The Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) and the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) are conducting a panel study as part of their research cooperation.
This involves surveying individuals in Germany in their household context on aspects of social cohesion, social inequality and social conflict. The dataset "German Social Cohesion Panel 2021-22 – Wave 2" includes survey data and generated indicators of the first and second panel waves.
Title: German Social Cohesion Panel 2021-22 – Wave 1-2
DOI: 10.60532/scp.2021-22.w1-2.v1
Principal Investigators: Olaf Groh-Samberg, Julian B. Axenfeld
Co-Principal Investigators: Jean-Yves Gerlitz, Carina Cornesse, Martin Kroh, Holger Lengfeld, Stefan Liebig, Lara Minkus, Jost Reinecke, Nils Teichler, Richard Traunmüller, Sabine Zinn
Contributors: Cosima Adams, Anton Bochert, Martin Gerike, Josefine Kuhrmeier, Anna-Tabea Müller, Eric Nissen, Sebastian Rueda-Uribe, Rainer Siegers, Hans Walter Steinhauer, Knut Wenzig, Julia Witton (Project Members), infas (Data Collector)
Selection Method: The anchor persons were drawn from population registers using a two-stage sampling procedure. Eastern Germans were disproportionately drawn into the sample. All adult household members named by the anchor persons were subsequently invited to participate in the survey.
Collection Mode: In the German Social Cohesion Panel, anchor persons and adult household members were invited by mail to participate in the survey. The survey was self-administered. Respondents had the choice of participating via the internet or by means of postal paper questionnaires. The questionnaire of the first wave was divided into two parts, the first of which corresponds to that of the SCP 2021 – Anchor. The second part was conducted approximately three months after the first part.
Citation of the Data: Groh-Samberg, O., Axenfeld, J. B., Gerlitz, J.-Y., Cornesse, C., Kroh, M., Lengfeld, H., Liebig, S., Minkus, L., Reinecke, J., Teichler, N., Traunmüller, R., & Zinn, S. (2026). German Social Cohesion Panel 2021-2022 – Wave 1-2. Dataset and Documentation. doi:10.60532/scp.2021-22.w1-2.v1.
Publications using this data file should refer to the above DOI and cite the following reference:
Gerlitz, Jean-Yves, Julian B. Axenfeld, Carina Cornesse, Olaf Groh-Samberg, Martin Kroh, Holger Lengfeld, Stefan Liebig, Lara Minkus, Jost Reinecke, David Richter, Nils Teichler, Richard Traunmüller, and Sabine Zinn. 2024. “The German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP): Theoretical Background, Instruments, Survey Design, and Analytical Potential.” OSF Preprints. August 6. doi:10.31219/osf.io/tew78.
Documentation: The complete documentation can be found on the DOI landing page of the dataset
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