Online-Umfrage

Online-Survey - Migration Research Group

Version D.0

Personal Data

1. Sex

Male Female

2. Year of Birth

3. What is your country of birth?

4. Do you have a German passport?

Yes No

5. Which language is your native language?

German English Other

6. Which language is spoken overall at your job?

German English Other

7. In which academic discipline do you work?

8. 7. Which academic degrees have you obtained?

Please indicate in which country you have obtained each degree.

Bachelor
Diplom
Master
Promotion, PhD
Habilitation

9. Please rate your language abilities.

	None	Beginner	Proficient	Fluent	Native Speaker
German

Immigration

1. Since when have you had this position in Hamburg?

2. Did you already have this position secured before you left your home country?

Yes
No, I received my position during my stay in Germany

3. How long have you lived in Germany? and in Hamburg?

Germany: Hamburg:

4. Had you lived in Germany for a long period of time before you received your current position?

No
Yes, during school		Months
Yes, as college student		Months
Yes, as Ph.D. student		Months
Yes, as an intern		Months
Yes, as an employed person		Months
Yes, other :

Months

5. Who helped you to organize your stay in Hamburg?

You may select more than one reply.

Relatives who were already living in Germany/Hamburg
Family or relatives who live in my home country
Friends who live in Germany/Hamburg
Friends who live my home country
My employer/the University of Hamburg
A job placement service in Germany/Hamburg
A job placement service in my home country
I organized everything myself
Other

Workplace

6. Do you work full time?

Yes No

7. Who finances your position?

Institutions in my home country
The research institute where I work
German scholarship
Scholarship from my home country
Other scholarships

8. Do you engage in research collaborations with collegeaus in your home country?

Yes No

9. Do Germans participate in these research collaborations that are connected with your home country?

Yes No No Research Collaborations

10. Was it difficult to have your non-German academic credentials recognized in Germany?

	Not Difficult				Very Difficult
	1	2	3	4	5
Bachelor
Diplom
Master
Promotion / Ph.D.
Habilitation

11. How satisfied are you with the following aspects:

	Very Satisfied				Very Unsatisfied
	1	2	3	4	5
Collaborations with other researchers and colleagues
Academic Supervision, Advice
Equipment of academic institutions (Library, Laboratory)
Equipment at your work place (Computers, etc. )

12. Please give your net income for the last month

(Please indicate your income bracket)

13. Are you please with your current income?

Yes No

Hamburg

14. Where do you live at the moment?

In Hamburg		PLZ:
In the surrounding area		PLZ:

15. Where have you lived overall during your stay in Hamburg?

Apartment/House with roommates who are foreigners
Apartment/House with roommates who are German
Own Apartment/House
Room in a private apartment
Hotel/Pension
Other:

16. How would you rate the quality of your living situation overall?

Very Good				Very Poor
1	2	3	4	5

17. How do you rate the quality of your living situation?

Very Good				Very Poor
1	2	3	4	5

Social Relationships

18. Please indicate your personal status?

Single
Married
Lives with partner
Other relationship

19. If you do have a partner, does this person live within the greater Hamburg area?

Yes No

20. If you do have a partner or are married, what citizenship does this person have?

21. How many children do you have?

None One or Two More than Two

22. If you do have children, how would you rate:

a) the school situation
	Very Good				Very Poor
	1	2	3	4	5
The Condition of the School
Curriculum/Supervision
b) the kindergarten situation? (KiTas)
	Very Good				Very Poor
	1	2	3	4	5
Condition and Hours of Operation
Child Care

23. Please indicate who often you have had the following experiences or engaged in the following activities

	Very Often				Never
	1	2	3	4	5
Contact with German Professors/Researchers
Discussions with German Colleagues
Discussions with Foreign Colleagues
Visited museums, concerts, theater, movies, etc
Besuch von Museen, Konzerten, Theater, Kino usw
Leisure Time Spent with Non-Germans
Travel in Germany
Travel in Home Land
Contact with Family and Friends in Home Land

24. To what degree in the following areas have you experienced difficulties during your stay in Hamburg?

	Great				None
	1	2	3	4	5
24.1. Organizational issues with local authorities (Insurance, Immigration Office, etc. )
High Living Costs in Germany
Treatment by Germans as Foreigners
Housing Issues
Climate, Food, Health
General Lifestyle, Customs in Germany
Contact with Germany
Use of the German Language

25. To what degree are you integrated into Germany society?

	Very Well				Very Poorly
	1	2	3	4	5
Research or Studies
Social Life in Germany

Future

26. Do you plan to change positions in the next two years?

Yes No I am uncertain

27. If yes: where are you looking for another position?

In Hamburg
In Germany
Outside of Germany

28. When outside of Germany, which land would you prefer to consider?

Homeland
EU (Other as Germany)
USA/UK
Other

29. Would you consider a position that was not in a purely academic setting?

Yes No

30. Does the possibility exist for you to work outside of an academic setting in Germany?

This question relates to your legal status.
(Residency Status, Visa for the Purpose of Employment)

Yes
No
I do not know the details of my legal status.