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The short survey on current questions on migration / integration was conducted by the opinion research institute Kantar Public on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. During the survey period 26.04.2023 to 02.05.2023, the German-speaking population aged 14 and over was asked in telephone interviews (CATI) about their attitudes to migration and integration. The focus is on attitudes to refugee issues, in particular to possible problems in the municipalities and to European measures in the field of immigration regulation. Respondents were selected by a multi-stage random sample within the framework of a multi-topic survey (Emnid bus) including landline and mobile phone numbers (dual-frame sample).Concerns about the current refugee numbers in Germany; short-term and long-term prognosis regarding the advantages or disadvantages for Germany of taking in refugees; attitude towards taking in more refugees from Ukraine; attitude towards taking in more refugees from other countries; Germany´s commitment with regard to the refugee situation in Europe in comparison to the other European states; appropriate measures to reduce the number of refugees in the long term (consistently and quickly deport rejected asylum seekers, carry out border controls within the EU, fight smuggling gangs that bring refugees to Europe illegally more strongly, grant refugees no or only very little financial support from the state, control the external borders of the EU more strongly, ensure better living conditions in the countries of origin, improve living conditions in refugee camps outside the EU); perception of problems related to refugees in the spatial environment; naming of concrete problems (open); more financial support for municipalities by the federal government in accommodating and caring for refugees vs. the federal government already does enough. Demography: sex; age; education; occupation; household size; number of persons in the household aged 14...