Table 2 Overview of variables up to wave 7

Covid-19 situation

Attitudes towards easing of Corona policy measures: Opening public facilities/opening restaurants, cafés and bars/opening sports facilities/cancelling event ban of events up to 100 participants/cancelling general exit restrictions

X

Attitudes towards Corona policy measures: Closure of schools, kindergartens/prohibiting private parties/closure of recreational, cultural facilities/closure of sports facilities/contact restrictions/waiver of private travel/prohibiting of spectators at professional sports/closure of bars, clubs, pubs/closure of restaurants, cafés/14-day quarantine in case of infection/wearing of masks outdoors/wearing of masks on public transport, stores/none of these measures appropriate

X

X

Informed about the Corona policy measures in force in my region

X

X

Germany-wide uniform Corona measures useful

X

X

Social inclusion and democracy

Position in society

X

Trust towards: federal government/state government/political parties/Federal Constitutional Court/ press, media/social media/police/science and research/health policy

X

Political party preference

X

Life satisfaction and worries

Current situation: Worried about … own health/health of relatives/financial situation/economic situation

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Satisfaction with … health/sleep/free time/family life/contacts to friends and acquaintances/democracy in Germany/Crisis management of the government

X

X

X

X

X

X

General life satisfaction

X

X

X

X

X

X

Satisfaction with current professional activity

X

X

Employment

Current employment status: employed (> 450 Euro per month)/employed (< 450 Euro per month)/self-employed (wave 1-5), self-employed, with employees (wave 6, 7)/self-employed, without employee (wave 6, 7)/unemployed/housewife (husband)/maternity protection status, parental leave/partial retirement (“work phase”)/partial retirement (“release phase”)/retired, early retirement/school, vocational training, apprenticeship/student/federal voluntary service, voluntary military service/other

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Contact frequency with people (not including colleagues) in professional activity

X

X

Restrictions in professional activity since March 2020

X

Current restrictions in professional activity

X

X

Employment lost: No/employment (> 450 euros/month)/employment (< 450 Euro/month)/self-employment

X

New employment found / employment restarted

X

Worries about job loss

X

X

X

X

X

Current employment status (partner)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Supervisor: respects privacy/has understanding for family situation/supports me getting ahead professionally/is role model of how to be successful professionally and privately/knows how much work I do

X

Worries about future career

X

Concerns about opportunities regarding education, vocational or further training

X

Employment with fixed-term contract

X

X

Employment at temporary employment agency

X

X

Main breadwinner: Current situation

X

Main breadwinner: Before pandemic

X

Supervisor function

X

Span of responsibility

X

Norms in employer-employee relationship

Own attitude towards norms: avoiding short-time work in case of financial reserves of company/supplementing short-time work benefits in case of financial reserves in company/home office also for unfinished tasks (without children)/home office also for unfinished tasks (with children)/obligation to notify employees of where they are going on vacation

X

Presumed attitude majority of employees: avoiding short-time work in case of financial reserves of company/supplementing short-time work benefits in case of financial reserves in company/home office also for unfinished tasks (without children)/home office also for unfinished tasks (with children)/obligation to notify employees of where they are going on vacation

X

Working hours

Working hours before Corona, per week

X

X

Working hours last working week

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Overtime last working week, hours

X

X

Partner’s working hours last working week

X

X

X

X

X

Possibility home office

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Possibility home office (partner)

X

X

X

X

X

Working hours home office before Corona, per week

X

X

Working hours home office last working week

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Partner’s working hours home office last working week

X

X

X

X

X

Home office within normal working hours or during free time

X

X

Home office before start of Corona crisis

X

Home office and work-life-balance

No home office before pandemic because … employer did not allow it/supervisors did not allow it/technical requirements were not met/preconditions at home were not given/professional activities from home are not possible/worsening of promotion prospects feared / presence important to superiors/wanted to separate work and privatelife/preferred working from home/other professional reasons/other private reasons

X

Current situation: Not working from home because … employer does not allow it/supervisors do not allow it/technical requirements are not met/preconditions at home are not given/professional activities from home are not possible/other professional reasons/other private reasons

X

X

X

Last working week: Not worked from home because … employer did not allow it/supervisors did not allow it/technical requirements were not met/preconditions at home were not given/professional activities from home are not possible/worsening of promotion prospects feared/presence important to superiors/wanted to separate work and private life/preferred working from home/other professional reasons/other private reasons

X

X

X

Previous experiences: Home office … is burdensome/is stressful/is an enrichment/helps to manage tasks/helps to cope with work demands/helps to make better use of time/helps to balance work and personal life

X

X

Preferences: How many days/week home office in the future

X

Work-life balance 1: Private concerns make it difficult for me to concentrate on work/after work, lack of energy for private activities/miss out on leisure activities due to workload

X

Work-life balance 2: Work demands interfere with private life/time demands of work make it difficult to meet private commitments/stress at work makes it difficult to meet private commitments/time spent on private demands leads to postponement of work/unfinished work due to family/partner demands/private life impaired by work obligations

X

Short-time work

Short-time work: Current receipt of short-time work benefits

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Share of short-time work (in total working time)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Employer subsidy for short-time work benefits

X

Employer subsidy (wording changed compared to wave 1)

X

X

X

X

X

Short-time work (partner): Current receipt of short-time work benefits

X

X

X

X

X

Short-time work since start of Corona crisis

X

X

Abuse short-time work (crosswise 1): Mother’s birthday in January/February & worked more than billing for short-time work

X

X

Abuse of short-time work (crosswise 2): Father’s birthday in January/February & same amount of work as before despite short-time work

X

X

Abuse of short-time work (crosswise 3): Mother’s birthday in a leap year & Short-time work although dismissal is announced

X

X

Abuse of short-time work (direct): Worked more than short-time allowance/Same amount of work as before despite short-time work/Short-time work although dismissal is announced

X

X

New professional/voluntary/other activities during short-time work: No/employment (> 450 euros/month)/employment (< 450 euros/month)/self-employment/planning self-employment/further training/voluntary work/other

X

X

Financial benefits

Currently receiving or recently applied for: Unemployment benefits (“ALG”)/Means-tested basic income (“ALG II”)/housing benefit/other benefit

X

Already received before or since Corona crisis: Unemployment benefits (“ALG”)/Means-tested basic income (“ALG II”)/housing benefit/other benefit

X

Further training

Further training since begin of Corona crisis in March 2020: Courses/Information events/Self-directed learning/learning opportunities during work/none

X

Further training already planned or started before Corona crisis

X

Planned further training not possible due to Corona crisis

X

Further training: Reasons why participation possible despite Corona crisis

X

Further training: Reasons why participation impossible due to Corona crisis

X

Further training: Changed importance since Corona crisis

X

Change of activities in current job

X

Job insecurity and consumer behavior

How much to spend from unexpected amount of money

X

X

X

X

X

Probability of unemployment in the next 3 months (employed)

X

X

X

X

X

Probability of finding a job in the next 3 months (unemployed)

X

X

X

X

X

Household characteristics

Household size

X

X

X

Living together with spouse/partner

X

Number of children under 18 in household

X

X

X

Monthly net household income

X

X

X

Change in monthly net household income (compared to February 2020)

X

X

Household: Living (with) … alone/spouse/partner/children under 18/other related persons/other non-related persons

X

(X)

(X)

X

(X)

(X)

Year of birth of child 1–4 (children under 18, living in household)

X

(X)

(X)

X

(X)

(X)

Childcare and couples’ division of childcare and housework

Childcare (before Corona crisis): Full day

X

Childcare (current situation): Full day

X

X

X

X

Childcare (before Corona crisis): Half-day

X

Childcare (current situation): Half-day

X

X

X

X

Organization of childcare before the Corona crisis (respondents with partner)

X

Organization of childcare current situation (respondents with partner)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Organization childcare before Corona crisis (respondents without partner)

X

Organization of childcare current situation (respondents without partner)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Childcare: Change in burden due to Corona crisis

X

Childcare: Change in time load in the last 2 weeks

X

X

X

X

Childcare: Hours on average working day

X

Emergency childcare during lockdown: In March 2020/in April 2020/no emergency care

X

Couples’ division of housework (before Corona): Housework/shopping, running errands/repairs/financial affairs, visits to authorities/childcare

X

Couples’ division of housework (current situation): Housework/shopping, running errands/repairs/financial affairs, visits to authorities/childcare

X

X

X

X

Care of relatives

X

Care of relatives: Change in burden due to Corona crisis

X

Socio-demographic variables

Gender

X

Year of birth

X

Highest school degree

X

Highest vocational degree

X

University degree

X

Born in Germany

X

Year of arrival

X

Citizenship: German/other EU country/non-EU country

X

Parents born outside Germany

X

Residence State

X

Living space

X

Additional space at place of residence: Balcony, terrace/yard/garden/none

X

Health

Health status last four weeks

X

X

Frequency of feelings in last 4 weeks: Angry/Anxious/Happy/Sad

X

X

X

X

Frequency of feelings of social isolation: Company of others is missing/left out/socially isolated

X

X

X

X

X

X

Feelings regarding childcare: Tired, exhausted/overwhelmed/get along well/worried about children’s health

X

X

X

Health during last 4 weeks: depressed, gloomy/calm, balanced/a lot of energy/severe physical pain/accomplished less in everyday life due to physical health/less active at work due to health/accomplished less in everyday life due to mental health/less active at work due to health/limited social contact due to mental health

X

X