Insight into Bavaria's current status: 65,000 individuals unaccounted for according to a micro-census count
In Bavaria, an annual household survey known as the Microcensus is underway, providing essential data for policymakers, researchers, and government agencies to plan and evaluate social and economic policies. Launched both in Bavaria and nationwide, the survey collects detailed demographic and socio-economic data from a representative sample of households.
Approximately half of the respondents participate via telephone interviews, with the online reporting option also frequently used. This year, around 65,000 Bavarian citizens have already provided information, with another 65,000 expected to be contacted by the end of the year.
The selection of households for the Microcensus is based on a mathematical-statistical random procedure, ensuring a representative sample. The process involves surveying about 1% of the population, which corresponds to around 130,000 persons in Bavaria. These individuals are legally obliged to provide information as part of this annual household survey conducted across Germany, including Bavaria.
Data collection is carried out by trained interviewers who collect data directly from respondents. The survey asks about employment, household composition, and other socio-economic variables. Participation is compulsory for selected respondents, ensuring high response rates and data reliability.
The collected Microcensus data are stored in pseudonymised form, ensuring anonymity and data protection. Survey commissioners, who can legitimise themselves with an ID as commissioners of the Bavarian State Office for Statistics, play a crucial role in this process. In Bavaria, around 130 survey commissioners are in use for telephone interviews.
Volunteer survey commissioners determine the households to be surveyed via doorbells of selected buildings. The Microcensus provides indicators for social reporting, including the risk of poverty among the population based on income data. It also offers valuable insights into the development of household size in Bavarian private households over the past 60 years.
By participating in the Microcensus, respondents help ensure that political decisions can be made based on facts. The survey aims to understand the economic and social situation of households and improve living conditions. The results of the Microcensus are used to make well-founded political decisions, contributing significantly to the planning and evaluation of social and economic policies in Bavaria.
The Microcensus data can offer valuable insights into personal-finance trends within Bavarian households, due to the survey's focus on employment and income data. The results of this annual household survey are used to improve the economic policies within the region, benefiting both industries and the broader finance sector.
