Current Questions on Migration / Integration (November 2024)

The short survey on current issues relating to migration / integration was conducted by the Verian opinion research institute on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. During the survey period from 15.11.2024 to 19.11.2024, the German-speaking population aged 14 and over was asked about their attitudes to migration and integration in telephone interviews (CATI). The focus is on attitudes towards refugee issues, immigration in general, important measures to combat the shortage of skilled workers and labor in Germany, Germany´s attractiveness as an immigration country for skilled workers from abroad and the assessment of measures in connection with refugee policy. Respondents were selected using a multi-stage random sample as part of a multi-topic survey (Emnid bus) including landline and mobile phone numbers (dual-frame sample).<br>Important measures to combat the shortage of skilled workers and labor in Germany (qualification of people born in Germany, qualification of people who have immigrated to Germany, recruitment of skilled workers from other European countries, recruitment of skilled workers from non-European countries); assessment of Germany´s attractiveness as a country of immigration for skilled workers from abroad; reasons why Germany is rather attractive for foreign skilled workers (open question, coded answers); reasons why Germany is rather unattractive for foreign skilled workers (open question, coded answers); agreement with statements on the topic of immigration to Germany (integration of immigrants into German society has been successful on the whole so far, there are already so many immigrants living in Germany that no more can be taken in, immigrants are causing a very sharp rise in crime in Germany, I think it´s good that Germany is becoming more culturally diverse through immigration, Germany needs immigration, I think it´s good for Germany to call itself a country of immigration); development of the number of asylum applications in Germany this year compared to last year; concerns about the current number of refugees in Germany; short-term and long-term forecast regarding the advantages or disadvantages for Germany of accepting refugees; attitude towards accepting more refugees from Ukraine and other countries; refugees can make an important contribution to solving the shortage of skilled workers and labor; assessment of measures in connection with refugee policy (reintroduction of controls at Germany´s external borders, removal of social benefits for refugees who have come to Germany via another EU country and have to return there, withdrawal of asylum protection if refugees travel to their country of origin and are not refugees from Ukraine); migration background: Born in Germany; parents born in Germany.

Demography: sex; age; education; occupation; household size; number of people in the household aged 14 and over; party preference; voting eligibility; net household income; survey via mobile or landline.

Additionally coded: consecutive respondent number; weighting factor; interview date; location size (BIK location size and political location size); federal state; survey area west/east.

本数据集为一项针对移民与融合相关当前议题的简短调查，由维利安（Verian）民意调查研究所受德国联邦政府新闻与信息办公室委托开展。本次调查于2024年11月15日至2024年11月19日进行，以14岁及以上德语人群为调查对象，通过计算机辅助电话访谈（CATI, Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing）方式，调研其对移民与融合议题的态度。调查核心聚焦于受访者对难民议题、整体移民情况的态度，德国应对技能人才与劳动力短缺的重要举措，德国作为外国技能人才移民目的地的吸引力评估，以及与难民政策相关举措的评价。
受访者通过多阶段随机抽样方法选取，属于多主题调查（埃姆尼德巴士调查，Emnid bus）样本，采用固定电话与移动电话双框架抽样模式。
本次调查涵盖的具体调研内容如下：应对德国技能人才与劳动力短缺的重要举措（包括德国本土出生人群的技能培养、移民群体的技能提升、从欧洲其他国家招募技能人才、从非欧洲国家招募技能人才）；德国作为外国技能人才移民目的地的吸引力评估；德国对外国技能人才具备吸引力的原因（开放式问题，经编码整理答案）；德国对外国技能人才缺乏吸引力的原因（开放式问题，经编码整理答案）；对德国移民相关议题表述的认同度，具体包括"迄今为止，移民融入德国社会整体上是成功的""德国已有过多移民，无法再接纳更多""移民导致德国犯罪率大幅上升""我乐见德国因移民实现文化多元""德国需要移民""我认同德国将自身定位为移民国家这一说法"；本年度德国庇护申请数量相较于上一年度的变化情况；对当前德国难民数量的担忧；关于接纳难民对德国产生利弊的短期与长期预测；对接纳更多来自乌克兰及其他国家难民的态度；难民可为解决德国技能人才与劳动力短缺作出重要贡献的相关看法；与难民政策相关举措的评价，具体包括恢复德国外部边境管控、取消通过其他欧盟国家入境德国且需遣返至该国的难民的社会福利、若难民返回原籍国且非乌克兰难民则撤销其庇护资格；移民背景信息：是否出生于德国，父母是否出生于德国。
人口统计学变量包括：性别、年龄、受教育程度、职业、家庭规模、家庭中14岁及以上人口数量、政党倾向、投票资格、家庭净收入、访谈使用移动电话还是固定电话。
附加编码字段包括：连续受访者编号、加权因子、访谈日期、居住地规模（BIK居住地规模与政治区划居住地规模）、联邦州、调查区域（西德/东德）。