Target-performance comparison
To what extent has the Citizens' Assembly "Germany's Role in the World" achieved its goal of correctly representing population groups according to age, gender, education, place of residence, number of inhabitants in the home municipality and migration background? The information can be found in the tables below. The goals were achieved on almost all criteria. One problem, however, remained the motivation of people with a lower secondary school degree or without a secondary school degree to participate. Their share had increased from 7 to around 11 per cent compared to the Citizens' Assembly on Democracy conducted in 2019. Nevertheless, this figure was far from the target value of 29.75 per cent. Therefore, future citizens' assemblies should work even harder to increase the proportion of this population group by improving the lottery procedure.
Participation
| Description | Number |
|---|---|
| All contacted | 4378 |
| Applications | 341 |
| Confirmed | 169 |
Sociodemographic criteria
Of all respondents
| Actual | Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Male | 84 | 49,7 % | 79 | 49,3 % |
| Female | 85 | 50,3 % | 81 | 50,7 % |
| Total | 169 | 100,0 % | 160 | 100,0 % |
| Age | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Age: 16-25 | 29 | 17,16 % | 20 | 12,31 % |
| Age: 26-40 | 40 | 23,67 % | 36 | 22,39 % |
| Age: 41-65 | 64 | 37,87 % | 66 | 41,27 % |
| Age: Over 65 | 36 | 21,30 % | 38 | 24,03 % |
| Total | 169 | 100,00 % | 160 | 100,00% |
| Migrationbackground | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| German citizens with firsthand migration background or parents with migration background | 23 | 13,61 % | 19 | 11,88 % |
| No migration background | 143 | 84,62 % | 141 | 88,12 % |
| Information missing | 3 | 1,77 % | 0 | 0.00 % |
| Total | 169 | 100,00 % | 160 | 100,00 % |
| Level of education | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Level of education: Current high school student | 9 | 5,33 % | 6 | 3,80 % |
| Level of education: Hauptschule | 17 | 10,06 % | 47 | 29,75 % |
| Level of education: Intermediate level of education, including polytechnic secondary school | 51 | 30,18 % | 48 | 30,38 % |
| Level of education: Technical/general higher education entrance qualification | 45 | 26,63 % | 23 | 14,56 % |
| Level of education: University degree, including doctorate | 46 | 27,22 % | 28 | 17,72 % |
| Level of education: No high school degree | 1 | 0,59 % | 6 | 3,78 % |
| Total | 169 | 100,01 % | 158 | 99,99 % |
By federal state
| Actual | Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of all respondants: | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Baden-Württemberg | 22 | 13,02 % | 21 | 13,13 % |
| Bavaria | 26 | 15,38 % | 25 | 15,63 % |
| Berlin | 8 | 4,73 % | 7 | 4,38 % |
| Brandenburg | 6 | 3,55 % | 5 | 3,13 % |
| Bremen | 1 | 0,59 % | 1 | 0,63 % |
| Hamburg | 5 | 2,96 % | 4 | 2,50 % |
| Hesse | 13 | 7,69 % | 12 | 7,50 % |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 1 | 0,59 % | 3 | 1,88 % |
| Lower Saxony | 16 | 9,47 % | 15 | 9,38 % |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 33 | 19,53 % | 35 | 21,88 % |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 9 | 5,33 % | 8 | 5,00 % |
| Saarland | 3 | 1,78 % | 2 | 1,25 % |
| Saxony | 9 | 5,33 % | 8 | 5,00 % |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 5 | 2,96 % | 4 | 2,50 % |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 7 | 4,14 % | 6 | 3,75 % |
| Thuringia | 5 | 2,96 % | 4 | 2,50 % |
| Total | 169 | 100,01 % | 160 | 100,04 % |
By municipality size
| Actual | Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of all respondants: | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Municipality size IV: Rural community, under 5.000 inhabitants | 27 | 15,98 % | 22 | 13,9 % |
| Municipality size III: Small town, under 20.000 inhabitants | 44 | 26,04 % | 42 | 26,5 % |
| Municipality size II: Midsize city, under 100.000 inhabitants | 43 | 25,44 % | 44 | 27,5 % |
| Municipality size I: Major city, over 100.000 inhabitants | 55 | 32,54 % | 51 | 32,1 % |
| Total | 169 | 100,00 % | 160 | 100,0 % |