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	Years	Variables	Preview
Individual Questionnaire	Applying for German citizenship	(unregelmaessig) [1998-2018]	plj0021
	Circle of friends, percentage of migrants	[2013,2018]	plm0143
	Contacts abroad, thoughts about moving abroad	[2009,2014,2019]	plj0089, plj0090, plj0091, plj0092, plj0104, plj0105
	Country of origin	[2020]	plj0725	[2022, 2023]
	Disadvantage / discrimination based on ethnic origins (detailed)	[2019]	plh0387i01, plh0387i02, plh0387i04, plh0387i05, plh0387i06, plh0387i07, plh0387i08, plh0387i09, plh0387i10, plh0387i11, plj0048_v1, plj0048_v2, plj0327, plj0328, plj0329, plj0330, plj0331, plj0332, plj0333, plj0334, plj0335, plj0336, plj0337, plj0338, plj0339
	Discrimination, areas		plh0412, plh0414, plh0414	[2022]
	Foreign language skills	[2013]	plm0135
	Integration indicators	(unregelmaessig) [1984-2018], (unregelmaessig) [1997-2019], [2020]	plj0078, plj0080_v1, plj0080_v2	[2022]
	Intention to stay	[1996-2011,2015-2020], [2013], [1996-2011,2013,2015-2020], [2020], [1984-2011,2013,2015-2020], [1996-2011,2013,2015-2020]	plj0085_v1, plj0085_v2, plj0086_v1, plj0086_v2, plj0087, plj0088
	Language ability German	[2007-2011,2013-2020], [2010-2011,2013-2020]	plj0071, plj0072, plj0073	[2023]
	Language ability native language	[2007-2011,2013-2019], [2010-2011,2013-2019]	plj0074, plj0075, plj0076	[2023]
	Language use, media	[2014,2016], [2017-2020]	plj0226_v1, plj0226_v2	[2022]
	Language use, newspapers	(unregelmaessig) [1988-2012]	plj0070
	Native language	[2007-2011,2013,2015-2019]	plj0009
	Native language (family)	[2013,2015-2020], [2013], [2015-2020]	plm0136_h, plm0136_v1, plm0136_v2
	Native language (friends)	[2013,2015-2020], [2013], [2015-2020]	plm0137_h, plm0137_v1, plm0137_v2
	Native language (workplace)	[2013,2015-2020], [2013], [2015-2020]	plm0138_h, plm0138_v1, plm0138_v2
	Regional attachment	[2009,2014,2019]	plj0043, plj0044, plj0045
	Sense of home	(unregelmaessig) [1988-2012], [2014]	plj0083, plj0340
	Translation help	[2013-2018]	p_buh1, p_buh10, p_buh2, p_buh3, p_buh4, p_buh5, p_buh6, p_buh7, p_buh8, p_buh9
	Visited country of origin in last 2 years	[2014,2016,2018,2020]	plj0322, plj0323	[2022]
	Visiting / being visited by Germans and foreigners at home	(unregelmaessig) [2007-2019]	plj0060, plj0061, plj0062, plj0063
Youth Questionnaire	Language ability German	[2006-2018], [2010-2018], [2014-2020]	jl0248, jl0442, jl0443, jl0444, jl1249	[2023]
	Language ability native language	[2006-2013], [2010-2013]	jl0251, jl1251
Biography Questionnaire	German language courses, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees		plm0721_v2	[2023]
	German language courses, before moving to Germany		lm0131_v5	[2023]
	German language courses, since moving to Germany		lr3579	[2023]
	German language exam, before moving to Germany		lm1064i01_v4	[2023]
	German language exam, since moving to Germany		lb1450	[2023]
	Moving to Germany, COVID-19		lb1442	[2022]
	Moving to Germany, Obstacles		lr3577i01, lr3577i02, lr3577i03, lr3577i04, lr3577i05, lr3577i06, lr3577i07, lr3577i08, lr3577i09, lr3577i10, lr3577i11	[2022]