The GESIS Panel provides a probability-based mixed-mode access panel infrastructure located at GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Mannheim, Germany. The project offers the social science community an opportunity to collect survey data from a representative sample of the German population. Submitted study proposals are evaluated based on a scientific review process. Panel members were initially recruited in 2013 in face-to-face interviews followed by a self-administered profile survey. The mode was chosen by the participants. All participants of the profile survey are considered as members of the panel and invited to the bi-monthly regular waves. The starting cohort encompassed 4900 panelists at the beginning of 2014. In order to compensate for panel attrition, a refreshment sample was drawn in 2016, using the General Social Survey (ALLBUS) interview as vehicle. The initial cohort encompasses German speaking respondents aged between 18 and 70 years (at the time of recruitment) and permanently residing in Germany, whereas the second cohort includes respondents from the age of 18 without upper restriction. In 2018 a third recruitment sample was drawn, which was integrated with the wave ge. The third cohort also includes respondents aged 18 and over without an upper limit. Retroactively, cases up to and including wave fc (third wave from 2018) were added to the data. The Data Manual (ZA5664-65_sd_data-manual) has been reissued and there is a corresponding recruitment report (ZA5664-65_mb_recruitment2018). The ALLBUS Sample is based on a disproportional sampling of respondents from the western and eastern part of Germany. A design weight that enables integration of the two recruitment cohorts is included into the dataset. For more details, please see the methods reports of the recruitment processes and die GESIS Panel reference paper (Bosnjak et al., 2017). In March 2020, a special GESIS panel survey was conducted on the SARS-CoV-2 resp. COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Germany. In 2021, the fourth recruitment sample was drawn using the German International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), which was integrated with wave ja. The fourth cohort also includes respondents aged 18 and older with no upper limit. For more information, see the corresponding recruitment report (ZA5664-65_r_i12.pdf). GESIS Panel Demographic Dataset Starting with version 43-0-0 the longitudinal demographic dataset became part of the dissemination package. The dataset is a longitudinal dataset (long format), with harmonized measurements on demographic variables: Respondent ID; timepoint of survey; corresponding wave; survey year; recruitment cohort; sex of respondent; year of birth; month of birth; highest level of education; personal net income; household net income; marital status; AAPOR disposition code; mode of invitation; mode of participation.The following description of the contents begins with the most recent wave. Part of every survey for all respondents (except in the Recruitment Interview): mode of invitation; mode of participation; date of the beginning an the end of the fieldwork; break during the survey and its duration; date, on wich the questionnaire was completed; estimated duration; mode of participation; place of participation (at home or somewhere else); duration of the questionnaie (online); page history and last completed page (online); time needed to complete each page (online); date of receipt; shape and version of the received questionnaire (offline); AAPOR wave code; disposition code (online); conceptual stimulus of the question (through wave bb); comprehensability of the questions; from on wave ba: difficulties in answering the questions; other people present during the interview; respondents feedback; from on wave aa: JavaScript version; Flash version; Browser information: User Agent String (UAS); from on wave cb: experimental variable: groups; from on wave ec: recruitment cohort and weight; survey evaluation (part of every panel wave): respondents evaluation of the questionnaire. Wave db closes with study zq on survey evaluation, which is a GESIS Panel Longitudinal Core Study and is part of every panel wave. Respondents paradata are documented in a separate csv file (see codebook). Wave jb: Environmental attitudes and behaviors (GESIS Panel Longitudinal Core Study Module) (zd): Attitudes towards the relationship between people and the environment (NEP scale: Approaching maximum number of people that can be fed by earth, right of people to adapt environment to their needs, consequences of human intervention in nature, human ingenuity will prevent uninhabitability of earth, abuse of environment by people, enough natural resources, equal right of plants and animals to live as humans, balance of nature stable enough, humans subject to laws of nature, environmental crisis greatly exaggerated, earth is like a spaceship with limited space and resources, humans destined to rule over nature, delicate balance of nature, humans will be able to control nature, heading for environmental disaster); willingness to pay for environmental protection (higher prices, higher taxes, sacrifice of standard of living). Energy turnaround: Attitude towards the energy transition (renewable energies not sufficient to supply industrialized countries, does more harm than good, move away from fossil fuels as quickly as possible, renewable energies make Germany independent of other countries, large power plants essential for power supply, future lies in renewable energies, energy-saving measures are exaggerated, danger from nuclear power plants, energy transition destroys Germany as an industrial location, no alternative to conversion); opinion on the nuclear phase-out; opinion on the pace of climate protection policy in Germany (moving forward vs. adapting to other countries); seriousness of the problem of climate change. Mobility and transport: frequency of use of different means of transport (car, bicycle, bus or train in the region, train on longer journeys). Awareness of sustainable consumption: purchase of organic and regional food in the last week; purchase of green electricity. Personality and personal values (GESIS Panel Core Study Module) (ze): Psychological self-characterization (Big 5: reserved, trusting, comfortable, relaxed, little artistic interest, sociable, inclined to criticize, thorough, nervous, active imagination); personal value preferences (scale: Conservation, emphasizing one´s own accomplishments, forming opinions, traditionalism, tolerance, wealth, strong state, acquiring knowledge, helping people, new experiences, giving directions for action, obeying laws, caring for others´ needs, freedom of action, desire for recognition of one´s accomplishments, justice, figuring things out). Attitude toward refugees (zj): Compassion for refugees; sympathy for refugees; importance of refugees for collective values and prosperity in Germany (threat vs. enrichment); willingness to cooperate with refugees; preference for refugees in living environment. European solidarity in times of war in Ukraine (du): Attachment to the European Union (EU); attitude toward the EU admission procedure of Ukraine (admit in fast-track, admit regularly, do not admit); agreement with various statements (Russia threat to peace in Europe, Germany should admit Ukrainian refugees, Germany should help host countries of Ukrainian refugees); fears related to the war in Ukraine (Russia attacks other countries, war in Germany). European solidarity in times of war in Ukraine (do): Agreement with various statements about democracy and democratic decision-making procedures (experts should make political decisions, all citizens should have equal influence on decisions, conflicts cannot be solved by discussion, in a democracy there should be no elites, deputies should decide according to their conscience, common good more important than own interest, agreement among the population means right decision, most important goal of democratic politics must be social and economic equality, make decisions alone behind closed doors, make decisions in discussion, disputes between different interest groups harm the common good, decision is struggle of different interests, government should implement measures even if they are rejected, reasons behind opinion are important, majority decision must be valid, deputies should represent social classes); experience with politics (conversations help me develop my opinion on political issues, important arguments are taken seriously, important arguments are considered, changing laws when they are rejected is important, in Germany the Bundestag changes laws when they are no longer supported by a majority of the population. Vignette experiment: assess political systems with different forms of (a) participation, (b) decision-making, (c) types of representation, and (d) jurisdiction in terms of democratic quality and performance. Crime reporting. Journalistic content, use and impact (cz): Precautions to protect against crime (leaving home after dark only if absolutely necessary, avoiding certain places, avoiding strangers after dark, avoiding public transportation in the evening, carrying mace, gun, or knife); fear of victimization: Frequency of fear of burglary, being beaten or injured, being injured or killed by a terrorist attack; likelihood of these events in the next 12 months; assessment of crime trends in the last 10 years and in the next 10 years; assessment of trends in violent crime in the last 10 years and in the next 10 years; appropriateness of sentences imposed; source of information about crime (printed newspapers, printed magazines, radio, television, Internet, social networks, friends or family, colleagues); Frequency of use of selected media content (news from public broadcasters, news from private broadcasters, BILD newspaper or other tabloids, regional daily newspaper, national daily newspaper, weekly newspaper, news magazines, illustrated magazines); frequency of use of various Internet offerings (websites or apps); awareness of the TV show ´Aktenzeichen XY´; attention to news about crime; attention to news about crime reaction to reports about crime (fear, anger). Coronavirus outbreak in Germany (GESIS Panel Special Survey) (cy): Likelihood of becoming infected with coronavirus in the next two months (self and social); likelihood of hospitalization if infected with coronavirus; likelihood of infecting others with coronavirus in the next two months; actions taken in the last seven days (avoided certain places, kept distance, washed hands often, used disinfectant, stocked up on supplies, reduced contacts, wore face masks, coronatests, other-open, none); assessing the effectiveness of various government actions to address the Corona crisis (ensuring medical care, shooting facilities or businesses, reducing economic damage, communicating with the population); institutional confidence in dealing with the corona virus (primary care physician, local health authority, Robert Koch Institute (RKI), federal government, German Chancellor, Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), and scientists); emotional state in the past seven days (nervous, depressed/depressed, lonely, hopeful, physical reactions when thinking about experiences in the corona pandemic); intention to vaccinate against COVID-19; vaccination concerns (concern about not knowing about COVID-19 vaccines, short-term vaccine reactions, negative long-term effects, might not tolerate vaccine, not getting the vaccine that is best for me, no protection against future mutations, none of the COVID-19 vaccines are effective, vaccines not adequately tested, generally opposed to vaccination, other-open, no concerns); evaluation of corona rules: Voluntarily unvaccinated should pay for coronatest themselves, 2G rule for recreational, 3G rule for recreational, no mask requirement for 3G, vaccination should be mandatory, ability to work from home; proportion of time working from home. LoneCovid - Social contact during COVID-19 (dv): Frequency of out-of-home contact with friends, relatives, or acquaintances in the past two weeks; number of individuals with face-to-face contact in the past two weeks, number of individuals with telephone/video contact in the past two weeks. Additionally coded was: Vignette selection study do: Page number displayed. Wave ja: Subjective well-being (GESIS Panel Longitudinal Core Study Module) (zb): Life satisfaction (satisfaction with past life, with present life, satisfaction in one year); importance of different areas of life (own family, work, leisure, friends, neighborhood, financial situation, health, politics, religion); satisfaction with the aforementioned areas of life; emotional state in the last week (depressed or depressed, strained, slept restlessly, happy, lonely, enjoyed life, sad, listless). Social and Political Participation (GESIS Panel Longitudinal Core Study Module) (zc): Interest in politics; political participation (contacted a politician, signed a petition, participated in a demonstration, participated in a citizens´ initiative, bought or boycotted a certain product, participated in a citizens´ initiative, expressed an opinion on political issues, informed on the Internet); intention to vote in the next federal election and voting (Sunday question); Frequency of reception of political news; participation in associations, clubs, and organizations in the past 12 months (sports and recreational club, church or religious organization, association for art, music, cultural, social movement, political party, trade union, youth organization, charity, parent or school association, other); political effectiveness (politics is too complicated, easy to form opinions about political issues, politicians are interested in votes and not in people´s opinions, politicians don´t care what people think); general trust; trust in public institutions or groups of people (Bundestag, federal government, political parties, courts, police, politicians, media, European Union, United Nations, Federal Constitutional Court); satisfaction with democracy; left-right self-rating. Ethnic and German identity of natives and immigrants (bb): Agreement with statements about German culture (spent time finding out more about German culture, feel a strong sense of belonging to German culture, clear about what belonging to German culture means to me, actively did something to better understand German culture, often talked to others to learn more about it, feel a strong sense of belonging to German culture, negative feelings about German culture, desire to belong to other culture, dislike, pride); other culture of origin (open); personal relationship to this culture of origin (spent time finding out more about it, feel a strong sense of belonging, etc. ); frequency of feeling disadvantaged because of culture of origin; importance of identifying with a culture. Stability and change in Dispositional Envy (df): Envy of others in terms of partner, intelligence, possessions, attractiveness, linguistic expressiveness, purchasing power, popularity, creativity, technical equipment, getting along with others, grasping facts, fuller closet, arriving with others, greater general knowledge, and better neighborhood; high self-esteem; comparison with others of own sex and age in terms of attractiveness, intellectual ability, and financial wealth; comparison with all persons in Germany in terms of the aforementioned characteristics; personal importance of attractiveness, intellectual ability, and financial wealth. Attitudes towards gender-neutral language (dt): Opinion on the use of gender-neutral language. Understanding climate goals: The 2(1.5)C target (dp): Knowledge of 2-degree (or 1.5-degree) target; reference date from which Earth´s average temperature must not change by more than 2°C (or 1.5°C); time period and direction of 2-degree (or 1.5-degree) target. Understanding information privacy behavior on social network sites (SNS) (cw): Use of an online social network; most frequently used online social network; privacy options of most frequently used online social network (limit visibility of updates, remove tags, make profile undetectable, limit profile to people, limit content to people, block people, limit location forwarding, delete personal data); frequency of use of privacy options; rating of privacy options (bad/good, useless/useful, unpleasant/pleasant, uninteresting/interesting; expectation of loved ones to use social network privacy options more; expectation of loved ones to use privacy options; likelihood of privacy options being used by others; agreement with statements about privacy options (people similar to me use them, I am able to use them, it is up to me to use them, under my control); intention to use privacy options; will use privacy options; willingness to use privacy options, plan to use privacy options. GESIS Panel Special Survey Coronavirus outbreak in Germany (cy): Likelihood of becoming infected with coronavirus in the next two months (self and social); likelihood of hospitalization if infected with coronavirus; likelihood of infecting others with coronavirus in the next two months; measures taken in the last seven days (avoided certain places, kept distance, washed hands often, used disinfectant, stocked up on supplies, reduced contacts, wore face mask, corona tests, other - open, none); assessment of the effectiveness of various government measures to combat the corona crisis (ensuring medical care, closing facilities or businesses, reducing economic damage, communicating with the population); institutional confidence in dealing with the corona virus (family doctor, local health authority, Robert Koch Institute (RKI), German government, German Chancellor, Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), and scientists); emotional state in the last seven days (nervous, down/ depressed, lonely, hopeful, physical reactions when thinking about experiences in the Corona pandemic); COVID-19 Vaccination intention; Vaccination concerns (concern about not knowing about COVID-19 vaccines, short-term vaccine reactions, negative long-term effects, might not tolerate vaccine, not getting the vaccine that is best for me, no protection from future mutations, none of the COVID-19 vaccines are effective, vaccines not adequately tested, generally opposed to vaccination, other vaccination concerns - open, no concerns); evaluation of various corona rules (voluntary unvaccinated should pay for tests themselves, 2G rule for recreational, 3G rule for recreational, no mask requirement for 3G, vaccination against COVID-19 should be mandatory); ability to work from home; percentage of time working from home. Wave id: GESIS Panel Core Study Module – Panel survey participation evaluation and mode preferences (zi): Attitude towards surveys in general (important for society, provide important insights, waste of time, fun of postal and internet questionnaires, invasion of privacy, fun to be interviewed for surveys, interesting in itself, asked to participate too often, exhausting to answer many questions); mention of the three most important reasons for participating in the GESIS GesellschaftsMonitor (open); opinion about participation in GESIS GesellschaftsMonitor in 2021 (regular conversations with third parties about survey topics, sense of obligation to participate, participation became a habit, suitable, identification with GESIS GesellschaftsMonitor); overall rating of GESIS GesellschaftsMonitor surveys in 2021 and school grade; likelihood of recommendation to friends to participate in GESIS GesellschaftsMonitor; membership in online panels; number of memberships in online panels; Internet access and use: Frequency of use of stationary computer / PC, laptop, tablet PC and smartphone; GESIS GesellschaftsMonitor participation preferences: probability of participation in each case via paper questionnaire, stationary computer / PC or laptop, tablet PC and smartphone; preferred mode of participation. GESIS Panel Longitudinal Core Study Module - Demography Update (zh): Sex; age (year of birth); German citizenship; foreign citizenship; marital status; permanent partner(s); joint household with partner(s); highest general education degree; type of vocational training degree; type of higher education institution at which degree was obtained; household size; net personal income; net household income. Demography: religion (study zt): Current or past affiliation with a church or religious community; frequency of attendance at church, mosque, synagogue, or place of worship in the past 12 months; frequency of praying in the past month; religiosity. Dynamics of well-being at retirement (di): receipt of a retirement pension or annuity; start date (month and year). Health comparison and life satisfaction/ happiness (dm): Assessment of health status compared to peers. Information and trust (ct): Trust (in people in general, rely on no one nowadays, better be careful with strangers); access to different means of communication (landline telephony, mobile telephony, internet-based telephony/video telephony, SMS/internet-based text messaging); means of communication actually used; time each for work-related contacts and for private contacts via landline telephony, mobile telephony, internet-based telephony and text messaging (hours, minutes - open); number of people with whom work-related communication takes place per week; number of people with whom private communication takes place per week. Coronavirus outbreak in Germany (cy): Likelihood of becoming infected with coronavirus in the next two months (self and social environement); likelihood of hospitalizati
