Current Questions on the Refugee Situation (May 2021)

On behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, the opinion research institute Kantar conducted a short survey in May 2021 on the attitudes of the German population towards the refugee situation. The focus is on attitudes towards refugee issues and the work of the Federal Government in this area.<br>Interest in information on various topics (Corona, climate protection, sustainability, digitalisation, European policy, flight and asylum, pension policy); concern about refugee numbers; assessment on advantages and disadvantages of taking in refugees (short-term and long-term); assessment of progress made by the federal government in dealing with the refugee situation; assessment of new waves of refugees to Germany; assessment of measures to reduce the number of refugees in Europe in the long term (consistent and rapid deportation of rejected asylum seekers, border controls within the EU, combating gangs of traffickers, no or very little financial support for refugees, stronger control of the EU´s external borders, better living conditions in the countries of origin, improving living conditions in refugee camps outside the EU); attitude towards financial support for other EU countries so that refugees can be better cared for there.

Demography: sex; age; region; education; occupation; household size; number of persons in the household aged 14 and over; party preference; voter eligibility; net household income.

Additionally coded were: respondent ID; weighting factor; interview date; BIK city size; federal state; west/east; mobile vs. landline.