Topics of SOEP-Core

The topics of the SOEP questionnaires and the various modules they contain can be grouped into 11 areas. Some of the modules deal with aspects of life that tend to change from one year to the next, and are therefore repeated annually, while other modules are repeated at intervals of several years. How often a module is repeated is stated in the “replication” column of our topic tables. Some SOEP modules are also adapted in different ways to the different questionnaires. The questions in the “Big Five” personality traits module, for instance, are formulated differently in the mother-child questionnaires than they are in the individual questionnaire.

Note

The tables list the modules in a questionnaire, not the question items. The years specified in the “replication” column may therefore not apply to every variable, since some items may have been added later or removed. The modules listed do not represent all of the variables in the SOEP, nor do they refer to all questionnaires. Specific information can also be found in our generated datasets.

Overview of Modules in Different SOEP Questionnaires

	Individual	Youth	Mother-Child A	Mother-Child B	Mother-Child C	Parents D	Mother-Child E
Affective well-being	x	x
Big Five personality traits	x	x		x	x		x
Birth history		x	x	x	x	x	x
Childcare			x	x	x	x	x
Educational aspirations		x				x	x
Health of child			x	x	x		x
Height and weight of child			x	x	x
Height and weight	x	x
Language ability German / native language	x	x
Leisure and activities (with child)				x	x
Life satisfaction	x	x
Language use				x			x
Locus of control	x	x
Family background	x	x
Parental interest in school performance		x					x
Allowance		x					x
Political orientation	x	x
Risk aversion	x	x
State of health	x	x
Strengths and difficulties					x		x
Temperament			x	x

The SOEP Scales Manual briefly describes the theoretical background and development of all of the scales used in the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study. It also provides the relevant citations as well as the items belonging to the scales and the answer format, including the verbal anchors.

Demography and Population

The demography and population topic provides information including the birth date and sex of each household member (including children) and of each interviewer; the place and history of births in the household; household size; and relationships among household members.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Mother and Child Instruments
	Birth history	annually	2	birthm & birthy
Individual Questionnaire
	Country of Origin	annually	7	plj0014_v1 - plj0014_v3 , plj0022 - plj0024, plj0175
Youth Questionnaire
	Birth history	annually	7	jl0233 , jl0234 , jl0235_v1, jl0235_v2, jl0235_h, jl0238 , jl0239
	Country of Origin	annually	8	jl0240- jl0246 , jl0419, jl0445

Work and Employment

The work and employment modules provide information on diverse employment-related topics including the respondent’s first job, further training, changes in working conditions following parenthood, part-time work, and unemployment. Modules cover not only objective information such as working hours but also subjective perceptions of working conditions and feelings about work.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Individual Questionnaire
	Employment / education calendar	annually	12	pab0001- pab0008, pab010- pab0013
	Care period (Pflegezeit)	annually	1	plb0020
	Change of job	annually	19	plb0031_v1 , plb0031_v2 , plb0031_h, plb0032 , plb0033_v1- plb0033_v7 , plb0034 , plb0478- plb0480 , plb0284_v1, plb0284_v2, plb0284_h, plb0295
	Commuting to work	1991-2013, 2015, 2017	8	plb0589- plb0592, plb0158, plb0159_v1, plb0159_v2, plb0159_h
	Work contract (Werkvertrag)	2013, 2015	1	plb0482
	Current job	annually	24	plb0035 , plb0036_v1 , plb0036_v2 , plb0036_h, plb0037_v1 - plb0037_v3 , plb0037_h , plb0040 , plb0041 , plb0049_v1 - plb0049_v5, plb0058 , plb0063_v1, plb0063_v2 , plb0064_v1, plb0064_v2, plb0065 , plb0568 , plb0570 , plb0586
	Gross / net income, October 2014	2015	2	plb0584 , plb0585
	Employees’ council (Betriebsrat)	2001, 2006, 2011, 2016	1	plb0050
	Employment, October 2014	2015	1	plb0574
	Employment status	annually	10	plb0022_v1- plb0022_v9, plb0022_h
	Evening and weekend work	2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	10	plb0205_v1- plb0205_v4, plb0206_v1- plb0206_v4, plb0218- plb0219
	Work in black economy	2015, 2016	2	plb0571 , plb0572
	Changes in workplace tools / technologies	2015, 2016, 2017	6	plb0595- plb0600
	Labor intensity	2015, 2016, 2017	2	plb0593, plb0594
	Job search	annually	15	plb0362 , plb0358_v1- plb0358_v13, plb0358_h
	Job search, motives	1994 - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017	1	plb0111
	Job search, preferences	1994, 1996 - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	1	plb0426
	Hourly wages	2017
	Supervisory position	2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	3	plb0067- plb0069
	Maternity / parental leave	annually	1	plb0019_v1, plb0019_v2
	Occupational expectations, non-employed	1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015	3	plb0427- plb0429
	Use of professional skills in job	1985-2007, 2009	1	plb0357
	Working overtime	annually	16	plb0193 - plb0194 , plb0195_v1- plb0195_v3, plb0195_h, plb0196_v1- plb0196_v3, plb0196_h, plb0197 - plb0198 , plb0483 , plb0484 , plb0220 , plb0605
	Overtime, October 2014	2015	2	plb0582 , plb0583
	Financial compensation for overtime	1984-2014	3	plb0195_v1 - plb0195_v3 , plb0195_h
	Performance evaluation by superior	2004, 2008, 2011, 2016	5	plb0098- plb0102
	Workplace zip code	2016
	Industry sector, occupational classification	annually	12	plb0072 , plb0073_v1-plb0073_v8, plb0073_h, p_nace , p_isco08
	Professional expectations, long	1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013	22	plb0432_v1 , plb0432_v2 , plb0433_v1 , plb0433_v2, plb0434_v1, plb0434_v2, plb0435_v1 , plb0435_v2, plb0436_v1 , plb0436_v2, plb0437_v1, plb0437_v2, plb0438_v1, plb0438_v2, plb0439_v1, plb0439_v2, plb0440_v1, plb0440_v2, plb0441_v1, plb0441_v2, plb0442_v1 , plb0442_v2
	Professional expectations, short	2015	7	plb0433_v1, plb0433_v2, plb0437_v1, plb0437_v2, plb0440_v1, plb0440_v2, plb0588
	Leaving a job	annually	24	plb0282 , plb0298- , plb0304_h, plb0304_v1 - plb0304_v15, plb0305_v1, plb0305_v2, plc0040, plc0041_h, plc0041_v1, plc0041_v2
	Registered unemployed	annually	1	plb0021
	Side jobs	annually	25	plb0382_v1- plb0382_v5, plb0382_h, plb0392 - plb0398 , plb0573 , plc0062_v1, plc0062_v2, plc0062_h, p_isco08_sidejob, p_isco08_sidejob1, p_isco08_sidejob2, p_isco08_sidejob3, p_isco88_sidejob, p_isco88_sidejob1, p_isco88_sidejob2, p_isco88_sidejob3
	Self-employment, reasons	2010, 2015	6	plb0333- plb0338
	Short-time compensation (Kurzarbeitergeld)	1984-2001, 2003-2005, 2010, 2011	5	plc0057_v1, plc0057_v2, plc0057_h, plc0058_v1, plc0058_v2
	Standby duty	2011, 2014-2017	4	plb0212- plb0215
	Starting a new job	annually	13	plb0417_v1, plb0417_v2, plb0418 , plb0419_v1, plb0419_v2, plb0419_h, plb0420_v1, plb0420_v2, plb0421 - plb0423 , plb0424_v1, plb0424_v2, plb0240
	Start of working hours	2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017	3	plb0180- plb0182
	Vacation entitlement	2000, 2005, 2010	8	plb0269- plb0276
	Entitlement to paid breaks	2015, 2016, 2017	3	plb0601- plb0603
	Paid breaks, October 2014	2015	4	plb0575 - plb0578
	Work from home	1997, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2014	3	plb0095- plb0097
	Work time regulations	2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-2017	1	plb0211
	Work, last 7 days	annually	1	plb0018
	Contractual working hours	annually	9	plb0185 , plb0186_v1, plb0186_v2, plb0186_h, plb0241_v1, plb0241_v2, plb0241_h, plb0209 , plb0210
	Working hours, October 2014	2015	4	plb0579, plb0579_h, plb0581, plb0581_h, plb0580
	Workload (effort-reward imbalance)	2001, 2006, 2011, 2016	26	plb0112- plb0137
Youth Questionnaire
	Jobs and money	annually	11	jl0013 , jl0014, jl0017 - jl0019 , jl0023 , jl0024_h , jl0024_v1 , jl0024_v2 , jl0025 , jl0385 - jl0387

Income, Taxes, and Social Security

The income, taxes, and social security modules collect wide-ranging financial information from earnings and spending to public benefits, pensions, inheritances, taxes, and debts. They also cover assets such as real estate and other property.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Household Questionnaire	Financial support to relatives	2010	4	hlc0091 , hlc0092, hld0004-hld0005
	Loan repayment	annually	1	hlc0115
	Expenditures on food	1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2016	6	hlf0435_v1 , hlf0435_v2 , hlf0435_h , hlf0436_v1 , hlf0436_v2 , hlf0436_h
	Good / adequate / bad household income	1992, 1997, 2007	18	hlc0018_v1 , hlc0018_v2 , hlc0018_h , hlc0019_v1 , hlc0019_v2 , hlc0019_h , hlc0020_v1 , hlc0020_v2 , hlc0020_h , hlc0021_v1 , hlc0021_v2 , hlc0021_h , hlc0022_v1 , hlc0022_v2 , hlc0022_h , hlc0023_v1 , hlc0023_v2 , hlc0023_h
	Income and expenses from renting / leasing	annually	10	hlc0007 , hlc0008_v1 , hlc0008_v2 , hlc0008_h , hlc0009 , hlc0111_h , hlc0111_v1 , hlc0111_v2 , hlc0112_h , hlc0112_v1 , hlc0112_v2 , hlc0176 , hlc0177
	Household income / expenses	annually	80	hlc0005_v1 , hlc0005_v2 , hlc0005_h , hlc0006_v1 - hlc0006_v3 , hlc0039_v1 - hlc0039_v3 , hlc0039_h , hlc0040 , hlc0041 , hlc0042_v1 , hlc0042_v2 , hlc0042_h , hlc0043 , hlc0044_v1 , hlc0044_h , hlc0045_v1 , hlc0045_v2 , hlc0045_h , hlc0046 , hlc0047 , hlc0049 - hlc0054 , hlc0055_v1 - hlc0055_v3 , hlc0055_h , hlc0056_v1 - hlc0056_v3 , hlc0056_h , hlc0057 , hlc0058 , hlc0059_v1 , hlc0059_v2 , hlc0059_h , hlc0060_v1 , hlc0060_v2 , hlc0060_h , hlc0061_h , hlc0061_v1 , hlc0061_v2 , hlc0062 - hlc0065 , hlc0066_v1 , hlc0066_v2 , hlc0066_h , hlc0067_v1 , hlc0067_v2 , hlc0067_h , hlc0068_v1 , hlc0068_v2 , hlc0068_h , hlc0070 , hlc0071 , hlc0077 , hlc0078 , hlc0079_v1 , hlc0079_v2 , hlc0079_h , hlc0080_v1 , hlc0080_v2 , hlc0080_h , hlc0081, hlc0082_v1 , hlc0082_v2 , hlc0082_h , hlc0083_v1 , hlc0083_v2 , hlc0083_h , hlc0084_v1 , hlc0084_v2 , hlc0084_h , hlc0085_h , hlc0085_v1 - hlc0085_v6 , hlc0090_v1 , hlc0090_v2 , hlc0090_h , hlc0121 - hlc0125
	Inheritances, gifts, lottery winnings	annually	6	hlc0178 - hlc0183
	Investments	annually	14	hlc0104 - hlc0108 , hlc0093 - hlc0098 , hlc0013_v1 , hlc0013_v2 , hlc0014 , hlc0184
	Repayment of loans	annually	4	hlc0113 , hlc0114_v1 , hlc0114_v2 , hlc0114_h
	Savings	annually	3	hlc0172 - hlc0174
	Ratio between income and expenditures	2010-2013,2015-2017 annually	13	hlc0024_v1 , hlc0024_v2 , hlc0025_v1 , hlc0025_v2 , hlc0026_v1 , hlc0026_v2 , hlc0027_v1 , hlc0027_v2 , hlc0028_v1 , hlc0028_v2 , hlc0029_v1 , hlc0029_v2 , hlc0030
Individual Questionnaire
	Additional questions for employed people	annually	25	plc0042 , plc0043_v1 , plc0043_v2 , plc0043_h - plc0044 , plc0045_v1 , plc0045_v2 , plc0045_h , plc0046 , plc0047_v1 , plc0047_v2 , plc0047_h , plc0048 , plc0049_v1 , plc0049_v2 , plc0049_h , plc0050 , plc0051_v1 , plc0051_v2 , plc0051_h , plc0052 , plc0053_v1 , plc0053_v2 , plc0053_h , plc0054
	Additional questions for retirees / pensioners	annually	48	plc0223_v1 , plc0223_v2 , plc0223_h , plc0236_v1 , plc0236_v2 , plc0236_h , plc0238_v1 , plc0238_v2 , plc0238_h , plc0240_v1 , plc0240_v2 , plc0240_h , plc0242 , plc0243_v1 , plc0243_v2 , plc0243_h , plc0245_v1 , plc0245_v2 , plc0245_h , plc0247_v1 , plc0247_v2 , plc0247_h , plc0249_v1 , plc0249_v2 , plc0249_h , plc0251 , plc0278_v1 , plc0278_v2 , plc0278_h , plc0279_v1 , plc0279_v2 , plc0279_h , plc0281_v1 , plc0281_v2 , plc0281_h , plc0283_v1 , plc0283_v2 , plc0283_h , plc0285 , plc0286_v1 , plc0286_v2 , plc0286_h , plc0288_v1 , plc0288_v2 , plc0288_h , plc0290 , plc0516 , plc0517
	Asset balance	1988, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017	69	plc0315 , plc0316, plc0317_v1 , plc0317_v2 , plc0318_v1 , plc0318_v2 , plc0319 , plc0328 - plc0374 , plc0411 - plc0425
	Benefits and bonuses from employer	2008, 2010, 2012, 2014-2017	14	plc0026 - plc0039
	Financial advantages from use of company car	2016,2017	1	plc0532
	Gross / net income, collective wage agreements	annually	10	plc0013_v1 , plc0013_v2 , plc0013_h , plc0014_v1 , plc0014_v2 , plc0014_h , plc0506 - plc0509
	Pension entitlements, company	2013	5	plc0441 - plc0445
	Pension entitlements, statutory	2013	4	plc0432- plc0435
	Income	annually	72	plc0015_v1 , plc0015_v2 , plc0015_h , plc0016 , plc0017_h , plc0017_v1 , plc0017_v2 , plc0064 , plc0065 , plc0073 , plc0074 , plc0075_v1 , plc0075_v2 , plc0075_h , plc0116 , plc0117 , plc0126 , plc0130 , plc0131_v1 , plc0131_v2 , plc0131_h , plc0132_v1 , plc0132_v2 , plc0132_h , plc0135 , plc0136 , plc0137_v1 , plc0137_v2 , plc0137_h , plc0138 , plc0139 , plc0152 , plc0153_v1 , plc0153_v2 , plc0153_h , plc0154 plc0155_h , plc0155_v1 , plc0155_v2 , plc0168_v1 , plc0168_v2 , plc0168_h , plc0169 , plc0170 , plc0171_h , plc0171_v1 , plc0171_v2 , plc0177 , plc0178 , plc0181 - plc0184 , plc0188_v1 , plc0188_v2 , plc0189_v1 , plc0189_v2 , plc0190_v1 , plc0190_v2 , plc0198_v1 , plc0198_v2 , plc0198_h , plc0202 , plc0203_v1 , plc0203_v2 , plc0203_h , plc0204 , plc0205 , plc0232 , plc0233_v1 , plc0233_v2 , plc0233_h , plc0234 , plc0235 , plc0273 , plc0274_v1 , plc0274_v2 , plc0274_h , plc0275 , plc0276 , plc0488 - plc0492 , plc0513 , plc0514, plc0515 , plb0471_v1 , plb0471_v2 , plb0471_h , plb0474_v1 , plb0474_v2 , plb0474_h , plb0477_v1 , plb0477_v2 , plb0477_h
	Inheritances	2001,2017	63	plc0375_v1 , plc0375_v2 , plc0376_v1 , plc0376_v2 , plc0377_v1 , plc0377_v2 , plc0378_v1 , plc0378_v2 , plc0379_v1 , plc0379_v2 , plc0380_v1 , plc0380_v2 , plc0381_v1 , plc0381_v2 , plc0382_v1 , plc0382_v2 , plc0383_v1 , plc0383_v2 , plc0383_h1 , plc0384_v1 , plc0384_v2 , plc0385 , plc0386_v1 , plc0386_v2 , plc0387_v1 , plc0387_v2 , plc0388_v1 , plc0388_v2 , plc0389_v1 , plc0389_v2 , plc0390_v1 , plc0390_v2 , plc0391_v1 , plc0391_v2 , plc0392_v1 , plc0392_v2 , plc0393_v1 , plc0393_v2 , plc0393_h1 , plc0394_v1 , plc0394_v2 , plc0395 , plc0396_v1 , plc0396_v2 , plc0397_v1 , plc0397_v2 , plc0398_v1 , plc0398_v2 , plc0399_v1 , plc0399_v2 , plc0400_v1 , plc0400_v2 , plc0401_v1 , plc0401_v2 , plc0402_v1 , plc0402_v2 , plc0403_v1 , plc0403_v2 , plc0403_h1 , plc0404_v1 , plc0404_v2 , plc0405 - plc0407
	Riester / Ruerup pension plans	2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017	3	plc0430 , plc0431 , plc0313
	Pension payments	2013	3	plc0437 - plc0439
	Social security	1987, 1992, 1997, 2007, 2012, 2017	7	plc0008, plc0009, plc0111- plc0115
	Financial support to relatives or others	annually	31	plj0131 , plj0132_v1 , plj0132_v2 , plj0132_h , plj0133 - plj0135 , plj0136_v1 , plj0136_v2 , plj0136_h , plj0137 - plj0139, plj0140_v1 , plj0140_v2 , plj0140_h , plj0141 - plj0143 , plj0144_v1 , plj0144_v2 , plj0144_h , plj0145 - plj0147 , plj0148_v1 , plj0148_v2 , plj0148_h , plj0149 - plj0151
	Financial support received	2009, 2010, 2011	21	plj0152- plj0172
	Wage tax classification	1991, 1993, 2004, 2016	10	plc0091_v1 - plc0091_v9 , plc0091_h

Family and Social Networks

As a household study, the SOEP offers rich information on family and social relationships and how these connections change in different stages of life. The modules dealing with family and social networks cover the entire life cycle beginning with pregnancy and childbirth and continuing through parenthood, family formation, friendships, marriage, divorce, and death, and also provide a wealth of additional information on important life events.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Individual Questionnaire
	Family changes	annually	42	pld0012 - pld0014 , pld0038 - pld0040 , pld0134 - pld0156 , pld0158 - pld0171
	Family network	1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016	59	pld0020 - pld0036 , pld0107 - pld0118 , plj0117_v1- plj0117_v3, plj0118_v1 - plj0118_v3, plj0119_v1 - plj0119_v3, plj0120 , plj0121 , plj0122_v1 - plj0122_v3, plj0123_v1 - plj0123_v3, plj0124 , plj0125_v1 - plj0125_v3 plj0126 , plj0127_v1 - plj0127_v3, plj0128 , plj0129 , plj0130_v1 - plj0130_v3
	Marital / partnership status	annually	5	pld0131 , pld0132_v1, pld0132_v2, pld0133, plk0001
	Friends	2003, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018	1	pld0047
	Gender attitudes	2018	8
	Sexual orientation	2016	1	pld0298
	Circle of friends, sociodemographics	2006, 2011, 2016	18	pld0089 - pld0106
	Circle of friends, trusted friends	1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016	50	pld0062_v1 , pld0062_v2 , pld0063_v1 , pld0063_v2, pld0064_v1, pld0064_v2, pld0065_v1, pld0065_v2, pld0066_v1, pld0066_v2, pld0067 , pld0068_v1, pld0068_v2, pld0069_v1, pld0069_v2, pld0070_v1, pld0070_v2, pld0071_v1, pld0071_v2, pld0072_v1, pld0072_v2, pld0073 - pld0082 , pld0083_v1, pld0083_v2, pld0084_v1, pld0084_v2, pld0085_v1, pld0085_v2, pld0086_v1, pld0086_v2 `pld0086_v2, pld0087_v1, pld0087_v2, pld0088 , plf0049_v1, plf0049_v3, plf0049_h, plf0050_v1, plf0050_v3, plf0050_h
Youth Questionnaire
	Childhood, parental home	annually	121	jl0273 , jl0279 - jl0304, jl0307 - jl0312, jl0313_v1, jl0313_v2, jl0314_v1, jl0314_v2, jl0315 , jl0316 , jl0327_v1, jl0327_v2, jl0327_h, jl0328_v1, jl0328_v2, jl0328_h, jl0446 , jl0447, jl1406 - jl1411 , jl0454 - jl0495 , jl0506 - jl0523 , j_kldb2010_jobfather, j_kldb92_jobfather, j_isco08_jobfather, j_isco88_jobfather, j_kldb2010_jobmother, j_kldb92_jobmother, j_isco08_jobmother, j_isco88_jobmother
	Parental interest in child’s performance in school	annually	8	jl0167 - jl0174
	Allowance	annually	7	jl0020 , jl0021_v1, jl0021_v2, jl0021_h, jl0022_v1, jl0022_v2, jl0022_h
	Relationship to family members	annually	28	jl0026 - jl0041 , jl0043 - jl0055 , jl1043
Mother and Child Questionnaire (Newborns)
	Attitude towards maternal role	annually	9	health , change1 - change8
	Childcare	annually	10	suppartn , maincare , care1h , care3h - care6h , care8h , care12h , care19
	Breastfeeding	annually	3	breastf , breastfm , breastfc
	Pregnancy	annually	4	delivpl , birthpw , nchild , pregplan
	Relationship to other parent or children	annually	1	biochild
Mother and Child Questionnaire (2-3-year-olds)
	Childcare	annually	10	care1h - care8h , care12h , care19
	Leisure and activities (with child)	annually	11	activ1 - activ9 , tvyn , tvhrs
	Language use	annually	1	language
	Breastfeeding	annually	3	breastf , breastfm , breastfc
Mother and Child Questionnaire (5-6-year-olds)
	Childcare	annually	10	care1h - care7h , care10h , care12h , care19
	Leisure and activities (with child)	annually	13	activ1 - activ4 , activ6 - activ8 , activ10 - activ13 , tvyn , tvhrs
Parents and Child Questionnaire (7-8-year-olds)
	Childcare	annually	13	maincare , care1h - care7h , care9h - care12h , care19
	Parenting goals	annually	18	edgoal1 - edgoal18
	Attitude toward parental role	annually	9	bepar1 - bepar6 , bepar8 - bepar10
	Parenting style	annually	18	edbeh1 - edbeh18
	Relationship to other parent or children	annually
Mother and Child Questionnaire (9-10-year-olds)
	Childcare	annually	12	maincare , care1h - care5h , care7h , care9h - care12h , care19
	Eating behavior	annually	10	eatweek1 - eatweek3 , eatsat1 - eatsat3 , eatson1 - eatson3
	Frequency of leisure and other activities	annually	20	freqact1 - freqact20
	Friends	annually	2	frndchld , frndadlt
	Language use	annually		language
	Parental interest in child’s performance in school	annually	7	conscho1 - conscho7
	Allowance	annually	3	allow , allowpw , allowpm

Health and Care

The modules on health and care cover doctor visits, sports and fitness, alcohol consumption, health insurance, health status, and grip strength, both on respondents themselves and on other individuals in the household, such as children and deceased household members.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Household Questionnaire
	Satisfaction with availability of care	2002	1	hlf0318
Individual Questionnaire
	Additional private insurance	2011-2014, 2016, 2018	11	ple0127 , ple0128_v1 , ple0128_v2 , ple0128_h , ple0129 - ple0134
	Alcohol consumption	2006, 2008, 2010, 2016	2	ple0090 - ple0093 , ple0177 , ple0178
	Qualification for additional benefits	1999-2011	1	ple0121
	Disabilities in everyday life (SF-12)	1997-2002, 2004-2018 (every two years)	2	ple0004 , ple0005
	Health insurance	annually	17	ple0097 , ple0098 , ple0099_v1 - ple0099_v5 , ple0099_h , ple0104_v1 - ple0104_v7 , ple0104_h , ple0160
	Health insurance debts	2017	1	plc0567
	Health restrictions	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017	2	ple0009 , ple0162
	Height and weight	2002 - 2018 (every two years)	2	ple0006 , ple0007
	Hospital stays	annually	3	ple0053 , ple0055 , ple0056
	Illness	2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	14	ple0011 - ple0024
	Individual health services	2016,2018	1	ple0186
	Nutritional awareness	2004-2016 (every two years)	4	ple0179 - ple0182
	Private supplementary care insurance	2016,2018	3	ple0183 - ple0185
	Sickness notifications to employer	annually	15	ple0044_v1 , ple0044_v2 , ple0044_h , ple0046 , ple0048 - ple0052 , ple0174 , ple0175 , plb0024_v1 - plb0024_v3 , plb0024_h
	Smoking	1998, 1999, 2001, 2002-2018 (every two years)	14	ple0080_v1 - ple0080_v3 , ple0081 - ple0085 , ple0086_v1 - ple0086_v4 , ple0089 , ple0176
	State of health	annually	1	ple0008
	Stress and exhaustion (SF-12)	2002 - 2018 (every two years)	10	ple0026 – ple0036
	Reduced ability to work	2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015	2	ple0040 – ple0041
	Visits to the doctor	annually	2	ple0072 , ple0073
Youth Questionnaire
	Height and weight	annually	2	jl0219 , jl0220
	State of health	annually	1	jl0218
Mother and Child Questionnaire (Newborns)
	Health of child	annually	12	hospital3mb , medaid3mb , lstmedex , disord , disord1 - disord9
	Height and weight of child	annually	3	weightb , height , weight
	Physical and mental health of mother	annually	4	feeling1 - feeling4
Mother and Child Questionnaire (2-3-year-olds)
	Health of child	annually	14	hospital12m , ill2 , ill4 - ill9 , ill11 - ill14 , ill31 , illno
	Height and weight of child	annually	3	weightb , height , weight
Mother and Child Questionnaire (5-6-year-olds)
	Health of child	annually	11	medaid3m , hospital12m , ill0 , ill2 , ill4 , ill5 , ill7 - ill10 , illno
	Height and weight of child	annually	3	weightb , height , weight
Mother and Child Questionnaire (9-10-year-olds)
	Health of child	annually	11	chhealth , medaid3m , hospital12m , ill4 , ill5 , ill7 - ill10 , ill32 , illno

Home, Amenities, and Contributions of Private HH

The housing, amenities, and household expenses modules provide wide-ranging information on everyday life including the type of dwelling and whether it is a rental property or owner-occupied; expenditures on personal hygiene, transportation, and vacations; and the division of household labor.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Household Questionnaire
	Number of books in household	2001, 2006, 2011, 2016	1	hlf0197
	Home fixtures and furnishings	annually	13	hlf0023 - hlf0037 , hlf0529 - hlf0531
	Homeowner	annually	4	hlf0013_v1 , hlf0013_v2 , hlf0013_v3 , hlf0013_h
	Home ownership / rental	annually	12	hlf0001_v1 , hlf0001_v2 , hlf0001_v3 , hlf0001_h , hlf0006 , hlf0007_v1 , hlf0007_v2 , hlf0007_v3 , hlf0007_v4 , hlf0007_h , hlf0009 , hlf0015
	Childcare situation	annually	6	ks_asc_r , kc_relaz , kc_frdn , kc_paid , kc_mindr , kc_none
	Change in residential situation	annually	5	hlf0523 , hlf0106 , hlf0107_v1 , hlf0107_v2 , hlf0107_h
	Cleaning or household help	annually	2	hlf0261 , hlf0262
	Household expenditures	2010	131	hlf0163_v1 , hlf0163_v2 , hlf0163_h , hlf0164-hlf0172, hlf0209- hlf0238 , hlf0239_v1 , hlf0239_v2 , hlf0239_v3 , hlf0239_v4 , hlf0239_h , hlf0240 , hlf0242 , hlf0241_v1 , hlf0241_v2 , hlf0241_v3 , hlf0241_v4 , hlf0241_v5 , hlf0241_h , hlf0242 - hlf0252 , hlf0159 , hlf0371- hlf0434
	Hereditary lease interest	annually	2	hlf0597 , hlf0598
	Dwelling / building type	annually	6	hlf0154 , hlf0016 , hlf0155_v1 , hlf0155_v2 , hlf0155_h , hlf0596
	Changes in home fixtures and furnishings since last year	1998, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010	43	hlf0163_v1 , hlf0163_v2 , hlf0163_h , hlf0164- hlf0167, hlf0209 , hlf0212, hlf0214 , hlf0215, hlf0217 , hlf0218, hlf0159 , hlf0223, hlf0228 , hlf0229, hlf0231 , hlc0116-hlc0118 , hlf0233, hlf0236 , hlf0237, hlf0169 , hlf0170, hlf0239_v1 , hlf0239_v2 , hlf0239_v3 , hlf0239_v4 , hlf0239_h , hlf0240 , hlf0241_v1 , hlf0241_v2 , hlf0241_v3 , hlf0241_v4 , hlf0241_v5 , hlf0241_h , hlf0242, hlf0244 , hlf0245, hlf0247 , hlf0248
	Leisure activities and costs, children	2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016	19	ka06_spo, ka06_mus, ka06_art, ka06_oth, ka06_non, ka16_ssp, ka16_smu, ka16_sar, ka16_sth, ka16_sot, ka16_spo, ka16_mus, ka16_art, ka16_org, ka16_yth, ka16_ctr, ka16_non, kk_amtp, kk_cost
	Neighborhood amenities	1986, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014	23	hlf0135-hlf0152, hlj0004_v1 , hlj0004_v2 , hld0001 - hld0003
	Loans, mortgages, building loan agreements	annually	6	hlf0087_v1 , hlf0087_v2 , hlf0087_h , hlf0088_v1 , hlf0088_v2 , hlf0088_h
	Lunch, childcare	1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015	1	kd_lunch
	Lunch, school	1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015	1	ks_lunch
	Material deprivation	2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016	32	hlf0175 , hlf0177 , hlf0178_v1 , hlf0178_v2 , hlf0178_h , hlf0179-hlf0181 , hlf0183 , hlf0185-hlf0195 , hlf0613 - hlf0622 , hlf0441 , hlf0444
	Modernization costs	annually	2	hlf0599 , hlf0560
	Children in household	annually	1	hlk0044
	Neighborhood description	annually	1	hlf0153
	Financial burden of home ownership	annually	1	hlf0606
	Costs of home ownership	annually	9	hlf0601 - hlf0605 , hlf0090_v1 , hlf0090_v2 , hlf0090_h , hlf0084
	Persons in household in need of care	annually	30	hlf0291 , hlf0631 , hlf0292 , hlf0300 - hlf0304 , hlf0315_v1 , hlf0315_v2 , hlf0315_v3 , hlf0315_h , hlf0317_v1 , hlf0317_v2 , hlf0317_v3 , hlf0317_h , hlf0319 - hlf0322 , hlf0331 , hlf0332 , hlf0369 , hlf0370_v1 , hlf0370_v2 , hlf0370_h , hlf0446 - hlf0448 , hlf0595
	Pets	1996, 2006, 2011, 2016	7	hlf0254-hlf0259, hlf0196
	Photovoltaic / solar thermal system	annually	6	hlf0532 , hlf0535 - hlf0539
	Costs of comparable rental homes	1984-2014	1	hlf0094
	Reasons for moving, comparison of old and new home	1985-2013, 2015	28	hlf0108_v1 - hlf0108_v15 , hlf0108_h , hlf0109, hlf0124-hlf0132 , hlf0524 - hlf0526
	Dependence on childcare hours	2002	1	kd_rely
	Monthly rent, heating, other expenses	annually	18	hlf0069_v1 - hlf0069_v5 , hlf0069_h , hlf0074_v1 , hlf0074_v2 , hlf0074_h , hlf0078 , hlf0079 , hlf0081_v1 , hlf0081_v2 , hlf0081_h , hlf0082 , hlf0607 , hlf0608 , hlf0610
	School attendance by child	annually	2	ks_gen , ks_spe
	Second home	2011,2016	3	hlf0156-hlf0158
	Size and condition of home	annually	10	hlf0018 , hlf0019_h , hlf0019_v1 - hlf0019_v3 , hlf0071_v1 , hlf0071_v2 , hlf0071_v3 , hlf0071_h , hlf0021_v1 , hlf0021_v2 , hlf0021_v3 , hlf0021_h
	Government-subsidized housing	annually	6	hlf0011_v1 - hlf0011_v4 , hlf0011_h , hlf0073
	Childcare provider and costs	2011, 2013, 2015	7	kd_publ, kd_indep, kd_priv, kd_comp, kd_comm, kc_amtp, kc_cost
	School provider and costs	1987, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, Mig 2013	7	kd_publ, kd_indep, kd_priv, kd_comp, kd_comm, ks_amtp, ks_cost
	Financial burden of home rental	annually	1	hlf0611
	Type of energy used in household		51	hlf0540-hlf0591

Education and Qualification

Education is one of the cornerstones of society today. The education, training, and qualifications modules provide extensive information on educational attainment and outcomes, the level of completed education and training, reasons for not completing education or training, educational goals, and much more, along with data on children’s skill development, for instance, whether they are able to speak in full sentences or use scissors.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Individual Questionnaire		annually
	Completed education and training	annually	17	plg0072- plg0077 , plg0078_h, plg0078_v1, plg0078_v2, plg0079_v1 - plg0079_v4, plg0284 , plg0268, p_degree, p_field
	Further training measures	annually	3	plg0269 - plg0271
	Vocational training	annually	13	plg0012 , plg0013_v1, plg0013_v3, plg0014_h, plg0014_v1 - plg0014_v5, , plg0015_h, plg0015_v1 - plg0015_v4
	Further training, suggested / provided by employer	1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2014	2	plg0273 , plg0274
	Further training, reasons for not taking part	1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2014	5	plg0277 – plg0281
	Further training, course details and motives for participation	1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008	72	plg0108_h, plg0108_v1, plg0108_v2, plg0109_h, plg0109_v1, plg0109_v2, plg0110_h, plg0110_v1, plg0110_v2, plg0111 - plg0119 , plg0120_v1- plg0120_v4, plg0121_v1 - plg0121_v4, plg0122_v1 - plg0122_v4, plg0129 - plg0149 , plg0152 , plg0154 , plg0164 , plg0165 , plg0169_h, plg0169_v2, plg0169_v1 , plg0171_h, plg0171_v1, plg0171_v2, plg0172_h, plg0172_v1, plg0172_v2 , plg0174 - plg0176 , plg0177_h, plg0177_v1 - plg0177_v6, plg0182_h, plg0182_v1, plg0182_v2, plg0183_h, plg0183_v1, plg0183_v2, plg0184 - plg0186
	Further training, course provider	2018	1
	Further training, financing	1989, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017	7	plg0285 - plg0291
	Lifelong learning	2014	1	plg0266
Youth Questionnaire
	Education and career plans	annually	15	jl0177 - jl0187 , jl0438 - jl0441 , jl0197 - jl0199 , jl0201 - jl0205 , j_isco08_jobwish , j_isco88_jobwish, j_kldb2010_jobwish, j_kldb92_jobwish
	Educational aspirations	annually	12	jl0130_h , jl0130_v1, jl0130_v2, jl0131, jl0188 - jl0196 , jl0504
	School, attendance & homework	annually	36	jl0125_h , jl0125_v1 - jl0125_v3 , jl0126 , jl0127_h , jl0127_v1 , jl0127_v2 , jl0132_h , jl0132_v1 , jl0132_v2 , jl0132_v3 , jl0133_h , jl0133_v1 , jl0133_v2 , jl0133_v3 , jl0137_h , jl0137_v1 , jl0137_v2, jl0138 - jl0157 , jl0162 - jl0166 , jl0176_h , jl0176_v1 , jl0176_v2 , jl0434 - jl0436
Parents and Child Questionnaire (7-8-year-olds)
	Educational aspirations	annually	6	idegrad1 - idegrad3 , probgra1 - probgra3
	School enrollment	annually	3	sclenrolm , sclenroly , sclenroln
Mother and Child Questionnaire (9-10-year-olds)
	School and homework	annually	29	sclenrolm , sclenroly , curscol1 - curscol8 , lamark , matmark , nomark , scolcon1 - scolcon7 & hwplace_h & hwsupprt
	Educational aspirations	annually	6	idegrad1 - idegrad3 , probgra1 - probgra3

Attitudes, Values, and Personality

The attitudes, values, and personality modules provide extensive information on respondents’ personality traits, political orientations, concerns, satisfaction with different aspects of life, willingness to take risks, and much more.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Individual Questionnaire
	Affective well-being	annually	4	plh0184- plh0187
	Anomie	1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2013	4	plh0188-plh0191
	Attitudes towards refugees	2016	11	plj0433 – plj0443
	Big Five personality traits	2005, 2009, 2013, 2017	16	plh0212 -plh0226, plh0255
	Bundestag election	2014	1	plh0333
	Locus of control	2005, 2010, 2015	28	plh0369_v1, plh0369_v2, plh0370_v1, plh0370_v2, plh0371_v1 - plh0371_v4, plh0372_v1 - plh0372_v4, plh0373_v1, plh0373_v2, plh0374_v1, plh0374_v2, plh0375_v1, plh0375_v2, plh0376_v1, plh0376_v2, plh0377_v1, plh0377_v2, plh0378_v1, plh0378_v2, plh0379 - plh0382
	Depressive traits	2016	4	plh0339 – plh0342
	Donation of blood	2010, 2015	4	plh0131_v1, plh0131_v2, plh0132 , plh0133
	Donations	2010, 2015	2	plh0129 , plh0130
	Donations of goods	2010	8	plj0108 - plj0115
	Flourishing	annually	1	plh0334
	Goals in life (Kluckhohn)	1990, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	9	plh0105 – plh0112
	Impulsivity, patience	2008, 2013	3	plh0253 , plh0254
	Income justice, general	2005	12	plh0116- plh0127
	Life satisfaction	annually	1	plh0182
	Loneliness	2013, 2017	3	plh0269 - plh0271
	Lottery question	2004, 2009	1	plh0203
	Money and account balance	2016	3	plh0344 – plh0346
	Narcissism	2018
	Optimism / pessimism	1999, 2005, 2009, 2014	1	plh0244
	Organizational and community membership	1985, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015	7	plh0263_h , plh0263_v1, plh0263_v2, plh0264_v1, plh0264_v2, plh0264_h -plh0267
	Policy objectives (Inglehart Index)	1984, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2016	4	plh0054, plh0056, plh0058, plh0061
	Political orientation	annually	4	plh0007 , plh0011 , plh0012_v1 - plh0012_v6 , plh0012_h , plh0013
	Political leaning, left-right	2005, 2009, 2014	1	plh0004
	Reciprocity	2005, 2010, 2015	6	plh0206i01, plh0206i02, plh0206i03, plh0206i04, plh0206i05, plh0206i06
	Religious affiliation	1990, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015-2017	12	plh0258_h, plh0258_v1 - plh0258_v11
	Risk aversion in different domains	2004, 2009, 2014	6	plh0197 - plh0202
	Risk aversion in general	annually	1	plh0204
	Satisfaction with various aspects of life	annually	11	plh0171 - plh0181
	Self-esteem	2010, 2015, 2016	1	plh0206i11
	Social responsibility	1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2017	11	plh0016 – plh0026
	Tendency to forgive	2010, 2015, 2016	4	plh0206i07, plh0206i08, plh0206i09, plh0206i10
	Trust, trustworthiness and fairness	2003, 2008, 2013	8	plh0192 - plh0196 , pld0043 - pld0045
	Wage justice	2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	6	plh0138- plh0141 , plh0337_v1, plh0337_v2, plh0338_v1, plh0338_v2
	Well-being aspects	1990 (only East), 1994, 1999	13	plh0091 , plh0099 , plh0100_v1, plh0100_v2, plh0101 - plh0103
	Worries	annually	13	plh0032 , plh0033 , plh0035 - plh0038 , plh0040 , plh0042 , plh0043 , plh0046 , plh0047 , plh0335 , plh0336
	10,000-euro question	2010, 2017	3	plh0134- plh0136
Youth Questionnaire
	Affective well-being	annually	4	jl0381 - jl0384
	Attitudes and opinions	annually	4	jl0329, jl0330, jl0360 , jl0364
	Big Five personality traits	annually	17	jl0365 - jl0380
	Future	annually	11	jl0222 - jl0232
	Life satisfaction	annually	1	jl0392
	Locus of control	annually	10	jl0350 - jl0359
	Political orientation	annually	4	jl0388 - jl0391
	Risk aversion in general	annually	1	jl0349
	Sources of social inequality	annually	12	jl0337 - jl0348
	Trust	annually	3	jl0361 - jl0363
Mother and Child Questionnaire (Newborns)
	Temperament	annually	5	temp1 - temp5
Mother and Child Questionnaire (2-3-year-olds)
	Big Five personality traits	annually	4	char1a , char2 - char4
	Temperament	annually	7	temp1 - temp7
	Vineland adaptive behavior scales	annually	20	spch3 , spch5 - spch8 , skll1 - skll5 , mvmn1 , mvmn3 - mvmn6 , sclr2 - sclr6
Mother and Child Questionnaire (5-6-year-olds)
	Big Five personality traits	annually	10	char1b , char2 - char10
	Strengths and difficulties questionnaire	annually	17	behav1 - behav17
Mother and Child Questionnaire (9-10-year-olds)
	Big Five personality traits	annually	10	char1b , char2 - char10
	Strengths and difficulties questionnaire	annually	18	behav1 - behav18

Time Use and Environmental Behavior

The modules on time use and environmental behavior give information on time commitments, free time, and time planning as well as environmental awareness, for instance, the use of public transport and different energy sources, as well as what respondents think about renewable energies.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Household Questionnaire
	Traffic and energy	1998, 2003, 2015	73	hli0005, hli0077-hli0142
Individual Questionnaire
	Computer usage	1997, 1999, 2000, 2001	15	pli0066_h , pli0066_v1 , pli0066_v2 , pli0067_h , pli0067_v1 , pli0067_v2 , pli0068 , pli0069 . pli0070_v1 , pli0070_v2 , pli0071_h , pli0071_v1 , pli0071_v2 , pli0072 , pli0073
	Leisure activities (long)	1990, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013	28	pli0079 – pli0084 , pli0085_v1 , pli0085_v2 , pli0086 - pli0089 , pli0090_v1 , pli0090_v2 , pli0091 , pli0092_v1 , pli0092_v2 , pli0093 , pli0094_v1 , pli0094_v2 , pli0095_v1 , pli0095_v2 , pli0096_v1 , pli0096_v2 , pli0097_v1 , pli0097_v2 , pli0098 , pli0165 & pli0168
	Leisure activities (short)	1984-1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017	15	pli0090_v1 , pli0090_v2 , pli0091 , pli0092_v1 , pli0092_v2 . pli0093 , pli0094_v1 , pli0094_v2 , pli0095_v1 , pli0096_v1 , pli0096_v2 , pli0097_v1 , pli0097_v2 , pli0098
	Use of transportation in general	1998,2003	38	pli0101 - pli0104 , pli0105_h , pli0105_v1 , pli0105_v2 , pli0106 - pli0108 , pli0109_h , pli0109_v1 , pli0109_v2 , pli0110 , pli0111 , pli0112_h , pli0112_v1 , pli0112_v2 , pli0113 , pli0114 , pli0115_h , pli0115_v1 , pli0115_v2 , pli0116 , pli0117 , pli0118_h , pli0118_v1 , pli0118_v2 , pli0119 , pli0120 , pli0121_h , pli0121_v1 , pli0121_v2 , pli0122 - pli0126
	Use of transportation to work	1998,2003	11	pli0127_v1 , pli0127_v2 , pli0128_v1 , pli0128_v2 , pli0129_v1 , pli0129_v2 , pli0130_v1 , pli0130_v2 , pli0131_v1 , pli0131_v2 , pli0132
	Use of transportation for errands	1998,2003	11	pli0133_v1 , pli0133_v2 , pli0134_v1 , pli0134_v2 , pli0135_v1 , pli0135_v2 , pli0136_v1 , pli0136_v2 , pli0137_v1 , pli0137_v2 , pli0138
	Use of transportation for excursions	1998,2003	11	pli0139_v1 , pli0139_v2 , pli0140_v1 , pli0140_v2 , pli0141_v1 , pli0141_v2 , pli0142_v1 , pli0142_v2 , pli0143_v1 , pli0143_v2 , pli0144
	Use of transportation in leisure time	1998,2003	12	pli0145_v1 , pli0145_v2 , pli0146_v1 , pli0146_v2 , pli0147_v1 , pli0147_v2 , pli0148_v1 , pli0148_v2 , pli0149_v1 , pli0149_v2 , pli0150_v1 , pli0150_v2
	Use of transportation to take children places	1998,2003	11	pli0151_v1 , pli0151_v2 , pli0152_v1 , pli0152_v2 , pli0153_v1 , pli0153_v2 , pli0154_v1 , pli0154_v2 , pli0155_v1 , pli0155_v2 , pli0156
	Trip to work	annually	26	plb0142 - plb0145 , plb0146_h , plb0146_v1 , plb0146_v2 , plb0147 - plb0155 , plb0156_v1 , plb0156_v2 , plb0157_v1 , plb0157_v2 , plb0158 , plb0159_h , plb0159_v1 , plb0159_v2 , plb0175_v1 , plb0175_v2
	Time use for different activities (weekdays)	annually	25	pli0001_v1 , pli0001_v2 , pli0038_h , pli0038_v1 - pli0038_v4 , pli0040 , pli0043_h , pli0043_v1 - pli0043_v3 , pli0044_h , pli0044_v1 - pli0044_v3 , pli0046 , pli0047 , pli0049_h , pli0049_v1 - pli0049_v3 , pli0051 , pli0052 , pli0059
	Time use for different activities (Saturdays)	Every 2 years	29	pli0003_h , pli0003_v1 - pli0003_v3 , pli0003_v4 , pli0005 , pli0012_h , pli0012_v1 - pli0012_v3 , pli0019_h , pli0019_v1 - pli0019_v4 , pli0024_h , pli0024_v1 - pli0024_v3 , pli0031_h , pli0031_v1 - pli0031_v4 , pli0036 , pli0054 , pli0055 , pli0056 , pli0060
	Time use for different activities (Sundays)	Every 2 years	31	pli0002_v1 , pli0002_v2 , pli0007_h , pli0007_v1 - pli0007_v4 , pli0007_v5 , pli0010 , pli0011 , pli0016_h , pli0016_v1 - pli0016_v4 , pli0022_h , pli0022_v1 - pli0022_v4 , pli0028_h , pli0028_v1 - pli0028_v4 , pli0034_v1 - pli0034_v4 , pli0057 , pli0058
Youth Questionnaire
	Leisure and hobbies	annually	27	jl0058 - jl0073 , jl0074 - jl0076 , jl0087 , jl0104 , jl0106 , jl0109 , jl0112 , jl0123 , jl0117 , jl1400

Integration, Migration, Transnationalization

Migration and forced migration are changing German society. The SOEP offers diverse migration samples and numerous specific migration questions that allow researchers to study migration-related questions in detail. The modules on integration, migration, and transnationalization provide data on migration histories, discrimination, inter-ethnic contact, education, cultural integration, transnational relations, identification with Germany, and the intention to stay in Germany.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars.	Variables
Individual Questionnaire
	Circle of friends, percentage of migrants	2013,2018	1	plm0143
	Applying for German citizenship	1998-2018 (every two years)	1	plj0021
	Visiting / being visited by Germans and foreigners at home	1997-2017 (every two years)	4	plj0060 - plj0063
	Contacts abroad, thoughts about moving abroad	2009,2014	6	plj0104 , plj0105 , plj0089 - plj0092
	Disadvantage / discrimination based on ethnic origins (detailed)	2015	17	plj0048_v1 , plj0048_v2 , plj0327 - plj0339
	Disadvantage / discrimination based on ethnic origins (short)	1997-2011, 2013, 2017	1	plj0048_v1 , plj0048_v2
	Foreign language skills	2013	1	plm0135
	Integration indicators	1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018	2	plj0078 , plj0080
	Intention to stay	1997-2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	4	plj0085 - plj0088
	Language use, media	2014, 2016, 2018	2	plj0226_v1 , plj0226_v2
	Language use, newspapers	1996-2012 (every two years)	1	plj0070
	Native language	2007-2011, 2013, 2015, 2017	8	plj0009 , plj0324 - plj0326
	Regional attachment	2009,2014	3	plj0043 - plj0045
	Residence status, citizenship	2018	2
	Sense of home	1996-2014 (every two years)	2	plj0083 , plj0340
	Visited country of origin in last 2 years	1996-2018 (every two years)	2	plj0322 , plj0323
	Language ability German / native language		9	plj0071 - plj0076
Youth Questionnaire
	Language ability German / native language		9	jl0248 , jl0251 , jl0442 - jl0444 jl1249 , jl1251

Survey Methodology

Survey methodology modules offer diverse variables on imputation, weighting, SOEP-Core fieldwork, identifiers, interview methods, survey modes, and information about the respondent’s exit from the survey.

Questionnaire	Module	Replication	No. Vars	Variables
Interviewer Questionnaire
	Identificators	annually	4	hhnr , intid , syear , wave
	Interview information	annually (youth since 2000)	4	typint , lenghtinth , lenghtintp , lenghtintj
	Demography		11	gender , birth , marital , educ , modbula , modggk , ista1 , ibstam1 , ibstav1 , imusp , irel
	Interviewer history	annually	7	startint , endint , experience , firstintm , firstintd , lastintm , lastintd
	Employment		3	iberuf , ioed , istell
	Interviewer activity		9	meancontacthh , responserate , amountinth , amountintp , amountintj , papi , capi , cawi , mail
	Patience	2006,2012	1	iged
	Health	2006, 2012, 2016	1	iges
	Risk aversion	2006,2012	1	irisk
	Life satisfaction	2006, 2012, 2016	1	izule
	Incentives	2012	2	ibbarhon , ibbeval
	Optimism	2012	1	ibopt
	Motivation & Fulfillment		21	igru01 - igru07 , ierf01 - ierf14
	Assessment of Participation		13	itebe01 - itebe13
	Interviewer Training		6	ibseval01 - ibseval04 , ibschul , ibschul02
	Big Five personality traits		22	iego01 - iego22
	Attitudes and social interaction	2006,2012	11	ibez01 - ibez05 , iverh01 - iverh06
	Plotical orientation	2006, 2012, 2016	4	ipol1 - ipol4
	Worries		16	isor01 - isor14 , isor21 - isor22
	Working hours	2012	8	ibwsist01 - ibwsist05 , ibwssol01 - ibwssol03
	Interviewer and other studies		13	ibsozer01 - ibsozer08 , ibsozerno , ibsozerso , ibef01 - ibef03
	Foreign language skills		20	ispr01 - ispr10 , ibspre01 - ibspre10
	Flags (conflicts)		6	genderconfl , birthconfl , maritalconfl , educconfl , startintconfl , ista1confl

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Last change: Nov 12, 2019