Expertise

Thematic areas and competencies of infas.

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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Regional structures

18. January 2023 No Comments

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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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