Online Access Panel

The DeZIM Online Access Panel (DeZIM.panel) is based on the study "Social Life in Germany," which the Data-Methods-Monitoring Cluster conducted from March to June 2021 in association with the Bonn-based market and social research institute infas (Institute for Applied Social Science). Around 7,000 people with and without a background of migration took part and agreed to be interviewed repeatedly on various topics as part of this study.

We want to find out what shapes social life in Germany, and how it is changing. We want to understand how people – with their individual biographies – get by in Germany, and how they progress. Do they feel healthy and satisfied? How do they feel about political issues or life in general? What does their everyday working life look like? What about their education and participation in society? These are some of the questions that concern us. We survey the participants of our online access panel four times a year.

Half of our questions revolve around politics, attitudes and values, health and subjective well-being, and work and education. These are the core modules of the survey. For the other half of the regular survey, proposals for the questions to be asked can be submitted by researchers from the DeZIM Institute, the DeZIM research community and external institutions, and employees of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). The themes of these specific modules of the survey thus vary. Both internal and external users can access the anonymized data from this survey at the end of each wave.

Publications DeZIM.panel:

  • Walter, Lisa; Mayer, Sabrina J. (2025): Beyond police encounters: everyday racism and trust in the police, Ethnic and Racial Studies. DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2025.2561173 .
  • Schiefer, David; Nowicka, Magdalena; Morgenstern, Sandra (2025): Feelings of Guilt When Caring for Parents Across Borders: The Role of Gender and Country-Specific Care Systems and Norms. Global Networks 25 (4), e70027. DOI: 10.1111/glob.70027.
  • Lietz, Almuth; Köhler, Jonas (2025): Between wish and reality: Individual support for Ukrainian refugees in Germany. Social World 76 (1-2), 189-212. DOI: 10.5771/0038-6073-2025-1-2-189.
  • Kühne, Simon; Jacobsen, Jannes; Legewie, Nicolas; Dollmann, Jörg (2025): Attitudes Toward AI Usage in Patient Health Care: Evidence From a Population Survey Vignette Experiment. Journal of Medical Internet Research 27, e70179. DOI: 10.2196/70179.
  • Arikan, Zühal; Dollmann, Jörg; Jacobsen, Jannes (2025): What is a Good Way to Ask About Racist Experiences? Exploring the Gap Between Direct and Indirect Measures. Survey Research Methods 19 (1), 55-62. DOI: 10.18148/srm/2025.v19i1.8286.
  • Lietz, Almuth (2025): Conspiracy Beliefs in Times of Covid-19: How Does Right-Wing Authoritarianism Mediate the Link Between Tolerance for Ambiguity and Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories? Journal of Applied Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.13098.
  • Schiefer, David; Nowicka, Magdalena (2025): Intergenerational Care in Local, Long-Distance, and Transnational Families: The Role of Geographical Distance and Cross-Border Separation on Subjective Care Burden. Population, Space and Place, Vol. 31. DOI: 10.1002/psp.2866.
  • Best, Fabio; Köhler, Jonas; Zimmermann, Stefan; Jacobsen, Jannes; Römer, Friederike; Steinhilper, Elias; Henninger, Jakob; Lietz, Almuth; Zindel, Zaza (2025): What role did migration background play in the 2025 federal election? Analyses based on the DeZIM.panel. Factsheet, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Jacobsen, Jannes; Junge, Mara; Nguyen, Long; Römer, Friederike (2025): Neglected voter potential? On political problem perceptions, everyday concerns and party preferences of people with a migration background. DeZIM Data.insights 16, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Jacobsen, Jannes; Lietz, Almuth; Schmälzle, Michaela; Siegel, Madeleine; Zimmermann, Stefan; Köhler, Jonas; Boerschmann, Vivian; Mayer, J. Sabrina; Chouaibi, Doreen; Kalter, Frank (2025): DeZIM.panel Data Release 5.0.0. dataset. Version: 5.0.0. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.34882/dezim.panel.download.5.0.0.

  • Dollmann, Jörg; Jacobsen, Jannes; Mayer, Sabrina (2024): The support of Ukrainian refugees in Germany over time: A longitudinal analysis of the DeZIM.panel. In: Oltmer, Jochen; Berlinghoff, Marcel; Düvell, Franck; Lang, Christine; Pott,Andreas (eds.): Report Globale Flucht 2024. Frankfurt am Main: Fischer, 254-263. ISBN: 978-3-596-71069-0
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Jacobsen, Jannes; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Lietz, Almuth; Köhler, Jonas; Schmälzle, Michaela; Siegel, Madeleine; Zimmermann, Stefan; Chouaibi, Doreen; Kalter, Frank (2024): DeZIM.panel data release 4.0.0. dataset. Version: 4.0.0. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research. DOI: 10.34882/dezim.panel.download.4.0.0 .
  • Lietz, Almuth; Schmälzle, Michaela; Zimmermann, Stefan; Köhler, Jonas; Siegel, Madeleine; Li, Xiangyu; Chouaibi, Doreen; Dollmann, Jörg; Jacobsen, Jannes (2024): DeZIM.panel Data Release 4.0.0. Method & Data Report, Version: 10th June 2024. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Schiefer, David; Nowicka, Magdalena; Lazaridou, Felicia Boma (2024): Binational Identities and Experiences of Discrimination in the Context of Migration: The Role of Transnational Family Ties and Practices. Identity. DOI: 10.1080/15283488.2024.2354200.
  • Goerres, Achim; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Hoffmann, Philipp; Diaz Garcia, Manuel (2024): Political attitudes and preferences of people with a family history of migration in Germany, FES diskurs, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-98628-576-0.
  • Fuchs, Lukas M.; Jacobsen, Jannes (2024): Validation of the Challenged Sense of Belonging Scale (CSBS) in a general population survey in Germany. OSF. DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/ERCMU.
  • Sowa, Christian; Sträter, Till; Imamoğlu, Hümeyranur (2024): Shaping a diverse society: Needs and recommendations for more diversity and the reduction of discrimination in state institutions, regulatory structures and civil society. DeZIM Project Report 9, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Zajak, Sabrina; Best, Fabio; Pickel, Gert; Quent, Matthias; Römer, Friederike; Steinhilper, Elias; Zick, Andreas (2024): Rejection, fear and emigration plans: the social consequences of the rise of the AfD. DeZIM Data.insights 14, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). ISBN: 978-3-948289-86-7.

  • Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas; Chouaibi, Doreen; Dollmann, Jörg; Jacobsen, Jannes; Lietz, Almuth; Schmälzle, Michaela (2023): How does the German population assess the reform of the citizenship law? An analysis of the DeZIM.panel. DeZIM.insights 11, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Kleist, J. Olaf; Weiberg, Mirjam; Schöll, Anja (2023): Promoting more democracy! Majority sees democracy under pressure and favors longer-term support for civil society. DeZIM Briefing Notes 10, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Jacobsen, Jannes; Mayer, Sabrina J. (2023): One year of war of aggression: Continued strong solidarity with Ukrainian refugees and high support for sanctions against Russia. DeZIM.insights Working Paper 8, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/9vkrf.
  • Yanaşmayan, Zeynep; Rischke, Ramona; Ateş, Merih; Sinanoğlu, Cihan (2023): Destiny voting in Turkey: findings on the voting preferences of communities of Turkish origin in Germany. DeZIM.insights Working Paper 9, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Mayer, Sabrina J.; Nguyen, Christoph G.; Dollmann, Jörg; Veit, Susanne (2023): The hidden majority/minority consensus: Minorities show similar preference patterns of immigrant support as the majority population. The British Journal of Sociology 74 (4), 711-716. DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.13013.
  • Steinhilper, Elias; Jacobsen, Jannes; Dollmann, Jörg; Isani, Mujtaba; Köhler, Jonas; Lietz, Almuth; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Walter, Lisa (2023): Rising Energy prices and protest potential - Who are those willing to act? SocArXiv. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/cskdf.
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Lietz, Almuth; Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas; Jacobsen, Jannes; Schmälzle, Michaela; Zimmermann, Stefan; Kalter, Frank (2023): Social coexistence in Germany. DeZIM.panel rapid survey 1: Ukraine war 2022. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.34882/dezim.panel.bs1.c.3.0.0.
  • Lietz, Almuth; Schmälzle, Michaela; Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas; Zimmermann, Stefan; Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Jacobsen, Jannes (2023): Social coexistence in Germany. DeZIM.panel rapid survey 1: Ukraine war 2022. Method and data report. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Lietz, Almuth; Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas; Jacobsen, Jannes; Kalter, Frank (2023): Social coexistence in Germany. Wave 1 DeZIM.panel. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.34882/dezim.panel.bw1.c.2.0.0.
  • Lietz, Almuth; Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas; Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina; Jacobsen, Jannes (2023): Social coexistence in Germany: DeZIM.panel wave 1. methodological report. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).

  • Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Lietz, Almuth; Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas (2022): DeZIM.panel - Data for Germany's Post-Migrant Society. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2022-0025.
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Jacobsen, Jannes; Köhler, Jonas; Lietz, Almuth; Siegel, Madeleine (2022): Continued high willingness to support Ukrainian refugees in Germany: a longitudinal analysis of the DeZIM.panel. DeZIM.insights Working Paper 4, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/8h5c6.
  • Jacobsen, Jannes; Dollmann, Jörg; Köhler, Jonas; Lietz, Almuth; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Siegel, Madeleine (2022): Consequences of inflation in Germany: people with children and people without German citizenship are particularly affected. DeZIM.insights Working Paper 3, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/jwmx9.
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Lietz, Almuth; Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas (2022): Setting Up an Offline Recruited Online Access Panel with an Oversampling of Immigrants and their Descendants: The German DeZIM.panel. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/mdpnx.
  • Schiefer, David (2022): Transnational relationships with parents abroad: realities of life in the context of international migration. IAF Information 2/2022, Association of Binational Families and Partnerships, iaf e.V., 8-15.
  • Steinhilper, Elias; Jacobsen, Jannes; Dollmann, Jörg; Isani, Mujtaba; Köhler, Jonas; Lietz, Almuth; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Walter, Lisa (2022): Protest potential in the energy crisis. DeZIM.insights Working Paper 7, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/9dvf6.
  • Mayer, Sabrina J.; Lietz, Almuth; Dollmann, Jörg; Siegel, Madeleine; Köhler, Jonas (2022): Reactions to the Ukraine war. A quick survey of the DeZIM.panel. DeZIM.insights Working Paper 1, Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM).
  • Dollmann, Jörg; Mayer, Sabrina J.; Lietz, Almuth; Köhler, Jonas; Siegel, Madeleine; Kalter, Frank (2022): Social coexistence in Germany. Recruitment study DeZIM.panel: data set, version: 1.0.0. SUF C. Berlin: German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). DOI: 10.34882/dezim.panel.aw0.c.100.