| variable_complete | question_statement_DE_original | question_statement_EN_translated | coding | missing_values | source |
| ID | - | - | continuous numbering | - | self-determined by researchers |
| submitted | - | - | 1 = respondent clicked
on “Submit questionnaire” at the end. This usually
represents questionnaires that were not quit
prematurely. 0 = respondent did not click on “Submit questionnaire” at the end. Either the participant ended the questionnaire prematurely, or the participant did not click on the necessary field although they had otherwise completed the questionnaire in full. |
- | metadata provided by survey agency meap GmbH |
| invitation | - | - | 1 = business received
the postal invitation to participate in the survey
on 23.08.2019, using a friendly, colourful
invitation style (A/B-Test). 2 = business received the postal invitation to participate in the survey on 23.08.2019, using a bureaucratic invitation style (A/B-Test). 3 = business received the postal invitation to participate in the survey on 11.10.2019, using a bureaucratic invitation style (main dispatch) |
- | metadata provided by survey agency meap GmbH |
| reminder | - | - | 1 = business received a
reminder-mail by post on 22.11.2019. 0 = business did not receive a reminder letter. |
- | metadata provided by survey agency meap GmbH |
| federal_state | - | - | 1 = Baden-Württemberg 2 = Bayern 3 = Berlin 4 = Brandenburg 5 = Bremen 6 = Hamburg 7 = Hessen 8 = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 9 = Niedersachsen 10 = Nordrhein-Westfalen 11 = Rheinland-Pfalz 12 = Saarland 13 = Sachsen 14 = Sachsen-Anhalt 15 = Schleswig-Holstein 16 = Thüringen |
- | metadata provided by survey agency meap GmbH |
| East_Germany | - | - | 1 = East German state 0 = West German state |
- | self-determined by researchers based on federal_state |
| legal_form | - | - | text entry, legal status of the business | - | metadata provided by survey agency meap GmbH |
| company_size | - | - | 1 = 50-249 employees
(medium-sized) 2 = from 250 employees (large-sized) |
- | metadata provided by survey agency meap GmbH |
| position | In welcher Position arbeiten Sie im Unternehmen? | What is your position of responsibility within the company? | 1 = manager/ chief
executive, or management/ executive personnel. 2 = personnel in marketing, sales, communication or similar. 3 = personnel in environment, sustainability, CSR or similar. 4 = other. |
999999 = no answer | respondents |
| employees | Wie viele Personen
beschäftigt Ihr Unternehmen derzeit insgesamt in
Deutschland? Falls ihr Unternehmen mehrere deutsche Standorte hat, zählen Sie bitte alle Beschäftigte zusammen. Nicht dazu zählt die Belegschaft eigenständiger Tochterunternehmen, falls vorhanden. |
How many people are
currently employed by your company in all of
Germany? In case your business is located across multiple locations in Germany, please count all employees across the country together. Employees of independent but affiliated companies should not be counted. |
1 = 10 - 49 2 = 50 - 249 3 = 250 - 999 4 = 1.000 - 10.000 5 = more than 10.000 |
999999 = no answer | respondents |