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The Bertelsmann Stiftung has been conducting the ´Social Cohesion Radar´ project since 2012. The aim is to measure the quality of social cohesion in different communities. In 2017, current data on social cohesion, its strengths and weaknesses, causes and effects were collected, and 5,041 people nationwide were surveyed, 4,968 of whom were included in the analyses. Topics: Place of residence, neighbourhood, circle of friends: Satisfaction with life; duration of residence at place of residence (year of moving in); intention to move; solidarity with Europe, Germany, federal state, region, place of residence and neighbourhood (geopolitical identity); social network: size of circle of friends and acquaintances; frequency of private meetings with friends, relatives and work colleagues; help from friends in case of difficulties; financial support from friends or acquaintances in an emergency. Trust in others: general personal trust; trust in strangers; convinced of the good intentions of most people; you cannot rely on anyone; most people treat me with respect. Tolerance and diversity: Life in Germany threatened or enriched by increasing diversity; acceptance of diversity in the neighbourhood (people with a completely different lifestyle, people of other religions, foreigners/migrants, homosexuals and refugees). Trust in institutions and organisations: Institutional trust (political parties, courts, police, state government, state parliament, federal government, Bundestag, European Commission, European Parliament, public broadcasting, social media). Justice, social differences: find social differences in the country fair; remuneration according to one´s own performance; fair distribution of economic profits; differences in rank between people are acceptable; most people do not care what happens to their fellow human beings. Helpfulness: regular or occasional willingness to help people outside the home; donation of money for social or charitable purposes in the...