18th Social Survey (2006)

The 18th Social Survey is part of the series of studies on the economic and social condition of student life in Germany, which exists since 1951. It is a cross-sectional survey that is usually conducted every three years. The core of the Social Survey includes questions on access to higher education, structural characteristics of studies and the course of studies, the social and economic situation (financing of studies, cost of living, gainful employment, housing situation), topics relating to the fields of activity of the Studentenwerke as well as socio-demographic characteristics. The data from the 18th Social Survey provide a snapshot within the process of the Bologna reforms, which, for the students, was primarily associated with the introduction of a tiered study structure. At the same time, the legal conditions for the reintroduction of general tuition fees had been created in seven federal states ("Bundesländer"). A supplementary questionnaire for students with children was used to examine their particular life and study situation and, for the first time since 1991, to present it in a special report.

第十八次社会调查是德国自1951年以来关于学生生活经济与社会状况研究系列的一部分。该调查是一项横断面调查，通常每三年进行一次。社会调查的核心内容涵盖了高等教育入学途径、学业的结构特征及课程进程、社会经济状况（学业资助、生活成本、有偿就业、住房状况）、与学生工作领域相关的主题，以及社会人口统计学特征。第十八次社会调查的数据在波隆那改革进程中提供了一个快照，对于学生而言，这次改革主要与分级学习结构的引入相关联。同时，七个联邦州（Bundesländer）已经创造了重新引入一般学费的法律条件。为了考察有子女学生的特殊生活与学习状况，并自1991年以来首次以特别报告的形式呈现，使用了针对此类学生的补充问卷。