grandmother move to the present-day territory of Germany?
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189
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212
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What year did your grandfather / grandmother move to the present-day territory of Germany?
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190
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214
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The following questions are about your mother’s parents.
Please answer the questions about your grandfather and grandmother in the corresponding columns.
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Intro_B14
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216
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Where was your grandfather / grandmother born?
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192
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217
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What federal state is your grandfather’s / grandmother’s birthplace located in today?
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193
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218
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What country is your grandfather’s / grandmother’s birthplace located in today?
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194
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219
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Did your grandfather / grandmother move to the present-day territory of Germany?
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195
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221
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Do you or did you have any siblings?
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197
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222
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Do you or did you have children? If so, how many?
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198
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223
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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.
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199
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225
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When did you finish filling out the questionnaire?
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A
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226
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How did you complete the interview?
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B
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228
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Other notes:
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D
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229
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Thank you for your assistance!
Please double-check: Has the green "Individual questionnaire for everyone" already been completed?
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Int
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