Refugee Families in Germany (Geflüchtete Familien in Deutschland, GeFam 2)

The application for the project “Conception, Implementation, Preparation, Register Linkage, Analysis, and Data Provision/Distribution of a Representative Sample of Refugee Families (GeFam)“ recently approved by the BMBF envisions that this sample be doubled by another 1,600 “anchor” respondents along with their families. The GeFam boost sample was designed to increase the number of individuals in the sample who came to Germany with their children or with other underage family members. Fieldwork for the boost sample is set to begin in August 2016. At present, around one-third of all refugees arriving in Germany are minors, and about 90% are accompanied by their parents or other adult family members.

Plans for the GeFam project also include allowing researchers from outside DIW / IAB the opportunity to provide input to the survey. These possibilities will be expanded and formalized in the years to come.