Questionnaire 2019[instrument]

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307 Individual questionnaire - Part 2 UE43
589 My birthday is Q526
4 Sex: PA1
157 Innomodule Injustice - Populism - Part 2 UE24
0 Entry/Screening UE1
3 First name of respondent Q4000
6 Household questionnaire UE2
7 Dwelling UE3
639 CV: Religion UE68
640 Do you belong to a church or religious community? Q601
99 Thank you for your answers about the brochure. We now proceed to other issues. Q096
140 We now come to the topics of "leasing" and "loans". Q129
142 For how many vehicles do you have a private leasing contract? Q131
147 Thank you for your assessments on the topics of "Leasing" and "Credits". We are now moving on to another issue. Q136
149 Do you have German citizenship? Q137
178 Innomodule Language III – Part 3 UE28
206 Relationship started [year] When did you move together with you partner? Q186
207 Relationship A started [year] Q187
239 Relationship D started [year] Q196d
161 I would now like to talk to you now about the subject of taxation. Q147
162 For the following questions, please hand over the laptop to the interviewee. Q148
194 CV: Module about partnership UE30
209 Relationship A started [year] Q190
210 Relationship A started [year] Q191
211 Relationship A started [year] Q192
212 Relationship B UE32
218 Relationship B started [year] Q199b
220 Relationship B started [year] Q202b
223 Relationship B started [year] Q205b
224 Relationship C UE33
226 Relationship C Q195c
230 Relationship C started [year] Q199c
233 Relationship C started [year] Q203c
238 Relationship D Q195d
235 Relationship C started [year] Q205c
236 Relationship D UE34
242 Relationship D started [year] Q199d
244 Relationship D started [year] Q202d
245 Relationship D started [year] Q203d
309 [Last month:] received Q262
325 namely: Q277
456 Innomodule Earning UE58
513 What do you think would be your gross hourly wage part-time in 10 years? Q454
529 Dummy Q470
29 Electricity costs UE7
32 Cost allocations as part of the rent UE8
48 Loans, interest, investments UE11
62 What is the current monthly amount for ongoing assistance for subsistence / assistance in special situations? If necessary, with accommodation costs. Q059
35 Proprietary UE9
75 Now we have a few question about you personally. Q075
76 Innomodule Genes – Part 1 UE13
121 Innomodule Financial Decisions III Part 1 UE21
41 Leasing UE10
21 Tenants UE4
54 Governmental benefits and income UE12
86 INT: Please select the separate questionnaire "Genes" after completing the personal questionnaire of all the interviewees present. Q085
106 Innomodule SFB-I5 - Part 1: Self-Assessment UE17
123 Thank you for your assessments on the topic "Dishonest Behaviour". Now let's turn to another topic. Q114
169 Innomodule Redistribution UE26
159 How many different places have you lived in? Q146
174 Thank you for your answers! Let us now continue with another topic. Q159
180 Can you specify this dialect or type of Low German? Q163
184 Innomodule Language III – Part 2´3 UE29
274 MuKi B (24-47 Monate) UE40
300 CV: Child(ren) UE42
318 Educational achievement in the last year UE44
335 CV: education UE47
368 Individual questionnaire - Part 3 UE49
376 How do you usually speak if you… Q325
382 Innomodule Injustice - Populism - Part 3 UE51
397 Do you view the gross income you earn in your current position as fair? Q346
407 Innomodule Salary Limit UE54
408 Dummy Q355
506 What do you think is your gross hourly wage in 10 years? Q447
445 Please hand over the laptop to the interviewer! Q390
452 Is this work through a temporary employment agency (Zeitarbeit, Leiharbeit)? Q397
492 Innomodule hourly wage UE59
508 What gross income do you expect with a part-time job of 20 hours per week? Q449
495 Dummy Q437
515 What do you think is your gross hourly wage in a year? Q456
533 Innomodule SFB-I5 - Part 4: Compensation, Workload UE61
585 What is your surname (last name)? Q522
601 Please consider the last 12 months. How many hours have you spent on these activities each month? Q540
606 Namely: Q544
611 How often do you perform the following tasks in the context of your professional activity? Q549
621 CV: Parents module UE67
623 In what year was your father/mother born? Q560
637 Which of the following categories describes your father’s / mother’s occupational status when you were 15 years old? Q574
642 Please state what religious community you belong to. Q603
667 Innomodule SFB-I5 - Part 7: Reviews UE71
670 Changes UE72
686 I want to ask you some questions about the consumption behavior of your household. Q630
690 In a typical month, what is your household’s total expenditure (without rent)? If you do not know the exact amount, please estimate! Q633
694 Now, I want to ask you about situations related to both family and work decisions that you might have experienced. Q637
710 Other notes: Q654
2 sample of origin Q2000
5 Your date of birth: PA2
15 When, approximately, was the building built in which your dwelling is located? Q015
25 Now we have some questions on your incidentals. Q025
27 Are the monthly costs for heat included in your rent? Q026
36 Do you still have financial obligations, for example loans or a mortgage, for this house or flat in which you live? Q035
38 How much did you spend for heating (including hot water) in 2018? Q037
46 Did you pay any repayments, interests or mortgages for these let or leased objects in 2018? Q044
50 How high is the monthly rate, including interests that you pay on these loans? Q047
176 In which town did you live when you were 10 years? If the name of our town occurs multiple times or is very small, please also name a close city. Q160
198 Do you have German citizenship? Q179
199 What is your citizenship? Q180
203 Relationship A UE31
215 Relationship B started [year] Q196b
232 Relationship C started [year] Q202c
240 Relationship D started [year] Q197d
248 CV: Siblings UE35
266 How large was <first name> at the time of birth? Q221
289 And how many hours does <first name> usually spend at this childcare facility? Q242
294 Is <first name> limited in any way or prevented from doing things that most children of the same age can usually do? Q247
317 IF [Woman & age <= 49] Are you currently on maternity leave or legislatively regulated parental leave (“Elternzeit”)? IF [Man OR (Woman & age > 49)] Are you currently on legislatively regulated parental leave (“Elternzeit”)? Q270
358 Have you changed jobs or started a new one since January 01, 2018? Q309
359 How often have you changed jobs or started a new one since January 01, 2018? Q310
390 How high would your gross income have to be in order to be fair? Q338
1 New respondent Q1000
9 We'll start with questions about your household as a whole. Q008
10 For the response of questions on the household it is important, whether there was any change of the housing situation or not. The first question is about the household composition, hence whether the persons of your household are the same and as well in the same dwelling. Q009
12 What kind of building do you live in? Q012
20 For how many rooms do you use the types of heating? Q021
26 Heating Costs UE6
37 How much are the monthly loan or mortgage payments including interest for this/these loan/s or mortgage/s? Q036
39 How much did you spend for electricity in 2018? Q038
42 Did you or someone in your household receive income from letting or leasing land or house / flat in year 2018? Q040
43 About how much was the total income from letting or leasing in 2018? Q041
44 Did you have any costs for maintenance and modernization in these let or leased objects in 2018? Q042
53 Please estimate the amount from this list. Q051
57 And for how many children are you receiving child benefits (Kindergeld)? Q054
58 What is the current monthly amount of the child benefit supplement (in addition to the child benefit for low earners)? This does not mean benefits from the education package. Q055
60 How much are you or another household member currently receiving per month in unemployment benefit II (Arbeitslosengeld II), including social benefit and accommodation expenses (Sozialgeld, Unterkunftskosten)? Q057
61 What is the current monthly amount of long-term care insurance benefits? Q058
63 What is the current monthly amount of basic income support for the eldery and in the event of reduced earning capacity? Q060
66 Is your household net income... Q064
67 Is your household net income... Q065
71 Do you have normally some money left at the end of a month, which you can save or put aside? This can include regular savings deposits for asset formation such as: savings plan of bank, a personal pension scheme with state grant (Riester- or Rüruprente), other personal pension schemes, building savings contracts, cash-value life insurances, capital formation savings payment. We are also looking for precautionary saving such as for a larger purchase or for a state of emergency. Q069
72 Does someone in your household need care or assistance on a constant basis due to age, sickness or medical treatment? Q072
73 Does the person in need of care receive nursing care insurance benefits (Pflegeversicherung)? Q073
81 INT: Please present the data protection sheet "How the genes shape us" to the target. Q080
84 We would like to take saliva samples from all household members. If there are children, we need the consent of the legal guardians. Are there children in the household who are allowed to take part in the project? Q083
85 In order not to risk contamination of the saliva sample, we would like to ask [your child/children] to refrain from eating and drinking from now on. [Please make sure that the child/children do not eat or drink.] After completing the regular questionnaire, I will return to the submission of the saliva sample. It is only then when you will give your specific consent. Q084
91 At the beginning of this year's personal questionnaire, we would like to ask you a few questions about the LIFE IN GERMANY brochure, which you received by post before the survey. Q088
94 INT: Please give the target person a brochure. Please indicate if you are unable to provide a brochure to the target person. Q091
97 Which? Q094
98 Do you have any suggestions for improving the brochure in general? Q095
100 Individual questionnaire - Part 1 UE16
455 Does it happen that you do your job at home? Q399
457 Are you still working in the same profession as last year? Q400
108 Please give the laptop back to the interviewer. Q103
110 In the following, we would like to ask you to indicate how much you think the following statements apply. Q104
114 Politics UE20
116 Many people in Germany lean towards one party in the long term, even if they occasionally vote for another party or are not eligible to vote. Do you lean towards a particular party? Q108
118 [Others] and that is: Q110
119 And to what extent? Q111
127 Dummy Q117
132 In the next question we focus on the next 5 years: Do you expect the DAX to show rather profit or loss compared to the current value? Q120
135 Expressed in numbers: What [Profit/Loss] do you expect for these 5 years overall in percent? Q125
143 Do you own a transaction account or another account that has an overdraft facility? Q132
148 Citizenship and partnership UE23
152 What additional citizenships do you have? Q140
153 Now some questions about your native language—the language spoken by the family you grew up in. Is German the native language of you and both of your parents? Q141
156 And how strongly do you feel connected with the European Union? Q144
158 What city or town were you born in? If there are more than one town with the same name, please also state the name of the nearest city Q145
165 Suppose there is a way to reduce your taxes by 10%. However, you find that you do not actually meet the requirements for this. However, you also know that there is no way for the tax office to check the conditions for tax reduction. Would you still take advantage of the possibility of tax reduction? Q151
170 I will now read out two statements. For each statement, please tell me whether you strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, agree, or strongly disagree. Q155
171 Dummy Q156
177 Please evaluate your English skills using the scale of school grades from 1 to 6. Q161
183 Why did you take these steps? Q166
186 Now back from the past to the present. Q168
188 Do you have a marriage contract or a civil partnership contract? Q170
189 Do you live with your spouse / partner together in the same household? Q171
193 What is the first name of your partner? Q175
195 Were you born in Germany? Q176
196 In which country were you born? Q177
200 Have you had German citizenship since birth or did you acquire it at a later date? Q181
201 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. Some questions deal with your current relationship and others deal 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. Q182
202 Are you currently in a relationship? Q183
204 Relationship A Q184
205 Relationship A started [year] Q185
208 Relationship A started [year] Q189
221 Relationship B started [year] Q203b
222 Relationship B started [year] Q204b
225 Relationship C Q194c
227 Relationship C started [year] Q196c
228 Relationship started [year] Q197c
229 Relationship C started [year] Q198c
231 Relationship C started [year] Q200c
234 Relationship C started [year] Q204c
241 Relationship D started [year] Q198d
243 Relationship C started [year] Q200d
250 IF [Number of sisters=1 and number of brothers=0] Is this your twin sister? IF [Number of Brothers=1 and Number of Sisters=0] Is this your twin brother? IF [Number of sisters + number of brothers >1] Is one of them your twin brother or sister? Q208
251 CV: Other UE36
252 How many of your first 15 years of life did you live with the following persons? Q209
256 Mother-Child questions (continuation sample) UE37
260 Another child existing? Q216
263 MuKi A (0-23 months) UE39
264 In which week of pregnancy was <first name> born? Q219
265 What was <first name>'s weight at time of birth? Q220
267 How was the head circumference of <first name> at the time of birth? Q222
269 Did <first name> show signs of any developmental delays, disorders, or disabilities in one of the early childhood screenings or any other check-up? Q224
490 Do you ever work weekends? If so, how often? Q433
275 Now we ask you about <first name>- Is <first name> currently attending a childcare facility, that is, nursery school, kindergarten, pre-school, or daycare? Q229
280 Is <first name> limited in any way or prevented from doing things that most children of the same age can usually do? Q234
524 What do you think would be your full-time gross hourly wage in 10 years? Q465
527 What do you think is the gross hourly wage of an average part-time employee in your profession? Q468
283 I will now read you a list of statements. For each statement, please tell me to what extent it applies to <first name>. Please answer regarding the child's behavior in the last six months. My child ... Q237
285 MuKi C (>= 48 Monate) UE41
286 Let's come to <first name>. What school is <first name> currently attending? Q239
548 What do you think: By what percentage will the purchase price in 30 years be higher than the purchase price today? Q487
549 What do you think: By what percentage will the purchase price in 30 years be lower than the purchase price today? Q488
291 What is <first name>'s current weight? Q244
292 Q245 Q245
293 What is <first name>'s current height? Q246
556 In terms of numbers, what total value of [profit/loss] in euros do you expect over the next two years? As a reminder, we are talking about an initial investment of EUR 1000. Q494
563 Now your expectations on real estate prices: Q501
298 To which extent do the following graduations from school fit into your personal ideal conception of school education for <first name>? Q251
299 How probable do you think is that <first name> will leave school with one of the following graduations? Q252
302 IF [Number = 1] We would now like some general information about your child. IF [Number > 1] We would now like some general information about each of your children. Please start with your first (oldest) child and end with your last (youngest) child. Q255
304 <first name> is… Q257
305 What year and month was <first name> born? Q258
306 Where does <first name> live today? Q260
310 Insured persons covered by statutory pension insurance who meet the conditions for an early retirement pension with deductions (Flexirente) can compensate for all or part of these deductions. For this purpose, additional contributions must be paid to the German Pension Insurance (one-off payment or partial payments). These payments are possible from the age of 50. Have you already paid such additional contributions to the German Pension Insurance? Q263
579 Now it's about the Consent to merge your survey data with account data from the Pension insurance institutions In order to be able to describe the social change in relation to age in Germany, science needs information that is as accurate as possible. Therefore, with your consent, we would also like to use the data of the statutory pension insurance. This is information about your insurance history with the German Pension Insurance, e.g. information on the amount of your pension entitlement as of today. Q516
311 What is the total amount of these additional contributions that you have paid to the German Pension Insurance so far? Q264
316 Have you been engaged in paid work during the last 7 days, even if this work was only for an hour or just a few hours? Q269
319 Did you finish school, vocational training, or university / higher education after January 01, 2019? Q271
587 Please name your place of birth: Q524
323 What kind of a degree was that? Q275
330 Where did you last attend school? Q281
333 In which federal state is your last school located? Q284
338 Please name your other vocational training or university degree. Q290
340 What kind of training or advanced training is it? Q292
343 Were you registered unemployed at the unemployment office (Arbeitsamt) any time in the last 10 years, that is, from the beginning of 2009 to today? Q294
350 When did you leave your last job? Q301
354 Do you provide voluntary contributions to pension insurance for your mini-job? Q305
355 Do you intend to engage in paid employment in the future? Q306
356 If someone offered you an appropriate position right now, could you start working within the next two weeks? Q307
357 Have you actively looked for work within the last four weeks? Q308
360 When did you start you current job or occupation? Q311
649 Please rate how much you like the following foods. Q608
363 Does the company in which you are employed belong to the public sector? Q314
364 In which branch of business or industry is your company or institution active for the most part? Q315
671 Has your family situation changed since January 01, 2018? Please indicate if any of the following apply to you and if so, when this change occurred. Q628
371 Innomodule Language III – Part 5 UE50
373 What share of your time do you usually spend working with colleagues? Q322
374 What part of your time do you usually spend communicating with customers? Q323
377 Other, namely… Q326
689 When jointly considering all of the categories from the previous question, who gets more personal consumption, you or your spouse/partner (independently of who made the purchase)? Q632
378 What portion of your colleagues speaks with a regional dialect when they talk about job-related issues? Q327
698 Which of the following statements applied to your work situation after cohabitation compared to before? Q641
380 Does your boss / supervisor speak with a regional dialect? Q329
702 Which of the following statements applied to your work situation after becoming a parent compared to before? Q645
703 Which of the following statements applied to your work situation after becoming a parent compared to before? Q646
386 What is your estimate: What was the monthly household net income in Germany in 2018 at which a household belonged to the top 20% high-income households? Q334
387 What is your estimate: What was the monthly household net income in Germany in 2018 at which a household belonged to the bottom 20% low-income households? Q335
388 Dummy Q336
391 If you think about your present net income, would you say that it is fair, unfairly too high or unfairly too low in relation to your work? Q339
395 Is your income from your current job fair from your point of view? Q344
398 If you think about your present net income, would you say that it is fair, unfairly too high or unfairly too low in relation to your work? Q347
403 Innomodule Digitalization - Part 1 UE53
405 Aside from what is specified in your employment contract: Was your gross wage in the last month below 10 euros per hour, or was it 10 euros or more per hour? Q353
406 How high as your actual gross hourly wage in the last month? Q354
410 Please imagine the following hypothetical scenario: Your employer cuts your salary for one month, e.g. because of less orders received from your costumers. After this month your salary returns to its previous level. How high must the net income be during this month, in order for you to keep working and for you not to stop at your job, e.g. by taking a vacation or by resigning? Q357
412 Euros net Q359
418 Do you know the average salary of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q364
433 Why would you not exercise the right to information about the salary of your female colleagues? Q379
441 [vigwe_1] In the following, we would like to ask you to assess for the persons just presented whether their gross Earnings [vigwe_2] We will present you the 3 people again. [vigwe_3] Again, we are interested in your personal assessment. Please follow your own intuition! Q386
444 Person 3 A [x1] works as [x4] in [x9]. She practises this profession in [x3] as [x2]. Your work rate is [x5]. It is [x6] and has [x7]. You [x6 like her]. Your monthly gross earnings for this [x3] activity is approximately [x8] (before deduction of taxes or social security contributions). [vigf_2] Q389
469 You believe that the typical monthly earnings of full-time workers in Germany who work in the same occupation like you is [nIVERD03BVerdienst]€. Based on official statistics from the Federal Employment Agency, we have calculated how high these typical monthly earnings actually are. Before tax, the typical monthly earnings in your profession are [cPartOccupation]€. Gross variables: KLDB2010 Code for the occupation of the survey person kldb2010_5_name code of the surveyperson's profession wage_information median wage for the occupation of the survey person Q412
475 Imagine that you received a job offer with a 30% higher salary from another employer and that the job is otherwise identical to your current job. Do you think you could use this outside offer in your salary negotiations with your current employer? Q418
481 What do you think: How much less would you earn in gross monthly terms compared to your current job? I would… Q424
483 Thank your for your assessments on the topic "Earnings". We now return to the company where you are currently employed at. Q426
485 In what occupational position are you currently self-employed? Q428
486 How many employees do you have? Q429
494 What do you think is your current gross hourly wage (without taking into account overtime)? Please consider your contractual working hours and your monthly gross earnings, i.e. before deduction of taxes. Q436
501 The following questions again relate to your income situation. We have calculated your current gross hourly wage based on your monthly earnings and contractual hours. Your current gross hourly wage is [gross monthly earnings/(agreed working time*(52/12))] Euro. Q442
507 Please imagine you switch to a part-time job with 20 hours per week. Please think of part-time jobs which you can practice with your qualification. Q448
530 Assume that an average part-time employee in your profession receives a gross hourly wage of [ISFB2019_17] EUR at the moment but then switches to a full-time position. What gross hourly wage do you expect for that employee? Q471
534 Imagine that your employer offer your a compensation in the case that you are willing to quit your employment immediately. What sum must be offered to you in order for you to take the offer tomorrow? Q474
535 If you think back to 2016, was there a sizeable organisational change in your company that changed your working routine? Q475
539 Innomodule SFB-I5 - Part 5: Real Estate UE62
541 We are now going to show you how prices of residential property have developed in 14 different countries, including Germany, France and the USA, from 1940 to 2010. Q480
543 In the following we are going to talk about your expectations regarding the purchase price development of residential properties in your area. Suppose you were buying a property worth EUR 100 000 today. Q482
544 How will the purchase prices of residential properties develop in the next 2 years compared to today? Q483
547 How will the purchase prices of residential properties develop in the next 30 years compared to today? Q486
564 Finally, your expectations on the financial market: Q502
567 How much was your gross income respectively your allowance gained from all side jobs in the last month? Q505
568 Do you own financial assets in the form of a savings account, bonds (Sparbrief / Pfandbrief), shares, or investments? Q506
572 Is it more or less than 5.000 euros? Q510
582 Do you agree to the combination of your survey data and your account data registered at the Pension Insurances and would you like to sign the form? Q519
583 [Censor Variable] Q520
590 Consent to the merging of survey data for the study "LIFE IN GERMANY" with Social data (according to Section 67b of the Social Code X) provided at the Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research (IAB) I agree that Kantar will transfer my first and last name, as well as my address and date of birth to the Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research (IAB) in Nuremberg. The IAB combines my Survey data of the study LIFE IN GERMANY with the social data provided by the Federal Employment Agency about me, and saves the merged record without names and addresses. The resulting data set is used for research by researchers in Germany and worldwide under strict privacy policies. I was informed that when the survey data was merged with the social data as well as during the processing of this data, data protection regulations were adhered to. I have also been informed that I will always be able to withdraw my consent Just send an informal message (e-mail: datenschutz@kantar.com; Phone: +49 (89) 5600 1176). If you later withdraw your consent, the data you have provided will be deleted immediately. 1. First name: *? cFirstnameSave 2. Surname : *? cFamilyNameSave 3. Birth name: *? cBirth NameSave Q529
603 Innomodule Digitalization Filterblock II UE66
617 How often can you determine the sequence of your tasks at work? Q555
622 Does your father / your mother live in this household? Q559
645 Innomodule Favorite Food UE70
646 INT please read out loudly before handing over to the interviewee the laptop for self-filling: We are now moving on to another topic: Food Q605
647 Q606 Q606
653 What do you think: How similar are your and your partner's preferences for the 6 foods? Q612
658 Have you been officially assessed as being severely disabled (Schwerbehindert) or partially incapable of work (Erwerbsgemindert) for medical reasons? Q617
659 What is the degree of your reduced capability to work (Erwerbsminderung) or disabilty (Schwerbehinderung)? Q618
662 Have you gone to a doctor in the last three months? If so, please state how many times. Q621
664 How many days did you miss work due to illness in the year 2018? Q623
666 What kind of health insurance do you have: statutory insurance or private insurance? Q625
672 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628a
674 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628c
676 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628g
678 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628i
679 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628j
681 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628l
701 What applies to you? Q644
704 Finally, I want to know more about how well your current job is aligned with your career and family goals. Q647
709 Were other persons present while filling out the questionnaire? Q653
711 INT: Please select the separate questionnaire "Genes" after completing the personal questionnaire of all the interviewees present. Q655
8 Is the respondent the head of household or the person who answers the questions about the household? Q007
16 Can you also provide the exact year in which the building was built? Q016
17 Has anything changed in terms of the size of your dwelling since our last questionnaire, e.g. because of modification or changed use? Q018
19 Which of the following types of heating do you use in your household? Q020
23 The next questions deal with the costs of living in your dwelling. First the question: Are you living in the dwelling as ... Q022
28 How much are the monthly heating costs (warm water costs included) on average? Q027
31 How much are the monthly electricity costs on average? Q030
40 How much did you spend for water, garbage disposal, street cleaning and all additional not yet mentioned cost allocation in 2018? Q039
51 Did you or another member of the household own any of the following savings or investment securities in the year 2018? Q048
55 Did you or one of the members of your household currently receive any of the following governmental benefits? Q052
65 If you take a look at the total income of all members of the household: How much is the monthly household net income today? Q062
70 Is your household net income... Q068
77 At the start of the survey, we would like to direct your attention to a special feature of this year's innovation survey. Together with the cover letter and the brochure on life in Germany - Innovation Sample you received a leaflet on the project "How the genes shape us". In the course of this project, we want to collect saliva samples from all household members in order to obtain information on the composition of genes. Q076
80 INT: Please present the information manual "How the genes shape us" to the target person. Of course, if the target person does not want to read the info manual, this is also ok. Please do not apply any pressure here. Q079
82 INT: Please answer all questions of the target person about the module "Genes". If necessary, you can also show the target person the laminated sheet "This is what gene information looks like". Q081
89 Apart from a regional dialect, does the respondent speak with a foreign accent? Q087
92 What applies? Q089
96 Can you remember the topics? Q093
102 Thinking back on the last four weeks, please state how often you have experienced each of the following feelings very rarely, rarely, occasionally, often, or very often. How often have you felt … Q098
103 Do you feel that what you are doing in your life is valuable and useful? Q099
112 Now some questions about your leisure time. Please indicate for each activity how often you do this: daily, at least once a week, at least once a month, rarely or never? Q105
113 How do you rate yourself personally: In general, are you someone who is willing to take risks or do you try to avoid risks? Q106
120 In politics people often talk about "left" and "right" to mark different political attitudes. If you think about your own political attitude: Where would you place yourself? Q112
125 In the following we want to ask you some questions about financial issues. These refer to the German index of stocks (DAX), which summarizes the economic development of 30 major enterprises. We want to know from you how you expect the future development of the DAX, presented in profit or loss compared to the current value. Q115
128 Initially we focus on the next year (next 12 months). Do you expect the DAX to show rather profit or loss compared to the current value? Q118
130 The next question concerns the period between now in one year and now in ten years. So we are talking about the nine years that will begin today in a year: Do you expect the DAX to be more likely to make a profit or a loss over these nine years compared to the value that the DAX will have in a year? Q122
133 Expressed in numbers: What [Profit/Loss] do you expect for the next 5 years overall in percent? Q121
134 The next question concerns the period between five years from today and ten years from today. So we are talking about the five years that will begin today in five years' time: Do you expect the DAX to be more likely to make a profit or a loss over these five years compared to the value that the DAX will have in five years? Q124
136 In the next question focus on the next 10 years: Do you expect the DAX to show rather profit or loss compared to the current value? Q126
141 Do you have one or more vehicles that are privately leased? Q130
144 Are you currently using such an overdraft facility? Q133
150 What is your citizenship? Q138
151 Do you have a second citizenship in addition to your German? Q139
154 And how do you feel connected to the country from which you or your family come? Q142
164 Recently, numerous data leaks at tax law firms and banks have revealed various tax avoidance and tax evasion practices of wealthy individuals, politicians, football stars, and other celebrities. Based on these data leaks, scientific studies estimate that very wealthy households – that is, households with around 45 million euros of net assets – evade about 25% of their taxes. Q150
167 We are still interested in the subject of taxation. The state collects income taxes in order to cover expenditures on schools, public infrastructure, or social security. What would be a fair distribution of the tax burden in the opinion? For each of the following groups, please specify what percentage of their income the particular groups should pay in taxes. For example, if someone earns 10,000 euros and pays 1,000 euros in income tax, then the tax rate would be 10%. Q153
172 Just in your opinion, if a working-age person’s income is low in Germany, which is most often the reason - lack of effort on his or her part, circumstances beyond his or her control, or both? Q157
179 The following questions concern the topic of language. Can you speak a German dialect or Platt? Q162
182 What steps did you take in order to speak High German without any accent? Q165
187 What is your marital status? Q169
214 Relationship B Q195b
216 Relationship B started [year] Q197b
217 Relationship B started [year] Q198b
249 Did you or do you have any siblings? If yes, how many brothers and how many sisters? Q207
253 Where did you live before German reunification, i.e. before 1989? Q210
258 [IF: K X= ".. is still living in HH"] Are there any other children in your household who were born in 2004 or later? [IF: K X= ".. no longer lives in HH"] Are there children in your household who were born in 2004 or later? Q213
261 In which month in year <year> is <name> born? Q217
270 Which of the following delays, complications or disabilities were diagnosed for <first name>? Q225
273 Are there also other people (none household members) who are regularly involved in taking care of <first name>? Q228
277 Are there also other people (none household members) who are regularly involved in taking care <first name>? Q231
281 Has <Vorname> been diagnosed by a doctor as having one of the following health conditions or impairments? Q235
282 How do you rate [NAME KIND ] willingsness to take risks: Is [NAME KIND] a risk-taking child or is [NAME KIND] trying to avoid risks? Q236
284 How would you compare <name> to chuldren of the same age? My child… Q238
290 Are there also other people (none household members) who are regularly involved in taking care of <first name>? Q243
295 How do you rate [NAME KIND ] risk appetite: Is [NAME KIND] a risk-taking child or is [NAME KIND] trying to avoid risks? Q248
303 IF [Number=1] Please state the first name of your child. IF [Number>1] [1st loop] Please tell me the first name of your first, thus the oldest child. [2nd to n th loop] Now, please tell me the name of your [n.-] eldest child. Q256
314 Did you pay contributions to the German Pension Insurance as a self-employed person in the calendar year 2018? Q267
321 Did you complete this education / training with a degree, certificate, or diploma? Q273
324 What type of general-education school degree was it? Q276
326 What type of university degree did you receive? Q278
329 We would now like to ask you for some more detailed biographical information about your education and profession. First, your education: In which year did you attend school the last once? Q279
334 What type of school-leaving certificate did you attain? Q285
339 Are you currently enrolled in an educational or training program? In other words: are you in school or higher education, working on a doctors degree, completing vocational training, or taking part in further training? Q291
341 What kind of general education / secondary school is it? Q293
347 How many jobs or employers have you had in the last 10 years, in other words, since the beginning of 2009? Q298
351 Are you currently employed? Which one of the following applies best to your status? Q302
362 What is your current occupation? Q313
366 How long is it usually necessary for this activity to get instructions? Q317
369 Which job position do you currently hold? Q319
379 What portion of your clients speaks with a regional dialect? Q328
384 What is your estimate: What was the proportion of households in Germany in 2018 who had a lower net household income than your household? Q332
389 If you think of your present gross income, would you say it is fair, unfairly too high, or unfairly too low in relation to your work? Q337
396 If you think about your current income, would you rate it as fair, unfairly too high or unfairly too low? Q345
400 If you think of your present gross income, would you say it is fair, unfairly too high, or unfairly too low in relation to your work? Q349
401 How high would your gross income have to be in order to be fair? Q350
404 Please indicate inhowfar the following statements apply to you: All in all, I am treated fairly in my company. Q352
409 Please imagine the following hypothetical scenario: Your employer cuts your salary for one month, e.g. because of less orders received from your costumers. After this month your salary returns to its previous level. How high must the net income be during this month, in order for you to keep working and for you not to take an unpaid vacation? Q356
411 Dummy Q358
415 You indicated that you are not currently working and are not looking for a job. However, please imagine a job that could be realistic for you and would match your qualifications. Also imagine what salary would be realistic for such a job. What do you think: What would your net monthly salary be for such a job? Q362
421 Do you know that the Lohneinheitsgesetzt, which became active in January 2018, empowers you to ask your employer about the average salary and benefits of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q367
422 In the last 1 year have you ever asked your employer about the average salary and/or benefits of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q368
423 How likely are you, after learning about this law, to ask your employer about salary and benefits of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q369
426 How much do you think your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work, earned last month? Q372
427 Do you know that the Lohneinheitsgesetzt, which became active in January 2018, empowers you to ask your employer about the average salary and benefits of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q373
428 In the last 1 year have you ever asked your employer about the average salary and/or benefits of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q374
430 How comfortable are you about asking your employer about the salary and benefits of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q376
431 How comfortable do you feel about talking to your co-workers about salary and benefits? Q377
436 In the following we will present a couple of questions, which we kindly ask you to read and answer by yourself. To get familiar with the task, please have a look at the computer screen. We present three case studies. Your task is it to assess whether the indicated gross earnings are realistic, or whether they are unrealistically high or unrealistically low. In this task, we are interested in your assessment of the indicated person’s actual gross earnings and not how much you think that person should earn. Please always assume that the persons are about 40 years old, have several years of work experience, assume normal tasks in their occupations and have no responsibilities over other coworkers. Some characteristics vary across persons. For instance, they have different occupations or work times (full-time or part-time). Except for these differences, the persons are in every respect identical. We are interested in your personal assessment. Thus, please follow your own opinion! Q381
437 In the following you see an example of an answer scale. You can select your answer with the pencil. Via the enter blue arrow on the right-hand side you can proceed to the next case. If there is anything unclear to you, you can get in touch with me at any time! I will now hand over the laptop so that you can read through the first case and answer the questions. Q382
438 Person 1 A [x1] works as [x4] in [x9]. She practises this profession in [x3] as [x2]. Your work rate is [x5]. It is [x6] and has [x7]. You [x6 like her]. Your monthly gross earnings for this [x3] activity is approximately [x8] (before deduction of taxes or social security contributions). [vigf_1] Q383
439 Person 2 A [x1] works as [x4] in [x9]. She practises this profession in [x3] as [x2]. Your work rate is [x5]. It is [x6] and has [x7]. You [x6 like her]. Your monthly gross earnings for this [x3] activity is approximately [x8] (before deduction of taxes or social security contributions). [vigf_1] Q384
446 To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please tell me for each case whether you absolutly disagree, rather disagree, neither agree nor disagree, rather agree or absolutly agree. Q391
448 What is your current occupational status as a white-collar worker? Q393
450 What is your current occupational status as an apprentice / trainee or intern? Q395
451 Q208:pstell!=1: Since when have you been working for your current employer? Q208:pstell=1: Since when do you practice your current work? Q396
458 Think of all employees in Germany who are employed by another employer but work in the same profession as you. What do you think: How much percent of these workers have... Q401
460 Think of a typical worker who moves from another employer to your employer with work experience. Would this worker receive on average a lower, higher or equal wage after changing jobs at your employer than his previous employer? Q403
461 How much lower would the monthly gross wage (i.e. before tax deduction) of this worker after the change of job be on average as a percentage compared to his previous employer? Q404
462 How much higher would be the monthly gross wage (i.e. before the deduction of taxes) of this employee after the job switch compared to his/her previous employer on average in percent? Q405
463 Think of a typical employee that switches from one employer to another. Would this employee earn a lower, a higher or the same wage at his new employer? Q406
464 How much lower would the monthly gross wage (i.e. before the tax deduction) be on average in percentage terms with the new employer? Q407
465 How much higher would the monthly gross wage (i.e. before tax deduction) be on average in percentage terms with the new employer? Q408
466 Think of all employees in Germany who work in the same profession as you. What do you think is the typical monthly earnings of full-time employees in your profession before tax deduction (in euros)? Q409
467 How confident are you about your previous estimate? Q410
470 In the following questions, you estimate the probability that a particular event occurs. Your answers can range from 0% to 100%, with 0% meaning that something definitely will not happen, and 100% means that it will happen with absolute certainty. For example, a percentage such as... ... 2% or 5% means that something is very unlikely. ... 18% means something is unlikely. ... 47% or 52% means that something happens or does not happen with fairly equal probabilities. ... 83% means something is likely. ... 95% or 98% means that something is almost certain. Q413
471 Over the next 12 months, how likely is it that you will look for a new job at a different company? Please give a percentage. Q414
472 Over the next 12 months, how likely is it that you will ask your boss for a pay raise? Please give a percentage. Q415
473 Imagine that you negotiate your salary with your boss for the next year. Which pay raise would you suggest to your boss? Q416
474 Imagine that you were contemplating to switch your employer. What do you think: how much more would your current employer be willing to pay to ensure that you stay in your current position? My current employer would be willing to pay up to ___% more, to ensure that I would not switch employers. Q417
476 You told us that [XX]% of all employees in Germany, that work at a different employer but have the same profession like you, have a higher salary than you. What are the main reasons for you to be (still) employed at your current employer even though other employers would probably pay you a higher salary? Q419
477 Imagine that your current employers cut wages. The wage cut is the consequence of a change in your company’s leadership and independent of the current economic circumstances in your industry. What is the lowest wage cut at which you would quit your job within a year? I would quit my job if salaries at my employer would be decreased by more than___%. Q420
478 Imagine that you received an offer from another employer in your labor market region about a job similar to your current on in terms of the working environment. In terms of your monthly gross salary: What percentage would this employer have to pay you for you to leave your current employer? The employer would have to pay me _____% more gross salary per month in order for me to leave my current employer. Q421
479 Imagine you had to quit your current job and you had three months to find a new job at a different employer in the same occupation and same industry that you currently work in. What do you think: Would you earn more or less compared to your current pre-tax monthly earnings in the position that you would get an offer for? Q422
480 What do you think: How much more would you earn in gross monthly terms compared to your current job? I would… Q423
482 What is the probability that you… Q425
484 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. Q427
487 How many hours per week are stipulated in your contract (excluding overtime)? Q430
488 And how many hours do you generally work per week, including any overtime? Q431
489 Do you sometimes have to work in the evenings (after 7:00 p.m.) or at night (after 10:00 p.m.)? If so, how often? Q432
493 The following questions again relate to your income situation. We have calculated your current gross hourly wage based on your monthly earnings and contractual hours. Their current gross hourly wage is [gross monthly earnings/(agreed working time*(52/12))] Euro. Q435
497 Studies show that the average full-time employee in Germany earns about 20% more than the average part-time employee. However, this difference in wages can for the most part be explained by the fact that full-time employees have on average more work experience. Q439
499 Please imagine that from now on you would switch to a full-time job with 40 hours per week working time. Please think of full-time jobs that you could perform, considering your qualifications. Which gross hourly wage would you expect from such a 40 hour full-time employment? Q441
503 Suppose you continue to work full-time in the next years, regardless of whether you are actually planning to reduce your working hours. Please think about full-time jobs that you can perform with your qualification. If you are in fact planning to reduce your working hours in the future, please still suppose that you continue to work full-time in the next years. Q444
509 Now we would like to know how likely it is for you to change from full-time to part-time work in the next 3 years. Q450
512 What do you think would be your gross hourly wage part-time in 2 years? Q453
514 Suppose you continue to work part-time in the next years, regardless of whether you are actually planning to increase your working hours. Please think about part-time jobs that you can perform with your qualification. If you are in fact planning to increase your working hours in the future, please still suppose that you continue to work part-time in the next years. Q455
517 What do you think is your gross hourly wage in 10 years? Q458
518 Please, imagine for now that you would immediately switch to a full-time job with 40 hours a week. Please think of full-time jobs that you can perform with your qualification. Q459
519 What gross income do you expect with a full-time job of 40 hours per week? Q460
520 Now we would like to know how likely it is for you to change from part-time to full-time work in the next 3 years. Q461
522 What do you think would be your full-time gross hourly wage in a year? Q463
523 What do you think would be your full-time gross hourly wage in 2 years? Q464
526 Just to remind you: Your own estimated gross hourly wage is [see above] EUR. Q467
532 Assume that an average full-time employee in your profession receives a gross hourly wage of [ISFB2019_18] EUR at the moment but then switches to a part-time position. What gross hourly wage do you expect for that employee? Q473
537 What impact did this change have on your workload? Q477
540 Dummy Q479
542 As you can see, on average, the value of residential properties has quadrupled since WWII (end of 1945). Q481
545 What do you think: By what percentage will the purchase price in 2 years be higher than the purchase price today? Q484
551 Suppose you have money left over and devide to invest it. How would you distribute the money as a percentage on the following investment opportunities? Q489
553 First of all, we are talking about next year, that is, the next 12 months: Suppose that someone would invest EUR 1000 in a DAX index fund tomorrow. Do you expect this investment to yield more profit or loss over the next year, compared to today's value? Q491
554 In terms of figures, what do you expect the total amount of [profit/loss] to be in euros next year? As a reminder, this is an initial investment of EUR 1000. Q492
557 Finally, we are talking about the next 30 years: Suppose that someone would invest EUR 1000 in a DAX index fund tomorrow. Do you expect this investment to yield rather a profit or a loss over the next 30 years, compared to today's value? Q495
558 In terms of numbers, what total value of [profit/loss] in euros do you expect over the next 30 years? As a reminder, we are talking about an initial investment of EUR 1000. Q496
560 How likely do you think is it that this investment will yield a lower profit after 30 years than [XX-20% profit]? / a smaller loss than [YY+20% loss]? Q498
561 We have asked you a few questions about your expectations in the last few minutes. These questions related to wage developments, real estate prices and the financial market. Now we would like to know whether you have taken into account the general price trend (inflation) in answering these questions. Note that it is equally correct if you have not done so. Q499
566 How many secondary jobs, including voluntary work, do you currently practice in total? Q504
569 To estimate your personal financial balance we also want to ask you about your financial investments. Is the total amount of your financial investments more or less than 20,000 euros? Q507
573 Can you estimate your financial investments more accurately? What's the total amount approximately? Q656
575 Now we are talking about the Consent to merge your survey data with selected social data of the Federal Employment Agency The study LEBEN IN GERMANY aims to reflect stability and change in as many areas of life as possible. In order to achieve this, it is increasingly important to learn more about people's working lives and to us this knowledge for statistical analyses. We therefore ask for your consent to be able to use your social data on your person which are available at the Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research (IAB). These social data include, for example.B. data on periods of employment and unemployment. Q512
576 The data protection legislation requires your written consent for merging social data with your survey data. We therefore ask for your consent to use social data about you that is available at the Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research (IAB). Your consent to the data linking is of course voluntary and can be revoked at any time. All data protection regulations are complied with, i.e. Your anonymity remains perfectly respected. After the combination of the survey data with the above-mentioned social data at the IAB, your name and address will be deleted. For more information, please refer to the form "Consent to the merging of survey data for the study "LIFE IN GERMANY" with social data provided by the Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research (IAB)" that your interviewer will present to you. Q513
577 Q514 Q514
580 The data protection legislation requires your written consent for merging social data with your survey data. Consent is of course voluntary and can be revoked at any time. We therefore ask for your consent to allow us to use register data about you, which is available at the German pension insurance. Your consent to the data merge is of course voluntary. It can also be revoked at any time. All data protection regulations are complied with, i.e. Your anonymity remains perfectly respected. For more information, please refer to the form "Consent to the merging of survey data of the study "LIFE IN GERMANY" with the account data of pension insurance institutions", that your interviewer will present you with. Q517
584 [Variable question text: if RLIAB3 == 1 and RLRente3 == 2,3] In order to collect the social data available about you at the Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research (IAB), and combine it with the survey data, we need information about you such as your first name, surname (last name) and birth name (if different). If individual information from this survey is already available, it will be presented to you for confirmation or correction. [Variable question text: if RLRente3 == 1 and RLIAB3 == 2,3] In order to combine the account data that is available to the pension holders about you and the survey data we need information about your person such as your first name, surname (last name), birth name (if different), place of birth and date of birth. If individual information from this survey is already available, it will be presented to you for confirmation or correction. [Variable question text: if RLIAB3 == 1 and RLRente3 == 1] In order to combine the account data of the pension insurance institutions and the social data of the ILO, with the survey data, we need information about you such as your first name, surname (last name), birth name (if different) or your place of birth and date of birth. If individual information from this survey is already available, it will be presented to you for confirmation or correction. First: Your first name according to this survey is "*? cFirstname". Q521
591 Consent to combine survey data from the study "LIFE IN GERMANY" with the account data of pension insurance institutions I agree that Kantar may send my data below to the German Pension Insurance so that my pension insurance institution can determine my insurance history and the amount of my pension as it is at present. I also agree that my pension insurance institution transmits my insurance history and the amount of my pension (as of today) anonymously and in a structured and machine-readable form to the DIW Berlin. DIW Berlin and other recipients of SOEP-data may combine the transmitted insurance data with my answers from the interview conducted by Kantar and evaluate the data in an anonymized form, so that no connection to me can be made. I have been informed that all data protection regulations are complied with. I am aware that I can withdraw this consent with effect for the future. For this purpose, an informal message suffices. (e-mail: datenschutz@kantar.com; Tel.: +49 (89) 5600 1176. 1. First name: *? cFirstnameSave 2. Surname : *? cFamilyNameSave 3. Birth name: *? cBirth NameSave 4. Year of birth: *? cBirth yearNew 5. Month of birth: *? cBirthMonthNew 6th birthday: *? cBirthDayNew 7. Place of birth: *? cBirthplaceSave Q531
594 Please think of your main professional occupation. Please tell me how often you perform one of the following tasks at work. Q533
595 Some of these tasks are also being executed by digital systems. How often do you personally work with digital systems that … Q534
596 Do think that you work with digital systems at your work place that use artificial intelligence or machine learning? Q535
597 Please think about all the independent activities with which you earn money or even earn only little money. (Not for an employer, but ONLY self-employed, part-time or full-time self-employed) Have you used a website or app in the last 12 months to... Q536
599 Are the assignments, that you get through the internet or an app, worked on online or are we talking about an activity in the real world? Q538
602 Please consider the last 12 months. How much did you earn from these activities per month? Q541
604 How often do you use the following digital tools in the context of your professional activity? Q542
607 How often do you get instructions not from persons but automatically, e.g. from machines, computer programs or apps? Q545
608 How often is information or data on your task progression saved automatically, e.g. by machines, computer programs or apps? Q546
610 How often do you receive automatically generated instructions (e.g. help, suggestions) that support when performing your working tasks? Q548
612 How often do you feel too tired after work to enjoy what you like at home? Q550
614 How often has it happened in the last 12 months that you worked during your leisure time in order to fulfills requirements from work? Q552
615 How often can determine how to perform your job by yourself? Q553
618 How often do you have to learn something new at work? Q556
619 How often do you have to solve unforeseen problems independently at work? Q557
624 Where was your father / your mother born? Q561
626 In which country / state lies your father's /your mother's place of birth today? Q563
627 Did your father / your mother move to Germany? Q564
629 Where does your father / your mother live today? Q566
631 In what year did your father / your mother pass? Q568
632 Does or did your father / mother have German citizenship? Q569
633 What citizenship does (or did) your mother / father hold? Q570
635 What type of school-leaving certificate did your father / mother attain? Q572
636 Did your father / your mother complete vocational training or a university degree? Q573
641 What church or religious group do you belong to? Are you... Q602
643 Health UE69
644 How would you describe your current state of health? Q604
657 How many hours do you sleep at night on a normal workday? Q616
665 Has a doctor ever diagnosed you to have one or more of the following illnesses? Q624
677 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628h
680 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628k
684 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628o
685 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628p
688 In your household, how much is spent on your own personal consumption compared to your spouse/partner’s personal consumption (independently of who made the purchase)? For each of the following categories please indicate which statement applies to your household: Q631
691 What percentage of that is joint consumption by the family and what percentage of it is personal consumption by you only, by your spouse/partner only and by your children only? If you don‘t have children, please insert 0 percent for children. If you do not know the exact percentages, please estimate! Q634
692 In the last year, what was your household’s total expenditure on infrequent purchases in Euros? If you do not know the exact amount, please estimate! Q635
693 What percentage of it was joint consumption by the family and what percentage of it was personal consumption by you only, by your spouse/partner only and by your children only? If you don‘t have children, please insert 0 percent for children. If you do not know the exact percentages, please estimate! Q636
696 If yes, how? Q639
697 What applies to you? Q640
707 Finally, we would like to ask you about your satisfaction with your life in general. How satisfied are you with your life, all things considered? Q651
708 Thank you very much for the interview! The survey is now finished for the interviewee. The following questions are exclusively for the interviewer. Please make sure, that the interviewee is not able to look at the screen anymore. Q652
145 What is the total amount drawn on across all accounts? Q134
246 Relationship D started [year] Q204d
11 When did you move into this dwelling? Q010
13 Is it a dormitory, a guesthouse or a similar accommodation? Q013
14 What kind of dormitory is it? Q014
18 How large is the total living space in this flat? Q019
22 Rent/Month UE5
24 How much is the monthly rent at present? Q023
30 Are the monthly costs for electricity included in your rent? Q029
33 Are other additional expenses not previously mentioned such as water, garbage removal, etc. included in the rent stated above? Q032
34 How much do you spend for incidentals like water, garbage disposal and all not yet mentioned cost allocation monthly on average? Q033
45 How much did you spend for maintenance and modernization in these let or leased objects in 2018? Q043
49 Are you or is someone else in your household currently paying back loans and interest for large purchases or other expenditures? Q046
52 How much was your total income from interest, dividends and profits from all investments in 2018? Q049
56 What is the current monthly amount of child benefit? Q053
59 What is the current monthly amount of benefits from the education package for one or more children? Q056
64 What is the current monthly amount of housing allowance (rental and burden subsidy)? If not included in the accomodation expenses of ALG II, ongoing assistance for living subsistence ... basic income support for elderly.... Q061
68 Is your household net income... Q066
69 Is your household net income... Q067
74 What is the level of care for that person as it is approved by the nursing care insurance? Q074
78 Is the leaflet available? Q077
79 INT: Please give the target a leaflet "How the genes shape us" if it is not yet available in the household. If the target person doesn't want to read the leaflet or doesn't want to read it, that's ok. Q078
83 Are you interested in participating in the study and providing us with a saliva sample? Q082
87 Innomodule Language III – Part 1 UE14
88 How would you assess the interviewee's way of speaking during the interview? Q086
90 Innomodule Brochure UE15
93 Did you get the brochure from your interviewer? Q090
95 INT: Ask the target person to read the brochure after the survey. Questions on this will be asked again next year. Q092
101 How satisfied are you today with the following areas of your life? Q097
104 Below there are different qualities that a person can have. You will probably think that some apply perfectly to you and that some do not apply at all to you. In some cases, you may find yourself somewhere in between. I am someone, who ... Q100
105 When you think about the future, are you – Q101
107 We stay with you. Please assess yourself on the basis of the following aspects. Q102
109 Innomodule Injustice - Populism - Part 1 UE18
111 Leisure time activities UE19
115 Generally speaking, how much are you interested in politics? Very interested, moderately interested, not much interested, or completely disinterested? Q107
117 Toward which party do you lean? Q109
122 I would like to ask you a couple of questions regarding your attitude towards dishonest behaviour. How much do you agree with the following statements? Q113
124 Innomodule DAX UE22
126 Dummy Q116
129 Expressed in numbers: What [Profit/Loss] do you expect for the next year overall in percent? Q119
131 Expressed in numbers: What [Profit/Loss] do you expect for the next 9 years overall in percent? Q123
137 Expressed in numbers: What [Profit/Loss] do you expect for the next 10 years overall in percent? Q127
138 Thank you for your assessments on the DAX. We are now moving on to another issue. Q128
139 Innomodule SFB-I5 - Part 2: Credits EU209
146 Can you pay the redemption respectively interest for your credits without problems? Please consider credits for purchases and other expenses. Q135
155 How strongly do you feel connected to Germany? Q143
160 Innomodule Financial Decisions III Part 2 UE25
163 Dummy Q149
166 Please give the laptop back to the interviewer. Q152
168 Many countries, such as the Scandinavian countries or the USA, grant tax amnesties when: households report their foreign capital assets to the tax authorities. Households then pay retrospectively their due taxes, but avoid corresponding penalties or convictions. Would you support the introduction of a tax amnesty in Germany? Q154
173 Just in your opinion, if a working-age person’s income is high in Germany, which is most often the reason - strong effort on his or her part, circumstances beyond his or her control, or both? Q158
175 Innomodule Language III – Part 2 UE27
181 Have you ever tried consciously to speak High German without any regional accent? Q164
185 Please remember your time in the primary school. How would you describe the language of the majority of your classmates? Q167
190 What is the name of your (marital) partner? Q172
191 Are you in a serious / permanent relationship? Q173
192 Does your partner live in the same household? Q174
197 When did you move to Germany? Q178
213 Relationship B Q194b
219 Relationship B started [year] Q200b
237 Relationship D Q194d
247 Relationship D started [year] Q205d
254 Do you have another home in which you yourself reside or spend your vacation? Q211
255 Which house/flat is your primary domicile? Q212
257 Children in household UE38
259 Please tell us for each of those children name, year of birth and sex. Q215
262 Are you <first name>'s primary caregiver and therefore the person best able to provide information about the child? Q218
268 After a child is born, the parents get a child health record book for early childhood screenings like U2, U3, etc. What was <first name>'s last early childhood screening? Q223
272 And how long does <first name> attend this care giving facility normally? Q227
276 And how many hours does <first name> usually spend at this childcare facility? Q230
278 What is <first name>'s current weight? Q232
279 What is <first name>'s current height? Q233
287 Does <first name> usually stay at school all day? Q240
288 Is <first name> currently attending a childcare facility, that is, nursery school, pre-school, daycare, or creche? Q241
296 I will now read you a list of statements. For each statement, please tell me to what extent it applies to <first name>. Please answer regarding the child's behavior in the last six months. My child ... Q249
297 How would you rate <first name> in comparison to other children of the same age? My child … Q250
301 Do you or did you have children ? If so, how many? Q253
308 From which of the following income sources do you personally receive money currently? Q261
312 Are you currently taking advantage of the partial pension? Q265
313 To what extent do you take the partial pension? Q266
315 What was the total amount you paid to the German Pension Insurance in the calendar year 2018? Q268
320 When did you finish? Q272
322 Did you obtain this degree / certificate / diploma in Germany or in another country? Q274
327 Your education UE45
328 Year attending school for the last time UE46
331 How many years did you attend school? Q282
332 What type of school-leaving certificate did you attain? Q283
336 Did you complete vocational training or a university degree? Q288
337 What type of vocational training or university degree did you receive? Q289
342 CV: Unemployment UE48
344 How often have you been unemployed since 2009? Q295
345 Are you currently registered unemployed with the unemployment office (Arbeitsamt)? Q296
346 If you added up all your phases of unemployment up to the present day, how many months in total were you unemployed between 2009 and today? Q297
348 Are you officially registered unemployed at the Employment Office (Arbeitsamt)? Q299
349 Have you left a job since January 1, 2018? Q300
353 Is it “marginal” part-time work in accordance with the 450/1.300–euro rule (Mini-Job, Midi-Job)? Q304
361 What type of a employment change was that? Q312
365 What kind of training is usually required for this occupation? Q316
367 Does this occupation require work experience additional to specialized knowledge? Q318
370 In your position at work, do you supervise others? In other words, do people work under your direction? Q320
372 We would now like to ask you some questions about your activities and the environment at your workplace. Q321
375 How often do you do the following activities? Q324
381 Thank you very much for your information regarding "Dialects at the Workplace". The proceeding questions also refer the the notion of "Work". Q330
383 In the following, we would like to ask you to estimate your net household income and the net income of all other households in Germany. Q331
385 What is your estimate: What was on average the monthly household net income in Germany in 2018? Q333
392 How high would your net income have to be in order to be fair? Q341
393 Innomodule Fair earnings UE52
394 Dummy Q343
399 Do you view the net income you earn in your current position as fair? Q348
402 How high should a net income be in order for you to be fair? Q351
413 Please imagine the following hypothetical scenario: Your employer cuts your salary for one month, e.g. because of less orders received from your costumers. After this month your salary returns to its previous level (hence XXX). How high must the net income be during this month, in order for you to keep working and for you not to take an unpaid vacation? Q360
414 Please imagine the following hypothetical scenario: Your employer cuts your salary for one month, e.g. because of less orders received from your costumers. After this month your salary returns to its previous level (hence XXX). How high must the net income be during this month, in order for you to keep working and for you not to stop at your job, e.g. by taking a vacation or by resigning? Q361
416 Now, please imagine the hypothetical scenario: At the moment you probably wouldn't accept this position. Now, imagine that the employer guarantees a one-time special payment as an entry bonus for this position at the end of the first month. After the first month, the salary falls back to the normal level (hence XXX). How much would this one-off special payment have to be for you to take up this job and work for at least the whole first month? Q363
417 Innomodule Labor Law UE55
419 Do you think your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work, earn more than you? Q365
420 How much do you think your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work, earned last month? Q366
425 Do you think your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work, earn more than you? Q371
429 How likely are you, after learning about this law, to ask your employer about salary and benefits of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q375
432 How did your employer respond? Q378
434 Why would you not exercise the right to information about the salary of your male colleagues? Q380
435 Innomodule Earnings Vignettes UE56
440 Person 3 A [x1] works as [x4] in [x9]. She practises this profession in [x3] as [x2]. Your work rate is [x5]. It is [x6] and has [x7]. You [x6 like her]. Your monthly gross earnings for this [x3] activity is approximately [x8] (before deduction of taxes or social security contributions). [vigf_1] Q385
442 Person 1 A [x1] works as [x4] in [x9]. She practises this profession in [x3] as [x2]. Your work rate is [x5]. It is [x6] and has [x7]. You [x6 like her]. Your monthly gross earnings for this [x3] activity is approximately [x8] (before deduction of taxes or social security contributions). [vigf_2] Q387
443 Person 2 A [x1] works as [x4] in [x9]. She practises this profession in [x3] as [x2]. Your work rate is [x5]. It is [x6] and has [x7]. You [x6 like her]. Your monthly gross earnings for this [x3] activity is approximately [x8] (before deduction of taxes or social security contributions). [vigf_2] Q388
447 What is your current occupational status as a blue-collar worker? Q392
449 What is your current occupational status as a civil servant? Q394
453 Do you have a fixed-term or permanent employment contract? Q398
454 Innomodule Digitalization - Part 2 UE57
459 We now ask you a question about your working environment. By working environment we mean the following things: working atmosphere, relationship with colleagues, flexibility in terms of working hours and place of work, opportunities for further training and family-friendly working conditions. Important: We do not ask you to include the salary here. Think of all employees in Germany who are employed by another employer but work in the same profession as you. What do you think: How much percent of these workers work for an employer who... Q402
491 How much did you earn from your work last month? If you had extra income in the last month, e.g.: vacation pay or subsequent payments, please do not accout that. But please include overtime payments. If you are self-employed, please estimate your monthly income before and after tax. If possible, please state both: your gross income, which means income before tax and social security deductions and your net income, which means income after tax, social security, and unemployment and health insurance deductions. Q434
496 Studies show that the average full-time employee in Germany earns about 20% more than the average part-time employee. Q438
498 Please imagine that from now on you would switch to a part-time job with 20 hours per week working time. Please think of part-time jobs that you could perform, considering your qualifications. Which gross hourly wage would you expect from such a 20 hour part-time employment? Q440
500 Innomodule SFB-I5 - Part 3: Full-time/Part-time, Salary from Others UE60
502 What do you think is your current gross hourly wage (without taking into account overtime)? Please consider your contractual working hours and your monthly gross earnings, i.e. before deduction of taxes. Q443
504 What do you think is your gross hourly wage in a year? Q445
505 What do you think is your gross hourly wage in 2 years? Q446
510 Assume you work part-time with 20 hours per week in the next years. Please think of full time jobs which you can practice with your qualification. Q451
511 What do you think would be your gross hourly wage part-time in a year? Q452
516 What do you think is your gross hourly wage in 2 years? Q457
521 Assume you work full time with 40 hours per week in the next years. Please think of full time jobs which you can practice with your qualification. Q462
525 Thank you for your assessment of your working hours. We are now interested in how you assess other employees in this regard. Q466
528 What do you think is the gross hourly wage of an average full-time employee in your profession? Q469
531 Now let's consider the opposite case Q472
536 Please indicate the start of the biggest change since 2016. Start of the biggest change: Q476
538 We let's depart from the topic "Work" and move on to another topic. Q478
546 What do you think: By what percentage will the purchase price in 2 years be lower than the purchase price today? Q485
550 Innomodule SFB-I5 - Part 6: Investment decisions UE63
552 We would now like to talk to you about your expectations for the financial market. The following questions relate to the German Stock Index DAX, which summarizes the economic development of 30 large German companies. As you may know, you can make investments whose returns depend directly on the course of the DAX. To do this, you buy shares in a so-called DAX index fund. If the DAX rises, so does the yield of the DAX index fund. When the DAX falls, the yield of the DAX index fund falls. Q490
555 Now we are talking about the next two years, that is, the next 24 months: Suppose someone would invest EUR 1000 in a DAX index fund tomorrow. Do you expect this investment to yield rather a profit or a loss over the next two years, compared to today's value? Q493
559 How likely do you think is it that this investment will yield a higher profit after 30 years than [XX+20% profit]? / a smaller loss than [YY-20% loss]? Q497
562 First, your expectations on wage developments: Q500
565 In addition to the main activity one can still carry out secondary activities or volunteer activities. Do you practice one or more secondary or voluntary activities? Q503
570 Is it more or less than 100.000 euros? Q508
571 Is it more or less than 1.000.000 euros? Q509
574 Dummy Q511
578 Would you like to sign the form for the combination of survey and selected social data available to the IAB? Q515
581 INT: It is very important that you provide the interviewee with a consent form, otherwise we will not be able take the interviewee further into account for consent. Q518
586 Is your surname also your birth name? Q523
588 Is your date of birth correct according to this survey? "*? Geb" Q525
592 Innomodule Digitalization - Part 3 UE64
593 Innomodule Digitalization Filterblock I UE65
598 Can you tell what the exact name of that website/app is? Q537
600 You indicated that you use websites or apps in order to get work assignments, sells goods or let property. Would you say that you earned a regular extra or main income by doing this throughout the last 12 months? Q539
605 Did we forget an important digital tool in our list that you use in the context of your professional activity? Q543
609 How often is the quality of your work rated automatically, e.g. by machines, computer programs or apps? Q547
613 How often do you feel like your employer hinders you from spending as much time as you like with your partner or your family? Q551
616 How often can you determine your work pace by yourself? Q554
620 How concerned are you about the following issues? Are you concerned about… Q558
625 In which federal state lies your father's / your mother's place of birth today? Q562
628 When did your father / your mother move to Germany? Q565
630 Is your father / your mother still alive? Q567
634 Does / did your father / mother belong to a church or religious group? Q571
638 What was your father's / your mother's profession? Q579
648 Dummy Q607
650 Please rate how much your partner likes the following foods. Q609
651 What do you think: How precisely did you predict your partner's preferences for the 6 foods? Q610
652 What do you think: How precisely did your partner predict your preferences for the 6 foods? Q611
654 Thank you very much for your information! Please hand over the laptop to the interviewer before we move on to another topic. Q613
655 How tall are you (in cm)? Q614
656 How many kilograms do you currently weigh? Q615
660 When was the degree of the disability or the reduction of the ability to work officially determined? In the year: Q619
661 What kind of impairment was decisive for the official determination of your disability or severe disability? Q620
663 What about hospital stays in the last year — were you admitted to a hospital for at least one night in 2018? Q622
668 If you choose a doctor, how do you rely on ratings and/or reviews from the Internet? Q626
669 And if you choose a hotel room, how do you rely on ratings and/or reviews from the Internet? Q627
673 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628b
675 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628f
682 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628m
271 Is <first name> currently attending a childcare facility, that is, nursery school, kindergarten, pre-school or daycare? Q226
683 In which year and month did this change of your family situation take place? Q628n
687 Please first indicate which family situation applies to you. Q658
352 Is this part-time employment provided for under the Federal Parental Part-Time Work Act (under the Bundeselterngeld und Elternzeitgesetz, BEEG)? Q303
695 Did your work situation change because of your cohabitation? Q638
699 Did your work situation change because of becoming a parent? Q642
700 If yes, how? Q643
705 For each of the following dimensions, please indicate to what extent your current job is a good match for you. Q648
706 You mentioned that your current job is not at all or not very much aligned with your education and training or with your professional goals. What are the reasons why you do not have a job that is a better fit in those dimensions? Q649
424 Do you know the average salary of your co-workers from the opposite gender who do similar work? Q370
47 How much did you spend for repayments, interests or mortgages for these let or leased objects in 2018? Q045
468 Dummy Q411
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