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per cent for the sub-sample “Other countries” and 48 per cent
for the sub-sample “Iran” (see Pupeter/Schneekloth 2008: 28).
Table 1: Response rate of the total sample “Muslim Life in Germany” 1415
Introduction 41
absolute in %
Telephone number pool 59,023 x
Telephone numbers used
(unadjusted gross)
31,368 x
Neutral losses15 12,126 x
Adjusted gross sample 19,242 100
Total losses 13,238 68.8
Thereof Subscriber does not answer 1,777 9,2
Private answering machine 571 3
Engaged 60 0.3
Communication not possible with
anyone in the household
1,091 5.7
Communication not possible with
the target person
96 0.5
Communication problems 334 1.7
Target person unable to answer 305 1.6
Target person busy 129 0.7
Not possible to make an appointment
with the target person
681 3.5
Contact person refuses toparticipate 6,674 34.7
Target person refuses toparticipate 424 2.2
Other losses 765 4
Interview broken off 331 1.7
Number of evaluable interviews 6,004 31.2
Source MLG 2008, gross dataset
X= Analysis not meaningful/question does not apply
14 The 5 sub-samples are described in the methodology report (Pupeter/Schnee
kloth 2008: p. 27 f).
15 Neutral losses are defined as blocked telephone numbers, incorrect telephone
numbers, company telephone numbers, fax/modem/information tone, not a
private household, no person of the target group in the household (according to
screener).