German Internet Panel, Wave 61 - Core Study (September 2022)

The German Internet Panel (GIP) is a long-term study at the University of Mannheim. The GIP examines individual attitudes and preferences that are relevant in political and economic decision-making processes. To this end, more than 3,500 people throughout Germany have been regularly surveyed online every two months since 2012 on a wide range of topics. The GIP is based on a random sample of the general population in Germany between the ages of 16 and 75. The study started in 2012 and was supplemented by new participants in 2014 and 2018. The panel participants were recruited offline. The GIP questionnaires cover a variety of topics that deal with current events.<br>The questionnaire contains numerous experimental variations in the survey instruments. Further information can be found in the study documentation.

Topics: Verification of recorded personal data of the respondent, such as surname, first name, sex, year of birth, mobile phone number and landline number (information correct or incorrect) and, if necessary, correction of previous information or addition of mobile phone number and landline number; German citizenship; household composition: age and sex of all household members and their relationship to the respondent; federal state of principal residence; highest educational degree; highest professional qualification; current (professional) activity; current or previous employment; current or last main employment status; current or last occupational status; time limit of the current or last employment contract; current or previous employment in the public sector; economic sector; religion; self-assessment of religiousness; frequency of computer use besides the study Gesellschaft im Wandel; frequency of Internet usage; daily Internet usage; satisfaction with selected areas of life (family life, leisure time, financial situation and work); social activities: active or passive membership in selected organisations and associations (sports, music or cultural club, human rights, environmental or animal protection association, charity or aid organisation, religious or church organisation, youth, parents´ or senior citizens´ association, citizens´ initiative, professional association, trade union, political party); left-right self-placement; left-right party placement (CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Die Linke and AfD); party affiliation and party identification; financial situation: personal net income (classified); number of income contributing persons; respondent contributes to household income; net household income (classified); voting behaviour in the last federal election.

Number of different statements agreed with (drink driving is not a small thing, violence against political opponents is sometimes justified, harsher penalties for crime should be introduced in Germany, it is understandable that some people evade taxes, the high salaries for managers are justified, public broadcasting fees benefit democracy, we would all be better off if we ate less meat, it is okay to use violence for some political goals); acceptance of political violence (intimidating a political opponent on the internet; removing a political opponent´s leaflets, event notices or election advertising, preventing other people from attending a political opponent´s event, shouting down a political opponent to prevent them from speaking, using violence to prevent a political opponent from speaking); agreement with statements about political violence (violence against political opponents is sometimes justified, it is okay to use violence for some political goals, do not agree with any of these statements).

Demography: sex; age (year of birth, categorized); highest educational degree; highest professional degree; marital status; household size; employment status; German citizenship; frequency of private Internet usage; federal state.

Additionally coded were: respondent ID; household ID, GIP; person ID (within the household); year of recruitment (2012, 2014, 2018); interview date; current online status; respondent did not provide information to verify recorded personal information.

Questionnaire evaluation (interesting, varied, relevant, long, difficult, too personal); overall assessment of the survey; respondent made further comments on the questionnaire.