This study aims to provide a detailed analysis of the call attempts and sample design phase in Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) when applied to forcibly displaced populations. The sampling frame consisted of 680 individuals from initial batch and 1400 individuals from the latter which was currently updated, all refugees and asylum seekers. Data was collected from 400 individuals using the UNHCR registration database, ProGres.The initial focus was on assessing response, refusal, contact, and cooperation rates. Additionally, the study examined the impact of survey length on refusal rates. This analysis was followed by a comparison of respondent profiles with the …

In the years 2015 and 2016, in Germany more than half a million refugees were granted asylum or they were accepted being eligible for subsidiary protection. Thus, they got a residence permit. About 29% of the accepted refugees were younger than 18 years. To study education related integration issues in this group, in 2016 the large-scale survey study “Refugees in the German Educational System (ReGES)” had been established. In this study, refugee children not yet in elementary school and students in lower secondary education are surveyed. This article gives some first insights from the field of the study, details its …