[Metadata] Unique ID
[Computed] Weight for analysis for main section (only postally sampled responses)
[Computed] Weight for analysis for main section
[Metadata] Received postcard?
[Socio-Demographics] Age group (collapsed)
[Socio-Demographics] Age
[Socio-Demographics] Sex
[Socio-Demographics] Gender
[Socio-Demographics] Nationality group (collapsed)
[Socio-Demographics] Did you or your parents move to Germany after 1955?
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_IMMIGRATION Yes} Approximately when did you or your parents first move to Germany?
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_RESIDE Yes} Federal state
[Socio-Demographics] School leaving qualification (collapsed)
[Socio-Demographics] Professional qualification (collapsed)
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Employed/working (incl. apprentices, unpaid assistance in family business, persons in parental leave or partial retirement)
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Basic military/community service
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Pupil
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Student
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Retiree, pensioner
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Income from capital assets, rent or lease
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Household-managing person (incl. child care if applicable)
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Unemployed
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Prefer not to say
[Socio-Demographics] Current working situation - Other
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_CURRENT Employed/working} Current occupation
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_CURRENT Employed/working or Basic military/community service} System-relevant job
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Energy (e.g. municipal energy suppliers)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Water & Disposal (e.g. garbage collectors, waterworks, sewage treatment plant)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Nutrition & Hygiene (e.g. farmers, harvest workers, salespeople)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Information technology & telecommunications (e.g. computer scientist, system technician)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Health (e.g. hospitals, nursing, private practice, medical device manufacturers, pharmacies, laboratories)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Finance & Economy (e.g. credit supply for companies, cash supply, social transfers)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Transport & traffic (e.g. public passenger and freight traffic, air and ship traffic)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Media (e.g. news & information, risk & crisis communication)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - State administration [federal, state, local authority] (e.g. police, fire brigade, disaster control)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_SYSREL Yes} System-relevant field - Schools, child and youth welfare, assistance for the disabled
[Socio-Demographics] Net household income December 2019
[Socio-Demographics] Please indicate what your family can usually afford
[Socio-Demographics] Political orientation [Left - Right]
[Attitudes towards science] I think SCIENCE is - [Boring - Exciting]
[Attitudes towards science] I think SCIENCE is - [Unimportant - Important]
[Attitudes towards science] I think SCIENCE is - [Useless - Useful]
[Attitudes towards science] I think SCIENCE is - [Harmful - Beneficial]
[Attitudes towards science] I think SCIENCE is - [Dishonest - Honest]
[Attitudes towards science] I think SCIENCE is - [Untrustworthy - Trustworthy]
[Attitudes towards Science] Agreement - I am the type of person who can be a scientist
[Attitudes towards Science] Agreement - In general, I feel well informed about science
[Attitudes towards Science] Agreement - Scientific discoveries are doing more harm than good (R)
[Attitudes towards Science] Agreement - Science is making the world a better place
[Thoughts and Concerns] Have you ever had, or thought you might have, the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
[Thoughts and Concerns] {If TC_CONCERN_PERSONAL Yes} COVID-19 test
[Thoughts and Concerns] Has someone in your household ever had, or thought they might have, the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
[Acceptance] Effectiveness - Mandatory quarantine of people who have had close contact with confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases
[Acceptance] Effectiveness - Avoiding crowded indoor spaces
[Acceptance] Effectiveness - Maintaining a distance of at least 1.5 metres from other people
[Acceptance] Effectiveness - Avoiding foreigners
[Acceptance] Effectiveness - Avoiding other people in general
[Acceptance] Effectiveness - Using hand sanitiser or washing your hands after visiting public spaces
[Acceptance] Effectiveness - Wearing a protective mask
[Acceptance] Effectiveness -Using the Corona-Warn-App
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Avoiding crowded indoor spaces
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Maintaining a distance of at least 1.5 metres from other people
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Avoiding foreigners
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Avoiding other people in general
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Using hand sanitiser or washed my hands when visiting public spaces
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Wearing a protetive mask where mandatory
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Wearing a protective mask where not mandatory
[Behaviour] Frequency in last two weeks - Using the Corona-Warn-App
[Behaviour] Frequency in beginning of pandemic - Used hand sanitiser or washed my hands when visiting public spaces
[Behaviour] Frequency in beginning of pandemic - Wore a protective mask where mandatory
[Behaviour] Frequency in beginning of pandemic - Wore a protective mask where not mandatory
[Behaviour] Frequency in beginning of pandemic - Avoided foreigners
[Behaviour] Frequency in beginning of pandemic - Avoided other people in general
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - I am concerned about my own health
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - I am concerned about the health of my family/friends
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is generally harmless (R)
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - I am concerned about my financial situation
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - I am concerned about damage to the German economy
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - I am concerned that I could infect others with Coronavirus (COVID-19)
[Affect] Agreement - Corona regulations scare me (R)
[Affect] Agreement - Corona regulations anger me (R)
[Affect] Agreement - Corona regulations make me feel safe
[Risk Assessment] Do you consider yourself to be at ‘high-risk’ of developing serious health complications from the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
[Risk Assessment] Do you consider someone else in your household to be at ‘high-risk’ of developing serious health complications from the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Cardiac disease
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Diabetes
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Liver disease
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Immunosuppressed
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Obesity
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Chronic lung disease
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Cancer
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Renal disease
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - On dialysis
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - Unsure
[Risk Assessment] Does anyone in your household have the following condition(s)? - None of the above
[Information Sources and Trust] Have you faced any challenges in accessing useful pandemic-related information in the last 14 days?
[Information Sources and Trust] Primary news source
[Information Sources and Trust] Means of accessing primary news source - Television
[Information Sources and Trust] Means of accessing primary news source - News website
[Information Sources and Trust] Means of accessing primary news source - Radio
[Information Sources and Trust] Means of accessing primary news source - Social media
[Information Sources and Trust] Means of accessing primary news source - Print newspaper
[Information Sources and Trust] Means of accessing primary news source - Mobile app
[Information Sources and Trust] Means of accessing primary news source - Other
[Information Sources and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Frequency in accessing primary news source
[Information Source and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Trust in primary news source
[Information Source and Trust] Trust in Angela Merkel
[Information Source and Trust] Trust in Christian Drosten
[Information Source and Trust] Trust in Jens Spahn
[Information Source and Trust] Trust in German Public Health Ministry
[Information Source and Trust] Trust in WHO
[Information Source and Trust] Trust in state government
[Information Source and Trust] Trust in Robert Koch Institute
[Information Source and Trust] Social media platforms used for accessing COVID-19 information - Facebook
[Information Source and Trust] Social media platforms used for accessing COVID-19 information - WhatsApp, Threema or Telegram
[Information Source and Trust] Social media platforms used for accessing COVID-19 information - YouTube
[Information Source and Trust] Social media platforms used for accessing COVID-19 information - Instagram
[Information Source and Trust] Social media platforms used for accessing COVID-19 information - Twitter
[Information Source and Trust] Social media platforms used for accessing COVID-19 information - I do not use social media
[Information Source and Trust] Social media platforms used for accessing COVID-19 information - Other
[Information Source and Trust] {If IST_SOCMEDIA_MR1 selected} Frequency in accessing Facebook for COVID-19 information
[Information Source and Trust] {If IST_SOCMEDIA_MR2 selected} Frequency in accessing WhatsApp, Threema or Telegram for COVID-19 information
[Information Source and Trust] {If IST_SOCMEDIA_MR3 selected} Frequency in accessing YouTube for COVID-19 information
[Information Source and Trust] {If IST_SOCMEDIA_MR4 selected} Frequency in accessing Instagram for COVID-19 information
[Information Source and Trust] {If IST_SOCMEDIA_MR5 selected} Frequency in accessing Twitter for COVID-19 information
[Hypothetical Measures] Support - Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination (injection)
[Hypothetical Measures] Support - Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination (pill)
[Hypothetical Measures] Support - Mandatory influenza vaccination
[Hypothetical Measures] Likelihood of taking voluntary COVID-19 vaccination (injection)
[Hypothetical Measures] Likelihood of taking voluntary COVID-19 vaccination (pill)
[Hypothetical Measures] Likelihood of taking voluntary Influenza vaccination
[Priorities] Which concern do you find more important? [Public health - Economy]
[Priorities] Which concern do you find more important? [Security - Privacy]
[Priorities] Which concern do you find more important? [Community safety - Personal freedom]
[Priorities] Which concern do you find more important? [Protecting people from danger - Getting back to normal]
[Conspiracy Theories] Conspiracy mindedness (mean of CT_NOCONSULT, CT_TRUEMOTIVES, CT_SURVEIL, CT_SECRETACT)
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - Many important decisions about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation are made without the public ever being informed
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - Politicians have been hiding their true motives for how they have handled the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation has provided an excuse for government agencies to closely monitor all citizens
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation has happened because of secret activities outside of Germany
[Opt-In Additional Questions] Are you willing to continue with this survey?
[Socio-Demographics] Are you living alone or with other people?
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Romantic partner
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Your parents
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Your grandparents
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Your children
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Friends or acquaintances
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Siblings
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Prefer not to say
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_CHECK Yes} Which of the following are living with you in your household? - Other
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING Siblings, Friends or aquaintances, Please specify or Your children} Number of people household 16 years of age or younger
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING Your parents, Siblings, Friends or aquaintances, Please specify, Your grandparents or Romantic partner} Number of people in household 50 years of age or older
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_50 1-5+} Age person 1
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_50 1-5+} Age person 2
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_50 1-5+} Age person 3
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_50 1-5+} Age person 4
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_LIVING_50 1-5+} Age person 5
[Socio-Demographics] Sexual orientation
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_CURRENT Employed/working or Basic military/community service} Are you able to work from home?
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Employed/working (incl. apprentices, unpaid assistance in family business, persons in parental leave or partial retirement)
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Basic military/community service
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Pupil
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Student
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Retiree, pensioner
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Income from capital assets, rent or lease
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Household-managing person (incl. child care if applicable)
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Unemployed
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Prefer not to say
[Socio-Demographics] Working situation before COVID-19 - Other
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Occupation before COVID-19
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Working situation change due to COVID-19 - I have been laid off or my job has been suspended
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Working situation change due to COVID-19 - My work hours have been reduced
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Working situation change due to COVID-19 - I went on furlough (Kurzarbeit)
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Working situation change due to COVID-19 - I have started working from home
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Working situation change due to COVID-19 - I have lost my job
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Working situation change due to COVID-19 - None of the above
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_PRECOVID Employed/working} Working situation change due to COVID-19 - Other
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_WORK_CHANGE I went on furlough (Kurzarbeit)} To what percentage has your working time been reduced to?
[Socio-Demographics] Digital devices owned or used - Desktop computer
[Socio-Demographics] Digital devices owned or used - Laptop computer
[Socio-Demographics] Digital devices owned or used - Tablet / iPad
[Socio-Demographics] Digital devices owned or used - Smartphone (i.e., a mobile phone with internet capabilities)
[Socio-Demographics] Digital devices owned or used - Internet-enabled television
[Socio-Demographics] Digital devices owned or used - Prefer not to say
[Socio-Demographics] Digital devices owned or used - None of the above
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_DEVICES not Prefer not to say or None of the above} Internet connection
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_INTERNET Yes, other connection or Yes, Broadband connection} Internet quality
[Socio-Demographics] {if SD_AGE or SD_AGE_2 >= 18 and SD_NATIONALITY or SD_NATIONALITY2 German} Did you vote in the last national election in Germany?
[Socio-Demographics] {If SD_POL_VOTE_CHECK Yes} Which political party did you vote for at the last national election?
[Socio-Demographics] Which political party would you vote for if there was a national election held today?
[Political stance] Support - Stricter immigration laws
[Political stance] Support - Increased public spending on science
[Political stance] Support - Increased environmental regulation to reduce pollution
[Political stance] Support - Increased environmental regulation to reduce climate change
[Political stance] Support - Increased European integration
[Personal Health] Do any of the following health-related situations apply to you because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)? - Have postponed major medical treatment
[Personal Health] Do any of the following health-related situations apply to you because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)? - Mental health negatively affected
[Personal Health] Do any of the following health-related situations apply to you because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)? - Experienced severe tensions in the household
[Personal Health] Do any of the following health-related situations apply to you because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)? - None of the above
[Personal Health] Do any of the following health-related situations apply to you because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)? - Other
[Personal Health] Have you had a Flu vaccination within the last nine months?
[Information Sources and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Coronavirus (COVID-19) information of most interest - Infection rates within my local community
[Information Sources and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Coronavirus (COVID-19) information of most interest - Infection rates worldwide
[Information Sources and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Coronavirus (COVID-19) information of most interest - Symptoms of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection
[Information Sources and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Coronavirus (COVID-19) information of most interest - Scientific research about the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
[Information Sources and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Coronavirus (COVID-19) information of most interest - Opportunities for financial aid
[Information Sources and Trust] {If IST_PRIMARY any but Prefer not to say or Unsure} Coronavirus (COVID-19) information of most interest - Other
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - The coronavirus is part of a global effort to enforce mandatory vaccination
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - The coronavirus was bioengineered in a military lab
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - The new 5G network is making us more susceptible to the virus
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - People with diabetes are at high risk of complications from coronavirus infection
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a hoax
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) originated in animals
[Risk Assessment] Agreement - I could catch the Coronavirus (COVID-19) if someone infected with it coughs on me
[Conspiracy Theories] Agreement - The Coronavirus (COVID-19) originated in a Chinese lab
[Conspiracy Theories] {If CT_ENFORCEVACC, CT_BIOENGINEERED, CT_5G, CT_HOAX and CT_CHINESELAB Somewhat Agree, Agree or Strongly Agree} Explanation for agreement with all conspiracy theories