1 = Germans
2 = Chinese in China
3 = Chinese in Germany

3 = March, 2020
4 = April, 2020
5 = May, 2020
6 = June, 2020
7 = July, 2020
8 = August, 2020
9 = September, 2020
10 = October, 2020
11 = November, 2020
12 = December, 2020
13 = January, 2021
14 = February, 2021
15 = March, 2021

Equal to 1 when respondent is from the Uuniversity of Trier
1 = From Uni Trier

demographic_What is your gender?
1 = Male
2 = Female
3 = Other

demographic_What is your current occupation?
1 = pupil
2 = student
3 = employed (public sector)
4 = employed (private sector)
5 = self-employed
6 = homemaker
7 = unemployed
8 = other

demographic_What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed?
1 = Secondary general school (Hauptschule)/Middle School (Mittlere Reife)/Abitur
2 = Bachelor’s degree
3 = Master’s degree, Magister degree, Diploma
4 = PhD
5 = Other

demographic_Which of the following best describes the field of your studies?
1 = Mathematics/Informatics/Science and Engineering
2 = Economics
3 = Other social sciences
4 = Humanities
6 = Other

demographic_Are you married?
0 = No
1 = Yes

demographic_chinese_In Germany, do you have more German or Chinesise friends?
1 = More Chinese friends
2 = Around the same
3 = More German friends

corona_How worried are you personally about the consequences of the Coronavirus?
1 = Very little
2 = Little
3 = Somewhat
4 = Quite a bit
5 = A great deal

Are you acquainted with the results of our previous surveys on the Coronavirus crisis?
0 = Nein
1 = Ja

patience_Which of the following offers would you prefer?
1 = 3400€ this month/1700€ this month
2 = 3800€ next month/1900€ next month

stocks_How likely it is that you will invest in stocks or funds in the future?
1 = Very likely
2 = Likely
3 = Unlikely
4 = Very unlikely

Big5_I trust others easily.
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = -
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = -
5 = Strongly agree

lectures_Lectures/seminars have been taking place completely online. How do you assess these changes due to COVID-19 all in all?
1 = Significantly worse
2 = Somewhat worse
3 = Essentially similar
4 = Somewhat better
5 = Significantly better

lectures_When thinking long-term—after COVID-19: How do you assess the different forms of lectures below? - Classical lecture.
1 = Bad
2 = Rather bad
3 = Neither bad nor good
4 = Rather good
5 = Good

chinese_Have you ever been discriminated because of your Chinese roots?
1 = Never
2 = Almost never
3 = Occasionally
4 = Very often

chinese_German society will increase their care to people with Chinese roots due to the pandemic
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Somewhat disagree
3 = Somewhat agree
4 = Strongly agree

chinese_Has the frequency of your unhappy experience in Germany changed?
1 = Significantly decreased
2 = Somewhat decreased
3 = No change
4 = Somewhat increased
5 = Significantly increased

chinese_Do you think the teachers in German school encourge German pupils more or Chinese pupils more?
1 = German pupils
2 = No difference
3 = Chinese pupils

stocks_How likely are you to invest in stocks or funds in the future?
1 = Very likely
2 = Likely
3 = Not likely
4 = Very unlikely

stocks_Stock investing is only for gamblers.
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree

origin_Did the Coronavirus originate in the following countries? - China
1 = Yes
2 = Rather likely
3 = Rather unlikely
4 = No

knowledge_covid_Coronaviruses can be spread when the infected person coughs, sneezes but also speaks or breathes.
0 = Not quoted
1 = Quoted

knowledge_covid_Viruses and bacteria cause most infectious diseases. Against which of the two types of pathogens can antibiotics help?
1 = Against viruses
2 = Against bacteria

knowledge_covid_What is the scientifically correct and unambiguous name of the causative agent of COVID-19?
1 = Coronavirus
2 = SARS-CoV2
3 = HIV
4 = Covirus-19
5 = Influenza

knowledge_covid_What does the “incubation period” of an infection mean?
1 = Incubation period describes the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the illness.
2 = Incubation period describes the period which is needed for the patient to recover from the illness.

attitude_student celebrates his birthday with his friends on the university campus. None of the friends is in a high-risk group.
1 = Perfectly ok
2 = Not optimal but understandable
3 = Rather bad
4 = Unacceptable

gov_germany_How satisfied are you with the performance of the German government on the following aspects? - Provision of information on Coronavirus.
1 = Very dissatisfied
2 = -
3 = -
4 = -
5 = -
6 = -
7 = Very satisfied

gov_germany_How would you rate the response of the German government to the Coronavirus in the last 4 weeks?
1 = Far too slow and lax
2 = Rather slow and lax
3 = Well-balanced
4 = Rather fast and restrictive
5 = Far too fast and restrictive

vaccination_When a vaccine against COVID-19 is available, would you get vaccinated? (Assuming costs covered health insurance companies)
1 = No, definitely not
2 = Rather no
3 = Rather yes
4 = Yes, definitely

vaccination_What is your attitude towards compulsory COVID-19 vaccination?
1 = Very much against it
2 = Rather against it
3 = Rather in favor
4 = Very much in favor

vaccination_treatments1_2_3 Which treatment (question) the respondent received
1 = Treatment 1
2 = Treatment 2
3 = Treatment 3

masks_It is weird when someone wears a face mask in public.
1 = Disagree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Mostly agree
4 = Strongly agree

critical_It is not very important to insist on trying to solve a difficult problem.
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Agree
4 = Strongly agree

origin_heard or read_The virus originated in animals (bats or pangolins) and spread to humans.
0 = No, never
1 = Yes, I have

prob_origin_The virus originated in animals (bats or pangolins) and spread to humans.
1 = Very unlikely
2 = Unlikely
3 = Somewhat likely
4 = Likely
5 = Very likely

conspiracy2_Food contains artificial additives that influence the human psyche.
1 = Not true at all
2 = -
3 = -
4 = -
5 = -
6 = Very true

intellect_Which city is further away from New York City?
1 = Tokyo
2 = London

intellect_Which mountain is higher?
1 = K2
2 = Mount Everest

intellect_Which is known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world?
1 = Great Pyramid of Giza
2 = Eiffel Tower

intellect_How many planets are there in our solar system?
1 = 8
2 = 6

intellect_When did the United States declare independence from Great Britain?
1 = 1776
2 = 1549

intellect_Which unit offers more storage space?
1 = Kilobyte
2 = Megabyte

intellect_What is measured in light years?
1 = Distance
2 = Time

intellect_Which ocean is bigger?
1 = Pacific Ocean
2 = Atlantic Ocean

intellect_Voltaire was a French...?
1 = Writer and philosopher
2 = Physicist

intellect_How high is Mount Everest?
1 = 8848m
2 = 7979m

intellect_Does purchasing power rise or fall when the inflation rate rises?
1 = Rises
2 = Falls

intellect_How long is the Mississippi?
1 = 5.374km
2 = 3.737km

intellect_Which aircraft has the higher maximum range?
1 = Airbus A380
2 = Boeing 747

intellect_Which country has a larger population?
1 = Georgia
2 = Estonia

intellect_Which channel is longer?
1 = Panama channel
2 = Suez channel

intellect_Which unit represents higher pressure?
1 = Pascal
2 = Bar

intellect_Do bond yields rise or fall when bond prices rise?
1 = Rise
2 = Fall

intellect_Which country has imported more goods on average in the last 5 years?
1 = Australia
2 = Argentina

intellect_Which country had a higher average economic growth in the last 5 years?
1 = Russia
2 = Turkey

intellect_What is the equatorial circumference of the Earth??
1 = 4.075 km
2 = 40.075 km

intellect_When did Christopher Columbus discover America?
1 = 1692
2 = 1492

intellect_What Central American civilization did the Spanish conquistador Cortes encounter?
1 = Aztecs
2 = Incas

intellect_Which chemical element is heavier?
1 = Iron (Fe)
2 = Titan (Ti)

intellect_When did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
1 = 1832
2 = 1896

intellect_How tall is the tallest building in the world?
1 = 483 meters
2 = 830 meters

intellect_The king of which country became the emperor of the German Empire in 1871?
1 = Prussia
2 = Saxony

intellect_Which German poet was born earlier: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe or Friedrich Schiller?
1 = Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2 = Friedrich Schiller

intellect_Which river is longer?
1 = Mosel
2 = Mississippi

intellect_Which chemical element is heavier?
1 = Gold (Au)
2 = Carbon (C)

critical_While searching for new information on a specific topic, I am normally satisfied with one single source.
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Somewhat disagree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Somewhat agree
5 = Strongly agree

masks_Would others (friends, colleagues, etc.) think strange of you if you wore a face mask?
1 = Yes, for sure
2 = Rather yes
3 = Rather no
4 = No, certainly not

masks_How well do you think wearing a face mask protects one from getting infected with Coronavirus?
1 = Very well
2 = Well
3 = Somewhat
4 = Very little
5 = Not at all

masks_Would you wear a face mask in the following situations? - At the supermarket
1 = No
2 = Probably no
3 = Probably yes
4 = Yes

maskwearing_Do you wear a face mask in the following situations?_At the supermarket
1 = No
2 = Rather no
3 = Rather yes
4 = Yes

maskwearing_How will you behave after the end of the Corona epidemic with regard to the wearing of a face mask?
1 = I will not wear a mask except in exceptional cases.
2 = I will wear a mask from time to time to avoid infecting others with the flu or influenza.
3 = I will wear a mask quite often to avoid illnesses.

science_Scientific knowledge is merely the personal opinion of a researcher, as there are no facts.
1 = Not true at all
2 = Mostly not true
3 = Rather not true
4 = Somewhat true
5 = Mostly true
6 = Very true

estimate_knowledge_How well do you rate yourself compared to others? - In your answers to the knowledge questions
1 = Well below average
2 = Below average
3 = Rather below average
4 = Average
5 = Rather above average
6 = Above average
7 = Well above average

text_true_The hidden dangers of barcodes and QR codes!
1 = Definitely
2 = Most probably
3 = Maybe
4 = Very unlikely
5 = Definitely not

greetings_How do you behave regarding handshakes since the beginning of the Corona epidemic?
1 = I still greet others with a handshake
2 = I shake hands less often
3 = I shake hands when greeting others only in exceptional cases
4 = I do not shake hands with anyone anymore

greetings_How do you behave with regard to kissing when greeting others since the beginning of the Corona epidemic?
1 = I still greet my friends with a kiss
2 = I do it less often than before
3 = I do it only in exceptional cases
4 = I no longer greet my friends with a kiss
5 = I have never done that before anyway

greetings_How are you likely to behave with regard to handshakes after the Corona epidemic?
1 = I will continue to greet others with a handshake
2 = I will shake hands less often
3 = I will shake hands when greeting others only in exceptional cases
4 = I will not shake hands with anyone anymore

greetings_How are you likely to behave with regard to kissing when greeting others after the end of the Corona epidemic?
1 = I will continue to greet my friends with a kiss
2 = I will do it less often than before
3 = I will do it only in exceptional cases
4 = I will no longer greet my friends with a kiss
5 = I have never done that before anyway

patriotism_Are you proud of being German? (1/3,3.5) Are you proud of being Chinese (sample 2)
1 = Very proud
2 = Rather proud
3 = Rather not proud
4 = Not proud

patriotism_We should all be ready to fight for our country, whether it is right or wrong.
1 = Completely agree
2 = Mostly agree
3 = Mostly disagree
4 = Completely disagree

diary_What is your judgement on the diary?
1 = Not like it at all
2 = Not like it
3 = Neither like nor dislike
4 = Like it
5 = Like it very much

risk_Are you generally willing to take risks or do you try to avoid taking risks?
1 = Very high risk aversion
2 = -
3 = -
4 = -
5 = -
6 = -
7 = -
8 = -
9 = -
10 = -
11 = Very high risk loving

politics_How likely is it that you will vote for the following parties in the next federal election?_CDU/CSU
1 = Definitely not
2 = Very unlikely
3 = Rather unlikely
4 = Rather likely
5 = Very likely
6 = Definitely

politics_SPD
1 = Definitiv nicht
2 = Sehr unwahrscheinlich
3 = Eher unwahrscheinlich
4 = Eher wahrscheinlich
5 = Sehr wahrscheinlich
6 = Definitiv

politics_On a scale of -4="very left" to +4="very right": How would you rank the current federal government all things considered?
1 = -4 = Very left
2 = -3
3 = -2 = Rather left
4 = -1
5 = 0 = Exactly in the middle
6 = +1
7 = +2 = Rather right
8 = +3
9 = +4 = Very right

patience_Are you generally an impatient person or someone who always shows a lot of patience?
1 = Very impatient
2 = -
3 = -
4 = -
5 = -
6 = -
7 = -
8 = -
9 = -
10 = -
11 = Very patient

vaccination_How long would you wait before you would consider the vaccination to be safe?
1 = Several months
2 = About a year
3 = About two years
4 = 3-5 years
5 = More than 5 years
6 = I will never consider it safe

covid_assessment_How accurate are your assessments of the situation around COVID-19 as compared to the average population?
1 = Much worse
2 = Worse
3 = A little worse
4 = Equally well
5 = A little better
6 = Better
7 = Much better

eval_china_All in all, how has the COVID-19 crisis affected your attitude towards China?
1 = Negatively
2 = Rather negatively
3 = No changes
4 = Rather positively
5 = Positively

self_efficacy_If someone opposes me, I can find the means and ways to get what I want.
1 = Disagree
2 = Somewhat disagree
3 = Somewhat agree
4 = Agree

behavior_My first impression of people usually turns out to be correct.
1 = Strongly disagree
4 = Neither agree nor disagree
7 = Strongly agree

corona_How satisfied are you with German policy regarding the progress of the vaccination campaign?
1 = Very dissatisfied
2 = Rather dissatisfied
3 = Rather satisfied
4 = Very satisfied

corona_How do you expect the infection and death rates of COVID-19 to develop over the next few weeks?
1 = Significantly decrease
2 = Slightly decrease
3 = Stay more or less constant
4 = Slightly increase
5 = Significantly increase

Narcissism_I can make anyone believe anything I want.
1 = 0 = Strongly disagree
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5 = Strongly agree