Information for Interviewees
Have you received a phone call from the following number: +49 40 2395 11900? In that case, you have been contacted by Universität Hamburg’s WISO Survey Lab.
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences’ Survey Lab conducts interviews to investigate the attitudes and behavior of the general public for various research projects. To this end, we regularly ring up randomly generated telephone numbers according to a scientific method. The numbers are anonymized during the call to ensure that our student interviewers cannot see your number, name, address, or similarly identifying information.
The reason for calling
If we ring you up, that means that we would like to ask you to participate in a scientific survey of the general population. These surveys are commissioned by various researchers and institutions. See Projects (page in German) for an overview of current surveys.
Voluntary participation, anonymity, and data protection
Participation in these surveys is voluntary. Information about participants is evaluated in an anonymous and aggregate form. We make no connection between the personal data of the participants and their answers. We separate personal data from the survey results immediately after collecting the data.
When carrying out research projects, we work together closely with Universität Hamburg’s data protection officer, who registers and checks all our surveys.
Do you no longer want your telephone number or other personal data to be used in our studies or do you have other questions about the WISO Research Lab? Contact us at: forschungslabor(forschungslabor.wiso"AT"uni-hamburg.de).wiso@uni-hamburg.de.