Questionnaire of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2008 - third wave 

How satisfied are you with your education and career up until now? 

In retrospect how do you evaluate your decision process for choosing your career path after leaving school? 

How do you evaluate the preparation by your school for your studies or vocational training? 

In which of the following areas… 

In retrospect would you choose the same educational and career path again after school? 

If you had to describe yourself: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? 

Are you a risk taker or arisk averse? 

With respect to your present situation: How content are you at the moment? 

This question refers to the point in time in December 2012. How significant are the following reasons and motivations for your current occupation (studies/ training/ empoyment)? 

We now ask you to provide an overview of your career path from July 2008 to December 2012 using the following schema. 

Did you do a course of vocational training after your A-Levels/ university of applied science entrance qualification? 

When did / will you start this course of training? 

Please state which occupation the training is for. 

Have you already completed this course of vocational training? 

How content are/were you with your training with respect to… 

How do you personally evaluate your training performance compared to others? 

Did you discontinue or interrupt one of the courses of vocational training listed in Question 3.1 after your A-Levels/ university of applied sciences entrance qualification? 

Have you begun a further qualification after the training or do you plan to? 

If you have started a course of study after the vocational training or are about to, please state your reasons. 

Have you begun a course of study? 

When did you first begin a course of study? 

How do you personally evaluate your academic performance in comparison to other students? 

How do you evaluate the following aspects of your current 1st main subject? 

Have you changed subjects or degree aimed for since starting your course of study? 

From which subject to which subject have you changed or do you plan to change? 

Have you changed universities in the course of your studies? 

From which university to which university have you changed or do you plan to change? 

Have you discontinued or interrupted your studies? 

When did you discontinue or interrupt your studies? 

Have you already completed a course of higher education? 

How did you finance your living costs in the previous two study semesters? 

Did you earn money whilst studying in previous years? 

Please provide more precise information on the type, duration and relevance of the occupation to your studies up until now. 

When you think about your current studies, what personally worries you the most? 

Do you intend to start a further course of study in future? 

Do you intend to start a course of study in future? 

When will you start the course of study? 

Which subject do you want to study? 

Which university do you want to study at? 

Which final degree do you want to gain? 

Have you started a Master's degree or do you plan to? 

For what reasons are you not going to/ planning to start a Master's degree? 

What type of degree is it or will it be? 

When did you decide to do a Master's course? 

How important are the following motivations for your Master's degree? 

When did you/ do you plan to start the Master's course? 

Are you taking a voluntary break from your studies? 

For what reasons are you taking this break from studies? 

Which of the following entry requirements apply to your (planned) Master's degree? 

If you have not yet started a course of study at university or university of applied sciences and also do not intend to in future, please tell us the main reasons. 

Are you currently in empolyment? 

Is your occupation…? 

Is your employment contract…? 

How high is your average net monthly income? 

What additional salary elements do you recieve? 

Would you say your employment corresponds to your professional qualifications? 

Which economic sector/ professional area do you work in? 

How content are you with your employment with respect to…? 

How strongly do you pursue the following career/ life goals? 

How do you evaluate… 

Ihr Familienstand? 

Do you have children? 

Do you want to have a/ another child or (more) children? 

If you adjust your gaze to the future, how optimistic are you with regard to…