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Ein Briefumschlag mit infas Postanschrift wird in einen gelben Briefkasten eingeworfen

New infas postal address

The address for mailings to infas has changed. In future it will be sufficient to state: infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH 53284 Bonn. It is no longer necessary to state the street or P.O. Box number. The visitor address of infas has not changed.

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Grinsendes Mädchen mit Zahnlücke bei Zahnärztin

New panel study “Health in Germany” launched

On behalf of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), infas has been surveying around 200,000 people aged 16 and over across Germany about their health since the beginning of 2024. The study, called “Health in Germany (GID)”, is a central component of health monitoring: the RKI uses the data it collects

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Extension of the SOEP mandate up to and including 2030

The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is the largest and oldest long-term study on social developments and living conditions in Germany. Every year, over 32,000 people in 22,000 households are surveyed about their living situation and attitudes. Scientists all over the world use the SOEP data. infas has been commissioned to conduct

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DESTATIS publishes travel statistics

infas has been continuously surveying the travel behavior of the German population for the Federal Statistical Office (DESTATIS) since 2012. The office has now published key results for 2023 in a press release. From the press release: “In 2023, travelers from Germany took a total of 251 million private and

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Happy Birthday “Deutschlandticket”

A specialist conference titeled “Happy Birthday Deutschlandticket?” was held digitally on June 7 by the German Center for Rail Transport Research at the Federal Railway Authority. Mobility and regional researcher Robert Follmer from infas gave a keynote speech, taking stock of the mobility situation and the “Deutschlandticket”: How has it

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infas signs the ADM Sustainability Code

infas is one of the first signatories of the new ADM sustainability code for market and social research. Axel Glemser and Menno Smid signed the code on behalf of the institute at the general meeting of the market and social research working group. The code, which covers the pillars of

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The recruitment of special populations

An effort that should not be underestimated In terms of the number of providers, courses offered and participants, adult and continuing education is the largest education sector in Germany. Compared to teachers from other areas of education, however, we know relatively little about adult education teachers. This is where the

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Drei junge Männer, einer davon im Rollstuhl, stoßen mit Getränken an.

Specialist article on the participation survey published

Jacob Steinwede and Sebastian Link (both infas) present the Participation Survey conducted by infas in more detail in their new article “The feeling of social belonging: people with and without disabilities in comparison”. The authors discuss the design of the study and key findings from the first wave of the

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Expertise

Communication strategies for studies

30. August 2024 No Comments

The infas Institute supports its clients in all relevant communicative and visual aspects of a research project.
The addressees are not only survey participants, but also the scientific community and the general public.
In close cooperation with clients and based on the specific design of a study, important questions arise: How is initial contact made during the survey?
What approaches are there to respondents?
Which communication channels can and should be used to maximize participation?
What is the best – and longest – way to build loyalty to a study?

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Education and intercultural competencies

18. January 2023 No Comments

The area of expertise Education and Intercultural competencies comprises research projects on the identification of prerequisites for the acquisition of education in different phases of life and on the evaluation of measures in this subject area. Our expertise lies in accessing target groups that are difficult to address, for example through multilingual survey instruments.

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Survey-Methodology

12. January 2023 No Comments

In its research, infas uses the entire spectrum of scientifically recognized survey modes: from telephone, face-to-face and online surveys to mail surveys and qualitative research methods. In doing so, we use our own resources and thus ensure consistent quality control.

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Regional structures

4. September 2024 No Comments

Since its founding, infas has been conducting regional research and, on the basis of empirical surveys, helping local actors to identify new challenges and developments at an early stage in order to derive measures for the future on this basis.

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Statistics and analytical methods

26. January 2023 No Comments

In quantitative studies, the underlying sample plays a central role. It contributes significantly to the quality. For this reason, sampling is a topic of constant research, optimization and innovation at infas. In addition, our statistics department is continuously searching for new analysis methods.

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Health and care

25. January 2023 No Comments

This area of expertise includes projects in health research and health care research. On the other hand, projects on old-age provision and old-age security investigate the provision of people in retirement age.

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Mobility

18. January 2023 No Comments

infas conducts nationwide baseline studies on mobility, most recently in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg. The social science-based mobility research measures and analyzes advantages and acceptance, but also obstacles and barriers of innovative mobility solutions. Thus, we conduct research on current topics such as multimodality, electromobility, automated driving or car sharing.

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Family, household and resources

18. January 2023 No Comments

This area of expertise deals with as many different issues as there are family lifestyles in Germany. The resulting diverse family constellations often lead to complex household surveys. In addition, this area of expertise focuses on changes over time and thus on longitudinal studies – in some cases over many years.

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Environment and consumers

17. January 2023 No Comments

Climate, nature and consumer protection and the sustainable use of resources are closely interrelated and have become significant issues regionally and globally. Under this focus, infas bundles a variety of survey and research projects that look at current life situations, expectations for the future, and readiness to act.

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Inequality and participation

12. January 2023 No Comments

This area of expertise bundles research projects on socio-structural and socio-cultural conditions of social participation that focus on the living conditions of specific groups. Our special expertise lies in survey access to hard-to-reach target groups.

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Labor, economy and innovation

12. January 2023 No Comments

In this area of expertise, infas addresses diversity and innovation in the world of business and work. Important focal points include quality of work and employee health, company and establishment surveys, and labor market policy.

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Survey Innovations

12. January 2023 No Comments

Continuous developments in social science research at various levels call for contemporary, increasingly complex survey methods as well as associated measurement instruments. In order to take account of this demand for innovations in structural and organizational terms, we have set up the “Survey Innovations” department.

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About infas

infas is the largest commercial research institute with a social science focus in Germany. We offer research consulting and – with our own resources – a wide range of empirical surveys.

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456.708

Interviews in 2023

1.822

Interviewers 2023

4.112.259

Interview minutes in 2023

178

Current projects

Panel Studies

173

Employees

5.926.286

Shipments in 2023

Panel studies at infas

Coordinates of work in the state of Bremen

Aufwachsen in Deutschland: Alltagswelten (AID:A)

DaLi – Digital and data-related skills in Germany

INSIDE – Inclusion in and after secondary education In Germany

CLS Study (Care-Leaver Statistics)

Survey on household income and living conditions (EU-SILC)

Labour Force Survey Luxembourg

Teachers in Adult Education (TAEPS)

Alterssicherung in Deutschland 2023 (ASID)

KiBS – Kinderbetreuung in Deutschland

Panel Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung (PASS)

The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

BerO – Berufliche Orientierung: career choice and choice of studies

Twinlife – A behavioral genetic study of the development of social inequality.

Das Vermächtnis – die Welt, die wir erleben wollen

ReGES – Refugees in the German Educational System

S-MGA III – Mental health at work

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Every month, we interview 1,000 German citizens aged 18 and older by telephone for the infas panel. This panel was recruited on the basis of a probability sample and continuously expanded. It is also suitable for stand-alone ad hoc surveys. The thematic focus of the surveys in the infas panel is on social science issues.

Lagemaß

Lagemaß is an ongoing publication of infas and provides insights into the work of the institute, highlights research foci, and presents thematic or methodological study results. The contributions come from infas research staff and guest authors. In the inside section of each issue, artists are given space to engage with the respective focus topic in their own way. Lagemaß appears online and is in printed form.

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The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

The Socio-Economic Panel is one of the largest and longest-running multidisciplinary panel studies in the world. infas conducts the surveys for this study. Currently, about 32,000 people in nearly 22,000 households are surveyed each year.

The world of infas

The infas Institute for Applied Social Science is a subsidiary of infas-Holding AG, which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This includes other companies from the market and opinion research segment and neighboring areas.