Families in Germany and the Impact of the Corona Pandemic, Wave 2

The study Families in Germany and the Impact of the Corona Pandemic was conducted by USUMA on behalf of the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung. During the survey period 01.03.2021 to 01.04.2021, 1. 005 persons aged 18 and over in private households in Germany (N=502 with persons living in Germany who did not have legal guardianship of at least one minor child at the time of the survey and N=503 with persons living in Germany with legal guardianship of at least one minor child) were interviewed by telephone (CATI) on the following topics: family situation, effects and changes due to the Corona crisis, burdens due to the pandemic, home office, sociodemographics, sociodemographics of the partner. Respondents were selected using a multi-stage stratified random sample from the ADM sample frames for landline and mobile numbers (dual-frame sample in the ratio 50% mobile and 50% landline). The present study is the second wave.<br>Child´s day care attendance before the Corona crisis; effects and changes due to the Corona crisis: long-term expected personal effects of the Corona crisis; extent of long-term changes due to the Corona crisis in the following areas: Friendships, free time, time management, daily tasks, work situation, career prospects, childcare, support for children and partnership; assessment of these changes in the above-mentioned areas rather as good or rather as bad; frequency of feeling under pressure; time pressure has rather increased, rather decreased or has not changed compared to before the Corona crisis; burdens due to the pandemic: assessment of the Corona crisis as a strong professional/ private/ family/ or financial burden; extent of the perceived burden due to the daycare and school closure.

Demography: sex; age; marital status; stable partnership; sex of partner; children; number of children; information on children: Age; joint child, child of respondent, child of partner; child lives in joint household; education; employment situation; short-time work; in home office for individual days or completely through Corona; currently still in home office through Corona; migration background of respondent or one parent; federal state; household size.

Information on the partner: employment situation or situation if not employed; short-time work; by Corona individual days or completely in the home office; currently still in the home office by Corona.

Additionally coded were: Respondent ID; weighting factors; categorisation of legal guardian; categorisation of situation.