Immigration was seen as the most important issue facing Germany in November 2025, selected by 24 percent of people as a problem that month. The Economy was seen by 22 percent of people in Germany as a major issue, and was the second most-common response in the most recent survey. Pensions emerged as the third-most important issues in the most recent poll, ahead of a potentially close vote on pension reform in the Bundestag in December. Germany's economic struggles Once the economic powerhouse of Europe, the Germany economy has been struggling for several years, and even shrank in 2023 and 2024. In part, this is due to external factors, such as the War in Ukraine putting an end to Germany's supply of cheap Russian gas, and a more protectionist global trade environment harming Germany's export-driven businesses. On the other hand, there has been a chronic lack of investment in the country, in part due to fiscal restraints built into the German constitution. Collapse of the traffic light coalition The issue of removing these fiscal restraints, in particular the "debt-brake", was the eventual reason that brought down the government of Olaf Scholz in late 2024. In power since the 2021 election, Scholz's government consisted of three political parties, Scholz's own SPD, the German Greens, and the pro-businesses FDP. The contradictions inherent in a three-party coalition eventually rose to the surface in late 2024, when the FDP leadership split with the government over economic policy, causing the collapse of the government. All three parties saw their vote share decline considerably, in the subsequent election in February 2025, with the FDP unable to clear the five percent threshold required to win seats in parliament.

In a 2024 survey on the most pressing issues in German politics, around 26 percent of respondents named immigration and dealing with refugees as one of the most relevant issues, that German society and politics were facing at the moment. Around 21 percent of people said it was the war in Ukraine and relations with Russia, making it the second most pressing issue, followed by the economy in third place.

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Techsalerator's News Events Data for Germany: A Comprehensive Overview

Techsalerator's News Events Data for Germany offers a robust resource for businesses, researchers, and media organizations. This dataset compiles information on significant news events across Germany, drawing from a broad array of media sources, including news outlets, online publications, and social platforms. It provides valuable insights for tracking trends, analyzing public sentiment, or monitoring industry-specific developments in Germany.

Key Data Fields
Event Date: Captures the exact date of the news event. This is crucial for analysts monitoring trends over time or for businesses responding to market shifts.

Event Title: A brief headline describing the event. This allows users to quickly categorize and assess news content based on relevance to their interests.

Source: Identifies the news outlet or platform where the event was reported. This helps users track credible sources and assess the reach and influence of the event.

Location: Provides geographic information, indicating where the event took place within Germany. This is especially valuable for regional analysis or localized marketing efforts.

Event Description: A detailed summary of the event, outlining key developments, participants, and potential impact. Researchers and businesses use this to understand the context and implications of the event.

Top 5 News Categories in Germany
Politics: Major news coverage on government decisions, political movements, elections, and policy changes affecting the national landscape.

Economy: Focuses on Germany’s economic indicators, international trade, and corporate activities influencing the business and finance sectors.

Social Issues: News events covering public health, education, immigration, and other societal concerns that shape public discourse.

Sports: Highlights events in football, basketball, and other sports that attract widespread attention and engagement across Germany.

Technology and Innovation: Reports on tech developments, startups, and innovations in Germany’s thriving tech ecosystem, featuring companies like SAP and Siemens.

Top 5 News Sources in Germany
Der Spiegel: A leading news magazine offering in-depth coverage of politics, economy, and international affairs.

Die Zeit: A well-respected publication known for its investigative journalism and analysis of national and global issues.

Bild: A popular tabloid that provides real-time updates on breaking news, entertainment, and sports.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): A highly-regarded daily newspaper with comprehensive reporting on politics, business, and cultural events.

Süddeutsche Zeitung: A major German newspaper covering a wide range of topics, from politics and economy to social issues and sports.

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Included Data Fields
Event Date
Event Title
Source
Location
Event Description
Event Category (Politics, Economy, Sports, etc.)
Participants (if applicable)
Event Impact (Social, Economic, etc.)

Techsalerator’s dataset is an invaluable tool for keeping track of significant events in Germany. It aids in making informed decisions, whether for business strategy, market analysis, or academic research, providing a clear picture of the country’s news landscape.

Judgement on the economic situation of the country and expected development of the economic situation. Attitude to market economic questions. Attitude to the common European currency. Topics: most important problems in Germany; intent to participate in the election and party preference (Sunday question); judgement on the current economic situation in Eastern Germany or Western Germany; current personal economic situation; judgement on the economic development of Germany; judgement on the economic situation in comparison to Western European neighbors; judgement on the socially-oriented market economy in Germany and its future; prosperity of society; prosperity in danger, protection of prosperity and future of prosperity; wage costs, environmental regulations or sales markets as primary reason for production by German companies abroad; judgement on the level of company profits and business taxes in Germany; advantageousness of globalization for Germany and for respondent himself; degree of restriction of leeway for political decisions from globalization; necessity of business mergers; attitude to world-wide competition (scale); German companies prepared for international competition; rewarding interest of foreign companies in investing in Germany; development of attractiveness of Germany for foreign investors in the last few years; countries that are a threat to the German economy; judgement on quality and prices of industry products from Germany in comparison to foreign products; comparison of technical progress in Germany, Japan and the USA; judgement on the speed of technical progress in Germany; judgement on the future prospects of small and medium-sized companies in Germany; company size or specialization in particular products and capabilities as primary reason for economic success of a company on the world market; significance of German large concerns and medium-sized companies; relationship of the government with medium-sized companies; attitude to self-employment; assessment of innovativeness of Germans; necessity of greater mobility for occupational reasons; preference for wage agreements at association level or at company level; orientation of wage increases on the rate of inflation; approval of the pension at 60 years; creation of jobs as task of government or business; most important reasons for unemployment in Germany; judgement on extent of governmental interventions in the economy; expectations of the tax reform; complexity and expected simplification of the tax reform; judgement on the extent of existing social services; judgement on the ability of the German education system; advantageousness of membership of the country in the EU; currently perceived existence of a European currency or not until circulation of cash; advantages or disadvantages of the introduction of the Euro for the respondent personally, for Germany in general in the short as well as in the long view; expected changes of unemployment and the cost of living in Germany; assessment of stability of monetary value after introduction of the Euro; advantageousness of exchange rate loss of the Euro against the Dollar for Germany and perceived importance of this topic; judgement on the long-term chances of success of the Euro; self-assessment of extent to which informed about the Euro. Demography: state in which respondent is eligible to vote; city size; age in classes; school education; highest university degree; occupational training; extent of employment; jeopardy to one's own job; occupation group; status as salaried employee; status as civil servant; household size; persons in household 18 years old and older; union member in household; close persons who are unemployed or whose job is endangered; sex. Also encoded was: day of interview.

The German Internet Panel (GIP) is an infrastructure project. The GIP serves to collect data about individual attitudes and preferences which are relevant for political and economic decision-making processes.

Experimental variations in the instruments were used. The questionnaire contains numerous randomizations (order of questions or answer categories) as well as a cross-questionnaire experiment.

Topics: Personal trust; life satisfaction (scalometer); happiness scale; frequency of social contacts in general and compared to peers; frequency of selected activities in the last year (voluntary work, participation in a training course, participation in activities of clubs, political organisations or citizens´ initiatives, reading books, magazines or newspapers, solving crossword or number puzzles, card games); perceived personal esteem by loved ones; satisfaction with the current national economic situation and with the work of the federal government (scalometer); demand for government measures to reduce income disparities; assessment of the current general economic situation in Germany compared with 12 months ago and expected development in one year (business expectation); assessment of the current financial situation of the household compared to 12 months ago and expected development in one year; difficulties to make ends meet; employment status (ILO); sufficient qualification for more demanding work; training needs for the current job; qualification corresponds to requirements in the workplace; responsibility of selected institutions for the economic situation in the country (European Union, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Federal Government, banks); probability to vote for the parties CDU, CSU, SPD, Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, FDP and Alternative für Deutschland (AfD); opinion on European unification; agreement on the Federal Government´s achievements; agreement on last year´s EU policy; probability of participation in the European elections; assessment of the country´s EU membership; concerns about: financial difficulties, declining living standards, jobs, paying off bank loans and mortgage rates; opinion on German financial support for other EU member states in financial difficulties; opinion on obligatory adaptation of immigrants to German culture; policy should not interfere in the economy; demand for harsher penalties for criminals; demand for redistribution of income and wealth in favour of ordinary people; dealing with the issue of personal impact on the environment; lifestyle correspondence with demands for personal commitment to the environment; assessment of personal lifestyle as environmentally friendly; major environmental problems in Germany (air pollution, chemicals and pesticides, water scarcity, water pollution, nuclear waste, household waste disposal, climate change, genetically modified food, depletion of raw materials and natural resources); extent of concern about climate change; personal behaviour and lifestyle contribute to climate change; willingness to spend more on environmentally friendly products; expectation of a major environmental catastrophe in the near future; perceived exaggeration of the environmental crisis; no longer able to influence climate change; no worries about the far-off effects of climate change; willingness to change the environment only if compatible with personal lifestyle; personal commitment to the environment is not worthwhile if others do not do the same; German efforts to combat climate change are being destroyed by the actions of other countries.

Demography: sex; citizenship; year of birth (categorised); highest school leaving certificate; highest professional qualification; marital status; household size; employment status; private internet use; federal state.

Additionally coded was: interview date; questionnaire evaluation; assessment of the survey as a whole; unique ID, household ID and person ID within the household.

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Judgement on the condition of the Republic of Germany and the role in the world. Progress in unification. Topics: most important problems in the country; party preference (Sunday question); problem-solving ability of the politicians; understanding of democracy in the sense of willingness to compromise, strong political leadership and restriction of democratic processes to the area of politics; speculation about future existence of a democracy in Germany and integration of Germany in an all-encompassing European state; assessment of the functioning of the political system in the country; the socially-oriented market economy having proven itself; jeopardy to democracy through unemployment; expected development in the next 10 years regarding unemployment, social expenditures, government indebtedness, the position of the country in international competition, military conflicts, inflation; considering GDR past and National Socialism finished; trust in public institutions, organizations, constitutional organs, media and selected associations; knowledge about the term "Berlin Republic"; expected effects of the government's moving to Berlin; current and earlier attitude to unification of the two German states; expected political changes from the government's moving to Berlin; judgement on the correctness of the decision to move; expected economic and cultural influences of the move on other German cities; image of Berlin tarnishd as capitol of old Reich; characterization of East Germans as well as West Germans (scale); expected time to achievement of equivalent standard of living in Eastern and Western Germany; justified dissatisfaction of East Germans with the adjustment of living conditions; adequate effort of the Federal Government for achievement of equivalent living conditions; joy about overcoming the division; most important problems of unification solved; identity as West German, East German or German; trip to the new or old states since the fall of the wall; attitude to an increased effort to solve conflict in the world; arrogant German foreign policies since reunification; increasing importance of decisions in Brussels or in Berlin; preference for independence or integration in the European Union; claim of Germany to a leading role in Europe in the areas of security policy and finance policy; expected increase in significance of Western or Eastern Europe; assessment of the popularity of the Germans with their European neighbors; judgement on the economic development of Eastern Germany and Western German after the war; preparedness for the challenges of the future. Demography: age; marital status; school education; occupational training; occupational status; employment; household size and number of persons 18 years old and older; sex; state; city size.

Replication Material for: "Politicization of redistributive policies and political behavior of the poor in German elections"

In 2024, over *** percent of the German population could not heat their homes properly due to financial reasons. This was a decrease compared to the previous year. Heating cost started rising in 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic officially began, and continued to increase in 2022, which saw the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, and subsequently rising energy costs.

Avoiding moral hazard is a recurrent argument of those seeking to limit the development of European financial support mechanisms. Germany has been the traditional leader of this coalition of actors in the European Union (EU). However, in reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, Germany supported an EU response which included grants and massive debt issuance. What was previously presented as unacceptable – because of moral hazard – became appropriate. This contribution seeks to explain why the German government ceased to emphasise the moral hazard problem in EU economic governance. We argue that the answer is not because of a challenge to the relevance of moral hazard per se, or because the Germans lost interest in the moral hazard problem, but rather because German policymakers were discursively constrained by one of the dominant meanings of moral hazard they had previously imposed – which lost its relevance in the context of a symmetric exogenous shock.

This data collection consists of public opinion surveys of the adult German population in December, 1968. Respondents were asked about their economic situation, the likelihood of inflation, the problems facing their communities and administrative responses to those problems, and their opinions of the chancellor, president, and the German political parties. See also the related collections, PRECONDITIONS OF THE FORMATION OF PUBLIC OPINION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, 1964 (ICPSR 7014), and PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS: WEST GERMANY, NOVEMBER 1968 (ICPSR 7090).

Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Bonds and Notes for All Issuers, Residence of Issuer in Germany (DISCONTINUED) (IBANRINIDE) from Q1 1972 to Q2 2015 about notes, issues, Germany, bonds, Net, and residents.

Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 6.30 percent in November. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This data collection is part of an omnibus study on German political attitudes and behavior, with a focus on the 1994 German Federal Parliament election. It consists of two pre-election investigations (GERMAN ELECTION STUDY, 1994: PRE-ELECTION STUDY [POLICY AND PARTY PREFERENCE] [ICPSR 2861] and GERMAN ELECTION STUDY, 1994: PRE-ELECTION STUDY [TREND INVESTIGATIONS] [ICPSR 2862]), the Politbarometer East (GERMAN ELECTION STUDY, 1994 [POLITBAROMETER EAST] [ICPSR 2842]), this study, and a post-election study (GERMAN ELECTION STUDY, 1994: POST-ELECTION [ICPSR 2860]). This study is a cumulative file of monthly Politbarometer West surveys for 1994. Interviews were conducted with German citizens living in areas that were part of the former West Germany. Questions focused on a wide range of political issues, including respondents' opinions of German political parties and politicians, both before and after the German Federal Parliamentary election of 1994. The following list of topics covered in this dataset was derived from the summary appearing on the website of the Zentralarchiv fuer Empirische Sozialforschung an der Universitaet zu Koeln (English translation), at http://www.za.uni-koeln.de/ . (1) A few topics were covered in all monthly surveys: assessment of the most important political problems confronting the German Federal Republic. - respondent's party preference, inclination, and identification. - choices made at the polls in the last Federal Parliamentary election. - sympathy scale for the parties and selected politicians. - self-assessment on a left-right political continuum. - fear of loss of the respondent's own job or the jobs of others. - respondent's current union membership. - respondent's religious beliefs and practices. (2) Other topics were covered in at least one monthly survey: - preference for voting by absentee ballot versus voting in the polling station. - certainty and time of personal vote decision. - attitude toward a one-party government of CDU/CSU (Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands or Democratic Christian Party/Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern or Bavarian Social Christian Union) or SPD (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands or Social Democratic Party). - satisfaction with the results of the Federal Parliamentary election. - coalition preference. - attitude toward a statement of willingness by the SPD to form a coalition. - attitude toward a red-green minority government with toleration by the PDS (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus or Democratic Socialist Party). - preference for one-party government, and party preference. - assessment of the chances of the SPD with Gerhard Schroeder as party candidate for chancellor, as well as the chances of the CDU without Chancellor Helmut Kohl. - sympathy scale for the present coalition and for the opposition. - assessment of who the most important politicians were in Germany at the time. - comparison of Rudolf Scharping and Kohl regarding credibility, energy, sense of responsibility, social attitude, honesty, winner type, representation of interests regarding other nations, strength of leadership, and better government team, as well as ability in economic areas. - satisfaction with democracy in Germany. - necessity for new parties. - respondent's interest in politics. - opinion on the general condition of German society and comparison with other Western European countries. - opinion of socialism as an idea. - assessment of the reunification of Germany. - assessment of the economic situation in western Germany and the respondent's own economic situation. - expectation of Germany's further economic development. - expectation of Germany's economic recovery. - ability of the government versus the opposition to solve economic problems in eastern Germany, as well as in western Germany. - importance of which party governs in relation to the respondent's own economic situation. - credibility of the election promises of the parties regarding tax reductions. - ability of a federal government led by the CDU/CSU, in comparison to one led by the SPD, to protect jobs, fight crime, protect the environment, improve the housing market, and solve the asylum problem. - whether people living in eastern Germany were justified in their dissatisfaction with their living conditions. - whether the federal government had achieved equivalent living conditions between the regions, and, if conditions were not equal, whether the respondent had an expected time period for the achievement of equality. - preference for wage increases versus job security. - expectation of the retention of the high wage level in Germany, with short working hours and long vacations. - satisfaction with the year's wage negotiations. - opinion of dual citizenship. - opinion of reduced entry wages for the long-term unemployed. - attitude toward the creation of more part-time jobs. - personal preference for full-time or part-time work. - interest in permanent part-time work. - preferred government economic measures. - opinion of the "large bugging operation" to combat organized crime. - opinion of nursing care insurance, and identification of the political party that hindered a consensus on that issue. - support for the elimination of a work holiday in order to finance nursing care insurance. - coming to terms with the former DDR's STASI (Ministry for State Security or secret police). - satisfaction with the performance by the government. - comparison of the SPD to a red-green coalition as a better government. - significance of the decisions of the Municipal Council, State Parliament, and Federal Parliament, as well as the EC (European Community) Parliament. - intention to participate in, and party preference for, the European election. - advantages of EC membership for Germany. - extent to which the respondent feels adequately informed about the EC. - interest in European policies. - attitude toward an increased role for the European Parliament. - opinion on the prohibition of the Republican Party. - preferred successor to Federal President Weizsaecker. - judgment on the testimony of Prime Minister Stolpe before the investigating committee, and on demands for Stolpe's resignation. - attitude toward the recommendation of the SPD for a supplemental tax as an alternative to the solidarity tax. - amount of income that is considered to be a high income. - opinion as to a time limit on the solidarity tax. - perceived threat from Russia, as well as from Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky. - opinion as to whether the threat of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) air strikes would lead to a cease-fire in Bosnia and Herzegovina. - attitude toward Germany's participation in a NATO peace initiative. - attitude toward the deployment of German Armed Forces in blue-helmet missions. - attitude toward United Nations (UN) military missions, given violation of the security zones. - whether Serbs, Moslems, and Croats were equally guilty in the war in Bosnia. - attitude toward a deployment of Tornados of the German Armed Forces in Bosnia. - attitude toward missions of the German Armed Forces outside of NATO territory. - desire for stronger intervention by the UN in Bosnia. - attitude toward the deportation of Kurds guilty of criminal offenses. - attitude toward a greater foreign policy responsibility for Germany, as well as for the EU. - predictions as to the winners of the upcoming Federal Parliament elections. - assumed coalition preference of the SPD. - credibility of the renewal of the PDS. - desirability and chances of the PDS, FDP (Freie Demokratische Partei or Liberal Democratic Party), and Greens to be elected to the Federal Parliament. - judgment on the 5-Percent Clause, and attitude toward the exception for direct mandates in the 5-Percent Clause. - expected chances of the CDU/CSU for a one-party government. - coalition preference for Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. - attitude toward cooperation of the other political parties with the PDS. - expected stability of the CDU/CSU-FDP coalition due to the narrow majority of ten seats. - perception of the FDP as an appendage of the CDU/CSU. - attitude toward a coalition of the Greens with the CDU. - attitude toward ministers who are also party chairmen holding offices. - attitude toward quota arrangements in politics. - support for the subsidy for coal and for an energy tax. - most important tasks that the government faced. - preference for fee financing of the ARD (First German Television Network) and the ZDF (Second German Television Network) versus financing through advertising income. - preference for freeway tolls versus a gasoline tax. - fear of abuse of electronic freeway-measuring equipment. - attitude toward elimination of the church tax. - opinion on the controlled administering of drugs under medical supervision. - attitude toward elimination of the child allowance above a certain income. - attitude toward longer business hours one evening a week. - preference for a more market-oriented economy or for more social security. - respondents' origins and, if they moved to western Germany, when they did so. - opinions on the previous year and expectations for the future. Also encoded in every survey wave were day of survey and administrative district. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Graph and download economic data for Production, Sales, Work Started and Orders: Permits Issued for Dwellings: Economic Activity: Construction of Buildings for Germany (DEUPERMITMISMEI) from Jan 1994 to Mar 2024 about issues, permits, Germany, and housing.

Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Debt Securities for Issuers in Non-Financial Corporations (Corporate Issuers), All Maturities, Nationality of Issuer in Germany (DISCONTINUED) (IDSGNFAMNINIDE) from Q3 1993 to Q2 2015 about issues, Germany, nonfinancial, maturity, debt, Net, corporate, and securities.

The Bertelsmann Stiftung has been conducting the ´Social Cohesion Radar´ project since 2012. The aim is to measure the quality of social cohesion in different communities. In 2017, current data on social cohesion, its strengths and weaknesses, causes and effects were collected, and 5,041 people nationwide were surveyed, 4,968 of whom were included in the analyses. Topics: Place of residence, neighbourhood, circle of friends: Satisfaction with life; duration of residence at place of residence (year of moving in); intention to move; solidarity with Europe, Germany, federal state, region, place of residence and neighbourhood (geopolitical identity); social network: size of circle of friends and acquaintances; frequency of private meetings with friends, relatives and work colleagues; help from friends in case of difficulties; financial support from friends or acquaintances in an emergency. Trust in others: general personal trust; trust in strangers; convinced of the good intentions of most people; you cannot rely on anyone; most people treat me with respect. Tolerance and diversity: Life in Germany threatened or enriched by increasing diversity; acceptance of diversity in the neighbourhood (people with a completely different lifestyle, people of other religions, foreigners/migrants, homosexuals and refugees). Trust in institutions and organisations: Institutional trust (political parties, courts, police, state government, state parliament, federal government, Bundestag, European Commission, European Parliament, public broadcasting, social media). Justice, social differences: find social differences in the country fair; remuneration according to one´s own performance; fair distribution of economic profits; differences in rank between people are acceptable; most people do not care what happens to their fellow human beings. Helpfulness: regular or occasional willingness to help people outside the home; donation of money for social or charitable purposes in the last 12 months; willingness to help a needy stranger. Security, legal compliance: feeling of security in the neighbourhood; feeling of security at night in the surrounding area; various problems in the district (e.g. dog excrement on the street, parking offenders, etc.). Participation, social commitment: frequency of volunteer work; type of political commitment in the last twelve months (e.g. political office, participation in a demonstration, etc.); political interest; interest in local politics; membership in a non-profit association or organisation; probability of participation in the next elections. Refugees: it is good that Germany has accepted many refugees; major problems with refugees in the residential area; the state cares more about refugees than about Germans in need of help; Germany will overcome challenges by accepting and integrating refugees. Health and satisfaction in life, religiosity: general feeling of happiness; self-assessment of state of health; agreement to various statements (own life comes close to the ideal, living conditions are excellent, satisfied with life, getting the most important things desired by life so far, would change almost nothing if I could live my life again); self-assessment of religiosity. Self-assessment: personal values (developing new ideas, wealth, security, amusement, doing good, success, risk-taking, doing right, environment, traditions). Politics, democracy, cohesion: globalisation as a threat or as an opportunity; left-right self-assessment; party proximity; optimism about the future; satisfaction with democracy; uncertainty due to events of recent years; democracy as the best form of government; no freedom of expression in Germany without anger to get; cohesion in Germany is endangered; assessment of cohesion in the residential area; assessment of tensions between social groups in Germany (between poor and rich, men and women, natives and immigrants, political right and left, and between Christians and Muslims). Demography: sex; age; children; number of children; household size and composition; steady partnership; employment status; highest school leaving certificate; highest vocational qualification; number of books in the household; frequency of visits to music events in the past year; social media use; ongoing livelihood support in the last 12 months; assessment of personal economic situation; net household income; born in Germany; country of birth; German citizenship; respondent´s citizenship; state of childhood and adolescence; parents´ birth in Germany; parents´ country of birth; language spoken at home; number of landline numbers in the household; number of mobile phone numbers. Additionally coded: interview number; sample (landline, mobile); named district; named administrative district or independent city; named street and house number; federal state; migration background; Berlin east/west; region; weighting factors.