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The German Internet Panel (GIP) is a long-term study at the University of Mannheim. The GIP examines individual attitudes and preferences that are relevant in political and economic decision-making processes. To this end, more than 3,500 people throughout Germany have been regularly surveyed online every two months since 2012 on a wide range of topics. The GIP is based on a random sample of the general population in Germany between the ages of 16 and 75. The study started in 2012 and was supplemented by new participants in 2014 and 2018. The panel participants were recruited offline. The GIP questionnaires cover a variety of topics that deal with current events.The questionnaire contains numerous experimental variations in the survey instruments. Further information can be found in the study documentation. Topics: Verification of recorded personal data of the respondent, such as surname, first name, sex, year of birth, mobile phone number and landline number (information correct or incorrect) and, if necessary, correction of previous information or addition of mobile phone number and landline number; German citizenship; household composition: age and sex of all household members and their relationship to the respondent; federal state of principal residence; highest educational degree; highest professional qualification; current (professional) activity; current or previous employment; current or last main employment status; current or last occupational status; time limit of the current or last employment contract; current or previous employment in the public sector; economic sector; religion; self-assessment of religiousness; frequency of computer use besides the study Gesellschaft im Wandel; frequency of Internet usage; daily Internet usage; satisfaction with selected areas of life (family life, leisure time, financial situation and work); social activities: active or passive membership in selected organisations and associations (sports, music or cultural club,...